Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Brief Late News Update for Tuesday January 10th, 2012





STYX
SET TO TAKE OVER TV AIRWAVES
ALL THIS MONTH AS U.S. TOUR CONTINUES;
“STYX: THE GRAND ILLUSION/PIECES OF EIGHT LIVE”
DVD OUT JANUARY 31
January 9, 2012 -- Legendary rockers STYX--Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, Chuck Panozzo, Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Phillips and Todd Sucherman— will be invading the TV airwaves throughout the month of January, perfectly timed with the upcoming DVD release, Styx: The Grand Illusion/Pieces Of Eight Live, coming January 31.
It all starts Wednesday, January 11 with a performance on “The Rosie Show,” which will air at 7pm ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. For the performance of “Come Sail Away,” host Rosie O’Donnell accompanied the band on her own drum kit. The band’s classic episode of VH1’s “Behind The Music” has been updated—now called “Behind The Music Remastered”--and will be airing on Saturday, January 14 at 9pm ET/PT on VH1 Classic. Next up: NBC will air “Improve-Ice Starring STYX” on Sunday, January 15 at 4pm ET/PT, which was filmed in Greenville, SC at the Bi-Lo Center and features champion figure skaters Johnny Weir, Michael Weiss, Nancy Kerrigan, Jeremy Abbott, Ryan Bradley, Sasha Cohen, Nicole Bobek and Mirai Nagasu performing to various STYX classics.

All of their routines were choreographed the day of the show. The HDNet channel will re-broadcast the 2006 concert special, “One with Everything - Styx & The Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland,” on Sunday, January 22 at 9pm ET/PT. STYX joined forces with Cleveland's Contemporary Youth Orchestra--a 171-piece orchestra and choir composed of students aged 13-19--to perform various STYX classics. Fans should also check local listings for all of the programs.

On the DVD front, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Styx: The Grand Illusion/Pieces Of Eight Live on DVD, Blu-Ray, and DVD/2CD on January 31. This show was recorded November 9, 2010 at the historic Orpheum Theater in Memphis, on the tour that saw them perform both these albums in their entirety for the first time. The 20-song, two-hour and 11-minute presentation features stunning high-definition visuals accenting the complex musical arrangements recorded in DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1, and LPCM Stereo. The staging of these two multi-platinum albums and the fevered response makes this concert a must for all STYX fans. Styx: The Grand Illusion/Pieces Of Eight Live also includes the bonus feature “Putting On The Show,” an inside look at the people and equipment needed to stage such a massive spectacle.
Meanwhile, STYX’s entire career has recently been encapsulated within the 16 tracks of REGENERATION, VOLUME I & II, which was released October 4 via Eagle Rock Entertainment. In addition to 13 STYX classics and the new song, “Difference In The World,” the collection also includes interpretations of “High Enough” and “Coming Of Age,” originally recorded by Damn Yankees, which featured Tommy Shaw, along with Night Ranger’s Jack Blades, Ted Nugent and drummer Michael Cartellone.

Spawned from a Chicago basement in the early ‘70s, STYX would eventually transform into the virtual arena rock prototype by the late '70s and early '80s, due to a fondness for big rockers and soaring power ballads. Over the course of their 38-year career they’ve released 15 studio albums, 6 best-of compilations and 4 live albums, garnering 8 Top Ten singles. STYX has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. 
Throughout their illustrious career, they’ve performed more live shows since 1999 than all of the previous years of its career combined. Two Super-Bowl appearances, Pollstar box office chart-topping tours with Def Leppard, Journey, Boston, REO Speedwagon and Bad Company (to name only a few), two more studio albums and no end in sight, STYX continues to conquer the planet, one venue at a time.
 In touring news, the band’s schedule hasn’t slowed down since their summer tour with Yes last year. Check out STYX at any of the following stops, with more to be added in the coming weeks:
DATE CITY VENUE
Fri 1/13 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
Sat 1/14 Ft. Worth, TX Billy Bob’s
Wed 1/25 Anaheim, CA The Grove
Thu 1/26 Santa Ynez, CA Chumash Casino
Fri 1/27 Temecula, CA Pechanga Casino
Sat 1/28 Reno, NV Silver Legacy Casino
Wed 2/1 Wenatchee, WA Town Toyota Center
Fri 2/3 Tacoma, WA Emerald Queen Casino
Sat 2/4 Coquitlam, BC. Red Robinson Show Theatre
Fri 2/10 Las Vegas, NV Green Valley Ranch/Grand Events Center
Sat 2/11 Wendover, NV Peppermill Concert Hall
Fri 3/2 Mt. Pleasant, MI Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
Fri 3/9 Miami, FL Magic City Casino Amphitheater
Sat 3/10 Silver Springs, FL Twin Oaks Amphitheatre
 
 
 
New Van Halen single 'Tattoo' available now

 
 
Last week was of course the big Van Halen launch with their show at New York's Cafe Wha? that caused lots of stir for many different reasons and that show did not - surprisingly - even include the first new Van Halen single, instead they played new album song 'She's the Woman.'
The new single 'Tattoo' is available today and my take is that it doesn't sound too bad and is quite a familar sounding Van Halen for sure.
Link to the video right here:
The new album, 'A Different Kind of Truth,' is released on February 7th.
The full tracklisting being:
1. Tattoo
2. She’s The Woman
3. You and Your Blues
4. China Town
5. Blood and Fire
6. Bullethead
7. As Is
8. Honeybabysweetiedoll
9. The Trouble With Never
10. Outta Space
11. Stay Frosty
12. Big River
13. Beats Workin’
 
 
Expectations are high from fans as there is still so much unrest from old fans with Michael Anthony not being a part of what would have been a reunion of the classic and original Van Halen. His place of course now taken by Eddie Van Halen's son, Wolfgang.
The band kick off their new US tour on February 18th in Louisville, KY.
 
 
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Scottish Prog rockers Pallas Announce 2012 tour

**2012 TOUR DATES - FREE MONSTER BIG BAND DOWNLOAD - ! **

After the busy year that was 2011 the band Pallas are now well underway planning 2012 which starts with a tour, details below with further details on the website.

24/02 GLASGOW UK: CLASSIC GRAND
25/02 KINGSTON UK: THE PEEL
26/02 BILSTON UK: ROBIN 2
27/02: PARIS F: LA SCENE BASTILLE
28/02: PRATTELN CH: GALERY
29/02: FRANKFURT D: DAS RIND
01/03: DEN BOSCH NL: W2
02/03: ZOETERMEER NL: DE BOERDERIJ
03/03: VERVIERS B: SPIRIT OF 66

Also on the website you can find FREE DOWNLOADS of the bands cover of the ELP track Black Moon, which had been scheduled for a Classic Rock Presents Prog cover disc which had to be pulled at the last moment, plus a just for fun "Big Band Swing Remix" of Monster!
Also 2012 calendar download will follow shortly with the 2011 still available for artwork collectors.

If you have already gotthe album XXV don't forget the free download of Atlantean which you could use as an additional opening track on you mp3 players XXV tracklist, and don't forget on the website are track by track samples, band comments including some of the "storyline" behind the tracks.

If you, like us, feel that not enough people know about Pallas PLEASE use the Facebook and Tweet buttons throughout the site to spread the news amongst your friends!

Also it's the time of year when there are polls for Album of the Year 2011 - if you enjoyed XXV right at the start of last year don't forget it now !!

Thanks for reading and we hope to see you at a gig soon.
Official Band website:
http://www.pallasxxv.com/
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