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JOE WALSH ANNOUNCES
NEW SOLO ALBUM DETAILS
MusicWire Magazine - Joe Walsh of The Eagles is gearing up to release his first solo album in 18 years.
Walsh tells Ultimate Classic Rock that he has completed work on the record, which will be called “Analog Man,” and should be released sometime in the winter of 2012.
“I know in the past, I’ve had screwy album titles, but I decided to call it ‘Analog Man’," Joe explains. “Because, you know, my generation of musicians, we grew up analog, and now it’s a digital wor ld. We had to learn it, you know? Everything’s totally different. There’s no record companies — who knew that would happen? They were so powerful when I was young!”
“This is my first real experience doing my music digitally,” Walsh continues. “In the old days, there was more of a tendency to set up the band, mic everything, record the whole band together and when you got a good take, that was it. You couldn’t go in and make everything perfect. Nowadays, music is constructed. Musicians come in and play their part, and you put them on one at a time.”
Fans can expect to hear a song or two, including the title track (sample lyrics: “I’m an analog man in a digital world / I’m gonna get me an analog girl / Who loves me for what I am”) from "Analog Man" when Walsh sets out on a 3-week solo tour, beginning October 11 in Austin, Texas.
This will be Joe’s first solo effort since 1992’s “Songs for a Dying Planet.”
GEORGE JONES
ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES THROUGH NOVEMBER 2012
MusicWire Magazine - At age 80, George Jones is continuing to tour with concerts scheduled this weekend and more than 30 additional dates planned in the U.S. and Canada through November 2012. His tour dates include shows Friday (Oct. 28) in Elkhart, Ind., Saturday (Oct. 29) in Waukegan, Ill., and Sunday (Oct. 30) in Green Bay, Wis. His roadwork for the year concludes Dec. 17 in Tulsa, Okla. He returns to the road in February and will head to Canada for a 10-day tour in May. "I'm always excited to get back out on the road, and we're working up new shows and new songs," Jones said. "I'm feelin' great and givin' the road hell!" Jones was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992.
CHEAP TRICK PLANS CHICAGO
MUSEUM & LIVE VENUE
MusicWire Magazine - Chicago, Illinois -Cheap Trick are planning on opening a multi-purpose complex in downtown Chicago.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports CT band manager David Frey said in a statement that Cheap Trick Chicago will be “a one-of-a-kind eatery, unique musical instrument museum, radio station, and performance space as well as rooftop and outdoor and event space in the future Music Row in Chicago.”
Alderman Bob Fioretti has been pushing a plan to revitalize an area of downtown that will link famed music sites, like Chess Records and Vee-Jay & Brunswick Records, with vacant auto dealerships along South Michigan Avenue to create a new entertainment district.
Frey says the complex may feature some of Cheap Trick’s personal archives of music artifacts, including items from Rick Neilsen’s guitar and Bun E. Carlos’ drum collections.
The onsite radio station will be Cheaptrickradio.com.
EAGLES TO LAUNCH 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR IN 2012
MusicWire Magazine - The Eagles will celebrate their upcoming 40th anniversary with a retrospective tour next year, guitarist Joe Walsh tells Rolling Stone.
The band is going to freshen up their live show from past tours to give fans something they haven’t quite seen before.
"Everybody's seen our show, so we have to put together something new," says Walsh. "We've been archiving so much stuff from the band's early days, concert footage and interviews and stuff. Those will be the visuals to go along with the songs. We'll also revisit some old songs and some new stuff."
Joe says The Eagles plan to tour for four or five months in the second half of 2012.
Walsh just finished work on “Analog Man,” his first solo album since 1992, which he hopes to release in February or March; the guitarist is also talking about trying to get a James Gang tour in before The Eagles hit the road.
RIHANNA SAMPLES
METALLICA ON NEW ALBUM
MusicWire Magazine - Pop superstar Rihanna is getting a little heavy on at least one track on her new album, “Talk That Talk,” and she went to the right place to do that – Metallica.
Advance previews of the record, due November 21, say the track "Red Lipstick" features a sample of Metallica’s “Wherever I May Roam,” with the tune’s heavy guitar riff featured at the beginning of the Rihanna song.
“Red Lipstick” is reportedly credited as being written/produced by The-Dream, Rihanna, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, William Kennard, and Saul Milton. The song features the Metallica riffage plus samples “Saxon” by Chase and Status.
Audio leaks on the song, so far, don’t feature the opening section with the Metallica heaviness….so we’ll wait for something to surface.
“Wherever I May Roam” was on Metallica’s 1991 self-titled record, commonly referred to as the “Black Album,” based on its cover. Metallica have just announced that they will play the album in its entirety during their headlining set at Download 2012, to mark the disc’s 20th anniversary.
THE WHO LAUNCH TEEN
CANCER PROGRAM AT UCLA
Rock legends Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who have always said they owe much of their musical success to teenagers.
In a heartfelt repayment, Roger Daltrey announced the launch of the UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen & Young Adult Cancer Program, which will serve teens and young adult cancer patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
The vision of the program is to ensure that every young person receives the best possible care and professional support to help them meet the physical and emotional challenges of a cancer diagnosis. The belief is that teenagers and young adults shouldn't stop enjoying their youth just because they have cancer.
"At a time when your body is changing, your social life is everything and you're still trying to figure out who you are, getting cancer can seem like an impossible blow to take," Daltrey said. "We believe that teenagers have a much better chance in their fight against cancer if they are treated by experts specializing in their care in a compassionate environment tailored to their needs."
"I hope that our fans will really get behind Who Cares and do their bit to make a difference to young people living with cancer," Daltrey added. "We are grateful to UCLA for helping bring the treatment successes we've made with young people in the U.K. to teens in America."
Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, who has been closely involved with the program in the U.K., also lend his support to the program at UCLA.
"We hope to bring the success of the Teenage Cancer Trust program in the U.K. to this inaugural program at UCLA," Plant said. "The caring and support the program provides have made a huge difference in the lives of many teens and young adults who are battling cancer."
The new program — the first of its kind in the United States — will build on the previous successful efforts of the Teenage Cancer Trust, which has helped fund 19 special teen cancer units in the United Kingdom.
One of the goals of the program is to create rooms built around a common lounge area where young cancer patients can hang out with one another.
2012 HALL OF FAME
CROWD A DIVERSE GROUP
MusicWire Magazine - Guns N' Roses is an American Rock band, formed in Hollywood in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EP's and one live album. The band has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.
The Red Hot Chilli Peppers was formed in LA in 1983. They have sold over 70 million albums worldwide and have won 7 Grammy Awards charting 9 singles in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 including 3 Top 10's. They currently hold the record for the most number one singles Alternative Song chart at 13.
Donovan is a Scottish singer songwriter and guitarist who emerged from the British Folk Music scene of the 1960's. He was one of the leading folk artists of his day.
Laura Nyro was an American songwriter, singer and pianist. She achieved considerable critical acclaim with her own recordings.
The Small Faces were an English Rock and Roll band from East London. The group was founded in 1965. The band is remembered as one of the most acclaimed mod groups of the 1960's. Small Faces are also acknowledged as being one of the biggest original influences on the Britpop movement of the 1990's.
The Beastie Boys are a HipHop group from Brooklyn, New York. They began as a hardcore punk group in 1979. Their debut album in 1986 received critical acclaim and commercial success. They have sold 22 million albums in America and 40 million worldwide.
Freddie King, nicknamed the Texas Cannonball, was an influential African-American Blues guitarist and singer. He is often mentioned as one of the three kings of electric blues guitar along with Albert King and B.B. King. Freddie had a 20-year recording career and became established as an influential guitarist.
Don Kirshner was known as the Man With The Golden Ear. He was an American song publisher and rock producer who is best known as managing songwriting talent as well as successful pop groups. Kirshner had three record labels. In the 1970's he was executive producer for ABC televisions new "In Concert" series. He eventually left ABC to produce his own concert series called "Don Kirshners Rock Concert."
Cosimo Matassa is an Italian American recording engineer and studio owner responsible for many R&B and early Rock and Roll recordings. As engineer and proprietor, he was crucial to the development of the R&B, rock and soul sound of the 1950's and 60's. He was responsible for developing what became known as the "New Orleans sound".
Tom Dowd was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multi-track recording method. Dowd worked on a virtual who's who of recordings that encompassed blues, jazz, pop, rock and soul records.
Glyn Johns is a musician, recording engineer and record producer. Johns work on the first three albums by the Eagles was fundamental in establishing the groups sound and style. In 1971, he recorded and mixed the The Who's Who's Next, one of the most celebrated rock albums of all time.
Johns has worked with the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt and many others over the years.
MAY, 2012
SAYING I'M SORRY IN HOLLYWOOD IS AN ART FORM
CHRISTIAN BALE
After an audio-tape was released of the actor berating his Terminator: Salvation director of photography, Shane Hurlbut, for four profanity-laced minutes, Bale was forced to make public amends. "I was out of order beyond belief," he said in February 2009. "I was way out of order. I acted like a punk. I regret that," adding, "I'm an actor and I don't quite know how to handle this movie star thing."
TIGER WOODS
"I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in," the famed golfer said during a 14-minute nationally televised apology in February 2010 after reports of his numerous extra-marital affairs became international news in late 2009. "I have let you down. I have let down my fans. For many of you, especially my friends, my behavior has been a personal disappointment. To those of you who work for me, I have let you down, personally and professionally. My behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners."
CHRIS BROWN
No stranger to public pleas for forgiveness, Brown has issued apologies after being convicted of felony assault against then-girlfriend Rihanna, for using homophobic language on Twitter and most recently for storming backstage and trashing a dressing room at Good Morning America after getting upset during an interview. “First of all, I want to apologize to anybody who was startled in the office, or anybody who was offended or really looked and [was] disappointed at my actions,” Brown said on BET’s 106 & Park in March 2011. “Yes, I got very emotional. And I apologize for acting like that.”
LADY GAGA
The avante guard singer got upset after comparisons were made to her single “Born This Way” and Madonna’s classic tune “Express Yourself,” telling NME magazine: “That’s retarded. If you put the songs next to each other, side by side, the only similarities are the chord progression.” When the issue came out in April 2011, the singer issued an apology for using the r-word, saying, “My apologies for not speaking thoughtfully. To anyone that was hurt, please know that it was furiously unintentional. An honest mistake requires honesty to make.”
HUGH GRANT
One of the most beloved leading men in Hollywood, in 1995, Grant was caught with a prostitute while engaged to actress Elizabeth Hurley. The actor took to The Tonight Show , Live with Regis and Kathie Lee and Larry King Live to calm the media storm surrounding him. "I think you know in life what's a good thing to do and what's a bad thing, and I did a bad thing..and there you have it," he told Jay Leno.
MEL GIBSON
Mel issued a lengthy statement in July 2006 after it was revealed that he used anti-semetic language with police while being arrested for driving under the influence. "I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable," he said at the time. Gibson faced scrutiny again in 2010 after tapes were released threatening then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.
JOHN MAYER
The musician issued an apology via his Twitter page after using the n-word while discussing his close relationship with the rap community in a Playboy interview. "Re: using the 'N' word in an interview, I am sorry," he tweeted. "I should have never said the word and I will never say it again."
DAVID LETTERMAN
The late-night host apologized on his CBS show to his wife, Regina Lasko, and the Late Show staff after it was revealed that Letterman had had sexual relationships with staff members. "When something happens like that, if you hurt a person and it’s your responsibility, you try to fix it," he said. "And at that point, there’s only two things that can happen: either you’re going to make some progress and get it fixed, or you’re going to fall short and perhaps not get it fixed.”
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ARLINDA GARRETT, CEO OF COMING ATTRACTION PROMOTIONS
Appointed National Director
for Big H Entertainment
Big H Entertainment appoints the CEO of Coming Attractions Promotions, Arlinda Garrett, as their National Director. While in this position Arlinda will be responsible for working with the artists signed to the label, i.e. developing their projects at radio, devising effective street promotion strategy’s and improving upon visual marketing. With over 20 years of industry experience and her reputation as a top selling retailer, the queen of radio once again has shown that hard work and the path that she has taken in the world of Music has paid off.
“I am excited about my new position. When I got presented with the offer from David Esterson, one of the V.P.’s of Big H, I was ecstatic, almost speechless that someone that I worked with years ago remembered the quality of work that I put out, and would reach out to me for this position.” States Arlinda.Being in her current role for little over two weeks, Arlinda has jump started Big H Entertainment’s recently signed artist V.I.C’s hot, new single “Twerk it”. “ We are already at radio and working to make this single hit the charts, with V.I.C’s background and fan base this should not be hard.” Explains Arlinda of the difficulty of working the new single at radio.Ready to help the Big H Entertainment make an impact in the record industry, Arlinda is taking her role at the company very seriously and is ready to tackle any hurdle or obstacle that might get in the way. “I have years of experience with developing artists and running record labels, in the end I just want us all to become successful.”For more information on Arlinda Garrett please contact Coming Attractions Promotions at 404-886-4650, follow her on Twitter @radioarlindag, or email arlindag1@gmail.com.
About Arlinda Garrett:
Arlinda Garrett is a proven music industry executive with over 20 years of experience and over 9 Billion in record sales. Her reputation as a top-selling retailer and her title as the queen of radio promotions is a portion of her life's accomplishments. Her voting membership in the Atlanta Chapter of the Grammy's NARAS authenticates her ear for quality chart topping music. She is also the founder of Ark of the Covenant, a non-profit organization, which provides life skills and mentoring to teen girls. As one of the first prominent female fixtures in a male-dominated recording industry, Arlinda's passion to give back is manifested through tapping into new ground with the TV/WEB based show, Cooking With Hip Hop.
About Big H Ent:
Big H Entertainment is an independent record label started by music industry heavyweight, Joe Isgro, veteran radio promoter and manager, David Esterson, and steel tycoon, Howard Misle. The company is based out of the prestigious Academy Building in Los Angeles, California.
Officially launched in 2012, the label seeks to sign, seal, and deliver pop and urban pop talent to the masses by servicing quality tracks to radio and online platforms. In addition to artist development and promotion, Big H lists DJs and animation to its roster of clients.
Early in 2012, Big H boasts four top-ten Billboard singles and has released two singles to radio, including Eva’s “Body On Mine featuring Tyga” and DJ Dennis’ “Shuri Shuri”. Big H plans on unveiling their latest artist, V.I.C., in the upcoming months with his newest singles “Pussy Monster” and “Twerk It.”
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