Soundgarden demand social media passwords from Vicky Cornell

The surviving members of Soundgarden are demanding Vicky Cornell release control of the band’s social meda accounts in a new court filing in Washington state.

According to Billboard, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Ben Shepherd and their business manager Rit Venerus have requested a US District Court judge order Chris Cornell’s widow to hand over the passwords or include a final posting stating "Soundgarden has temporarily suspended its official social media accounts due to pending litigation."

The band members claim Vicky has locked them out of their social media accounts – including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo, YouTube, Snapchat, Tumblr, Top Spin and Pinterest, as well as Soundgarden's official website – and changing all the passwords.

In the March 25 court filing in a U.S. District Court, Soundgarden claim – despite repeated requests for access – that Vicky has been "holding hostage the login information" since litigation between the two parties over control of unreleased hris Cornell recordings began in 2019.

The group states that their former management company handed over the passwords to Vicky upon their termination, and that not only are their social accounts "in a state of neglect," but that Vicky is identifying herself as "Soundgarden" and has removed fan comments and posted images and comments to the Soundgarden social media pages.

News of the social media control battle comes just days after a federal judge recommended the court toss out two of Vicky’s six claims against the remaining Soundgarden members as they battle various issues since the 2017 death of Chris Cornell after he took his own life in a Detroit hotel room while on tour with the band.

A hearing on the band's request is set for April 16; learn more about the latest court filing at billboard.com.

Soundgarden were among the nominees under consideration for entry into the 2020 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame; the Seattle band failed to garner enough music industry support to be inducted on their first nomination.

See also:

Judge updates Vicky Cornell lawsuit against Soundgarden
Soundgarden respond to Vicky Cornell lawsuit
Chris Cornell’s widow sues Soundgarden over buyout terms
Chris Cornell streams cover of John Lennon classic
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Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason reschedules European tour

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets have announced rescheduled concert dates for their postponed European tour amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Originally set to begin last May, the series was first delayed to this spring before its latest move.

Set to follow on the heels of a UK run, the European leg will now open in Randers, Denmark on May 14, 2022, as the group continue working on rebooking a few dates from the original schedule.

“Thanks for your patience!,” says Mason. “We can now reveal the 2022 #SaucerfulOfSecrets European tour. We're still working on moving a few of the shows that were due to be performed this year, and we'll let you know about those as soon as we can.”

Last fall, Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets released “Live At The Roundhouse”, which captures the group in concert at the legendary London venue during their first tour.

Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets
2022 European tour

** shows rescheduled from spring 2021

May 14 – Randers, Denmark @ Vaerket
May 19 – Helsinki, Finland @ House of Culture
May 21 – Tallinn, Estonia @ Alehela Hall
May 23 – St. Petersburg, Russia @ BKZ Ohtyabrsky
May 25 – Moscow, Russia @ Kremlin
May 28 – Lodz, Poland @ Klub Wytwornia
May 30 – Budapest, Hungary @ Budapest Park
Jun 08 – Sofia, Bulgaria @ National Palace of Culture
Jun 09 – Bucharest, Hungary @ Arenele Romane
Jun 11 – Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
Jun 12 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Forum
Jun 13 – Berlin, Germany @ Tempodrom
Jun 15 – Luxembourg @ Den Atelier
Jun 16 – Eindhoven @ Muziekgebouw
Jun 17 – Brussels, Belgium @ Cirque Royale
Jun 19 – Nuremberg, Germany @ Meistersinger Halle
Jun 20 – Frankfurt, Germany @ Jahrunderhalle
Jun 22 – Paris, France @ Grand Rex
Jun 24 – Lucerne, Switzerland @ KKL
Jun 25 – Lucca, Italy @ Lucca Summer Festival
Jun 26 – Turin, Italy @ Stupinigi Sonic Park

See also:

David Gilmour performs acoustic version of On An Island
Pink Floyd share Wish You Were Here from Live At Knebworth 1990
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason postpones European tour
Pink Floyd share Great Gig In The Sky from Live At Knebworth 1990
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Clutch launch vinyl reissue series with Blast Tyrant album

Clutch are launching a limited-edition series of vinyl reissues this spring with the June release of their 2004 classic, “Blast Tyrant.”

The “Clutch Collector’s Series” will see four albums reimagined and individually curated by a band member, starting with drummer Jean-Paul Gaster.

"I worked with the album's original artist Chon Hernandez to create a new look and feel for the 'Clutch Collector's Series' release of 'Blast Tyrant'," explains Gaster. "Chon did an amazing job drawing the 'Blast Tyrant' to look 20 years older and wiser. We selected new colors for the jacket, sleeves, and vinyl to make a completely new package.”

The album has been remastered and is manufactured on 180-gram colored vinyl. The gatefold jacket is printed on metalized polyester paper and embossed with the official “Clutch Collector's Series” seal. The double-LP set is sleeved in extra heavy stock paper and includes a numbered insert autographed by the band.

The Maryland band’s sixth studio set featured the rock radio single, “The Mob Goes Wild”, and live track staples like “The Regulator”, “Cypress Grove” and “Profits Of Doom”, among others.

The “Blast Tyrant” vinyl reissue is limited to 5,000 units worldwide.

The Maryland outfit’s most recent studio album is 2018’s “Book Of Bad Decisions.”
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Billy Idol announces Las Vegas residency dates

Billy Idol has announced dates for a fall Las Vegas residency.

The rocker will perform four shows at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, with appearances scheduled for October 16, 17, 22 and 23.

Pre-sale tickets are available now through Thursday, April 1 at 10pm PDT; passcode is whiplashsmile21

General public tickets will go on sale Friday, April 2 at 10 a.m. PDT via Ticketmaster.

The hotel says Idol’s limited run is the first in a series of “concerts and experiences to be announced in the near future.”

“The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has remained at the forefront of the Las Vegas entertainment scene for the last ten years. We are honored to host Billy Idol at The Chelsea for what is sure to be an unforgettable re-introduction of live entertainment to the resort,” Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Vice President of Entertainment Fedor Banuchi said in a statement. “As Las Vegas continues to rebound, we look forward to releasing details on new and exciting live concerts and events coming this summer to the resort.”

In addition to the newly-announced live dates, Idol – who has performed a number of residencies in Las Vegas in recent years – is also set to perform a mid-September gig at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, NJ and a late October show at The Sands in Playa Mujeres, Mexico.
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Pearl Jam reschedule UK and European tour to 2022

Pearl Jam’s 2021 UK and European tour has been rescheduled for the summer of 2022.

The shows in support of their latest album, “Gigaton” – which were first moved last July to this year – have been rebooked as the world continues to address the coronavirus pandemic.

“A year after postponing the 2020 tour, it remains difficult to again postpone getting back on the road,” says the group. “Pearl Jam is encouraged by the vaccine rollouts happening around the world and eagerly awaits the day they can safely tour again. In the meantime, the band hopes everyone will stay vigilant and keep wearing their masks in anticipation of gathering together safely in 2022.”

Previously purchased tickets will remain valid for all rescheduled shows. Fans who are unable to attend the new dates should reach out to their point of purchase for ticket options, while Ten Club ticket holders will receive an email with further information.

As a thank you to fans for their patience during these times, Pearl Jam will offer a free video stream of the band’s 2010 Hard Rock Calling Festival (Hyde Park, London) concert, in support of their 2009 release, "Backspacer."

The stream will run from Friday, April 2nd at 8 PM ET through Monday, April 5th at 11:59 PM ET on Pearl Jam’s YouTube and Facebook as well as on nugs.net; there will be no cost to stream this performance.

This 27-song show was professionally filmed by the Hard Rock Calling crew and the audio was remixed by "Gigaton" producer Josh Evans; the track “Red Mosquito” features guest Ben Harper on slide guitar.
Pearl Jam
"Gigaton"
2022 UK / European tour

Jun 14 - Amsterdam, Holland @ Ziggo Dome
Jun 15 - Amsterdam, Holland @ Ziggo Dome
Jun 18 - Landgraaf, Holland @ Pinkpop Festival
Jun 21 - Berlin, Germany @ Waldbuhne
Jun 23 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion
Jun 25 - Imola, Italy @ Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Jun 28 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Festhalle
Jun 30 - Werchter, Belgium @ Rock Werchter Festival
Jul 03 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Lollapalooza Stockholm
Jul 05 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Royal Arena
Jul 08 – London, UK @ Hyde Park
Jul 09 – London, UK @ Hyde Park
Jul 12 - Budapest, Hungary @ Budapest Arena
Jul 23 - Krakow, Poland @ Tauron Arena
Jul 17 - Paris, France @ Lollapalooza Paris
Jul 20 - Vienna, Austria @ Wiener Stadthalle
Jul 22 - Prague, Czech Republic @ O2 Arena

** all dates moved from 2021 on March 30

See also:

Pearl Jam share footage from 2018 Seattle concert livestream
Pearl Jam preview Daughter from 2018 Seattle Home Show series stream
Pearl Jam to stream second night of 2018 Seattle Home Show series
Eddie Vedder streams acoustic cover of Bruce Springsteen classic
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The Eagles Millennium Concert gets vinyl release

The Eagles will release “The Millennium Concert” on vinyl for the first time as a standalone package on April 2.

The 2LP set delivers a dozen tracks from the band’s December 31, 1999 show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, which featured 29 tunes from the group’s extensive catalog.

The material was originally issued as part of the 2000 box set, “Selected Works: 1972-1999”, and later appeared on the band’s extensive 2018 collection, “Legacy.”

The Los Angeles gig followed two shows in Las Vegas as the group performed at the end of 1999.

The Eagles will also release two more vinyl packages on April 2, including 1980’s “Eagles Live” and 2007’s “Long Road Out Of Eden.”

The Eagles were named the No. 6 Rock News Artist Of The Year as part of the 2020 hennemusic Rock News Awards.
The Eagles

“The Millenium Concert” standalone vinyl debut
Release date: April 2

01. "Hotel California"
02. "Victim Of Love"
03. "Peaceful Easy Feeling"
04. "Please Come Home For Christmas"
05. "Ol' 55"
06. "Take It To the Limit"
07. "Those Shoes"
08. "Funky New Year"
09. "Dirty Laundry"
10. "Funk #49"
11. "All She Wants To Do Is Dance"
12. "The Best Of My Love"

See also:

Rock News Artist Of The Year No. 6: THE EAGLES
The Eagles stream Take It Easy from Live From The Forum
The Eagles stream new live version of Hotel California
The Eagles stream Lyin Eyes from Live From The Forum
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Cream announce vinyl debut of Goodbye Tour show Live At The Forum

Cream will release the debut vinyl edition of their 1968 concert recording, “Live At The Forum”, on April 23.

A series of tracks from an October 19, 1968 show at the famed Los Angeles venue were originally included on the band’s 1969 album, “Goodbye”, and the full performance finally surfaced last year on the four-CD set, “Goodbye Tour Live 1968.”

Now, the first standalone vinyl offering of The Forum event will be made available as a limited-edition 2LP blue vinyl set that presents all 9 songs from the stop on the group’s farewell tour.

The record was produced by Bill Levenson, with Kevin Reeves mastering the tapes from the original 1968 analog mix reels.

With Cream, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton set the template for not only the 'supergroup' but also the "power trio."

"Cream was a shambling circus of diverse personalities who happened to find that catalyst together,” says Clapton. “Any one of us could have played unaccompanied for a good length of time. So you put the three of us together in front of an audience willing to dig it limitlessly, we could have gone on forever…. And we did….just going for the moon every time we played."

Cream reunited to perform at their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993, and the trio would regroup again for a series of concerts in 2005 that resulted in a live recording from London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Bruce died of liver disease in 2014 at the age of 71, while Baker passed away in 2019.
Cream
"Goodbye Tour: Live At The Forum” vinyl edition
Release date: April 23

Side 1
1. “Introduction by Buddy Miles”
2. “White Room”
3. “Politician”
4. “I’m So Glad”

Side 2
1. “Sitting On Top Of The World”
2. “Crossroads”
3. “Sunshine Of Your Love”

Side 3
1. “Traintime”
2. “Toad”

Side 4
1. “Spoonful”

See also:

Eric Clapton reschedules Royal Albert Hall shows
Eric Clapton postpones European tour
Eric Clapton announces 2021 Royal Albert Hall shows
Eric Clapton to release Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 package
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David Gilmour performs acoustic version of On An Island

David Gilmour is sharing video of an acoustic performance of the title track to his 2006 album, “On An Island.”

Accompanied by his daughter Romany on harmony vocals, the Pink Floyd guitarist delivered the song during the April 23 edition of the livestreamed series the Von Trapped Family, which mixes music and literature with discussions during the ongoing pandemic.

“On An Island” marked Gilmour’s first solo release in 22 years; supported by a 6-month series of live performances, the project earned the rocker his first solo UK No.1 album when it debuted atop the charts in his homeland while also delivering his first solo US Top 10 set when it peaked at No. 6.

Gilmour and Pink Floyd will release “Live At Knebworth 1990” on April 30; the package features the band’s headline show at the star-studded Silver Clef Winners concert at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire.

Pink Floyd released their final album, “The Endless River”, in 2014.

See also:

Pink Floyd share Wish You Were Here from Live At Knebworth 1990
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason postpones European tour
Pink Floyd share Great Gig In The Sky from Live At Knebworth 1990
Pink Floyd preview Live At Knebworth 1990 package
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Allman Brothers Band stream Live At Great Woods 1991 reissue

The Allman Brothers Band are streaming their newly-reissued concert video, “Live At Great Woods September 6, 1991.”

Filmed for a Japanese TV special 9/6/1991 and issued on VHS and LaserDisc in 1992, the original 2014 DVD release incorporated interview segments into the songs, but this remastered version – with the rights recently being returned to the group – delivers the performance in full.

At the time, the band was touring in support of their newly-released “Shades Of Two Worlds” album, and the outdoor show featured the lineup of founding members Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jaimoe and Butch Trucks plus Warren Haynes, Allen Woody and Marc Quinones.

“Live At Great Woods” is now available on DVD and digitally, with individual audio and video tracks available digitally.

The set is being reissued in sync with the Allman Brothers Band’s 52nd anniversary, following their formation in Jacksonville, FL in March of 1969 before relocating to Macon, GA.

The iconic group performed their final show at New York’s Beacon Theatre on October 28, 2014.

In the years following the farewell concert, a pair of original members have died: drummer Butch Trucks committed suicide in January of 2017 while singer and keyboardist Gregg Allman passed away from liver cancer four months later.











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Allman Brothers Band announce Live At Great Woods reissue
Allman Brothers Band to release Down In Texas ’71 live package
Allman Brothers Band to release final concert with Duane Allman
VIDEO: Allman Brothers Band reunite for 50th anniversary concert
Allman Brothers Band announce 50th anniversary collection
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Royal Blood debut Limbo during virtual performance at 2021 Bloxy Awards

Royal Blood delivered the live debut of their new single, “Limbo”, during a virtual performance on March 27 as part of the 2021 Bloxy Awards.

The 8th annual event – which celebrates the talent and creativity of the Roblox community of creators and players – saw the duo of bassist/singer Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher appear as avatars for their three-song set, which included their 2014 track, “Figure It Out”, and 2020’s “Trouble’s Coming” before closing with “Limbo” from the forthcoming album “Typhoons.”

“We're so excited to perform virtually at @Roblox's Bloxy Awards!,” said Royal Blood in advance of the event. “This'll be our first live performance of ‘Limbo’, so tune in for a cosmic experience like no other!”

“The creativity of the Roblox community powers the experiences on our platform, and the social connections players make while sharing these experiences are deeply enriched by music,” added Roblox VP Jon Vlassopulos. “We’re thrilled to host Royal Blood as we celebrate the talent of our creators with the greater Roblox community in this immersive, out-of-this-world Metaverse experience.”

Due April 30, Kerr and Thatcher produced most of “Typhoons” themselves; the set marks the follow-up to 2017’s “How Did We Get So Dark?”, which entered the UK charts at No. 1 upon its release to duplicate the success of the band’s 2014 record, the fastest-selling British rock debut album in their native country in three years.

“Typhoons” will be available in digital, black and colored vinyl, and CD formats; the official Royal Blood store offers a deluxe vinyl packaged with a bonus 7” single (featuring the extra track “Space”) and an art print, and a picture disc.
Royal Blood
“Typhoons”
Release date: April 30

01. Trouble’s Coming
02. Oblivion
03. Typhoons
04. Who Needs Friends
05. Million & One
06. Limbo
07. Either You Want It
08. Boilermaker
09. Mad Visions
10. Hold On
11. All We Have Is No

See also:

Royal Blood stream new Typhoons single Limbo
Royal Blood share live performance of Typhoons
Royal Blood release Typhoons video
Royal Blood stream title track to new album Typhoons
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Judge updates Vicky Cornell lawsuit against Soundgarden

A federal judge in Washington state is recommending the court toss out two of Vicky Cornell’s six claims against the remaining members of Soundgarden in the latest update to a legal battle initiated by singer Chris Cornell’s widow on behalf of his estate in December of 2019.

Among the issues presented in the case, Vicky claims the Seattle band has been withholding royalties from her in an effort to gain access to vocal tracks for seven songs the singer recorded in his personal studio in Florida, while alleging that there was never any explicit agreement that the material was recorded for Soundgarden.

According to Billboard, a report filed by U.S. District Judge Michelle Peterson determined that there wasn’t evidence that the band was improperly withholding “hundreds of thousands of dollars” of Chris’s royalties from her.

Soundgarden had previously argued that the disputed funds are owned by the band’s partnership, and that under Washington law that partnership continues to legally own the funds until there is a distribution by a partner vote.

Peterson did not issue a finding on Soundgarden’s “alternative argument” that Chris Cornell became dissociated from the partnership when he passed; they argued that because the band never had a written band agreement, Washington general partnership law therefore governs their dispute, and that under that law, they are only obliged to provide a buyout offer to his estate after receiving a formal written buyout demand.

Last month, Vicky launched a separate lawsuit over the terms of a buyout price for her stake in the band on behalf of the estate while asking a federal judge to determine the value of her late husband’s interest in the group.

As for Vicky’s claim that Soundgarden business manager Rit Venerus breached his duty to look after her best interests, Peterson found that Venerus was merely a go-between for Vicky and the band and not her advisor.

“The magistrate’s recommendation was based solely on her subjective and un-adopted opinion that additional facts must be added to our client’s complaint, and we intend to amend our client’s complaint to include those facts,” said Vicky’s attorney Marty Singer. “Most importantly, the magistrate’s recommendation has zero impact on the significant claims against Soundgarden and its band members, who have sought to trample on Chris Cornell’s rights by unlawfully asserting ownership over his vocal recordings and by depriving his wife and children of millions of dollars that the band members want to keep for themselves.”

Peterson’s report will now be sent to the case’s presiding judge, Robert S. Lasnik, who will make the final decision.

Learn more about the case at billboard.com.

Cornell took his own life at the age of 52 in a Detroit hotel room in the early hours of May 18, 2017 following a Soundgarden show in the city.
See also:

Soundgarden respond to Vicky Cornell lawsuit
Chris Cornell’s widow sues Soundgarden over buyout terms
Chris Cornell streams cover of John Lennon classic
Chris Cornell covers collection released
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Neil Young shares 1971 performance of Helpless

Neil Young is sharing video of a performance of “Helpless” from his newly-released 1971 solo concert recording and film, “Young Shakespeare.”

Written by the rocker and originally recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on their 1970 album, “Déjà Vu”, the tune is among a dozen songs Young delivered at the Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, CT while on tour in support of “After The Gold Rush.”

The event took place just three days after a legendary show at Toronto’s Massey Hall (released officially in 2007).

“[Producer] John Hanlon and I both feel Shakespeare is superior to our beloved Massey Hall,” explains Young. “A more calm performance, without the celebratory atmosphere of Massey Hall, captured live on 16mm film. Young Shakespeare is a very special event. To my fans, I say this is the best ever. Young Shakespeare is the performance of that era. Personal and emotional, for me, it defines that time.”

Recorded for broadcast on German TV, the footage has not been made publicly available until now.

“Young Shakespeare” is available on vinyl, CD while a stand-alone DVD of the concert will be available exclusively through The Greedy Hand Store at Neil Young Archives.

A Deluxe Box Set Edition includes vinyl, CD, and the DVD, while fans who purchase the CD, LP or Box set from the NYA Greedy Hand Store will also receive free hi-res digital audio downloads from the Xstream Store at NYA.
Neil Young
“Young Shakespeare”
Release date: March 26

01. Tell Me Why
02. Old Man
03. The Needle And The Damage Done
04. Ohio
05. Dance Dance Dance
06. Cowgirl In The Sand
07. A Man Needs A Maid/Heart Of Gold
08. Journey Through The Past
09. Don’t Let It Bring You Down
10. Helpless
11. Down By The River
12. Sugar Mountain

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse stream 1990 performance of Mansion On The Hill
Neil Young previews Young Shakespeare live release
Neil Young previews new 1990 live package with Crazy Horse
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Wolfgang Van Halen streams new Mammoth WVH track Think It Over

Wolfgang Van Halen is streaming audio of the track “Think It Over” as the latest preview to his forthcoming Mammoth WVH album debut.

The multi-instrumentalist – who played everything on his first solo release – described the tune to Rolling Stone as “super-poppy, the most Jimmy Eat World-ish song I’ve got. It’s one of my favorite songs, and it was my dad’s favorite song.”

The rocker issued “Think It Over” in sync with a video for “Don’t Back Down”, a clip that sees six Wolfgangs recording and playing the song at his late father’s legendary 5150 home studio.

Due June 11, Wolfgang worked on the album with producer Michael Baskette.

Van Halen debuted his live lineup during a recent series of tv appearances that saw him joined by guitarists Jon Jourdan and Frank Sidoris, bassist Ronnie Ficarro and drummer Garret Whitlock.
Mammoth WVH
“Mammoth WVH”
Release date: June 11

01. Mr. Ed
02. Horribly Right
03. Epiphany
04. Don't Back Down
05. Resolve
06. You'll Be The One
07. Mammoth
08. Circles
09. The Big Picture
10. Think It Over
11. You're To Blame
12. Feel
13. Stone
14. Distance (bonus track)

See also:

Wolfgang Van Halen debuts Don’t Back Down video
Grammys producer defends Eddie Van Halen tribute
Wolfgang Van Halen comments on Grammy Awards tribute to Eddie Van Halen
Wolfgang Van Halen streams You’re To Blame lyric video
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David Bowie streams Changes from rare 1999 New York club performance

David Bowie’s team are streaming audio of a performance of his 1971 classic, “Changes”, as a preview to the April 2 release of “David Bowie At The Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99)”.

The project delivers the singer’s November 19 appearance in front of an invite-only audience of fans and contest winners at the small venue.

One of a handful of shows in support of his 1999 album, “Hours”, the 12-song performance was recorded and filmed for webcast the following month via Liveonline.net, with audio from the show previously only available as a promotional CD.

Bowie’s set included all four singles from “Hours” – “Thursday’s Child”, “The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell”, “Survive” and “Seven” – and the album track “Something In The Air”, alongside a collection of fan favorites and deep cuts from his legendary career.

The Kit Kat Klub package is the sixth and final release in Bowie’e series of 1990s concert recordings billed as “Brilliant Live Adventures (1995-1999).”
David Bowie
“David Bowie At The Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99)”
Release date: April 2

Life On Mars?
Thursday's Child
Something In The Air
China Girl
Can't Help Thinking About Me
Always Crashing In The Same Car
Survive
Stay
Seven
Changes
The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
I’m Afraid Of Americans

See also:

David Bowie wraps up live series with rare 1999 New York club gig
David Bowie continues live series with 1999 Paris release
David Bowie streams Fashion from 1997 Phoenix Festival live package
David Bowie continues 1990s live series with 1997 Phoenix Festival release
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Pink Floyd share Wish You Were Here from Live At Knebworth 1990

Pink Floyd are sharing audio of a performance of their 1975 classic, “Wish You Were Here”, from the forthcoming package, “Live At Knebworth 1990.”

The title track to the band’s ninth album was one of seven songs featured at the star-studded Silver Clef Winners concert at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, where they headlined before 120,000 fans alongside Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Robert Plant, Dire Straits, Genesis, Cliff Richard and Tears For Fears.

Originally broadcast globally via MTV, the event was in aid of the Nordoff-Robbins music therapy charity, with profits going towards setting up the performing arts BRIT School near London.

“The Knebworth Concert was a defining moment in the music industry’s commitment to Nordoff Robbins, the BRIT Trust and the concept of the BRIT School,” explains David Munns, Chairman of Nordoff Robbins. “What a fantastic day it was, culminating in this brilliant performance by Pink Floyd. The money raised allowed the BRIT School to come into being and allowed Nordoff Robbins to significantly expand its service.

"Knebworth will go down in history as one of those great moments and the music industry should be very proud of what it achieved.”

Following its inclusion on Pink Floyd’s 2019 box set, “The Later Years”, “Live At Knebworth 1990” will be available for the first time on April 30 as a standalone package offered on CD, double vinyl and digital platforms.
Pink Floyd
“Live At Knebworth 1990”
Release date: April 30

1. “Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts 1-5”
2. “The Great Gig In The Sky”
3. “Wish You Were Here”
4. “Sorrow”
5. “Money”
6. “Comfortably Numb”
7. “Run Like Hell”

See also:

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason postpones European tour
Pink Floyd share Great Gig In The Sky from Live At Knebworth 1990
Pink Floyd preview Live At Knebworth 1990 package
Pink Floyd share alternate video version of Arnold Layne
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The Hollywood Vampires top the hennemusic Hot 10

The Hollywood Vampires top this week’s hennemusic Hot 10.

The supergroup led by Alice Cooper, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, and Johnny Depp have cancelled their rescheduled UK and European tour.

Read all about it in this week’s top story!

The HH10 is a list of the most-viewed rock news stories in the past week by hennemusic readers.

For a full list of hennemusic Hot 10 charts, check out the archives here.

hennemusic Hot 10
week ending March 28, 2021

01 – Hollywood Vampires cancel rescheduled UK and European tour
02 – U2 stream 1983 Live At Red Rocks concert
03 – Grammys producer defends Eddie Van Halen tribute
04 – ZZ Top: Billy Gibbons streams new solo single West Coast Junkie
05 – Fleetwood Mac stream unreleased live version of Gold Dust Woman
06 – Steve Miller Band preview archival 1977 live package
07 – New Santana album to feature Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett
08 – Queen revisit landmark 1974 Rainbow concerts
09 – Greta Van Fleet stream new track Broken Bells
10 – Triumph announce Allied Forces 40th anniversary box set

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Mar 21: Van Halen
Mar 14: Black Sabbath
Mar 07: The Who
Feb 28: Fleetwood Mac
Feb 21: Motorhead

Steve Miller Band preview archival 1977 live package

The Steve Miller Band are streaming audio of a performance of their classic, “Jet Airliner”, as the first preview to a newly-announced live package featuring a full concert from 1977.

“Steve Miller Band Live! Breaking Ground: August 3, 1977” delivers the group’s show at the Cap Center in Landover, MD during the height of their success during the era.

"This show captures the band right at the peak after ‘The Joker’, and in the middle of ‘Fly Like An Eagle’ and ‘Book Of Dreams’, a stream of hits,” says Miller. “We decided to call it Breaking Ground because that's exactly what we were doing."

Due May 14, the set from Miller’s archives has been newly mixed and mastered by the guitarist and his veteran audio engineer Kent Hertz.

“Breaking Ground” will be available in multiple formats, including digital, CD, and 2LP black vinyl; while a live concert video featuring the full performance will be available to stream on The Coda Collection on Amazon Prime Video.

Steve Miller Band
“Live! Breaking Ground: August 3, 1977”
Release date: May 14

01. Living in the U.S.A.
02. Space Cowboy
03. Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma
04. Come on in My Kitchen
05. Wild Mountain Honey
06. The Window/Winter Time
07. The Stake
08. Mercury Blues
09. Serenade
10. Take the Money and Run
11. Jet Airliner
12. Space Intro
13. Fly Like An Eagle
14. Rock’n Me
15. The Joker
16. Seasons
17. So Long Blues

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Queen revisit landmark 1974 Rainbow concerts

Queen are revisiting their landmark series of 1974 concerts at London’s Rainbow Theatre in the second episode of their new weekly feature, “The Greatest.”

Queen first headlined the venue on March 31 while on the road behind “Queen II.”

“We’d done our support tour and then promoter Mel Bush came to us – he was a pretty top promoter at the time – and he said ‘I think you guys can headline the next tour’, and we were surprised,” recalls Brian May. “I remember thinking ‘Wow, that’s very quick’, because normally you would support a few acts and build a following, and then you would go on your headline tour.

“But he said ‘No, I feel you can do it, you can sell out all these places’ and he gave us a big list – Newcastle City Hall, Manchester’s Free Trade Hall or whatever, you know all the sort of classic gigs that rock bands do, and he said ‘you can fill all these, and at the end, we’re going to do the Rainbow’”.

The group’s month-long UK trek was followed by a brief spring series of shows in North America, which were shut down when May contracted hepatitis.

When the band embarked on their next UK tour to promote the “Sheer Heart Attack” album, Queen played two sold-out nights at the venue in November; the shows were filmed and an abbreviated version was screened in cinemas to promote the group before its eventual release in 2014 as “Live At The Rainbow ’74.”

Queen recently launched their new series – which highlights 50 moments in their legendary history – with a look back at their debut 1973 single, “Keep Yourself Alive.”

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ZZ Top: Billy Gibbons streams new solo single West Coast Junkie

ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons is streaming a video for “West Coast Junkie”, as the lead single from his newly-announced solo album, “Hardware.”

Due June 4, the Texas rocker recorded his third record at Escape Studio in California’s high desert, near Palm Springs, which was produced by Gibbons along with Matt Sorum and Mike Fiorentino with engineer Chad Shlosser providing additional production.

“Hardware”, which sees Gibbons joined by his live lineup of Sorum and guitarist Austin Hanks, delivers 11 new original tunes, a guest appearance by Larkin Poe, and a cover of “Hey Baby, Que Paso”, originally recorded by the Texas Tornados.

“We holed up in the desert for a few weeks in the heat of the summer and that in itself was pretty intense,” says Gibbons. “To let off steam we just ‘let it rock’ and that’s what ‘Hardware’ is really all about. For the most part, it’s a raging rocker but always mindful of the desert’s implicit mystery.

“The desert settings, replete with shifting sands, cacti and rattlesnakes makes for the kind of backdrop that lends an element of intrigue reflected in the sounds created out there.”

The album’s title is a tribute to legendary recording engineer the late Joe Hardy, who worked with Gibbons and ZZ Top dating back to the mid-1980s.

“Hardware” marks the follow-up to Gibbons’ 2018 album, “The Big Bad Blues”, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk chart and at No. 2 on the US Blues chart while also being named Blues Rock Album Of The Year at the 2019 Blues Music Awards.

Billy Gibbons
“Hardware”
Release date: June 4

01 – My Lucky Card
02 – She’s On Fire
03 – More-More-More
04 – Shuffle, Step & Slide
05 – Vagabond Man
06 – Spanish Fly
07 – West Coast Junkie
08 – Stackin’ Bones (featuring Larkin Poe)
09 – I Was A Highway
10 – S-G-L-M-B-B-R
11 – Hey Baby, Que Paso
12 – Desert High

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Wolfgang Van Halen debuts Don’t Back Down video

Wolfgang Van Halen is streaming a video for his new single, “Don’t Back Down”, as the latest preview to his forthcoming Mammoth WVH album debut.

Filmed over two days at Eddie Van Halen’s famed 5150 studio, the clip sees multiple Wolfgangs performing the song and engineering it in real-time … reinforcing the fact that the rocker played everything on his first solo project.

“I always thought it would be a fun thing to do a series of videos, maybe not just this one,” Wolfgang tells Rolling Stone, “where it’s just a whole bunch of Wolfs putting it together.”

Written under the working title “Sabbath”, “Don’t Back Down” was built as an aggressive, high-energy track.

“I really leaned into a fight-song mentality,” Wolfgang explains. “The kind of thing you hear when you’re at a sports game and you want your team to really f**k up the other team.”

Due June 11 and produced by Michael Baskette, “Mammoth WVH” was first previewed with the lead single, “Distance”, and the follow-up track “You’re To Blame.”
Mammoth WVH
“Mammoth WVH”
Release date: June 11

01. Mr. Ed
02. Horribly Right
03. Epiphany
04. Don't Back Down
05. Resolve
06. You'll Be The One
07. Mammoth
08. Circles
09. The Big Picture
10. Think It Over
11. You're To Blame
12. Feel
13. Stone
14. Distance (bonus track)

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U2 stream 1983 Live At Red Rocks concert

U2 are streaming a 1983 concert from Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre in the second installment of their new limited-edition series, “The Virtual Road.”

Audio of the appearance, which captures the band on the road in support of their third album, “War”, was first released via US radio a month after the event before two tracks – “Gloria” and “Party Girl” – surfaced on the late 1983 live record, “Under A Blood Red Sky”, and the project delivered U2’s first home video release the following year.

Footage of U2’s performance of “Sunday Bloody Sunday” at Red Rocks was used as a promo video for the third single from “War.”

In sync with the 2021 streaming event, U2 have released a digital EP featuring four songs from the show: “Sunday Bloody Sunday”, “New Year’s Day”, “I Will Follow” and “40.”

U2 launched “The Virtual Road” on St. Patrick’s Day with their 2001 homecoming performance “U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland”; the 4-part series will continue on April 1 with “Popmart: Live From Mexico City” before wrapping up on April 10 with “iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE: Live in Paris.”



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Royal Blood stream new Typhoons single Limbo

Royal Blood are streaming “Limbo” as the third single from their forthcoming album, “Typhoons.”

“Limbo is about being sick and tired of being sick and tired,” says the duo of bassist/singer Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher. “Being bored of my own behavior and the psychological crisis of being utterly lost and helpless to the violent storms of self-destruction and addiction.

“It is without a doubt the most ambitious and wildest we have allowed ourselves to be and we can’t wait to invite you this far down the rabbit hole with us. This is it. Don’t get scared now.”

“Limbo” follows “Trouble’s Coming” and “Typhoons” as the latest preview to the project ahead of its release on April 30.

“Typhoons” will be available in digital, black and colored vinyl, and CD formats; the official Royal Blood store offers a deluxe vinyl packaged with a bonus 7” single (featuring the extra track “Space”) and an art print, and a picture disc.
Royal Blood
“Typhoons”
Release date: April 30

01. Trouble’s Coming
02. Oblivion
03. Typhoons
04. Who Needs Friends
05. Million & One
06. Limbo
07. Either You Want It
08. Boilermaker
09. Mad Visions
10. Hold On
11. All We Have Is No

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Stone Temple Pilots preview expanded Tiny Music 25th anniversary reissue

The Stone Temple Pilots are streaming a previously-unreleased alternate version of their 1996 single, “Big Bang Baby”, as the first preview to the July 23 release of an expanded deluxe edition of their third album, “Tiny Music…Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop.”

The original record – which delivered three rock radio hits in “Big Bang Baby”, “Trippin’ On A Hole In A Paper Heart” and “Lady Picture Show” – debuted and peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard 200 on its way to sales of more than 2 million copies in the region.

The expanded 2021 reissue will feature a remastered version of the original album, alternate versions and mixes of several of the songs, and a complete concert taped at the Club La Vela in Panama City Beach, Florida, on March 14, 1997.

"Tiny Music" was recorded in late 1995 with producer Brendan O'Brien at the Westerly Ranch in Santa Ynez, CA.

“Re-listening to this album brought back some beautiful memories of all of us living, writing, and recording the record in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley,” guitarist Dean DeLeo tells Rolling Stone. “And of course, every time I revisit this stuff I miss Scott.”

Original STP lead singer Scott Weiland – who parted ways with the band in 2013 and spent the next two years working on solo music and his group The Wildabouts – died in December 2015 at age 48 from an accidental overdose while on tour.

Last year, the group released an acoustic record, “Perdida”, the band’s eighth studio album and second with singer Jeff Gutt following a 2018 self-titled effort.

Stone Temple Pilots
"Tiny Music…Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop" deluxe edition
Release date: July 23

Disc One: Original Album 2021 Remaster

01. Press Play
02. Pop's Love Suicide
03. Tumble In The Rough
04. Big Bang Baby
05. Lady Picture Show
06. And So I Know
07. Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart
08. Art School Girl
09. Adhesive
10. Ride The Cliche
11. Daisy
12. Seven Caged Tigers

Disc Two: Early Versions, Instrumentals, & Alternate Mixes

01. Press Play (Full-Length Version)
02. Pop's Love Suicide (Early Version)
03. Tumble In The Rough (Early Version)
04. Big Bang Baby (Early Version)
05. Lady Picture Show (Early Version)
06. And So I Know (Early Version)
07. Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart (Early Version)
08. 5 Or 4 Times (Art School Girl) (Early Version)
09. Adhesive (Instrumental)
10. Ride The Cliche (Instrumental)
11. Seven Caged Tigers (Early Version)
12. Big Bang Baby (Alternate Version)
13. Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart (Percussion Mix)
14. Art School Girl (Jaw Harp Version)
15. Kretz's Acoustic Song

Disc Three: Live at Club La Vela, Panama City Beach, FL (3/14/97)

01. Crackerman
02. Meatplow
03. Tumble In The Rough
04. Vasoline
05. Wicked Garden
06. Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart
07. Plush
08. Big Empty
09. Interstate Love Song
10. Lady Picture Show
11. Unglued
12. Big Bang Baby
13. Dead & Bloated
14. Sex Type Thing

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