Tuesday Rock Roundup
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band said goodbye to keyboard player Danny Federici yesterday at a private funeral in New Jersey. He died last week at the age of 58 from melanoma. Springsteen and the band will resume the Magic tour tonight in Tampa, Florida, no doubt with heavy hearts. Fans on Springsteen message boards are offering up ideas on how Federici should be remembered tonight. Among the song suggestions are "You're Missing" with a light on the organ.
Def Leppard are set to resume their tour with Styx and REO Speedwagon tonight in Boise, Idaho, their first show since April 9th. They were forced to postpone six shows after singer Joe Elliott came down with an upper respiratory tract infection. They will make up the postponed shows in August, along with 10 more dates. The tour rolls into Grand Rapids on August 15th, and Fort Wayne on the 20th.
Before hitting the road with Def Leppard for those August dates, they'll be out with Boston in June and July. It's Boston's first trip out since the suicide of singer Brad Delp last year. Taking Delp's place will be Stryper frontman Michael Sweet (yes, really) and Delp sound-alike Tommy DeCarlo. The tour is in support of Boston's soon-to-be-released new Greatest Hits album.
As we mentioned yesterday, AC/DC are in Vancouver hard at work on their first album of new material since 2000's Stiff Upper Lip.
If you want to see Heaven & Hell, the reformed Dio-led Black Sabbath, they'll be in Chicago August 19th. Judas Priest is out with them, and Motorhead will be one of the opening acts.
The latest posting on the Guns n' Roses website says, "We're in negotiations for the release of Chinese Democracy and things are going well." Of course, the post mentions no release date or if the album is actually done. The post also addresses guitarist Robin Finck's rejoining Nine Inch Nails to tour this summer. "When we begin to put tour plans together, we'll see where things are. Until then, Robin's touring with [Nine Inch Nails] and we're working with management on our game plans."
Metallica have started a new website to preview their upcoming still-untitled album. Mission-Metallica-dot-com says fans can "experience the new album before it's done," and says the first update will come next month. Metallica's new album is expected out in September.
NEW RELEASES THIS WEEK. AND I MEAN THIS WEEK THIS TIME:
Def Leppard are set to resume their tour with Styx and REO Speedwagon tonight in Boise, Idaho, their first show since April 9th. They were forced to postpone six shows after singer Joe Elliott came down with an upper respiratory tract infection. They will make up the postponed shows in August, along with 10 more dates. The tour rolls into Grand Rapids on August 15th, and Fort Wayne on the 20th.
Before hitting the road with Def Leppard for those August dates, they'll be out with Boston in June and July. It's Boston's first trip out since the suicide of singer Brad Delp last year. Taking Delp's place will be Stryper frontman Michael Sweet (yes, really) and Delp sound-alike Tommy DeCarlo. The tour is in support of Boston's soon-to-be-released new Greatest Hits album.
As we mentioned yesterday, AC/DC are in Vancouver hard at work on their first album of new material since 2000's Stiff Upper Lip.
If you want to see Heaven & Hell, the reformed Dio-led Black Sabbath, they'll be in Chicago August 19th. Judas Priest is out with them, and Motorhead will be one of the opening acts.
The latest posting on the Guns n' Roses website says, "We're in negotiations for the release of Chinese Democracy and things are going well." Of course, the post mentions no release date or if the album is actually done. The post also addresses guitarist Robin Finck's rejoining Nine Inch Nails to tour this summer. "When we begin to put tour plans together, we'll see where things are. Until then, Robin's touring with [Nine Inch Nails] and we're working with management on our game plans."
Metallica have started a new website to preview their upcoming still-untitled album. Mission-Metallica-dot-com says fans can "experience the new album before it's done," and says the first update will come next month. Metallica's new album is expected out in September.
NEW RELEASES THIS WEEK. AND I MEAN THIS WEEK THIS TIME:
- Cloverfield DVD
- Charlie Wilson's War DVD
- Friday Night Lights: The Second Season DVD
- Laverne & Shirley - The Fourth Season DVD
- Classic Albums: The Doors DVD - this is a great series that breaks down the making of some of the best albums in Classic Rock...totally worth a grab for just 9 or 10 bucks.
- Flight of the Conchords by Flight of the Conchords CD
- Good To Be Bad by Whitesnake CD
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