Aerosmith fans, don't hold your breath for a US tour. Though frontman Steven Tyler and the rest of the band have made amends, guitarist Joe Perry writes on his Twitter page, "As of now no American dates have been talked about. Too far down the road -- no pun intended."
Aerosmith kick off their tour of South America and Europe on May 17th in Caracas, Venezuela.
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A Grammy that U2 won in 1988 for their Joshua Tree album was recently repaired after being dropped and broken into three pieces. Stuart Allcock, the craftsman who fixed it, tells England's Telegraph, "Taking the call was bizarre -- I thought it might have been a joke and said, 'Is this Bono?' It turned out to be someone in their management team."
Allcock and his team in Somerset, England repaired it in two weeks.
Bruce Springsteen is going to release "Wrecking Ball" backed with "The Ghost of Tom Joad" on 10-inch vinyl, according to the fan site GreasyLake.org. It will be out on April 14th at most independent record stores for Record Store Day, which is on the 17th. If true, this will be the first time that he releases "Wrecking Ball" in a physical form.
Genesis, ABBA, the Hollies, the Stooges, and Jimmy Cliff were among the inductees last night (March 15th) at the 25th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony at New York City's Waldorf Astoria. Also inducted in the non-performer categories were legendary "Brill Building" songwriters Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry, and Mort Shuman. 1950's R&B and early rock writers Jesse Stone and Otis Blackwell were also finally inducted.
The 25th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will...
Read more: GENESIS, ABBA, THE HOLLIES, AND THE STOOGES ENTER THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
Guns N' Roses's current South American tour hit some turbulence over the weekend, with the band not showing up for a club show they were allegedly supposed to play and another gig being scrapped because of a collapsed stage.
According to AntiMusic, the trouble began on Friday (March 12th) when the band failed to appear for a "secret" gig at an intimate venue on Sao Paulo, Brazil. A number of wealthy attendees at the club reportedly waited until three in the morning until they were told the band was not playing, at...
Read more: RIOT, COLLAPSING STAGE MAR GUNS N' ROSES SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR
Metallica is planning a new live show for 2011 that one of the band's managers says will be the band's "equivalent of (Pink Floyd's) The Wall." According to a new interview with Metallica co-manager Peter Mensch in England's Classic Rock magazine, the group will play in just 10 cities with a production that will "blow your mind." Mensch added that the show "will be a huge undertaking," although he did not provide any further details.
For the Death Magnetic tour, as they've done for a few years, Metallica has...
Read more: NEW METALLICA LIVE SHOW TO RIVAL PINK FLOYD'S 'THE WALL'?
A rare live recording from 1971 of Led Zeppelin performing at a converted public swimming pool in Ipswich, England has been found in a car trunk, according to the Evening Star. The gig, which took place at St. Matthews Baths Hall, was thought to have never been officially or fully recorded. But a fan named Vic Kemp came across a recording of the entire show on a CD while rummaging through some items being sold out of the back of someone's car.
Previous recordings of the show, which had become legendary in the...
Legendary '70s British session singer Lesley Duncan, best known for her work with Elton John and Pink Floyd, died on Friday (March 12th) after battling a long undisclosed illness at the age of 66, according to Vintage Vinyl News. Duncan will ultimately be remembered for "Love Song" -- which she wrote and duetted on with Elton for his 1970 album Tumbleweed Connection. The song is one of the rare examples of Elton covering an original work by an outside songwriter.
Duncan, who also sang backing vocals on Pink...
Read more: PINK FLOYD AND ELTON JOHN SINGER LESLEY DUNCAN DEAD AT 66
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