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Report: Jimmy Page says new band will NOT tour under the name of Led Zeppelin…

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Jimmy Page has been pretty quiet about the rumours of Led Zeppelin touring without Robert Plant. The man finally speaks out after all this time, with Pagey sayin’ that Led Zeppelin will not tour under the name of Led Zeppelin with no Robert Plant. One of Pagey’s spokespersons sent out a statement to Rollingstone saying, “Whatever this is, it is not LED ZEPPELIN. Not without the involvement of Robert Plant.” Still not revealing on who the new singer will be. This means that Pagey, Jonesy, Bonham and who ever the new singer will be will tour under a different band name. Not under the Led Zeppelin name.

I’m sure they’ll still play Led Zeppelin songs and the bands new material but not under the name of Led Zeppelin.

Blabbermouth reports:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108836

Look like they are getting close to announcing the new singer. I am predicting they will announce the new singer and new band name sometime before the Holidays around Christmas time.

I’m all for this new band, I’m looking forward to hearing what new songs Pagey has up in his sleeve.

What’s hilarious about this whole thing is, that everybody thought Led Zeppelin really were going to tour under the name Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant when I know that is something Pagey wouldn’t do. He isn’t that stupid, you think? And they all call themselves Led Zeppelin fans, LOL! I always knew that Pagey wouldn’t go under the Led Zeppelin name without Robert Plant and I’ve been saying it in the blog for a very long time. Pagey knows Plant is Led Zep, he ain’t dumb.

Kev

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Confirmed: John Mayer to host his own prime time TV show for CBS…

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John Mayer famous musician, singer/songwriter and guitarist is confirmed to host his own TV variety show for CBS. Mayer the man himself, exclusively broke the news to TMZ. The show will come on the air on CBS sometime in 2009. It is said to be mostly a variety music show, like live performances and interviews with other famous musicians, etc.

Mayer did a video with TMZ making fun of himself as a celebrity in the streets of NYC where Mayer currently resides. See the video in the link below and it’s actually kind of entertaining.

TMZ reports:

http://www.tmz.com/2008/11/13/tmz-mayers-stepping-stone-to-prime-time/

Noticing celebrities in the streets of NYC is very hard to spot. When I was in NYC just last weekend, I didn’t spot any celebrities walking around. Famous people is very hard to spot out in public. They do walk around NYC very often, it’s just that a lot of celebs walk around the city wearing hats and sunglasses so they wouldn’t get recognized. Some celebrities don’t disguise themselves though but still there is so much people in NYC.

If you want to run into an actual celeb in person, you have to really know what they look like. Meeting celebs out in public isn’t easy, when regular people like myself runs into a famous person in the streets it mostly happens by accident.

I don’t think Mayer’s TV show will last long, he should stick with the music ’cause he is a great guitarist although I don’t really care for his songwriting.

Kev

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Report: Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge denies reuniting Creed if Myles Kennedy gets recruited for Led Zep…

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Mark Tremonti who is the guitarist for Alter Bridge and former guitarist for Creed finally speaks out about the rumours of a possible Creed reunion if Myles Kennedy is the lead singer for Led Zep. He says he and the rest of the guys in Alter Bridge don’t even know if Myles will get recruited as the singer for Led Zep. Tremonti says if that happens, Alter Bridge will continue to go on. Tremonti also explains that he has never spoken to Scott Stapp about a possible Creed reunion, it’s just not in the band’s cards right now. Alter Bridge plans to go back into the studio to record a new album, if Myles is out, Alter Bridge will probably start looking for a replacement singer as well.

Blabbermouth reports:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108783

Well, there you have it, no future Creed reunion. I don’t think Stapp would be interested in rejoining Creed anyways.

Kev

Celebrity/musician deaths, music

RIP: Mitch Mitchell 1947 – 2008

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Mitch Mitchell, an iconic drummer for the legendary band The Jimi Hendrix Experience has been found dead in a Portland, Oregon hotel room. Mitchell was found in a room at the Benson Hotel in downtown Portland a little after 3 a.m. It has been speculated that Mitchell died of natural causes but an autopsy will soon be performed on the body to see what caused his death.

Mitchell was in the middle of touring with the Experience Hendrix Tour when the band made a stop in Portland to play a show at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The Experience Hendrix Tour is a tour that Mitch Mitchell started himself which featured many different special guest musicians tributing the music of Jimi Hendrix.

Mitch Mitchell was the last surviving member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience until his passing today. Hendrix died in 1970. Noel Redding the bassist died in 2003. Mitch Mitchell was just 61.

The Associated Press reports:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hAB55HVz01BxrJUrwe7GMl3uSntwD94DLV0G1

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BREAKING NEWS: Obsessive Paula Abdul fan committs suicide near the American Idol judge’s home…

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A woman was found dead near the home of the American Idol judge, Paula Abdul. The woman appeared to be an obsessive fan of Paula and she is also in her 30’s. TMZ says the woman was a contestant for American Idol Season 5. Speculation that the body found was Paula Goodspeed who seems to have a lesbian crush on Abdul but the body hasn’t been officially identified yet.

The Associated Press reports:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gHC5841_qw4IBaRzo5BNjRVdYPQgD94DI3MG2

And plenty more on the story at TMZ as well.

Kev

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BREAKING NEWS: “Twilight” soundtrack knocks Ac/Dc’s “Black Ice” off of no. 1…

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Ac/Dc’s new album “Black Ice” may have beaten High School the Musical in the Billboard, but the legendary Australian rockers could not beat the “Twilight” soundtrack this week. The “Twilight” soundtrack includes original songs by bands such as Paramore, Collective Soul, Linkin Park, Muse, Perry Ferrel, and more. AC/DC’s “Black Ice” made no. 1 in the Billboard for only two weeks in a row.

Billboard reports:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003889643

That sucks for Ac/Dc, I was hoping they stay no. 1 for another week but I had a feeling the “Twilight” soundtrack would beat them out.

Ac/Dc’s new album “Black Ice” is an incredible album though, I can’t stop listening to it now that I got my own copy of the CD. It’s Ac/Dc’s best album with Brian Johnson since “For Those About To Rock We Salute You” in 1981. “Black Ice” has some of Brian’s best singing (Yes he’s actually singing in this album, he does a lot more than screaming) and Angus and Malcolm’s guitar playing is always amazing as usual.  

Kev

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Report: Springsteen to premiere new song “Working on a Dream” at the Superbowl halftime performance…

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Springsteen and the E Street Band will debut the new song “Working On a Dream” at the Superbowl halftime performance on Nov. 16th this coming Sunday evening. The song has not been played anywhere and it has not even hit radio yet, the song will be unleashed exclusively at the Superbowl with the Cowboys vs. the Redskins.

Billboard reports:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003889310

Other songs I think Springsteen and the E Street band will play, I’ve made my predictions before but since they confirmed this song, I have a feeling Springsteen will play “Born in the USA”, “Thunder Road”, “Radio Nowhere” and maybe “Dancing In the Dark”. He’s obviously going to be playing his biggest hits so the audience can get wild during halftime.

Kev

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Report: Smashing Pumpkins booed in their two day NYC show…

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The Smashing Pumpkins played a  two night show in NYC at a club and a bit of controversy sparked while there. Billy Corgan and the band were booed by the fans. Not only that, a fan from the crowd got on stage, speaking through the mic, harrasing Billy Corgan about how much their show sucked because the band Smashing Pumpkins hardily ever played their biggest hits played on the radio. The Pumpkins mostly played their obscure material, in other words, songs that aren’t hits. That’s what the fans were upset at the band about.

Blabbermouth reports:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108618

In defense for Billy and the band, the fans are just being whiny pussies. This is why the major label industry sucks. Most of the so called fans only want to hear the “hits” at concerts. They seem to get bored at any obscure song being played by a band, any band, not just the Pumpkins.

Understand the truth, music fans. Bands play what they fuckin’ want to play at their shows. It’s their show, their music. Don’t like it? Then why did you go? I personally love it when bands play obscure and not well known songs at their concerts. In fact, I would be bored to death if a band played nothing but hit songs you hear 20 times a day on the radio. It’s good to have a variety of setlists at your shows. Bands simply don’t want to be playing the same damn songs at every show and that’s where the Pumpkins come from.

I go to a band concert to hear music and enjoy myself. I don’t care what song a band or artist plays, I just want to hear them playing live. That’s the Pumpkins job. They are a live band. The Pumpkins didn’t do anything wrong here. Just fans whining. That’s all I’m seeing.

Billy said so himself, the 20 year Anniversary of the Smashing Pumpkins is a celebration of where the band is, not where they’ve been. Meaning that the tour is supposed to celebrate the music of the Pumpkins of the last 20 years, it is not about their mainstream success. Which means you won’t be hearing a lot of radio hits of the Pumpkins on this tour and Billy admits this will take a lot of heat from the fans by saying “Enjoy if you will, we realize it’s not for everybody”. Makes perfectly sense to me.

Those “fans” are not actual fans of the Smashing Pumpkins, they are probably radio fanboys that want to hear nothing but hit songs. A true Smashing Pumpkins fan would let the band play whatever they wanted. Fuck the hits. I want to hear the music, like a piece of art and experiencing the buzz of a live performance, that’s what it’s all about.

Kev

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CD Review: Queen + Paul Rodgers “The Cosmos Rocks”

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The legendary band Queen that included band members: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor is back with a brand new studio album with all new original material but this time they decided to go on with a new singer. That new singer is Paul Rodgers, an English rock singer famously known for fronting the bands Bad Company and Free. Queen made it huge in the 70’s with classics such as “We Are the Champions”, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, and plenty of more hits. Queen has been known to blend a mixture of genres of music from hard rock to classical. Brian May have become one of the most influential and legendary guitarists of all times. The band’s main frontman Freddie Mercury died of AIDS in November of 1991.

Brian May and Roger Taylor decided to reunite Queen with a new singer to put out a new album with new material. The band’s former bassist John Deacon did not participate in the Queen reunion because he retired from the music business in the late ’90’s. So May and Taylor decided to go on without him. May and Taylor recruited Paul Rodgers as the new frontman. They released a new studio album this year titled “The Cosmos Rocks” which was just released in September of this year. This is the band’s new material since their 1995 album “Made In Heaven”.

As for my thoughts on the new queen album “The Cosmos Rocks”, I was a little worried about it at first. I thought it was going to be boring to listen to and didn’t think it would be that great. To my surprise, I was blown away and floored by the disc. It is actually an incredible record. “The Cosmos Rocks” strictly stayed true to the classic Queen sound. Most of the album is upbeat hard rock electric guitar driven just like the good old days of Queen. Paul Rodgers is no Freddie Mercury although he tries to sing like him but not even close, the songs on the new record are great though. Brian May’s guitar playing just blew my mind.

While the music industry today keeps getting worse and worse, once in a while a really good album comes out and this is one of them. I was really impressed with “The Cosmos Rocks”, the songs are tight and energetic. Other than Metallica’s “Death Magnetic”, Oasis “Dig Out Your Soul”, and Ac/Dc’s “Black Ice” being the best albums of the year 2008, I would throw Queen’s new album to the list. Gusn N’ Roses “Chinese Democracy” is coming out in a few weeks, could that album get added to the list of Best Albums of 2008 too? Who knows. For those who used to like Queen in the past with Freddie Mercurcy, the new album is defintiely reccomended. Pick it up next time you go CD shopping.

Score for Queen + Paul Rodgers “The Cosmos Rocks” = **** (4 stars as in excellent)

Kev

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Report: It’s the Purple One’s turn to pay the price…

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Prince, mostly known for threatening to sue his own fans for using either his music or even photos without his permission, has lost a lawsuit against a video editor for not returning video equipment that belonged to him.

Video editor Ian Lewis sued Prince last year for $1.2 million but the judge denied his claims ’cause he failed to prove that Prince never returned the items and failed to prove that Prince broke a computer by never showing the judge any receipts.

Prince is ordered to pay $57,600 for the items that he rented that he never paid although the other lawsuit was thrown out and dismissed. Prince himself was not in court in person but his attorneys were.

More on it here:

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b67844_prince_ordered_pay_penance.html

Prince now knows what it’s like being sued. Maybe this will teach this prick to not be sue happy to his own fans. How does it feel to get sued Prince? Don’t like it do ya? HAHAHA!!!!

Kev