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Aerosmith Tour with Special Guests ZZ Top – Dates Announced!
AEROSMITH REJOINS FORCES WITH GUITAR HERO®: AEROSMITH® FOR ROCK EVENT OF THE SUMMER. MASSIVE THREE-MONTH TOUR LAUNCHES JUNE 10 IN ST. LOUIS, WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ZZ TOP.
TICKETS GO ON SALE BEGINNING APRIL 17 AT LIVENATION.COM
What happens when AEROSMITH, America’s Greatest Rock ‘N Roll Band who’ve sold over 150 million albums, won four Grammys and been inducted into the Rock and Roll of Fame, rejoins forces with Guitar Hero®: Aerosmith®?
You have the rock event of the summer.
The massive AEROSMITH tour–presented by Guitar Hero: Aerosmith–kicks off June 10 at Verizon Amphitheatre in St. Louis. Special guests ZZ Top join the tour on June 16. Tickets go on sale in select markets to the general public beginning Friday, April 17th. For additional presale, on sale, ticket and tour information go to www.livenation.com. The North American tour runs through September and includes stops in New York, Boston and Los Angeles.
AEROSMITH–STEVEN TYLER (vocals), JOE PERRY (guitar), BRAD WHITFORD (guitar), TOM HAMILTON (bass) and JOEY KRAMER (drums)–made history last year when Activision released Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, marking the first music-based game built around the legendary music of Aerosmith. The groundbreaking partnership united “America’s greatest hard rock act” (as described by Mojo editor Phil Alexander in a May ’07 cover story) with the massively successful videogame franchise; sales exploded and broke records, with AEROSMITH reaching another generation of fans. Read More…
Source: aerosmith.com
Avril Lavigne Launch Black Star Fragrance
Canadian pop star AVRIL LAVIGNE has finished work on her debut fragrance – the first edition of her planned cosmetics empire.
The singer signed a major deal with beauty company Procter & Gamble to produce a new toiletries line, including perfume, aftershave, bath oil, bath soap, shower gel, body shampoo, and body lotion.
And Lavigne has announced she is to unveil the first product – a fragrance named Black Star.
She writes on her official website, “I’m travelling to London next week where I’m about to announce my latest project… my very first fragrance! I’m really excited and can’t wait to share it with you.
“It has been a pretty cool experience. It’s so me in a bottle. I love the packaging. The name is Black Star!”
Source: www.contactmusic.com
BILLY SHEEHAN To Guest On KNAC.COM’s ‘WildSide’
Legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, David Lee Roth, TALAS ) will be the special guest on Diana DeVille‘s ’80s hair metal specialty program “WildSide” tomorrow (Saturday, April 18) at 4:00 p.m. PST. You can listen to the show live via the Internet at
Billy Sheehan will perform songs from his latest solo release, “Holy Cow”, at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California on Thursday, April 30. This special performance will be held in the Musicians Institute Amphitheatre and is open to the public. First 500 fans will be guaranteed seating up close to see Sheehan play, ask questions and meet Sheehan one-on-one. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and show starts at 6:00 p.m.
Billy Sheehan released “Holy Cow” in Japan on October 22, 2008 via JVC Victor. The CD, which will be made available in North America on April 14 via Mascot Records, was recorded at Billy‘s home studio in California and includes special guest players such as Billy Gibbons (ZZ TOP), Doug Pinnick (KING’S X), Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X) and Tony MacAlpine.
Source: www.roadrunnerrecords.com
Buy Eddie Van Halen’s Shoes
If you admire Eddie Van Halen’s signature Frankenstein red, white and black guitar, but are all thumbs when it comes to playing the axe, maybe some shoes that look like his guitar might be a better fit for you.
Van Halen has partnered with FEA Merchandising to release high- and low-top canvas shoes with red, white and black stripes that feature the pattern found on his guitar and are just like those Van Halen wears on stage. They’re also available in black and white and black and yellow.
Low tops will run you $54 U.S. (about $65 Canadian), while the high tops go for $59. You can buy them at EVHgear.com and specialty stores.
“So many people would ask me, ‘Where can I get a pair of those?’” Van Halen said in a statement. “After hearing that for about 15 years, I figured they were something that people obviously wanted,
so making them available and official seemed like a natural progression.”
Van Halen created the “indestructible” Wolfgang guitar, which he says is impossible to break, earlier this year. It costs $3,000 through the EVHgear site.
Source: www.chartattack.com
Guitar Hero: Van Halen Confirmed By Ratings Board?
While Activision’s plans for a is a poorly kept secret, the publisher hasn’t yet officially announced it. But the German game ratings board has. Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) has rated headlining Van Halen well over a year ago, with report-guitar-hero-van-halen-one-of-five-hero-games-due-in-09″> of the title appearing sometime in 2009. for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, a fairly strong indicator that Activision is planning on releasing a dedicate title for the band, just under an unexpected name.game highlighting the music and career of
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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is-guitar-hero-van-halen-next-for-activision”> first hinted at the sequel
Other entries in the series are titled as they are in North America, so we’re not sure why Activision decided to add that “headlining” description.
Source: http://kotaku.com
Michael Jackson Starts O2 Rehearsals
Michael Jackson has started rehearsals for his upcoming gigs at London’s O2 Arena amid concerns over his voice, health and mental state.The 50-year-old singer has had the O2 stage recreated in a aircraft hangar at a top secret location somewhere in Los Angeles.
Jacko — who wants to put together a show which is rumored to feature elephants, monkeys and parrots and his eldest son Prince — is said to be working with choreographer Kenny Ortega, who was mentored by Gene Kelly and has since worked with Madonna and Cher.
Jackson kicks off his London gigs on July 8.
However, the Daily Mail reports that Michael’s family is worried about the star’s well being.
“Michael wants to put up a hell of a big show, but we are all holding our breath,” a family friend told tabloid. “He is going all out, and when you do that it comes with risks. Everyone is concerned about the number of dates.”
Source: www.showbizspy.com
U2 – MAY 4TH WILL BE MAGNIFICENT
The second single from No Line On The Horizon will be Magnificent and it’s released on May 4th. Check out the single sleeve.
The track has been getting rave reviews ever since ‘No Line…’ was released at the beginning of last month. The Times in London called it ‘stunning’ while Q magazine called it a ‘slow-building anthem with the ambience of The Unforgettable Fire’.
The band shot a video for the track in Morocco and we’ll be carrying it on U2.com very soon. Meantime here’s a live performance from The Somerville Theatre in Boston last month.
Source: www.u2.com
Madonna #1 Highest Grossing Tour Of Any Solo Artist
NEW DATES AND SOME CHANGES OF ITINERARY DUE TO UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND BY FANS
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 03, 2009. With record breaking sell outs in London, Brussels, Oslo, Tallinn, Helsinki and Gothenburg, Madonna’s ‘Sticky & Sweet Tour’ – 2009- reaffirms Madonna’s status as one of the most successful touring artists of all time. Due to unprecedented demand by fans and some logistical scheduling issues, new dates and a few changes have been made in the “Sticky & Sweet” itinerary, it was announced today by Live Nation, the International tour promoter for the entire tour.
Following a 70,000 seat sell-out in Werchter, Belgium, a 76,000 seat sell-out in Helsinki Finland on August 6th (the largest show ever in Finland by one artist), 40,000 tickets sell-out for the July show in Oslo, Norway, two sellouts in Gothenburg, Sweden and 72,000 tickets sold out in one day in Tallinn Estonia, the passion of Madonna’s fans shows no signs of slowing down for ‘Sticky & Sweet 2009.’ The Material Girl will be making first time ever stops in Belgium, Udine, Marseille, Oslo, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Slovenia, Budapest, Belgrade, Romania and Bulgaria and is returning to Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, Zaragoza, Gothenburg, London, Manchester and Munich.
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Source: www.madonna.com
Slayer in the Studio: Loud, Fast and Ready to Thrash
Rolling Stone’s Steve Appleford recently stepped into a California studio with Slayer to watch the thrash-metal vets assemble their 10th studio album. The record — executive produced by Reign in Blood producer Rick Rubin, and produced by Greg Fidelman — is the band’s second with its reunited original lineup, and promises blinding speed and brutal rage. Check out our report straight from the studio, where the band tested out one of “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott’s old guitars and mused on how their fanbase has changed over their 30-year career:
• Slayer in the Studio: Loud, Fast and Ready to Thrash
Source: http://www.rollingstone.com/
Celine Dion Supports the ‘Sing ‘ campaign
Celine has recorded a video in support of the ‘Sing’ campaign started by singer Annie Lennox. ‘Sing’ aims to raise awareness about the women and children afflicted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa and works to raise funds for prevention and help for victims. Click here to watch Celine’s touching message now. Visit the Celine Supports page to learn more about Celine’s commitment to charity.
Source: http://www.celinedion.com/
