Music News For The Week Of October 4, 2015!
<iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/uCaq-cHRWUs” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> The Dead Daises rise to the occassion with this great tune. YouTube stopped promoting it because of the controversial images, etc. I say screw them and let the world see it. Here you go, a great tune, and help support the band by sharing the shout out of it and get it out there!
Slipknot released XIX from their current album, .5: The Gray Chapter. Check it out here
In other Slipknot news…… Slipknot has nothing on KISS, you can now buy halloween masks for sale, you can check them out here
Annihilator released their latest song called Snap. It’s from their current album, Suicide Society. You can check it out here
Bon Jovi is offering special getaway packages, right now he has one in Dallas, TX. You can get the details here
The Winery Dogs released the new song, Oblivion, from their current album, Hot Streak. You can check out the track here
Jeff Lynne’s ELO put out the title track this week of their forthcoming album, Alone In The Universe, out on November 13. You can listen to it here
Jake E. Lee’s Red Dragon Cartel released a live version video of their song, In A Dream. It’s from their current self titled debut album. You can watch it here
Jethro Tull is releasing a box set of their album, Too Old To Rock And Roll, Too Young To Die. It is the TV Edition. I can’t even list everything that’s going on with it. It’s quite unique in that regard. But you can check it all out here
The HBO TV series that Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese called Vinyl finally has an air date, which is January 2016. They also released a trailer for it and you can watch it here
If you have been a reader of this site, you know I don’t care about anything that has to do with Kurt Cobain. That is all.
Scorpions have a documentary called Forever And A Day coming out on October 14. The band have released a promo clip for it, and you can watch that here
Last week’s Rockucation question: Cream, The Jeff Beck Group, Led Zeppelin were formed from members who left this band? Bryan Kuntz from Chaska, MN got it right. The answer is the Yardbirds.
Steel Panther have announced the Well Hungover Tour. You can get dates here
Rammstein released another video from their In Amerika DVD. This one is called Benzin. You can check it out here
Grave released a new one this week called Plain Pine Box. It’s from their soon to be released album, Out Of Respect For The Dead, due out October 16. You can check it out here
Dennis Dunaway of the Alice Cooper Group was doing a book signing in Dallas, TX. He was there for his current book, Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs: My Adventures In The Alice Cooper Group. The surviving members of the said band surprised him and they did a 8 song set with him. How cool is that? The last time they were together was when they were inducted. Anyway you can check out the cool reunion here
Sevendust have released the third in a series of webisodes about making the album Kill The Flaw. You can watch it here
Saxon released a new lyric video for their song, Queen Of Hearts. It’s from their album, Battering Ram, out on October 30. Check out the video here
You do realize we have a new releases tab on the menu bar, so you can find out the latest new music out now. Go ahead and check it out and buy some new CDs!
Coheed And Cambria released a lyric video this week for the song, Eraser. It’s from their soon to be released album, The Color Before The Sun, out this week. Check it out here
David Bowie has released a teaser for a new song he wrote for The Last Panthers. It’s a TV crimes series that comes out in November. The song is called Blackstar. You can sample it here
Iron Maiden just announced more world tour dates, you can get them here
Not much of PSA, but Chris Holmes of WASP fame, released a video. Yeah, that’s what I thought.
The Dead & Co are adding a third night to their Madison Square Garden dates for free. They partnered with American Express. You can get all the info here
The next Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp (February) features some impressive musicians. Who are they, you ask? They are Tony Iommi, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, and Warren Haynes. You can get details here
Most of you know my stance on The Rock And Roll Hall Of Shame and this year’s ballot proves it once again. Janet Jackson, NWA, etc, Is it the rock hall or what. Anyway, here is the list and make sure you VOTE for the rockers, I know you only get 5 choices but make sure that Deep Purple, YES, Steve Miller and Cheap Trick are 4 of them. Check it out here
I’ll be a guest on the Haunted Cabaret Show, Monday night at 7 p.m. Eastern time. You can listen in at this link here
Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) is opening a coffee house in Newry, ME. This is for his Rockin’ & Roastin’ coffee. I have had it and I think it’s a good coffee. I spoke about it in the past. You should try it if you can, available in most supermarkets. Learn more about the cafe here
The Cure announced some tour dates. You can get them here
Ten Commandos is a new supergroup. Yes, another one. This one features the following: Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam), drums; Alain Johannes (Queens Of The Stone Age), guitar; Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden), bass; and Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees), as the singer. They released a single this week called Staring Down The Dust. You can hear the song here
Guitargodscollectibles.com has releaed a new figure of Zakk Wylde. You can order it here. You can also watch the promo clip for it here
Andrew Watt, formerly of California Breed, has released his first EP called, Ghost In My Head. He released the title track this week. You can check it out here
The Devil You Know have released a video for their song, The Way We Die, from their soon to be released album, They Bleed Red, out on November 6. You can watch it here
Ian Fletcher Thornley (Big Wreck) has previewed another track from his forthcoming solo album, Secrets, out on October 30. The song is Blown Wide Open (A remake of a Big Wreck song). You can check out the sample here This week’s Rockucation question: KISS, Van Halen, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Guns And Roses, and The Eagles, just to name a few bands, all have survived this through the years. In some cases got better or more popular because of it. What is it?