Music News For The Week Of July 13, 2014!

As you know, Yes is releasing a new album on July 21. The album is called Heaven And Earth. This is a lyric video from it titled, In A World Of Our Own. You can watch here: http://www.muzu.tv/yes/in-a-world-of-our-own-lyrics-video-music-video/2265211/

Apparently they are making a movie about Rush. The have casted Tom Hanks as Neal Peart and yes he is playing the drums in the movie. The cast director is having difficulty finding someone to look and sound remotely like Geddy Lee, so they are pushing the release date to 2016. The movie is tentatively titled, Moving Pictures: The Rush Story.

Looking for a new band to check out, try Kill It Kid. This is there video for I’ll Be The First. They have an album called You Owe Me Nothing, coming out soon. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LFplYH-0aMA

KISS announced their Vegas Residency! November 5 through 23rd. It’s at the Hard Rock Cafe And Casino.  You can watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLakoe015cg

Alter Bridge added dates to their U.S. tour, you can get them here: http://www.alterbridge.com/tour.aspx

With the success of The Winery Dogs, Richie Kotzen is going to release a box set. It will include 1 DVD and 2 CDs. It is called The Essential Richie Kotzen. It comes out September 2. Keep in mind he has 18 solo albums. But this will come with all the extras that these things usually do.

HellYeah released a new video for their song, Moth, off their current album, Blood For Blood. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIWeIChes5k

Ronnie Platt (Shooting Star) will be replacing Steve Walsh of Kansas, starting in September. Kansas announced this week.

Fret 12 released a trailer featuring sessions with Mark Tremonti, you can check that out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoDeDhXZFOo&feature=youtu.be

Daryl Hall has a new TV show,called Restoration Over-Hall on Saturday nights. You can watch the trailer and get more info here: http://www.diynetwork.com/daryls-restoration-over-hall/show/index.html?soc=daryl_20140718_28045856

Hillbilly Herald through various auditions, have picked Gary Martin from Los Angeles as their new guitar player.  You can watch his audition here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM7iqjRnj4M#t=254

Phil Rudd (AC/DC) is releasing his first solo album, called Head Job on August 29. He has a new lyric video out for it and the song is called Repo Man and I think you will see and hear the AC/DC influence. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kA53ELQIGM

Big Wreck released a new video this week for their song, Come What May. It’s off their current album, Ghosts. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcCcFZLrV1M

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers are releasing their new album, Hypnotic Eye, on July 29 but you can hear it here, try before you buy as they say: https://soundcloud.com/tompettyandtheheartbreakers

ZZ Top released Waiting For The Bus off of their new live DVD, Live At Montreux 2013. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v7Jg_-1y20. They have also expanded their tour, you can get the dates here: http://www.zztop.com/

Last week’s Rockucation question was: This band had to change their name because their original name was stopping them from getting gigs. That name was Burn The Priest. What did this band become? The answer comes to us from Steve Ur from New Port Richey, FL. It is Lamb Of God.

Trivium have released Through Blood And Dirt And Bone from their current album, Vengeance Falls. You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDJkUjWJoAo

Supergroup KXM released a new song this week called Burn. You can listen to it here: https://soundcloud.com/rat-pak-records/kxm-burn#t=0:00

Slipknot have no release date for their album but they released another teaser for it, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txUI5478jnY

I came across this band that I thought was definitely worth sharing. The band is Blues Pills. You can learn more about them here: http://www.bluespills.com/index.php/en/ But if you want to hear them first check out the lyric video for Devil Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6p2R8jaUW0

Johnny Winter, brother of Edgar Winter, passed this week at the age of 70. He is truly one of the legends of the Blues. Many of the rock world consider him a hero. He will be missed by many. RIP!

Stone Sour have released a lyric video for the song, The House Of Gold & Bones. It’s from their current release, House Of Gold And Bones Part 2. You can watch it here, it is in a comic book format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1S8stvm8po

Swedish rockers, Bullet,  have released a new video called, Storm Of Blades. It is the title track off their album out on September 9. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AiyrG_x2Gk

Hal Patino is fired from King Diamond again. No replacement yet.

Hammerfall has a new website you should checkout and to get info on their new album and tour dates, you do that here: http://hammerfall.net/?navigation=home. You can also see the second trailer for their new album Chapters Of  (r)evolution here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH0ryJuEQrQ#t=74

I don’t really care about Eddie Vedder’s, war rant or any of his political views, but you can search them out on your own.

Ron Howard is producing a new Beatles documentary. Like I have said, do we need another one, really? No but others we should, like I don’t know, the Who, The Stones, The Kinks, just to name a few, maybe even the mighty Led Zeppelin. From the British invasion.

Robert Plant released a short film called Returning To The Borders: A Short Film/Lullaby And …The Ceaseless Roar. You watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6w4FBvW4r4

Revolution Harmony, a charitable music project is looking for donations and they will be releasing new music that features Tom Morello and others. You can check it out here: http://www.revolutionharmony.org/music

You can win an autographed guitar by KIX, from their record label, Loud And proud Records. Enter here: http://loudandproudrecords.com/win-signed-epiphone-les-paul-special-ii-guitar-kix/#.U8spoo1dWec

This week’s Rockucation question is: What band did Kirk Hammet form before joining Metallica. Also, did he ever record a record with them, if he did which one was it.

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