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#341 The Sunset Strip » Sebastian Bach: New album update » 632 weeks ago
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Sebastian Bach is in the studio working on a new album with producer Bob Marlette, and has posted an update on the project.
"Well, I am happy to say we have spent the last two days in studio and we know exactly what to do with this new record,” writes Bach. “It is going to be balls-out, kick-ass rock 'n' roll with tons of vocal histrionics and harmonies especially. That is what I am hearing so far on this record.”
"I am going to really concentrate on harmonies and pushing my voice to the maximum you have ever heard it pushed,” he continued. “The riffs are crazy and cool and we have 13 or so songs so we are right on track and we know exactly what to do to kick your ass into 2014!”
"We are into it! And get ready for new Bach rock coming your way soon! Thanks to Devin Bronson and Bob Marlette who are really making it happen!"
The new project is the follow-up to 2011’s “Kicking & Screaming.”
#342 The Sunset Strip » Korn detail new album with Head » 632 weeks ago
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Korn have released more details of upcoming album The Paradigm Shift – their first with guitarist Brian 'Head' Welch since 2003's Take A Look In The Mirror.
The 13-track record is set for release on September 30, and Head says it's got "the old Korn vibe with a fresh 2013 sound."
He adds: "All this stuff came in the perfect time. I knew it was meant to be because it was so smooth – everything fell into place. When we started writing, everything started falling into place better.
"It was just so awesome. There's been no negative anything at all."
Tracklist
01. Prey For Me
02. Love & Meth
03. What We Do
04. Spike In My Veins
05. Mass Hysteria
06. Paranoid And Aroused
07. Never Never
08. Punishment Time
09. Lullaby For A Sadist
10. Victimized
11. It's All Wrong
12. Wish I Wasn’t Born Today (bonus track on deluxe edition)
13. Tell Me What You Want (bonus track on deluxe edition)
#343 The Sunset Strip » Incubus Frontman Brandon Boyd’s Sons Of The Sea » 632 weeks ago
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During some time off from his day job fronting SoCal rock outfit Incubus, singer Brandon Boyd has recorded new music as Sons of the Sea, a solo project made in collaboration with revered music producer, Brendan O’Brien (Incubus, Pearl Jam, My Chemical Romance).
“Being in a band is, in a really good way, more of a committee. So everybody has very much of a democracy,” Boyd said in a recent interview with Noisey when asked how his solo work differs from Incubus. “Sons of the Sea is just Brendan and I, so it’s like, ‘Do you like this?’ ‘Naah.’ ‘No, I don’t like that either.’ So it just goes faster. With that sort of rigidity, as a songwriter I can better sort of, channel what’s going on in my creative space right now…Brendan is very much a virtuoso on all the instruments on this album, but it’s really just the difference between a committee of two and a committee of five.”
In this exclusive video, Boyd performs new song “Come Together” in the recording studio, accompanied by O’Brien on piano and guitar.
“I had a strong visual reference for how I wanted the song to sound,” Boyd told Fuse recently, admitting that “Come Together” is about sex. “The scene in the movie Fast Times At Ridgemount High where Phoebe Cates comes out of the pool in slow motion, water spraying everywhere, and she undoes her bikini top to show the world the glory.”
“Come Together” is one of four songs released on Boyd’s Compass EP, released on June 25th. The debut full-length is due out on September 24.
#344 The Sunset Strip » Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson Duets Set For Release » 632 weeks ago
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On Tuesday Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson Duets Set For Release was a top story. Here is the recap: (Radio.com) After 30 years, music fans hoping to hear the long-awaited duets of Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson will finally get their chance. The 1983 sessions between the two singers are set for release this fall.
According to U.K. paper The Daily Mail, the recordings are being worked on by Mercury's Queen bandmates Brian May and Roger Taylor, who promise fans will have "something for folks to hear" in two months.
Mercury and Jackson recorded three songs during six hours spent at Jackson's home studio in Encino, California. Though the recordings were never released, May was given permission by the Jackson estate in 2011 to work on the tracks with Taylor, along with producer William Orbit, who has previously worked with Madonna and Blur. The revamped tracks are believed to include new guitar solos from May along with Queen-style vocal harmonies. No official release date has been announced for the duets
The two artists originally planned on doing more recording together, but according to an interview with Mercury's longtime manager, Jim "Miami" Beach published in The London Times (via Consequence of Sound), the collaboration was put to a halt after Mercury complained about a llama being in the studio. Yes, Michael Jackson didn't just have a pet monkey, he had a llama too.
#345 Re: The Sunset Strip » Bon Jovi Discussion » 632 weeks ago
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora surprised fans over the weekend by posting a stream of a brand new song called "Come Back As Me" on YouTube.
Sambora gave no indication what he plans to do with the song, such as release it as a single or part of a new solo album. He introduced the song via Twitter by saying "Since everybody was diggin stuff figured I'd lay something new on ya. And the lyric is pretty timely...."
The "digging stuff" comment referred to fans tweeting links to Sambora songs on YouTube, which he himself was enjoying. On the previous day he tweeted fans "Lotsa cool stuff comin up...keep your heart smilin..."
As for the lyrics being pretty timely, they include the lines: "What do you want me to say, I gave you everything I could give / But everything just wasn't enough, so I just let live and live" and "If I die tomorrow, I would come back as me."
Fans and the media are speculating Sambora could have been referring to his issues with Bon Jovi. He sat out the band's latest tour, dropping out at the last minute due to a "personal matter."
What this new song means for Sambora's future as a solo artist or as a member of Bon Jovi is not yet known. But while fans wait for answers they can enjoy the tune here:
#346 Re: The Sunset Strip » Ratt » 633 weeks ago
Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below.
Asked about the current status of RATT, Blotzer said: "We're getting ready to do a new record with Brian Howes, this producer that produced NICKELBACK, we have new management, we have Juan Croucier [bass] back in the band, and we're gonna tour this summer and hopefully get along and be happy, which would be amazing."
He added: "Brian Howes is a great guy, great producer, and he's top notch, dude. He's a current A-lister, and we're very excited. We have new management. And we're just looking forward to 2013."
Regarding the songwriting process for the new RATT album, Blotzer said: "We start pre-production in the next week. Everybody's been writing and everybody has a backlog of material. So we'll just get in like we did with the last record, and there's, like, boom, 35 songs, and then we'll let the producer go, 'OK, let's work these up.' He's got the final say on that. I mean, the last record we worked up in two weeks."
He continued: "I don't think [the new RATT CD is] gonna be super overproduced. I think we're trying to do something new, and really, on all levels of RATT — have everything come out and be a new RATT. [We'll still have] classic-sounding songs, but it's gonna be, obviously, a twist in the production with the way that [Brian] produces."
On the topic of the personal differences and internal strife, which has plagued RATT for much of the band's existence, Blotzer said: "Listen, man, things have been disintegrating in RATT since we were 16 years old, OK?! We've got five chiefs, no Indians, but this chemistry that we have produces so many great songs. I mean, I don't what the fuck it is, but we have a great time with the music, which overshadows that we think each other are a bunch of clowns. Occasionally, we do make some good business decisions, but it's a hard road to hone. But I love the guys, and I'm not saying anything bad about them; it's a hard gig … It's five fucking drunk Irish brothers that not one will fucking give up in, like, if you're slap-fighting or wrestling in the room, I'm not giving up unless I can't breathe and I'm knocked out."
Original RATT bassist Juan Croucier rejoined the Californian rockers for their show at the M3 Rock Festival on May 12 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.
RATT's first studio record in 11 years, "Infestation", sold around 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 30 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was issued on April 20, 2010 via Loud & Proud.
#347 Re: The Sunset Strip » Alter Bridge » 633 weeks ago
Looking forward to this.
#348 Re: The Sunset Strip » Def Leppard » 633 weeks ago
(Classic Rock) Def Leppard will appear in a documentary series following their recent Las Vegas residency. Joe Elliott and co are the subjects of Living With Def Leppard, which was shot while they performed their Viva Hysteria set of concerts at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in March and April.
Producers Bunim-Murray and AEG Network Live say: "The series follows the band – which has been together since 1977 and continues to perform to fans in sold-out arenas and stadiums worldwide – both on and off the stage throughout their stay in Las Vegas.
"Viewers will witness the band's camaraderie and spirit, which have kept them together for 35 years despite many challenges and temptations." more on this story
#349 Re: The Sunset Strip » Superman Thread. » 633 weeks ago
Superman vs Batman?
I'm with Monkey on this, if Man Of Steel told us anything, its that Superman is unbeatable by ordinary men, why would Batman be any different?
Still, I'd love to see what Snyder can do with Batman, after the great Man of Steel film.
Actually, in the comic book community, most would say that Batman, given time to prepare and execute a strategy, wins that fight. The rationale being, there have been about a dozen story lines in the comics in which they have been pitted against each other and Batman has done just that.
Batman is just an ordinary man, but he's supposed to represent what any ordinary man could achieve with hard work, intelligence, and technology. The idea being we can accomplish anything if we set our minds to it. Even defeat a superman.
#350 The Sunset Strip » Sirvana strikes again! » 634 weeks ago
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(Radio.com) One of the coolest supergroups in recent memory has struck again. "Sirvana," comprised of Sir Paul McCartney and the surviving members of Nirvana (Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and touring guitarist Pat Smear), reunited at McCartney's Seattle concert at Safeco Field Friday (July 19).
The all-star band first performed at the 12.12.12 Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden last year, and also played on Saturday Night Live. However, at both of those appearances, they only performed "Cut Me Some Slack," the song they did for the soundtrack of Grohl's Sound City documentary.
This time, they jammed on a few other songs, too: a cover of Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally" and three Beatles classic, "Get Back," "Helter Skelter" and "The End."
McCartney continues his Out There Tour next month at San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival before heading to Canada and later this year, Japan.
