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Category Archives: NEWS
NEW DELUXE EDITIONS OF SANDY DENNY’S CLASSIC ISLAND RECORDINGS
On May 21st 2012, Universal is set to release the last three solo albums which Sandy Denny recorded for Island Records during her lifetime. The release coincides with a special tribute tour – “The Lady: A Homage to Sandy Denny” … Continue reading
More for Guilfest – BUZZCOCKS, THE UNDERTONES, BETH HART
Candi Staton / Buzzcocks / The Undertones / Beth Hart / Young Guns / The Wurzels American Soul and Gospel legend, Candi Staton will be performing on The Main Stage on Sunday 15th July. Candi’s voice has captivated generation after … Continue reading
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Tagged beth Hart, Buzzcocks, The Undertones, The Wurzels, Young Guns
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ADAM ANT, BUSH & GINGER UK dates announced
TRACER Wednesday 26 September Wolverhampton Slade Rooms Thursday 27 September Manchester Academy Friday 28 September Newcastle Cluny Saturday 29 September Glasgow ABC Sunday 30 September Leeds Cockpit Wednesday 3 October Nottingham Rescue Rooms Thursday 4 October Bath Komedia Friday 5 … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Ant, Bush, Ginger, the Wildhearts, Tracer
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VENGEANCE & THE PANTHER QUEEN SUPPORT GUNS ‘N’ ROSES + THIN LIZZY IN MAY
Vengeance & The Panther Queen are honoured to announce they will be joining Thin Lizzy in supporting Guns ‘n’ Roses, when the iconic LA act come to Dublin on next month. Tickets to the May 17th extravaganza at Dublin O2 … Continue reading
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Tagged Guns 'N' Roses, Thin Lizzy, VENGEANCE & THE PANTHER QUEEN
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KILLING FLOOR return
The original 1960s British blues rock band KILLING FLOOR release their fourth album ROCK’N’ROLL GONE MAD on 1st May 2012. The album features the original 1968 four piece line-up of Bill Thorndycraft, Mick Clarke, Bazz Smith and Stuart “Mac” McDonald. … Continue reading
MOTORHEAD & ANTHRAX team-up for UK tour, NIGHTWISH US tour dates
SEB BACH 13/06/12 Glasgow – Garage 14/06/12 London – Islington Academy NIGHTWISH + KAMELOT September 12th – Center Stage- Atlanta, GA September 13th – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA September 15th – Beacon Theatre- New York, NY September 16th – … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthrax, Faith No More, Kamelot, Motorhead, Nightwish, Seb Bach
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ASIA RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM “XXX”
BRITISH SUPERGROUP CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY WITH UK TOUR AND 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF DEBUT ALBUM Thirty years after its eponymous debut album, ASIA ascended to the top of the Billboard Top 100 chart (where it remained No.1 for nine consecutive … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes, John Wetton, Steve Howe
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Universal Music Reach Out to Fans to Create the Ultimate T.REX Facebook Timeline
Launching Monday April 23rd Official T.Rex Facebook page: www.facebook.com/T.RexBolan Universal Music are proud to announce they have launched T.Rex’s Official Timeline on Facebook and are involving fans in creating the ultimate resource and history for the band! Johnny Hudson, … Continue reading
Tribute concert for Shy’s Steve Harris
It’s been 6 months now since Shy’s self titled album was released to great acclaim, grabbing the number one spot in reader polls across the world. Heralded as the best work the band have ever produced it made the passing … Continue reading
New Rolling Stones eBook in July
“The Rolling Stones – 50 Years: Views From The Inside – Views From The Outside” The German start-up The eBook People GmbH, a spin-off of the publishing house The Interview People GmbH (www.theinterviewpeople.com), is going to release its first comprehensive … Continue reading
EMPIRES OF EDEN new album due in June
Power metal band EMPIRES OF EDEN has announced the release of the third album “Channelling The Infinite” from global recording project EMPIRES OF EDEN. Japanese release date of June 1 through Rubicon Music, rest of the world June 6 via … Continue reading
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Tagged Empires Of Eden, power metal, Rob Rock, Steve Grimmett, Stu Marshall, UDO
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SONNY LANDRETH new album on May 28th
Sonny Landreth – Elemental Journey out on May 28th on Proper Records Sonny Landreth’s 11th album, bearing the fittingly evocative title Elemental Journey, is something completely different from the Louisiana slide wizard. Released on his own Landfall label, the new … Continue reading
Voodoo Vegas start recording their debut album in July
Voodoo Vegas announce producer for debut album and hit Pledge Music campaign target in 24 hours. Voodoo Vegas have announced that they will be recording their debut album this coming July with producer Pedro Ferreira (The Darkness, Toyko Dragons, Enter … Continue reading
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Tagged Pledge Music, Rockfield, The Darkness, Voodoo Vegas
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THE FLOWER KINGS new album details
After five years of absence progressive cult rockband “The Flower Kings” will release their new studio album on the 18th of June 2012 (Europe/ 19th of June 2012 in the U.S.). The new sound carrier of the band around mastermind … Continue reading
Dio competition
TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF DIO’s LAST IN LINE, SACRED HEART AND HOLY DIVER DELUXE EDITIONS: SHOW US YOUR DEVIL’S HORNS AND WIN AMAZING DIO PRIZES! Upload a photo of you or your friends raising the ‘Devil’s Horns’ to Flickr … Continue reading
WOLFSBANE original line-up UK tour October 2012
***Original Line Up’s October 2012 UK Tour confirmed following rave reviews for new ‘Wolfsbane Save The World’ studio album*** Blaze Bayley – Vocals Jase Edwards – Guitars Jeff Hately – Bass Steve ‘Danger’ Ellett – Drums “Wolfsbane were originally founded … Continue reading
BRYAN FERRY, CHIC feat. NILE ROGERS, SKINDRED for Guilfest 2012
Organisers have scored a major coup for GuilFest 2012 as Art Rock legend BRYAN FERRY CBE is confirmed to headline the main stage on the night of Sunday 15th July at GuilFest 2012. Regarded as the embodiment of high glamour, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryan Ferry, Chic, Guilfest, Jools Holland, Nile Rodgers, Olly Murs, Skindred, Tim Minchin
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The Clive Nolan newsletter March 2012
CRS Best Keyboard Player of 2011 He did it again! In March 2012 Clive collected his seventh Classic Rock Society award for the Best Keyboard Player of the year. The award ceremony was concluded with Arena live show, which pleased … Continue reading
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Tagged Arena, Clive Nolan, Pendragon, prog rock, She
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Queen Extravaganza announced
Drummer Roger Taylor has taken on the role of serving as producer and musical director for the Queen Extravaganza, an “Official Queen Tribute Show,” which will hit clubs and theaters across North America this summer. “The Queen Extravaganza will not … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals & Large Events, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS
Tagged Brian May, Jeff Scott Soto, Queen, Queen Extravaganza, Roger Taylor
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New band Grace release their debut single ‘Stealing Kisses’
Grace Stealing Kisses 30.04.12 “Lenny Kravitz meets Status Quo meets Led Zepelin. It works.” Venue Magazine “I woke at 4 in the morning with the chorus ‘breaking hearts and stealing kisses’ singing in my head. (Josh J Macrae. Producer for … Continue reading
ZZ Top & Aerosmith announce US summer dates
DELAIN + TRILLIUM 26-04-2012 Gruenspan Hamburg – GERMANY 27-04-2012 Lido Berlin – GERMANY 28-04-2012 Progresja Warsaw – POLAND 29-04-2012 Masters of Rock Cafe Zlin – CZECH REP. 02-05-2012 Club 202 Budapest – HUNGARY 03-05-2012 Arena Wien – AUSTRIA 04-05-2012 Backstage … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, classic rock, Delain, Fleetwood Mac, Lindsay Buckingham, Trillium, ZZ Top
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Paul and Linda McCartney’s Legendary Album RAM Set for Deluxe Reissue
UK Release: 21st May 2012 – US Release: 22nd May 2012 Paul and Linda McCartney’s 1971 album will be released across a variety of formats with new and exclusive content including a beautifully packaged Deluxe Edition Box Set – the … Continue reading
24-7 SPYZ LIVE TV SHOW APPEARANCE FROM HOLLAND
Fresh off the road from a successful European tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary of the 1992 release of “Strength In Numbers” on Eastwest/Atlantic Records, heavy metal funk/soul pioneers 24-7 SPYZ featuring the CDs original lineup, Jimi Hazel (guitar and … Continue reading
Greg Lake at Orpheum Theatre on May 18th
Greg Lake at Orpheum Theatre on May 18th “Songs of a Lifetime 2012” tour. The show will feature an intimate autobiographical musical journey in song and story. The performance will feature some of the best-known songs from Emerson Lake and … Continue reading
JOE WALSH TO RELEASE ANALOG MAN ON JUNE 5TH
FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN TWO DECADES Grammy Award winning rock and roll legend Joe Walsh returns with Analog Man, his first solo album in two decades to be released on June 5th, 2012 from Fantasy Records/Concord. Analog Man is both … Continue reading
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Tagged Analog Kid, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Joe Walsh, Ringo Starr
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