Friday, November 30, 2012

Led Zeppelin to appear on Late Show with David Letterman


Led Zeppelin are set to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman.

On Monday, December 3, Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant will guest on the program when it broadcasts from Washington D.C.

There’s no word on whether the group will perform on the show or simply do a sit-down interview with the host.

Both Zeppelin and Letterman are in Washington this weekend to receive the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors.

Other recipients to be honored at the 35th annual national celebration of the arts are bluesman Buddy Guy, actor and director Dustin Hoffman, and ballerina Natalia Makarova.

While Led Zeppelin is being acknowledged as a band, Jones, Page, and Plant will each receive honors.

The group recently released a new live package, “Celebration Day,” which captures their 2007 reunion at London’s 02 Arena.



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Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day scores US Top 10 debut

Metallica launch their own record label



Metallica have launched their own record label: Blackened Recordings.

The band announced the news on Friday and shared some details about the new venture.

“Some of you, who have followed along throughout the years, are aware that in 1994 we renegotiated our contract with the Warner Music Group, which resulted in a joint venture with our record company for releasing all of our recordings including long form videos,” posted the band. “Per that agreement, as of today we have taken ownership of all of our master recordings and Blackened Recordings will be the home of all of our current albums and videos along with all future releases including the December 10 release of the 'Quebec Magnetic' DVD and Blu-ray.”

“You may have heard us say it once or twice or a thousand times before, but it's always been about us taking control of all things 'Tallica to give you 110% on every single level every single time,” added the group. “Forming Blackened Recordings is the ultimate in independence, putting us in the driver's seat of our own creative destiny. We're looking forward to making more music and getting it all out to you in our own unique way.”

Filmed by director Wayne Isham, “Quebec Magnetic” is the first project to be released by Metallica under the new label.

Recorded during the band’s World Magnetic tour in support of their 9th studio album, “Death Magnetic,” “Quebec Magnetic” includes 26 songs plus bonus material, with over three hours of footage recorded live at Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec on October 31 and November 1, 2009.



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VIDEO: Eric Clapton joins the Rolling Stones in London


Eric Clapton joined the Rolling Stones Thursday night for their second “50 & Counting” concert at London’s 02 Arena.

The guitar icon jammed with the Stones on the Muddy Waters classic, “Champagne & Reefer.”

Thursday’s setlist had a few surprises: new additions included “The Last Time” and “Live With Me,” the band played “Lady Jane” live for the first time since 1967, and they closed with “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” a song noticeably absent from opening night on Sunday.

The Stones were once again joined by former bandmates Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor.

The “50 & Counting” shows move to the States for three New York-area concerts next month.




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VIDEO: Mick Taylor rocks 2nd London show with the Rolling Stones


Following his reunion with the band on Sunday, former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor rocked the second London show by, and with, the legendary group on Thursday.

Once again, Taylor took to the 02 Arena stage to play “Midnight Rambler” with the Stones.

Bassist Bill Wyman was on board for a mini-reunion on both dates, as well; Thursday’s concert also featured special guests Eric Clapton and Florence & The Machine singer Florence Welch.

The Stones “50 & Counting” shows now shift to the New York area for three US dates, including the Barclay Center on December 8 and two nights at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on December 13 & 15.

Distributed by the WWE, the December 15 show will be telecast live via pay-per-view at 9pm ET.




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KISS: Tommy Thayer Spaceman Les Paul due in January



Epiphone recently announced that KISS’s Tommy Thayer has a new guitar on the way.

Now, Guitar World confirms the Epiphone Tommy Thayer Signature "Spaceman" Les Paul will be available in January.

"My signature axe will soon be available in guitar shops everywhere,” wrote Thayer recently on his website. “In the meantime, the first guitars off the line are ready for you through some very special offers on my new site, tommythayerguitar.com Keep it rockin' and remember to turn it up loud!"

Thayer was a member of Black ‘N Blue; the band toured with KISS briefly in the mid-80s and eventually hired Gene Simmons to produce two of their albums. Thayer’s relationship with Simmons led to a job working behind the scenes with KISS. Following Ace Frehley’s second departure from the group, Thayer became the lead guitarist for KISS on February 28, 2003.

KISS recently completed a South American tour in support of their new album, “Monster.” Up next, the band KISS will tour Australia with Motley Crue and Thin Lizzy; shows begin February 28 in Perth.






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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Black Sabbath sell out first New Zealand show in 40 years


Black Sabbath have sold out their first New Zealand concert date in nearly 40 years.

TVNZ reports ticket sold out in minutes Friday morning for Sabbath’s April 20 show at Auckland’s Vector Arena.

Demand was so big that a second concert has been added for April 22.

The New Zealand dates will precede Sabbath’s Australian tour, which starts April 25 in Brisbane and wraps up May 4 in Perth.

Sabbath’s new album with Ozzy Osbourne – their first since 1978’s “Never Say Die” - is due in April.


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Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day to air on BBC next month


Led Zeppelin’s brand new live package, “Celebration Day,” is coming to British television.

An hour-long version of the concert film will be shown on BBC2 on December 8 at 10:45 p.m.

“Celebration Day” debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 chart with opening week sales of 101,000 copies.

This weekend, Led Zeppelin will receive the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors.

Other recipients to be honored at the 35th annual national celebration of the arts are bluesman Buddy Guy, actor and director Dustin Hoffman, comedian and television host David Letterman, and ballerina Natalia Makarova.

While Led Zeppelin is being honored as a band, keyboardist/bassist John Paul Jones, guitarist Jimmy Page, and singer Robert Plant will each receive the Kennedy Center Honors.



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VIDEO: The Rolling Stones rock second London show

The Rolling Stones rocked their second “50 & Counting” concert at London’s 02 Arena Thursday night.

The band switched up the setlist a bit for the second date: new additions included “The Last Time” and “Live With Me,” the band played “Lady Jane” live for the first time since 1967, and they closed with “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” a song missing from opening night on Sunday.

The Stones were once again joined by former bandmates Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor, and the set featured special guests Eric Clapton and Florence & The Machine singer Florence Welch.

The “50 & Counting” shows now move to the States for three New York-area concerts next month.


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50 & Counting
02 Arena – London, UK – November 29, 2012


Get Off Of My Cloud
I Wanna Be Your Man
The Last Time
Paint It Black
Gimme Shelter (with Florence Welch)
Lady Jane
Champagne And Reefer (with Eric Clapton)
Live With Me
Miss You
One More Shot
Doom And Gloom
It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It) (with Bill Wyman)
Honky Tonk Women (with Bill Wyman)
Band Intros
Before They Make Me Run
Happy
Midnight Rambler (with Mick Taylor)
Start Me Up
Tumbling Dice
Brown Sugar
Sympathy For The Devil

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You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction




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The Rolling Stones played their second London show Thursday at the 02 Arena.

As with Sunday’s concert, the band was once again joined by former Stones Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor, who turned up to play the same tracks on Thursday – for Wyman, that was “It’s Only Rock & Roll” and “Honky Tonk Women,” and for Taylor it was “Midnight Rambler.”

Other special guests included Eric Clapton and Florence & The Machine’s singer Florence Welch.

Clapton played the Muddy Waters tune “Champagne & Reefer” with the band, while Welch joined the Stones for their 1969 classic, “Gimme Shelter.”

The Stones “50 & Counting” shows now move Stateside as the band gears up for three US dates, including New York’s Barclay Center on December 8 and two nights at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on December 13 & 15.

The final show will be telecast live via pay-per-view at 9pm ET. The pay-per-view entitled “One More Shot” will be distributed by WWE.




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Thin Lizzy: Two UK shows to be released via Concert Live


Thin Lizzy are currently playing a farewell UK tour.

In September, the band announced that they will start recording a new album, to be released under a new name, and that they will cease touring under the Thin Lizzy brand after going out on one last tour this fall.

Now, two of Thin Lizzy’s UK shows will be released via Concert Live, which enables fans all over the world to relive the experience with instant recordings of live gigs available within minutes of the last note being played.

Concert Live has teamed up with Thin Lizzy to release audio recordings of two of group's farewell UK tour dates: on November 29 in Bournemouth and December 17 in London.

The concerts are available for preorder here.


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Jimi Hendrix’s favorite guitar auctioned in London


Jimi Hendrix’s favorite guitar was auctioned in London Tuesday, on what would have been the music icon’s 70th birthday.

The Daily Mail reports Jimi’s black Fender Stratocaster – famously played at the Monterey International Pop Festival in 1967 – sold at auction for £205,000 pounds, but with all the fees added on the overall price paid for it was £237,000 (approx $380,000 US).

Hendrix made headlines at Monterey when he performed a wild, 9-song set that concluded with Jimi setting his guitar on fire during the finale of “Wild Thing.”

Jiimi played the black Strat for the first 8 songs in the show, but it was so good that he couldn't bring himself to burn it. Instead, he switched it for a lesser model for the final song, which he doused in lighter fluid to mark the end of his set.

The Strat was later given to his record company Anim Limited, where it fell into the hands of James ‘Tappy’ Wright, a manager at the firm.

Mr Wright, 69, from Newcastle, decided to sell it to help fund his retirement in Florida.




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AC/DC sells big with iTunes debut


AC/DC’s debut on iTunes is a hit with music fans.

Billboard reports the band's entire catalog, along with two iTunes-exclusive box sets, became available last week.

AC/DC sold 48,000 album downloads and 696,000 song downloads in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Its biggest selling album, digitally speaking, was the band's classic "Back in Black," with 15,000 - more than 10,000 ahead of its second-biggest title, "Highway to Hell" (a little under 5,000). Coming in third for the week was the brand new "Live at River Plate" (4,000), followed by "High Voltage" (just under 3,000) and "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (2,000).

In terms of song downloads, "Thunderstruck" led the way, selling 85,000. It debuts at No. 16 on Digital Songs and No. 1 on Hard Rock Digital Songs, where AC/DC took the entire top 12 positions.

The band's second biggest seller was "Back in Black" (68,000), followed by "You Shook Me All Night Long" (64,000), "Highway To Hell" (50,000) and "TNT" (40,000).

There were 14 AC/DC songs that sold at least 10,000 last week.

After years of holding out, AC/DC hit iTunes without much fanfare or promotion.

When the band did announce the deal, they revealed that their music has been Mastered for iTunes, ensuring the music is delivered to listeners with increased audio fidelity, more closely replicating what the artists, recording engineers and producers intended.

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