Tuesday Rock Roundup
Happy 61st Birthday, Rick Derringer! The "Rock And Roll Hootchie Koo" guy was also the lead voice and guitarist on The McCoys' "Hang on Sloopy" and "Fever". The Indiana native also played on and produced Edgar Winter's number-one hit "Frankenstein."
Pink Floyd fans will soon be able to get a hold of another reference book on the legendary group. Pink Floyd on Forty-Five is a guide to the band's more than 600 commercially or promotionally released singles, as well as a selection of test pressings and acetates. The book contains cover shots, release notes and more than 12-hundred pictures.
A post on the Doobie Brothers website says drummer Michael Hossack has been "seriously injured in a taxi cab accident while on tour with the band. He is currently in stable condition in the hospital. More information will follow as soon as we have it." This is the second time in the last eight years that Hossack has been involved in a vehicular accident. In 2000 he was in a very serious motorcycle wreck that left him sidelined for 14 months.
Last Friday was a big day for Queen and Paul Rodgers...they finished mastering their first studio album together, The Cosmos Rocks. The album has 13 songs and comes out in the States October 14th.
The Rolling Stones will soon have their own museum. Super-fan Ulrich Schroeder plans to open it in 2010 in his hometown of Luchow, Germany. It will be housed in an old supermarket and will feature Schroeder's Stones memorabilia collection, which comprises more than four-thousand items, including T-shirts, instruments, rare records and posters, and paintings by guitarist Ronnie Wood. Schroeder, who in the early '90s became Woods' personal art vendor in Europe, expects to invest close to 800-thousand dollars of his own money in the project.
Some guy has started an online petition to get Bono to give up his "misguided counter-productive philanthropy efforts." The petition's backers argue that campaigns such as Red have actually caused more harm than good. The petition reads, "The grassroots leaders of the global fight against AIDS didn't ask for Bono to be their frontman. It's time for Bono to step down." Organizers of the petition are also asking for money, which they'll donate to AIDS charities if they achieve their goal.
Here's a smile for Joe Cocker fans: a vintage Cocker concert will hit the DVD rack next month called Cry Me a River. It's from footage shot by a German music TV series for their Halloween 1980 show in Berlin. Joe's performance includes staples like "You Are So Beautiful," "Feelin' Alright," "With a Little Help From My Friends" and "The Letter." Joe Cocker is on tour right now, by the way, opening up for Steve Miller. They're in Los Angeles tomorrow.
At the end of the month, we should be able to see what Metallica did last Thursday. They spent the day outside Los Angeles shooting a video for "The Day That Never Comes", the first single from their upcoming new album, Death Magnetic. The album is due September 12th.
Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer threw out the first pitch at the Red Sox/Oakland A's game Saturday at FenwayPark in Boston. He was then quickly traded to the Dodgers.
NEW IN STORES THIS WEEK:
Soundstage Presents: REO Speedwagon Live In The Heartland DVD
I Got the Feelin': James Brown in the 60's DVD
Soundstage Presents: Heart Live DVD
Nim's Island (Widescreen Edition) DVD
Star Trek The Original Series - The Complete Second Season DVD
Pink Floyd fans will soon be able to get a hold of another reference book on the legendary group. Pink Floyd on Forty-Five is a guide to the band's more than 600 commercially or promotionally released singles, as well as a selection of test pressings and acetates. The book contains cover shots, release notes and more than 12-hundred pictures.
A post on the Doobie Brothers website says drummer Michael Hossack has been "seriously injured in a taxi cab accident while on tour with the band. He is currently in stable condition in the hospital. More information will follow as soon as we have it." This is the second time in the last eight years that Hossack has been involved in a vehicular accident. In 2000 he was in a very serious motorcycle wreck that left him sidelined for 14 months.
Last Friday was a big day for Queen and Paul Rodgers...they finished mastering their first studio album together, The Cosmos Rocks. The album has 13 songs and comes out in the States October 14th.
The Rolling Stones will soon have their own museum. Super-fan Ulrich Schroeder plans to open it in 2010 in his hometown of Luchow, Germany. It will be housed in an old supermarket and will feature Schroeder's Stones memorabilia collection, which comprises more than four-thousand items, including T-shirts, instruments, rare records and posters, and paintings by guitarist Ronnie Wood. Schroeder, who in the early '90s became Woods' personal art vendor in Europe, expects to invest close to 800-thousand dollars of his own money in the project.
Some guy has started an online petition to get Bono to give up his "misguided counter-productive philanthropy efforts." The petition's backers argue that campaigns such as Red have actually caused more harm than good. The petition reads, "The grassroots leaders of the global fight against AIDS didn't ask for Bono to be their frontman. It's time for Bono to step down." Organizers of the petition are also asking for money, which they'll donate to AIDS charities if they achieve their goal.
Here's a smile for Joe Cocker fans: a vintage Cocker concert will hit the DVD rack next month called Cry Me a River. It's from footage shot by a German music TV series for their Halloween 1980 show in Berlin. Joe's performance includes staples like "You Are So Beautiful," "Feelin' Alright," "With a Little Help From My Friends" and "The Letter." Joe Cocker is on tour right now, by the way, opening up for Steve Miller. They're in Los Angeles tomorrow.
At the end of the month, we should be able to see what Metallica did last Thursday. They spent the day outside Los Angeles shooting a video for "The Day That Never Comes", the first single from their upcoming new album, Death Magnetic. The album is due September 12th.
Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer threw out the first pitch at the Red Sox/Oakland A's game Saturday at FenwayPark in Boston. He was then quickly traded to the Dodgers.
NEW IN STORES THIS WEEK:
Soundstage Presents: REO Speedwagon Live In The Heartland DVD
I Got the Feelin': James Brown in the 60's DVD
Soundstage Presents: Heart Live DVD
Nim's Island (Widescreen Edition) DVD
Star Trek The Original Series - The Complete Second Season DVD
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