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TUESDAY
EDITION
ROGER DALTREY EAGER FOR THE WHO TO PERFORM FULL ALBUMS IN CONCERT Roger
Daltrey says that he's hoping that the Who perform some of the
greatest albums in their entirety the next time they hit the road. Daltrey,
who's currently on tour opening for Eric Clapton, told accessatlanta.com,
"I'd like us to carry on as we are. The last album (Endless Wire)
was really good. I'd like us to be playing more of our back catalog than we do
at the moment. For instance, I would like us to be doing Quadrophenia.
I'd like us to be doing Tommy, as well as the show as we've got now, and
maybe do a Live At Leeds show as well. It's another different side of the
Who that hasn't been there for a long time. But the main thing is to be out
there, be in front of people."
Daltrey says that despite the fact that the Who desperately want to devote a portion to their concerts to rarely performed material, there simply isn't enough room in the context of the band's typical arena shows: ["There's only tiny bits of it you can change every night and us trying to place a lot of the newer songs, obviously a lot of the older ones have to drop out. So, we're stuck between a rock and a hard place. We do our best, and hopefully we will find other formulas to present the other music that people want to hear in different situations in the future."] SOUNDCUE (:19 OC: . . . in the future)
SIDE NOTES
PAUL McCARTNEY SAID TO BE ADDING CONNECTICUT STADIUM GIG TO TOUR The
rumors have all been pretty accurate when it comes to Paul McCartney's
new Up And Coming Tour. If so, that means that East Hartford,
Connecticut just might be the next stop announced on the new tour. Examiner.com
reported that according to sources, McCartney will announce a stop at East
Hartford's Rentschler Field.
No date has been announced for the former Beatle's prospective gig at the 40,000 seat stadium -- which is the home field of the University of Connecticut. Among the other acts that have rocked Rentschler Field are the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and the Police.
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND CANCELS FINAL FIVE 'MARCH MADNESS' SHOWS Due to an unforeseen family matters the Allman Brothers Band have been forced to cancel the final five dates of their upcoming "March Madness" run. Pollstar.com posted that the following dates at New York City's United Palace are canceled: March 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 26th, and 27th. Refunds will be available at the point of purchase.
SIDE NOTES
THE STEVE MILLER BAND ADDS TOUR DATES The
Steve Miller Band has announced its full spring and summer itinerary,
kicking it's 23-date tour off on May 21st in Henderson, Nevada and winding
things down on August 8th in West Allis, Wisconsin. Fans are in for a treat when
Peter Frampton teams up with Miller for a special, double bill on July
30th in Alpharetta, Georgia and July 31st in Orange Beach, Alabama.
Miller says that there's no great science as to why his music still receives so much radio airplay and crowd reaction in concert. Although Miller is considered a world-class blues guitarist, he says that it all come down to the songs: ["I think the reason my songs are still around is that they're simple on the first blush, they seem to be fairly simple tunes. There's a lot of harmony, a lot of harmony singing parts, and then when you go through the layers of the lyrics, they have meaning to people. And I think the main thing is that they're positive lyrics (laughs) and people like to sing."] SOUNDCUE (:20 OC: . . . like to sing)
SIDE NOTES
PETER FRAMPTON & YES ANNOUNCE JOINT DATES Peter
Frampton and Yes have announced a series of joint dates kicking off
on June 16th in Uncasville, Connecticut at the Mohegan Sun and wrapping up over
three weeks later on July 9th at L.A.'s Greek Theatre.
Frampton remains humble about his success and is still just as invigorated about playing out as when he was a kid: ["Y'know, I'm 59 but there's still an 18-year-old try... clamoring to get out all the time, y'know? So I still get chill-bumps, my heart starts palpitating when I get excited about music. It was a passion I realized I had when I was about eight-years-old. Thank God it's never left me. I'm so lucky to be able to have a life that all I do is my passion everyday."] SOUNDCUE (:25 OC: . . . my passion everyday) Yes is now comprised of Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, and keyboardist Oliver Wakeman -- the son of the band's legendary keyboardist Rick Wakeman. Fronting the band is temporary lead vocalist Benoit David who's still filling in for Jon Anderson, who's been suffering from respiratory failure due to chronic asthma. Squire defends the band against die-hard fans who feels the band performing with any other vocalist besides Anderson is sacrilege: ["I mean, let's face it -- the guy has devoted his time to the love of Yes music, that's the reason why he had this band Close To The Edge in Montreal, or that area, anyway. And obviously that was a passion for him so in a way I have to respect the fact that he's been out there flying our flag for us."] SOUNDCUE (:21 OC: . . . flag for us)
SIDE NOTES
BLONDIE PLANS NEW ALBUM FOR SPRING RELEASE Blondie
has been hard at work on a new album, which is expected out this spring.
Singer Debbie Harry tells Spin magazine, "It sounds like a
mature Blondie album. We really wanted to have a combination of different
elements -- that's sort of been a tradition with us." The group's new
tracks will be a mix of reggae, pop, and rock -- all with deeper lyrics. Blondie
will tour in support of the new record throughout the summer.
Meanwhile, Harry is working with Converse to develop a line of sneakers featuring Blondie designs. She says, "The shoes have been such a staple in rock 'n roll and fashion for so long. It seems like a real genuine kind of relationship." The new Blondie Converse sneakers will include album graphics, animal prints and neon. They'll be in stores this spring, retailing from $55 to $85 for both men and women.
CHECK IT OUT: See the Converse shoes here: http://www.converse.com/#/search
FOO FIGHTERS GOING INTO STUDIO IN SEPTEMBER Foo
Fighters will begin recording their seventh studio album in September,
frontman Dave Grohl told RollingStone.com at the Independent
Spirit Awards in Los Angeles on Friday night (March 5th). Grohl said, "Me
and (Foos drummer) Taylor (Hawkins) have already started demoing
songs," adding, "I think this could be our heaviest album yet."
Grohl also revealed that the record will be produced by Butch Vig,
partially in honor of the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's classic 1991
album Nevermind, which Vig also produced and on which Grohl debuted as
that band's drummer.
INTERNET COMMENTS at RollingStone.com -- agree or not? Richard wrote: "This is good news. As long as the songs are top quality, make it as heavy as you like Dave. Looking forward to this one." heathen2002 wrote: "Cool! I like the fact that they're recording on analog too..Awesome!" Aaron wrote: "What a great way to start my weekday!!! This is awesome!! i was just listening to FF first album this morning on my way to work. Dave is such an inspiration for all of us, struggling musicians out there." therzo wrote: "Dave Grohl continues to be awesome. However, the choice of Butch Vig as producer is unfortunate. That's the same guy that destroyed Nirvana's sound by making it so glossy it sucked . . . while Nevermind is a great album as far as music goes, it was waaayyyyy over-produced and sounded like crap. Of course, none of this will matter to most top-40 'music' fans who like run-of-the-mill stuff." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||