Thursday, February 25, 2010

Rock News for Thursday 25th February, 2010


"STONE TEMPLE PILOTS" COMING MAY 25TH!

Grunge rockers Stone Temple Pilots, have finally broken the silence after reforming and so far having done a few select dates. They have announced details on their site: 
that there's a new album coming and tour to back it up. This announced just yesterday:

STP fans, brace yourselves for the brand new Stone Temple Pilots album, set to release on May 25th!
Here's an exclusive, first look at the track listing from the self-titled album:
Stone Temple Pilots - 'Stone Temple Pilots'

Between the Lines
Take a load off
Huckleberry Crumble
Hickory Dichotomy
Dare if You Dare
Cinnamon
Hazy Daze
Bagman
Peacoat
Fast as I can
First Kiss on Mars
Maver 

Oh and those tour dates:

Date City Country Venue
March 2010
March 18, 2010 Austin, TX US Austin Music Hall - SXSW
March 19, 2010 Bossier city, LA US Horseshoe Casino
March 20, 2010 Thackerville, OK US WinStar Casino
March 22, 2010 Kansas city, MO US Midland Theatre
March 24, 2010 Sioux city, IA US Tyson Events Centre
March 26, 2010 Milwaukee, WI US Eagles Ballroom
March 27, 2010 Chicago, IL US Riviera Theatre
March 30, 2010 Louisville, KY US Palace Theater
March 31, 2010 Detroit, MI US Fillmore
April 2010
April 02, 2010 Indianapolis, IN US White River State Park
May 2010
May 22, 2010 Washington, DC US RFK Stadium
May 23, 2010 Camden, NJ US Susquehanna Bank Center
June 2010
June 11, 2010 Nickelsdorf, Burgenland AT Nova Rock Festival
June 13, 2010 Derbyshire, GB Download Festival
June 14, 2010 Dublin, Dublin IE Olympia Theater
June 16, 2010 London, Eng. GB Brixton Academy
June 19, 2010 Scheessel, Bremen DE Hurricane Festival
June 20, 2010 Neuhausen, Baden Wurttemberg DE Southside Festival
June 22, 2010 Paris, FR La Cigale
June 23, 2010 Nijmegen, Holland NL Nijmegen
June 25, 2010 Kastelsedijk, BE Graspop Festival

AEROSMITH BACK ON THE ROAD WITH 'COCKED, LOCKED, READY TO ROCK TOUR!'

Well, I guess this is Aerosmith saying, 'Split, what split?!' to all of the critics out there!
Let's hope that Steven Tyler really has got it all together and is ready to rock 'n' roll once again!
This was just announced at their site yesterday, in a blaze of ..., well silence really! No big press release or nothing ...
 
AMERICA'S GREATEST ROCK BAND ANNOUNCES RUN OF SHOWS IN EUROPE
 
First European Show - June l0th in Sweden - Tickets on Sale March 5th
Aerosmith - the biggest, most enduring and thrilling band in rock history will make a spectacular return to the UK and Europe this summer with the 'COCKED, LOCKED, READY TO ROCK TOUR!' spawning what will be the ultimate music event of the new decade.

"Back by popular demand with more spit and fire than ever before, we're coming across the pond and parting the waters as we go," says Steven Tyler.
"Aerosmith is going to be rocking in the UK and Europe this summer," adds Joe Perry. "Enough BS - we're coming and everything is going to be set at eleven."

Band members Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer will hit Europe for the first time in three years to deliver a fistful of knockout, heart pounding, headline summer rock shows:

June 2010
Sweden - Rock Festival – June 10th
UK - Download Festival – June 13th
UK - London 02 Arena – June 15th
Romania – Bucharest – June 18th
Greece – Athens Olympic Stadium – June 20th
Holland – Nijmegen Goeffert Park – June 23rd
Belgium - Graspop Festival – June 25th
Spain – Barcelona St Jordi Arena – June 27th
France – Paris Bercy Arena – June 29th

July 2010
Czech Republic – Prague 02 Arena - July 1st
Italy - Venice Festival – July 3rd

Check out their plugs through You Tube too:
and

For all your Aerosmith updates, stay tuned to: http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm

Asia new album 'Omega' Artwork Revealed 

In preparation for the release of Asia's latest album, due for release in April 2010 this was announced and images revealed through their official site today.

We are happy at last to unveil the artwork for the new Asia album, "Omega". Below you will find the cover artwork, tour poster, inside sleeve artwork and a close-up of the inside sleeve artwork.

The tour poster - I announced their tour dates for you yesterday :-)

and that inside sleeve

Can't wait for the new album! Stay tuned to Asia at their site: http://originalasia.com/

Classic AOR band 707 announce '30 Years of Classic Rock' with new MySpace page set up
707 the band started by Kevin Russell have just posted an updated MySpace page with a little history behind the band and it's more than just 'that' song, 'I Could Be Good For You,' as good as it is!
My only hope, is probably the same as many other great fans of this once great band, that they'll give us something more than this in 2010!
Read on:

About 707 "30 YEARS OF CLASSIC ROCK"
707 bio / 30 years of Classic Rock!! The original members included Kevin Russell (guitars, vocals), Phil Bryant (bass & vocals), Jim McClarty (drums) and Duke McFadden (piano & vocals.) Initially signed to Casablanca Records, they achieved significant rock radio airplay with "I Could Be Good for You," which peaked at 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was featured on the first album, simply entitled 707.

McFadden left the band before 707's The Second Album. "Strings Around My Heart" was the band's second single hitting the charts, peaking at 20 . Recording began for a third album, 'The Bridge,' featuring new member Tod Howarth (keyboards, guitar & vocals). While being musically inventive and clearly demonstrating Howarth's influence, the recordings languished unreleased for 18 years due to contract disputes. During this period 707 toured the states extensively for a couple of years. Most notably with REO Speedwagon on their highly successful “Hi-In Fidelity Tour.” The REO/707 show was the hottest ticket that year! 707 inked a new deal with Boardwalk Records and decided it was time to search for a lead vocalist/front man.

Kevin Chalfant joined the new 707 lineup. The result was the band's most successful record to date 'Megaforce.' The title track originally recorded as the theme to the motion picture Megaforce, repeated the success of their first hit reaching 12 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock charts and rising to 25 on the Hot 100. The band played to stadium crowds and enjoyed the opening act position for several successful acts at their commercial peak, including Ted Nugent, Loverboy, The Scorpions, Rainbow , John Mellencamp, 38. Special. Judas Priest and more... and it continues..................

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