Bruce Springsteen debuts Born To Run outtake in concert

Tuesday night in Sunrise, Florida, Bruce Springsteen delivered the live debut of “Linda Let Me Be The One”, an outtake from the “Born To Run” album sessions 40 years ago.

The rocker stopped the band when they hit a bump midway through the performance.

"We f***ed the whole thing up right there!" said Springsteen. "I told you it was the first time!"

“Linda Let Me Be The One” was originally recorded during the “Born To Run” album sessions, which spanned a 14-month period from May 1974 through July 1975.

The song eventually surfaced on the 1998 four-disc compilation, “Tracks”, which consisted of never-before-released songs recorded during the sessions for his many albums, plus a number of single B-sides, as well as demos and alternate versions of already-released material.

Springsteen and The E Street Band are currently playing shows across the US as part of their "High Hopes" world tour.




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Eric Clapton heads up J.J. Cale tribute album

Eric Clapton has put together a tribute album to honor one of his musical mentors, J.J. Cale, with the project set to be released in sync with the one-year anniversary of the singer/songwriter’s passing.

Due July 29, “Eric Clapton & Friends: The Breeze, An Appreciation of JJ Cale”, features a collection of 16 Cale tunes revisited by Clapton, Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Derek Trucks and Don White.

“I would like people to tap into what JJ Cale did – that’s the point,” said Clapton. “I’m just the messenger; I’ve always felt that that’s my job. I try to interpret things so that the public at large, or at least

the people who listen to what I do, will become intrigued about where I got it from.”

After years admiring JJ Cale’s work and covering several of his songs such as “After Midnight” and “Cocaine”, Clapton finally collaborated with Cale for the first time in his career on the 2006 original album “Road To Escondido.” At the time, Clapton said, “This is the realization of what may have been my last ambition, to work with the man whose music has inspired me for as long as I can remember.”

Cale passed away from a heart attack in La Jolla, California on July 26, 2013 at the age of 74 (read more details here).

Eric Clapton & Friends
"The Breeze, An Appreciation of JJ Cale"
Release date: July 29, 2014

01. Call Me The Breeze (Eric Clapton)
02. Rock And Roll Records (Eric Clapton & Tom Petty)
03. Someday (Mark Knopfler)
04. Lies (John Mayer & Eric Clapton)
05. Sensitive Kind (Don White)
06. Cajun Moon (Eric Clapton)
07. Magnolia (John Mayer)
08. I Got The Same Old Blues (Tom Petty & Eric Clapton)
09. Songbird (Willie Nelson & Eric Clapton)
10. Since You Said Goodbye (Eric Clapton)
11. I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) (Don White & Eric Clapton)
12. The Old Man And Me (Tom Petty)
13. Train To Nowhere (Mark Knopfler, Don White & Eric Clapton)
14. Starbound (Willie Nelson)
15. Don’t Wait (Eric Clapton & John Mayer)
16. Crying Eyes (Eric Clapton & Christine Lakeland)



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VIDEO: The Black Keys perform on Later with Jools Holland

The Black Keys were among the performers on Tuesday’s episode of the BBC series Later…with Jools Holland, and video from the show is available.

The band played “Fever”, the lead single from their forthcoming album, “Turn Blue”, as well as their 2011 smash, “Gold On The Ceiling.”

The Black Keys will release “Turn Blue” on May 13.

Three days before it hits stores, the group will be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on May 10.

The follow-up top 2011’s “El Camino”, the project was recorded last summer and co-produced by Danger Mouse and the band.




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AC/DC preparing to record in Vancouver with Brendan O’Brien

AC/DC are preparing to begin recording new music in a Vancouver studio with producer Brendan O’Brien.

ACDCFans.net reports the band’s gear has arrived at the Warehouse Studio in the western Canadian city (see photo above), with studio time booked from May through July.

O'Brien teamed up with the Aussie rockers to produce their 2008 album, “Black Ice”, at the same location.

Following a statement by AC/DC earlier this month that guitarist Malcolm Young is taking a break from the band due to health issues, singer Brian Johnson confirmed the group planned to enter the Vancouver recording studio as scheduled.

"We are definitely getting together in May in Vancouver," he told the Telegraph. "We're going to pick up some guitars, have a plonk, and see if anybody has got any tunes or ideas. If anything happens, we'll record it."

On April 16, AC/DC issued a statement regarding the band’s status and future in the wake of rumors surrounding Malcolm’s health and their possible retirement.

“After forty years of life dedicated to AC/DC, guitarist and founding member Malcolm Young is taking a break from the band due to ill health,” posted the band. “Malcolm would like to thank the group’s diehard legions of fans worldwide for their never-ending love and support.”

“In light of this news,” they added, “AC/DC asks that Malcolm and his family’s privacy be respected during this time. The band will continue to make music.”




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Van Halen lends hometown support to Los Angeles Kings

Van Halen are lending some hometown support to the Los Angeles Kings as the team heads into a potentially history-making game 7 of their NHL Western Conference opening round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks tonight.

Only the ninth team in NHL history to push a playoff series to a decisive Game 7 after going down 3-0, the Kings will try to become just the fourth to complete the comeback, joining the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, the 1975 New York Islanders and the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers.

Bassist Wolfgang Van Halen tweeted a photo of himself and father Eddie with Kings President of Business Operations – and former team captain – Luc Robitaille on Tuesday.

The image shows the Van Halens each displaying team jerseys with their name on the back, while Robitaille is holding a specially-designed, autographed EVH Wolfgang guitar emblazoned with the Kings logo.

Robitaille – a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame – is the highest scoring left wing in NHL history and the all-time Kings leader in goals scored; he is in his seventh season as Kings President of Business Operations.

Wolfgang is an avid Kings fan who regularly attends home games at the Staples Center.

Reports indicate Van Halen are actively working on a new album, the follow-up to 2012’s “A Different Kind Of Truth.”



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AC/DC singer to drive in Mille Miglia 2014 vintage car race

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson will drive in Mille Miglia 2014, a vintage car race taking place in Italy between May 15th - 18th.

Johnson will drive a vintage Jaguar C-type race car for the four-day, 1000-mile (1,609-kilometre) challenge from the Italian capital of Rome to the northern city of Brescia and back again.

Jaguar Heritage Racing will be tackling the legendary Mille Miglia classic car endurance event with a lineup of top-name drivers, which will be traverse from Brescia-Rome-Brescia in ten of the most revered and sought-after historic Jaguar cars ever produced.

Household names from stage and screen, plus fashion, motor sport and music celebrities will campaign their assigned historic Jaguars through Northern and Central Italy for four tough but memorable days of hard driving. Spectators enthusiastically lining the Mille Miglia route will get to see examples of historically-significant Jaguar XKs, C-types and D-types shooting past them with famous faces in the cockpits.

Learn more about Mille Miglia 2014 here.

Next month, Johnson will debut as host of “Cars That Rock”, a new television series set to begin airing in the UK.

Available on Quest, Freeview Channel 38 starting May 8, “Cars That Rock” follows Johnson as he pursues his passion of cars, looking into the history, meeting the fanatics and of racing in general.

Over six 60-minute episodes, Johnson looks at six of his favorite makes of car – three from the U.K. and three from other parts of Europe.

In 2009, Johnson released his autobiography, "Rockers And Rollers: A Full Throttle Memoir."

The book details Brian’s history - from teenage memories in the backs of beat-up coups to a side career as a racecar driver, Johnson shares his life story – a memoir told through his lifelong love affair with cars.




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Ace Frehley confirms Space Invader European release date

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has confirmed that his forthcoming solo album, “Space Invader”, will be released in Europe on July 7.

The project will be available in North America on June 24 as previously announced.

Frehley’s first new solo project 2009’s “Anomaly” will include at least nine new original songs as well as a cover of “The Joker” by The Steve Miller Band.

“Life on Earth has been very good to me, and the body of work I’ve created over the years has withstood the test of

time,” says Ace. “Today I see no obstacles before me and my creativity has never been more fine tuned. Growing up in an Alien world has enhanced my senses and allowed me to succeed where others would have failed. The best is yet to come!”

On April 10, Frehley and the original lineup of KISS were inducted into the 2014 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame at a ceremony in New York, alongside Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt, and The E Street Band.

Frehley recently celebrated his 63rd birthday.



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Keith Richards covers Bob Marley for Playing For Change charity release

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards teams up with musicians from around the world to cover a Bob Marley classic for a new release in support of the arts and music charity Playing For Change.

Richards is joined by Keb’ Mo’, Mermans Mosengo (PFC Band), Sherieta Lewis from Kingston, Jamaica and Natalie of Blue King Brown (Australia) for a mix of “Words Of Wonder” (from his 1992 album, “Main Offender”) and the Marley classic, “Get Up Stand Up”

The performance will be featured on Playing For Change’s third CD / DVD set, Playing For Change 3 “Songs Around The World,” which will be released on June 17th, 2014.

The CD/DVD will be available both digitally and physically at all major retailers and via Starbucks in North America, and includes performances from Andres Calamaro, Keith Richards, Keb Mo, Los Lobos, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Sara Bareilles, Taj Mahal, Toots Hibbert from Toots & The Maytals, in addition to a song produced by Jackson Browne.

You can pre-order the record now via PlayingForChange.com and receive a free download of “Words of Wonder / Get Up Stand Up” and “Clandestino” featuring Manu Chao.

Since the organization formed in 2005, Playing For Change has formed the PFC Band who have toured throughout 4 continents for over 150 performances, as well as the PFC Foundation and their annual global day of music and action: Playing For Change Day. Through these various initiatives, the foundation has served over 700 children in nine music schools and programs in countries including South Africa, Ghana, Mali, Rwanda, Nepal and Thailand.

For more information on Playing For Change, visit playingforchange.com

Keith and the Rolling Stones will return to the road for a European tour that starts in Oslo, Norway on May 26.

Playing For Change 3
“Songs Around The World” Track listing


1. La Bamba (feat. Los Lobos and Andres Calamaro)

2. Words Of Wonder (feat. Keith Richards, Titi Tsira (PFC Band), Roberto Luti (PFC Band), and Aztec Indians)

3. Get Up Stand Up (feat. Keith Richards, Keb’ Mo’, Mermans Mosengo (PFC Band), Sherieta Lewis from Kingston, Jamaica and Natalie of Blue King Brown (Australia))

4. Reggae Got Soul: (feat. Toots Hibbert (Toots and the Maytals), Taj Mahal and Ernest Ranglin)

5. Down By The Riverside: (feat. New Orleans street performing Legend Grandpa Elliott (PFC Band / Stand By Me Video), Keb’ Mo’, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band)

6. A Better Place – (feat. the PFC Band and Glen David Andrews)

7. What’s Going On – (feat. Sara Bareilles, Clarence Bekker (PFC Band) and Titi Tsira (PFC Band))

8. Guantanamera – (feat. Carlos Varella and Manuel Galban)


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Kurt Cobain death-scene note released by Seattle police

Seattle police have released a note found in the wallet of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain at the scene of his death 20 years ago this month.

CBS News reports the note, kept secret until now, promises to add fuel to the pop culture fascination with Cobain and stoke further questions about what role his famously troubled personal life and marriage played in his demise.

When police arrived to find Cobain dead at his Seattle area home on April 8, 1994, from what the King County Medical Examiner would determine was a suicide, the note was taken from his wallet, logged into evidence days later in the Seattle Police Department (SPD) case file, and never made public.

“Do you Kurt Cobain take Courtney Michelle Love to be your lawful shredded wife,” he wrote. “even when she’s a bitch with zits and siphoning all yr money for doping and whoring…”

The undated note is written on stationery from the Phoenix Hotel outside of San Francisco and is in stark contrast to Cobain’s presumed suicide note that calls Love a “goddess of a wife who sweats ambition and empathy.”

Earlier this month, Seattle Police released images of Cobain’s death scene in sync with the 20th anniversary of his passing.

Among the photos released by police were images of Cobain’s body on the floor of the living quarters above his garage: one showing his left arm with a hospital ID bracelet around his wrist (Kurt had left an LA rehab center days before), and another displaying an open box of shotgun shells at his feet.

Other images include the rocker’s wallet with ID, a cigar box with drug paraphernalia, and his suicide note, which was found on top of a planter with a pen stuck through it.

An extensive set of photos can be found at the Seattle police website here.

Cobain died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Seattle home on April 5, 1994; his body was discovered three days later by an electrician who had arrived to do some work on the property.

Seattle police recently reviewed the closed case due to heightened interest surrounding the 20th anniversary, and confirmed that the case - ruled a suicide in 1994 - will remain shut.

On April 10, Nirvana were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe; other honorees included KISS, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt, and The E Street Band.



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Ozzy Osbourne beer changes name

A Baltimore brewing company has changed the name of one of their house brands, Ozzy Ale, following the receipt of a cease and desist letter from representatives for the Black Sabbath legend last month.

The Baltimore Sun reports The Brewer's Art co-owner Tom Creegan said Tuesday that the company has renamed its Ozzy beer Beazly after the nickname of Mark Barcus, a bartender at the Mount Vernon bar for nearly 17 years.

The company submitted the proposed name change to Osbourne's representatives, Creegan said, and they approved it.

Earlier this month, The Brewer's Art asked customers to submit potential new names for the beer (which will keep the same recipe) and Beazly came out on top.

Ozzy Ale featured a logo of a clenched fist with a tattoo spelling O-Z-Z-Y across the fingers, which is identical to the one the rocker has on his left hand. The cans also featured two bats, one of which is headless and dripping blood – a reference to the infamous January 1982 incident in Des Moines, Iowa when Ozzy bit the head of a bat thrown on stage by a fan, resulting in a series of rabies shots for the singer.

Black Sabbath wrapped up their North American spring tour dates in support of “13” at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles this past Saturday, and will return to the road for shows starting May 29 in Abu Dhabi.



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Journey guitarist Neal Schon releases Serenity lyric video

Journey guitarist Neal Schon is previewing his new solo album, “So U”, with the release of a lyric video for the track, “Serenity.”

Due May 19 (May 20 in North America), “So U” sees Schon team up with Black Star Riders bassist Marco Mendoza and Journey drummer Deen Castronovo for the project.

Many of the tracks were co-written by Night Ranger/Damn Yankees songwriter, singer and bassist Jack Blades.

Schon’s last solo effort was 2012’s “The Calling” and Journey’s latest was 2011’s “Eclipse.”

Journey will kick off a summer 2014 North American tour with the Steve Miller Band on May 15 in Chula Vista, California with special guest Tower Of Power.




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Metallica drummer featured in Carlsberg beer campaign

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich was selected by Danish beer brewery Carlsberg as one of six people to design a bottle as part of the company's Stand Out Collection.

Ulrich chose a picture taken by the legendary photographer Ross Halfin for his design, shot in May 2012 at the Stade de France.

"Lars is the epitome of 'F Janteloven' mantra (referring to The Law of Jante, a pattern of group behavior towards individuals within Scandinavian communities which negatively portrays and criticizes individual success and achievement as unworthy and inappropriate),” says Carlsberg brand manager Rasmus Bendtsen, “and he 100% lives up to the message that is the whole idea behind the Stand Out Collection. Lars even suggested that we change the name of 'Carlsberg' to 'Larsberg'. He is a great partner."

The beer company has issued a promotional video featuring Lars, shot in Danish.

Metallica will bring their “By Request” concert series to Europe for shows starting May 28 at Sonisphere Finland in Helsinki, Finland.




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Iron Maiden’s Trooper Beer adds new bottle size

Iron Maiden’s Trooper Beer brand has added a new bottle size to the lineup.

UK’s Robinsons Brewery have announced that Trooper will be available in a 330ml glass bottle for the first time.

“We've listened to thirsty Trooper fans all over the world and are pleased to unveil our new bottle - the same great Trooper taste but in a smaller package,” said the brewer. “The 330ml bottle will allow us to get Trooper out to more of you, as some pubs and clubs don't carry the larger 500ml version.”

“The smaller bottle,” they added, “will be available as single bottles or as multi-packs of 4, and should start appearing on shelves soon.”

Last month, Robinsons revealed that Trooper beer had sold 3.5 million pints without the company spending a penny on marketing.

Launched in the UK in the spring of 2013, the beverage is named after the classic Iron Maiden song of the same

name. Trooper was personally designed and developed as a top quality Premium British Beer by Iron Maiden vocalist and real ale enthusiast Bruce Dickinson with Robinsons' Head Brewer Martyn Weeks.

Iron Maiden will kick off their 2014 live dates May 27 in Barcelona, Spain.

The summer tour will round off the band’s Maiden England World Tour, which will end with a headline performance at the UK Sonisphere Festival in July as part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations at Knebworth Park.

By the end of the tour, the band will have played 102 shows in 32 countries to well over two million fans since starting in the USA in June 2012.




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Former Queensryche singer comments on band name settlement

Former Queensryche singer Geoff Tate has offered his first public comments on the newly-announced out-of-court settlement over rights to the band’s name, following a two-year-long legal dispute with his former bandmates.

The settlement sees original Queensryche members Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Michael Wilton (along with recent additions Todd LaTorre and Parker Lundgren) move forward with rights to the band name, while Tate keep the exclusive rights to perform the group’s ‘Operation: Mindcrime I’ and ‘II’ in their entirety as a unique performance.

“I think it's great,” Tate tells Billboard of the outcome. “I'm very happy that it's over and done and we can all move on with our lives. It's been a long, bitter two years, I'll tell you. I'm glad it's over.”

“We've been trying to work something out for months and months and months, and it's like any kind of lawsuit, it's just slow going,” he says of the process. “But finally I think the realization that going to court over the whole thing was going to be a huge nightmare and huge financial mess for everybody that [we] really started to look at it more seriously and realistically.”

While hesitant to discuss anything outside of the joint statement released Monday by both parties (read it here), Tate does explain the “Operation Mindcrime” performance clause.

“It's pretty similar to the Pink Floyd settlement where one group got the name and Roger Waters got ‘The Wall.’ It's very similar to that,” he says. “I retain ‘Operation: Mindcrime’ and everything revolving around that, and they got the name, so it's a win-win for everybody.”

Tate will do a brief Queensryche “farewell” tour this summer with a series of previously scheduled shows before launching a solo career.

Before Tate parted ways with Queensryche in 2012, there was a series of reports of tension within the group, including an alleged incident backstage in Sao Paulo, Brazil on April 14. Reports suggested that Tate secretly overheard band members discussing plans to fire him, which led to an alleged altercation at soundcheck, with Tate pushing Wilton to the floor before pointing a knife at drummer Rockenfield. Security staff from the venue reportedly had to separate them.

Video from the concert later that evening surfaced showing Tate spitting at Rockenfield during the show – see that at 3:59 in the video below.




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Ace Frehley to appear at Carnegie Rocks! exhibit opening

Ace Frehley will appear at the debut of Carnegie Rocks!, an exhibit opening next month in Turlock, California in support of the Carnegie Arts Center and its community musical education programs.

On Saturday, May 24, Frehley will be on hand to meet fans, sign autographs and jam at the exclusive Carnegie Rocks! exhibit debut, the day before it opens to the public.

Only 200 tickets are available for the event, which will also see appearances by Night Ranger and George Lynch.

The Carnegie Rocks! exhibit will feature Frehley’s Cherry Sunburst played during the session for the 1977 KISS album, “Love Gun”, and at the band’s legendary Budokan Hall concert in 1977; his original John Elder Robison Light-Up guitar from KISS’ Dynasty Tour; and “Space Ace” costume from the KISS Farewell Tour. Peter Criss’ KISS Reunion Tour drum kit is another of the highlights, amongst dozens more one of a kind items.

For event details, tickets, and/or to make a donation to the Carnegie Arts Center, click here.

On April 10, Frehley and the original lineup of KISS were inducted into the 2014 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame at a ceremony in New York, alongside Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt, and The E Street Band.

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AC/DC singer shares new preview of Cars That Rock TV series

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson shows off a 1928 4½-Litre Bentley Vanden Plas Le Mans Tourer from his personal car collection in a preview of “Cars That Rock”, a new television series he is hosting that will begin airing in the UK next month.

Available on Quest, Freeview Channel 38 starting May 8, “Cars That Rock” follows Johnson as he pursues his passion of cars, looking into the history, meeting the fanatics and of racing in general.

Over six 60-minute episodes, Johnson looks at six of his favorite makes of car – three from the U.K. and three from other parts of Europe.

The singer recently shared a look at his Rolls-Royce Phantom – check it out here.

In 2009, Johnson released his autobiography, "Rockers And Rollers: A Full Throttle Memoir."

The book details Brian’s history - from teenage memories in the backs of beat-up coups to a side career as a racecar driver, Johnson shares his life story – a memoir told through his lifelong love affair with cars.

Johnson recently confirmed that AC/DC will enter a Vancouver recording studio next month as planned, following news that guitarist Malcolm Young is taking a break from the band due to ill health.





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Sammy Hagar writing new songs with Foreigner guitarist

Sammy Hagar has teamed up with Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones to work on some new material.

“Mick Jones and myself enjoying a great dinner at El Paseo Restaurant after writing for two days together at my studio,” posted Hagar along with a photo of the pair. “What a blast - old friends getting together and writing some new songs.”

Hagar and Jones have a long shared history in the music industry, including working together on Van Halen’s 1986 album, “5150”, which was produced by the Foreigner axeman.

Hagar is hitting the road for live dates this summer in support of his current album “Sammy Hagar & Friends”, with shows starting May 2 in Lake Tahoe.

Sammy recently released the video for his cover of Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus” from the project.




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Scorpions drummer jailed for alleged misconduct at Dubai airport

Scorpions drummer James Kottack (pictured above, far right) has been jailed in the United Arab Emirates after being convicted for alleged misconduct at the Dubai airport.

The National reports Kottack will spend a month in jail after he was convicted Tuesday of insulting Islam, flashing his middle finger at Muslim passengers at an airport and consuming alcohol.

Kottak reportedly confirmed that he drank five glasses of wine on a flight from Moscow to Dubai while making his way to Bahrain to perform at the country’s Formula One Grand Prix on April 5 when the incident happened on the evening of April 3.

The rocker was with a friend when he said he took a wrong turn and entered the transit hall. “We wanted to wait for the rest of our friends but, mistakenly, ended up at the transit hall,” Kottak told police. There he was arrested for being drunk and, after that, he was seen getting angry and swearing.

At the sight of Pakistani and Muslim passengers, witnesses said Kottak started swearing and talking about “non-educated Muslims” before he flashed his middle finger at passengers. Police said he also lowered his trousers and showed people his behind.

Kottack – who has been in police custody since April 3 – admitted to drinking alcohol but has refused the other two charges.

At Dubai Court of Misdemeanours on Tuesday, his lawyer said that his client was innocent and that the witnesses must be misunderstood. “Their testimonies are contradictory, your honour,” said Hamid Al Khazraji.

Kottack was sentenced to one month in jail and was fined 2,000 dirhams (approximately US $545) for drinking alcohol without a license.

Read a more detailed report of the alleged incident at The National here.

As a result of his detainment, Kottack missed The Scorpions’ April 5th performance at the Grand Prix event; the group brought in drummer Mark Cross (Tainted Nation, Firewind, Outloud, Helloween, Metallium) to fill in for the show.

Earlier this year, the band released “MTV Unplugged - Scorpions Live In Athens”, a package compiled from three concerts in Athens, Greece at the city’s Lycabettus Theatre last fall.



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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble inducted into Austin City Limits Hall Of Fame

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble were among the inaugural inductees into the newly-announced Austin City Limits Hall Of Fame at a ceremony in the Texas city this past Saturday.

Culture Map Austin reports the invitation-only event was filled with special performances and standing ovations for performers and honorees. The Hall of Fame’s first class of inductees included Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, famed UT football coach Darrell Royal and show creator Bill Arhos.

Willie Nelson was the first inductee honored, with an introduction by Texas native Matthew McConaughey. A live performance followed that saw Nelson joined on stage by Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris.

Honors for Royal and Arhos followed before the induction of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble.

Double Trouble’s Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon and Reese Wynans shared the stage with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mike Farris, Doyle Bramhall II, Robert Randolph, Eric Zapata and Buddy Guy. Stevie Ray’s brother Jimmie, who is on tour in Australia, appeared in a video honoring his younger brother.

Rounding out a night of incredible music, Nelson, Lovett and Nelson’s son, Lukas, joined everyone on stage for the grand finale, the title track to Vaughan’s 1983 debut, “Texas Flood.”

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's two epic ACL appearances in 1984 and 1989 are among the most iconic performances in the PBS show’s history. The guitar legend and his band released four influential and acclaimed studio albums and a live record before his untimely passing in a helicopter crash in Alpine Valley, Wisconsin on August 27, 1990 at the age of 35.

Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's 1989 performance here.



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PHOTO: Van Halens attend Black Sabbath show in Los Angeles

Black Sabbath wrapped up their North American spring tour dates in support of “13” at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Saturday, and the band were visited by Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen at the show.

“Had an amazing time last night at the Sabbath show”, Wolfgang posted on instagram, along with a photo of the three Van Halens hanging with Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi backstage.

The bassist also posted an instagram photo from the concert, writing, “Wow. #Sabbath was mind-blowing tonight.”

Long before Wolfgang was born (in 1991), Van Halen opened for Black Sabbath on their 1978 tour; VH were on the road in support of their groundbreaking self-titled debut and Sabbath were supporting their “Never Say Die!” release and 10th anniversary.

Eddie and Iommi have maintained a friendship ever since.



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35th anniversary of Van Halen II featured on In The Studio

The 35th anniversary of Van Halen’s second album, “Van Halen II”, is featured on the latest episode of North American rock radio series In The Studio.

Brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen and original VH bassist Michael Anthony join host Redbeard to talk about the the group’s creative process and growing personality issues inside the band as they created a blueprint for 1980s hard rock.

The follow-up to Van Halen’s groundbreaking 1978 debut was recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood less than a week after the end of the band’s first world tour.

The album’s lead single, “Dance The Night Away”, delivered Van Halen their first Top 20 US hit, reaching No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. Inspired by Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way", it was the

only track written completely in the studio. David Lee Roth originally wanted to name it "Dance, Lolita, Dance", but Eddie came up with the final title.

Supported by radio airplay and constant touring, the album was certified gold (500,000 copies) in the US just 10 days after its release, and platinum (1 million) a month later.

The project eventually reached No. 6 on the US Billboard 200 album chart and went on to sell more than 5 million copies in the States alone.

Listen to the 35th anniversary of “Van Halen II” on In The Studio here.




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Tesla announce North American release date for new album

California rockers Tesla will release their new album, “Simplicity”, on June 10 in North America.

The news follows the previously announced European release date of June 6.

The group’s seventh all-original studio album was produced by the band with some help from producer Tom Zutaut.

The first new song off the new album, "Taste My Pain", was released last summer digitally via iTunes and Amazon.

"I must say that this new Tesla album is really gonna be awesome,” says guitarist Frank Hannon. “We went in more prepared with the songs and ideas way more than [2008’s] 'Forever More', and the style is pure Tesla back to our roots. I truly believe you guys are gonna love it!"

"The opening track is called 'MP3'," continues Hannon, "and starts off with an opus intro that orchestrates into a heavy slow groove with lyrics about technology and how we miss simplicity, vinyl albums, family values...and has a heavy-ass riff! Then we segue into a rock and roll song called 'Ricochet' that talks about Uncle Ted... [I] can't wait to play this stuff live!”




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Queensyrche members reach settlement over rights issues

Following a two-year-long legal dispute, the members of Queensryche have reached an out of court settlement over rights to the band’s name.

Both sides have issued the following joint statement:

"We wanted to let Queensrÿche fans around the world know that an amicable settlement has been reached between Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield, Michael Wilton and Geoff Tate with regard to the future of the Queensrÿche name.

According to the agreement, original Queensrÿche members Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Michael Wilton along with recent members, Todd LaTorre and Parker Lundgren, will now be the sole entity recording and touring as Queensrÿche, performing selections from their entire musical catalog that spans over 30 years of material.

Original Queensrÿche lead singer Geoff Tate will continue to record, perform and pursue a variety of other creative endeavors and, as part of the agreement, will have the exclusive rights to perform ‘Operation: Mindcrime I’ and ‘II’ in their entirety as a unique performance.

Both sides wish each other well and are excited about what the future holds. We want to thank the fans for standing beside us through this ordeal and look forward to sharing our music with you for years to come."

The Grammy-nominated, progressive heavy-metal band - which has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide since the early 1980s - split into two separate, acrimonious camps nearly two years ago. A lawsuit resulted in a King County Superior Court ruling that each side could use the same name until the case went to trial or was settled.

Both versions of the group confused the rights issues further last year when they each released new albums with references to the original brand.

“Geoff Tate’s Queensryche” issued “Frequency Unknown”, while the Todd La Torre-led version of the band put out a self-titled record simply billed as “Queensryche.”

According to Wilton, the agreement calls for Queensrÿche corporate assets to be evenly divided among himself, Jackson, Rockenfield and Tate. Both sides say they are relieved to settle the dispute and look forward to moving on.

“It’s the rebirth of Queensrÿche and the way it used to be,” Wilton told the Seattle Times. “We’re rebuilding the Queensrÿche name.”

Tate will do a brief Queensryche “farewell” tour this summer before launching a new chapter his career.




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Motley Crue confirm title of farewell song

Last week, producer James Michael revealed that Motley Crue are in the middle of recording the final song of their career, and now the band have confirmed the title of the track is “All Bad Things Must Come To An End.”

"It's probably about half finished,” guitarist Mick Mars tells Guitar World in a new June 2014 cover story. “We have to wait for Vince [Neil] to sing it, and then I'll do my soloing and ear candy all over it and stuff like that."

The new song’s title was featured on the poster for the band’s farewell tour, issued alongside a press conference in January announcing the trek.

"As we know, the Crue is getting ready to hang it up. And we discussed for a while doing a final song," Michael revealed at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angles on April 23. "And that's a tall order. There

was a lot of pressure on us to make sure that we did it right and that we celebrated everything that they were known for. So I think we've done it. I'm actually tracking drums with Tommy [Lee] tomorrow. And it's an outstanding song. I think it's gonna be an absolutely amazing way to go out swinging."

Last month, Mars confirmed the group will release the new single to support the launch of the farewell tour.

Motley Crue last released new music in 2012, when they issued the single “Sex” to promote the band’s summer tour with KISS. The group’s last full album was 2008’s “Saints Of Los Angeles.”

After more than three decades together, Motley Crue’s “The Final Tour” will kick off July 2 in Grand Rapids, Michigan with guest Alice Cooper.




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Judas Priest stream title track to new album Redeemer Of Souls

Judas Priest have posted cover art and are streaming the title track to their forthcoming new album, “Redeemer Of Souls”, which will be released in North America on July 15 (see international list of release dates below).

The news follows a week-long countdown to the official new album announcement, as the band have slowly revealing the project’s cover art on their Facebook page over the past few days.

"We are revved up and ready to unleash the Priest one more time for our metal fans around the world,” posted the group. “So here's a track for you to listen to entitled Redeemer Of Souls' from our new album of the same title."

A few months ago, singer Rob Halford described the follow-up to 2008's "Nostradamus" as "hard. It's heavy. It's something we think our Priest fans will be thrilled with. We know we have a reputation to maintain, and we know we have to deliver something really strong and solid. The album is going to be full of all the great things you love about Judas Priest."

A list of international release dates can be seen below.




“Redeemer Of Souls” will be released on the following dates:

Friday, July 11

Australia
Austria
Benelux
Finland
Germany
Ireland
New Zealand
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey

Monday, July 14

Asia (excluding Japan)
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Greece
Hungary
Poland
Portugal
South Africa
UK

Tuesday, July 15

Canada
Italy
Latin America
Russia
Spain
USA

Wednesday, July 16

Japan



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Robert Plant says Led Zeppelin will never play live again

Robert Plant says Led Zeppelin will never play live again.

The singer revealed the news while promoting the forthcoming expanded reissues of the band’s first three albums this June.

Plant tells the BBC that the chances of the group performing live again are “zero.”

A reunited Led Zeppelin – with drummer Jason Bonham sitting in for his late father, John – last performed when they headlined a December 10, 2007 concert at London’s O2 Arena as a tribute concert for friend and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. The event was eventually released in 2012 as “Celebraton Day.”

Guitarist Jimmy Page responded to the BBC’s question about future live shows by saying, “I'm sure people would love to hear it. I'm not the one to be asking, I don't sing.”

Due June 2 (June 3 in North America), the group are releasing expanded reissues of “Led Zeppelin I”, “Led Zeppelin II” and “Led Zeppelin III.”

Deluxe editions of the group’s first three albums are the first projects announced as part of an extensive reissue program that will see all nine of the band’s studio albums reissued in chronological order, each remastered by Page.

The reissues will be available in a variety of formats – learn more details here.




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FX series The Americans to feature new Pete Townshend song

A clip of a new Pete Townshend song, “It Must Be Done”, can be seen in a preview of this Wednesday’s (April 30) episode of the FX series The Americans.

Billboard reports The Who guitarist’s first original song for a television show was written with the show's composer Nathan Barr.

The song appears in a scene for which it was not written. Townshend and Barr initially had the music playing under a scene involving a car being shadowed, which did not fit after the scene was edited. It was moved to a scene that is being described as "sex and murder."

"It's really striking," Townshend said of the final placement.

The guitarist explained his approach to the tune and how it would mesh with the show’s storyline.

“I wanted to keep it very simple,” said Townshend. “Here's this couple whose whole life is about duty, duty without honor, duty without explanation. There are no accolades. They're not living a lie but doing things they find hard to do. Everybody has a part of their life that's difficult to explain. For me it's why am I in the Who?”

As for The Who, on June 9 (June 10 in North America), the band will release “Quadrophenia: Live In London”, a new package recorded in concert at Wembley Arena performing their 1973 classic album in its entirety on the final night of their 40th anniversary tour that celebrated the record’s original release.

Filmed on July 8, 2013, the Quadrophenia performance was followed a set of the band’s greatest hits for the sold-out crowd.

Learn more about the project here.




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