Happy Thanksgiving!
This is a band out of Melbourne, Australia. They are called Devilrock Four. This song is called: No Friends Of Mine. I think they are pretty good band and you should check them out.
On December 12, Black Sabbath will release an Ozzy era box set in the U.K. only. It will be called: Black Sabbath-The Vinyl Collection 1970-1978. It will be a limited edition.
For the collectors out there, Soundgarden has announced a limited edition sneaker. The brand is Converse or should I say Soundgarden. Out this week.
There will be a Jerry Garcia documentary in the works and it needs your help to be made. You can find it on kickstarter.com or view it at www.jerrythemovie.com. It is based on an interview by Malcolm Leo. It will have unreleased material.
Sebastian Bach is working on a Top Secret project that will change music as we know it. As you know Sebastian has a flare for the dramatic. It’s so top secret that this is all I know about it.
John Fogarty is writing a memoir that should be out in 2014. He will also be releasing a record in 2013 that is called Wrote A Song For Everyone. It will feature special guests like the Foo Fighters and Kid Rock.
Slash is releasing a special enhanced edition of Apocalyptic Love. It will be released exclusively through Best Buy on November 19. It will be a 3-disc collection. A 15 track version of the record, a Live From NY concert DVD, plus 8 acoustic tracks. It will come in a collectable guitar pic tin.
Last week’s Rockucation question was: On the Beatles White album who played lead guitar on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. This week we have a winner! The answer is Eric Clapton. The answer provided by David Englund from Cranston, RI. Lots of you thought it was a trick question, being that George Harrison sang it, but he didn’t play lead on it. He also lost his wife to Eric. Eric wooed Pattie away from him. So much for being friends.
January 10, 2013 will feature Rock Legends Cruise 2. Many of the artists that will be rocking the seas are: Molly Hatchet, Blue Oyster Cult, Foreigner and 38 Special among others. You can get more info here: http://rocklegendscruise.com
You may remember, then again maybe you don’t, but Coney Hatch is working on a new record with Frontier Records. At least he is in the studio.
Van Halen has rescheduled their Japan tour dates into the summer. We are in hope that they come back and finish the tour, especially in America.
Def Leppard have announced they will be doing a nine show residency at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino called Viva Hysteria. They will play the complete album during the show.
The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour Revisited will air on PBS on December 14. It will feature the film you have never seen and will also air the original movie. If you are lucky, you won’t even see or hear Yoko Ono.
Yngwie J. Malmsteen is releasing a new book and a new record. The Album is called Spellbound which comes out on December 5th, the book later in 2013.
This week’s Rockucation question is: What was Black Sabbath’s band name before they changed it to Black Sabbath? Remember if you know the answer and you are the first to respond with the correct one, I will publish your name in the following week’s Rock Report.
Yet another Supergroup. This one features the following members: Sass Jordan, Brian Tichy (Whitesnake), Michael Devin (Jason Bonham’s Led Zep Exp), Tommy Stewart (Godsmack/Fuel). They will be releasing their debut on November 20th. Oh yes and the name of the band kind of sums it up if you ask me (but I haven’t heard them yet): Something Unto Nothing. A self-fulfilling prophecy, we shall see.
Just in case you missed it: INXS split up. Yeah that’s what I thought…….