News: STATUS QUO, BRIAN MAY, IO EARTH – Tuesday 6 January 2015

January 6th, 2015 by jason

‘Back To The Light – A Casual Guide to the Music of Queen’s Brian May’ by Neil Daniels is out now published by Createspace.

Adrenalin Mob will release their new album ‘Dearly Departed’ through Century Media on February 9th.

Sting’s Broadway musical ‘The Last Ship’ will close after just three months.

Duff McKagan will publish an advice book ‘How To Be A Man’ later this year.

The reformed Chastain — featuring Leather Leone on vocals — will release a new album, ‘We Bleed Metal’, later in the year via Leviathan Records.

Vocalist Jizzy Pearl (Love/Hate, LA Guns, Ratt) has joined Quiet Riot.

Status Quo have now had 500 weeks in the UK album charts. They join a select band of fifty artists.

ARfm, in conjunction with JustSayYes Fund, are promoting a concert, on Saturday 31st January 2015, at The Spot in Derby to raise money for Children & Young Adults Cancer research. Headlining will be ISSA, making her full UK debut, with support from Angels Or Kings, Bailey and Lawless. Tickets (which can only be purchased in advance) cost £12 and are available via Paypal from justsayyesfund@hotmail.co.uk

IO Earth will perform with string and brass sections for a one-off show:
23rd May Crescent Theatre, Birmingham

HARDCORE SUPERSTAR
March 11th The Garage, London
March 13th HRH AOR / Sleaze – North wales
March 14th Manchester Academy
March 15th Studio 24, Edinburgh
March 18th The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton

Journey play a nine date residency at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas between April 29th-May 16th.

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