On Tuesday, Universal Pictures released the highly-anticipated trailer for the fifth installment in their decade-old and never-ending Fast and the Furious franchise via Vin Diesel‘s Facebook page. The move was a well developed promo stunt by the mega-studio, which is leveraging the chisled action star’s 19 million + Facebook fans to drum up buzz ahead [...]
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How Dell Lucked into a Smart Acquisition in Compellent
December 14th, 2010 |
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ANALYSIS: Dell is getting a quality storage company for way less than half of what it would have paid for 3PAR. – Dell, by announcing Dec. 13 that it is acquiring Compellent
Technologies for $960 million, may have pure-lucked its way into a
sweet deal.
Back on Sept. 2, when the Round Rock, Texas-based PC, server and
storage maker surrendered to Hewlett-Packard after a 10-day bidding
war, enabling HP to b…
The Church: 2011 U.S. Tour
December 13th, 2010 |
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THREE DECADES OF THE CHURCH IN THREE CLASSIC ALBUMS
 The Church |
The Church will return to
select U.S. cities to perform their three classic albums Untitled #23, Priest=Aura and Starfish in one
night.
The band, recently inducted into the Australian Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, will begin the night in the present,
covering the last decade with the critically acclaimed Untitled #23. Proceeding backwards into the ‘90s the
band will then perform perennial fan favourite, Priest=Aura (an album not supported by a tour when
originally released in the USA). The band will conclude the evening with a performance of the all-time classic album,
Starfish.
Reissues of the band’s early albums will also finally be available in the USA alongside contemporary releases, all on
the Second Motion Entertainment label. The reissues will come in luxurious digi-packs with rare photos and
exhaustive sleeve notes written by Marty Willson-Piper.
THE CHURCH U.S. TOUR DATES
Feb. 2 – Los Angeles, CA. – El Rey Theatre
Feb. 4 – San Francisco, CA. – Great American Music Hall
Feb. 7 – Seattle, WA. – Triple DoorB
Feb. 8 – Seattle, WA. – Triple Door
Feb. 11 – Chicago, IL. – Park West
Feb. 13 – Alexandria, VA. – The Birchmere
Feb. 15 – Philadelphia, PA. – The Trocadero
Feb. 16 – New York, NY. – Highline Ballroom
Feb. 17 – New York, NY. – B.B. King’s
Feb. 18 – Foxboro, MA. – Showcase Live
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JamBase Questionnaire: The Steepwater Band
December 11th, 2010 |
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Welcome back to JamBase’s baker’s dozen to the bright lights of the music world. Last time we heard from Brian Haas.
 The Steepwater Band by Daniel Bartel |
Listening to Live At The Double Door (released October 19 on Diamond Day) it’s hard to fathom how Chicago’s The Steepwater Band isn’t a longtime staple on the festival and theatre circuit. Lean, menacing toughness infuses a mixture of electric blues, country flavors and gloriously faded denim classic rock, all delivered in a way that seizes one rather than wait for the listener to tiptoe in.
Anyone who’s ever swooned over North Mississippi Allstars, The Black Crowes, Buddy Guy, Hound Dog Taylor, Savoy Brown and other similar certified greats will feel their blood bubble happily as snarling opener “Indiana Line” leads into killer after killer captured at Chi-town’s finest lil’ juke joint, the Double Door, in a single night this past May. You can practically smell the sweat pouring down the walls as TSB drag blues rock back to the same craggy, longhaired territory where early Zeppelin had their way with it. However, unlike a lot of blues based outfits, the songwriting here is thoughtful and sharp enough to draw blood and the arrangements pop and swing with prizefighting intensity. Crank Live At The Double Door up LOUD and this shit will crawl right into the meat of you, and you won’t be sorry for the reminder of your basic incarnation and carnality – real music that stirs lizard brain level satisfaction while offering a tickle to the superego.
This live set follows a 12 year run for Jeff Massey (vocals, guitar), Tod Bowers (bass) and Joe Winters (drums) that’s only seen the band grow stronger every year, tightening and toning their music to produce a sound that’s utterly full yet utterly uncluttered. While it’s a treat to finally have a concert document that does the trio justice, there’s also a string of excellent studio work behind them. The latest single (which also features a bang-up cover of Tom Petty’s “Honey Bee”) is “The Stars Look Good Tonight,” a skipping corker that’s found some inroads on AOR radio, and it’s preceded by 2008′s Marc Ford produced Grace And Melody (JamBase review), where the maturity of TSB’s tunes and playing marked the full arrival of a great contemporary rock band whose roots proudly show but whose style echoes the blessed, befuzzed pounding of The Who and The Small Faces in their youthful prime. (Dennis Cook)
The Steepwater Band play tonight, December 10, at The Voodoo Lounge in Burbank, IL and next Thursday, December 16, at RIBCO in Rock Island, IL. TSB will also open for Robert Randolph & The Family Band and North Mississippi Allstars on New Year’s Eve at the House of Blues in Chicago.
Here’s what the Steepwater guys had to say to our inquiries.
 Jeff Massey |
1. Great music rarely happens withoutÂ…
Tod Bowers: Mistakes
Joe Winters: A groove
Jeff Massey: Inspiration and Southern Comfort
2. The first album I bought wasÂ…
Tod Bowers: Thriller (if I don’t count Star Wars soundtracks)
Joe Winters: Motely Crue’s Theatre of Pain
Jeff Massey: Led Zeppelin IV
3. The last song or album to really flip my wig wasÂ…
Tod Bowers: The Black Keys’ Brothers
Joe Winters: Fistful of Mercy
Jeff Massey: Neil Young’s Le Noise. Just Neil and some angry fuzzed out guitar.
4. When I was a kid I wanted to grow up to beÂ…
Tod Bowers: Football player
Joe Winters: A professional baseball player
Jeff Massey: Very tall
 Tod Bowers |
5. My favorite sort of gig isÂ…
Tod Bowers: Loud
Joe Winters: A medium size, roots-y rock and roll joint
Jeff Massey: One outside with 70-degree temperatures, a kickin’ sound system and a mob of crazy rock fans!
6. One thing I wish people knew about me isÂ…
Tod Bowers: I can make a mean batch of turkey tacos.
Joe Winters: I realize every day that love is the most important thing in the world.
Jeff Massey: I make some mean steamed salmon.
7. I love the sound ofÂ…
Tod Bowers: My tubes turning on and getting all toasty warm.
Joe Winters: Opening the first can of Diet Coke of the morning.
Jeff Massey: Semi-trucks passing by on the expressway. Ya know, the sound George Lucas used for the tie-fighters in the original Star Wars movie.
8. One day I hope to make an album as fantastic asÂ…
Tod Bowers: The Faces’ A Nod Is as Good as a WinkÂ…to a Blind Horse
Joe Winters: Muddy Waters’ Hard Again
Jeff Massey: Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti
 Joe Winters |
9. The best meal I ever had on tour was atÂ…
Tod Bowers: Rib-eye steak dinner at the Dinosaur BBQ
Joe Winters: In Switzerland. Our tour manager’s parents made dinner for the band on a raclette grill. It was fantastic.
Jeff Massey: The giant hot dogs provided by Bon Jovi’s personal chef when we opened for them.
10. I always find the coolest audiences inÂ…
Tod Bowers: Â…toxicated. Kidding, kind of. Actually, Spain has the coolest non-pretentious rock fans in the world, and they’re excited and full of energy.
Joe Winters: Spain
Jeff Massey: Spain. They have too much fun to be pretentious. They do not fear the act of applause.
11. The worst habit I’ve picked up being on the road all the time isÂ…
Tod Bowers: Playing bass in a rock ‘n’ roll band.
Joe Winters: Having to ride “shotgun” all the time in the vehicle.
Jeff Massey: A heavy addiction to spicy Cheez-It’s.
12. The Beatles or the Stones? Por que?
Tod Bowers: Depends on the day, but usually the Stones.
Joe Winters: Stones, because of Charlie Watts. Enough said.
Jeff Massey: The Stones…because the Stones wrote “Can’t Ya Hear Me Knocking.”
13. The craziest thing I ever saw wasÂ…
Tod Bowers: It’s a long story but it involves a brightly lit room, a guitar icon and giant bolts. It’s not Marc.
Joe Winters: Spending four hours backstage with Eddie Van Halen in Detroit, MI in 2007. Not enough room here to even scratch the surface.
Jeff Massey: Eddie Van Halen doing pushups in front of me and then throwing his guitar across the room to prove its durability.
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Judas Priest: Farewell Tour
December 8th, 2010 |
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ROCK WITH THE PRIEST ONE LAST TIME
 Judas Priest |
After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking their very special brand of heavy metal to all four corners of
the planet, Judas Priest,
one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, have announced this will be their final world tour.
However, the mighty Priest will be going out strong as they rock the planet starting in 2011 on the massive “Epitaph
Tour” – hitting all the major cities throughout the world they will be playing the songs that helped make the name
Judas Priest synonymous with heavy metal.
The band will be starting their world tour in Europe. Check out the confirmed dates below, and stay tuned as more
dates are announced.
TOUR DATES
9th June Sweden Rock Festival, Sweden
11th June Sauna Festival, Finland
17th June Copenhell Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
19th June Hellfest, Nantes, France
22nd June Gods of Metal Festival, Milan, Italy
25th June Graspop Festival, Belgium
23rd July HIgh Voltage Festival, London, UK
5th August Wacken Festival, Germany
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G. Love: 2011 Tour Dates
December 8th, 2010 |
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NEW ALBUM PRODUCED BY THE AVETT BROTHERS OUT FEB. 22
 G. Love & Special Sauce |
After new album Fixin’ To Die, produced by The Avett Brothers, is released on
February 22, G. Love & Special
Sauce will be hitting the road and bringing the record to the stage. He’ll make his way through the
South, stopping at some some killer venues where he hopes to see some of you!
Tickets will be on sale soon, but fans can check out more info on these shows by clicking here.
March 01, 2011 @ Exit/In – Nashville, TN
March 02, 2011 @ The Handlebar – Greenville, SC
March 03, 2011 @ Music Farm – Charleston, SC
March 04, 2011 @ Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
March 05, 2011 @ The NorVa – Norfolk, VA
March 09, 2011 @ Visulite Theatre – Charlotte, NC
March 10, 2011 @ The Freebird – Jacksonville, FL
March 11, 2011 @ Beacham Theatre – Orlando, FL
March 12, 2011 @ Jannus Landing – St. Petersburg, FL
March 13, 2011 @ Culture Room – Fort Lauderdale, FL
March 16, 2011 @ House of Blues – New Orleans, LA
March 19, 2011 @ House of Blues – Dallas, TX
March 20, 2011 @ House of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
March 23, 2011 @ Revolution Music Hall – Little Rock, AR
March 24, 2011 @ Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
March 25, 2011 @ Antone’s – Austin, TX
March 26, 2011 @ House of Blues – Houston, TX
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Black Sabbath: Live At Hammersmith Odeon
December 7th, 2010 |
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CLASSIC DIO-ERA PERFORMANCE OUT ON VINYL JANUARY 11;
LIMITED EDITION OF 3000 COPIES
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH METAL CLUB
 Live At Hammersmith Odeon |
The second coming of Black
Sabbath began in 1979 when founding members Tony Iommi, Terry “Geezer” Butler, and
Bill Ward were joined by Ronnie James Dio, who added his fiery and powerful voice to the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame group’s crushing mix of iconic riffs, gloomy grooves and doom-soaked imagery. The Dio-
fronted line-up would release two iconic metal albums in consecutive years—1980′s Heaven And Hell and
1981′s Mob Rules (with Vinny Appice on drums)—before arriving at London’s Hammersmith Odeon
in January of 1982 for one of their most legendary shows.
Black Sabbath: Live At Hammersmith Odeon spotlights Sabbath as they storm through 14 of the
Dio-era’s best including “Neon Knights,” “Heaven And Hell,” “Children Of The Sea” and “Voodoo.” The band also
performs several pre-Dio classics including “Paranoid,” “Iron Man,” and a white-hot version of “War Pigs.” This epic
concert will be released on 180 gram vinyl as a limited edition set of 3000 copies on January 11 exclusively for Metal
Club. The individually numbered 3-LP set will be available only at participating Metal Club stores for a suggested
retail price of $36.98. For more information, please visit www.mymetalclub.com. This album was previously released on CD as a
Rhino Handmade limited edition of 5000 copies in 2007 and sold out in just one day.
Track Listing
Side One
“E5150”
“Neon Nights”
“N.I.B.”
Side Two
“Children Of The Sea”
“Country Girl”
“Black Sabbath”
Side Three
“War Pigs”
“Slipping Away”
Side Four
“Iron Man”
“The Mob Rules”
Side Five
“Heaven And Hell”
Side Six
“Paranoid”
“Voodoo”
“Children Of The Grave”
Macca to rock London, Liverpool ahead of Christmas
December 7th, 2010 |
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Paul McCartney is set to hit his smallest gigs in a decade just before Christmas in London and Liverpool. Macca could easily sell out a few arena dates but is keeping things intimate at London”s Hammersmith Apollo on December 18 and a homecoming gig at Liverpool O2 Academy on December 20. “Christmas is the perfect [...]
Coldplay “Christmas Lights†Music VIDEO
December 2nd, 2010 |
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The video for Coldplay’s much-anticipated holiday song, “Christmas Lights,” has premiered! The track is now available for digital download on iTunes! Rock It or Drop It?
Rooney: 2011 Headlining Tour
December 1st, 2010 |
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EUREKA OUT NOW
 Rooney |
Rooney, who remain road
warriors in support of their most recent release, Eureka, announce a February headlining tour
that sees them taking out Eisley and
The Chapin Sisters (through 2/14) as
support. The tour kicks off February 2 in Albuquerque, NM and wraps up in Salt Lake City on Feb 26. Starting today
at 9am PST, fans can buy tickets at www.rooneytix.com and
each purchase will be accompanied by a a free, exclusive, digital only, Christmas EP of three cover songs: “Merry
Christmas (War is Over),” “Last Christmas” and “Little Saint Nick.”
Upcoming Holiday Shows:
12/11/10 Anaheim CA Chain Reaction
February Tour Dates:
w/Eisley & The Chapin Sisters
2/2/11 Albuquerque NM Launchpad
2/4/11 Tulsa OK Caine’s Second Stage
2/5/11 Kansas City MO The Beaumont Club
2/6/11 St Paul MN Station 4
2/7/11 Milwaukee WI Mad Planet
2/8/11 Grand Rapids MI The Intersection
2/9/11 Pontiac MI The Crofoot Ballroom
2/10/11 Chicago IL Lincoln Hall
2/11/11 Columbus OH The Basement
2/12/11 Cleveland Heights OH Grog Shop
2/13/11 Pittsburgh PA Alter Bar
2/14/11 Newport KY The Historic Southgate House
w/Eisley
2/16/11 Cambridge MA The Middle East
2/17/11 Philadelphia PA Theatre Of Living Arts
2/18/11 Washington DC Rock and Roll Hotel
2/19/11 Carrboro NC Cat’s Cradle
2/20/11 Asheville NC The Grey Eagle
2/21/11 Nashville TN Exit/In
2/22/11 Memphis TN The Hi-Tone
2/23/11 St Louis MO Firebird
2/25/11 Denver CO The Marquis Theatre
2/26/11 Salt Lake City UT Kilby Court
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Charice Outs Boyz II Men “Christmas At Rockefeller Plaza†Lip-Syncing Flub
December 1st, 2010 |
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The 74-ft. spruce adorned with more than 10,000 lights and decorative ornaments that will serve as New York City’s official Christmas tree went up in Manhattan on Tuesday night. It’s official: There are 25 shopping days left ’till Christmas. Of course, Christmas at Rockefeller Plaza didn’t go off without a hitch. Susan Boyle was performing [...]
Mary J. Blige “Rock Of Ages†Movie
November 30th, 2010 |
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Mary J. Blige has started negotiations to join Tom Cruise and Taylor Swift in the cast of the upcoming movie musical Rock of Ages alongside Tom Cruise. Rock of Ages is the story of a small town girl and a big city rocker who fall in love to the soundtrack of some of greatest pop [...]
System Of A Down Reunite For 2011 European Dates
November 29th, 2010 |
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FIVE YEAR HIATUS ENDS IN JUNE 2011
 System of a Down |
From SystemofaDown.com:
“Hello All,
We are excited to announce that System will be playing some dates together in 2011.
We also want to thank you for your loyalty and support, not only to System Of A Down, but to all of our solo efforts
as well. We have no master plan of sorts – we are playing these shows simply because we want to play together
again as a band and for you, our amazing fans.
The list of dates and on-sale information for these shows is below.
We look forward to seeing all of you!
Peace,
System Of A Down”
System Of A Down Tour Dates
6/2/11 – Italy, Milan, Milan Fiera Arena (on-sale Dec 1 @ 10am)
6/4/11 – Germany, Nurnberg, Rock im Park (AVAILABLE NOW)
6/5/11 – Germany, Nurburgring, Rock am Ring (AVAILABLE NOW)
6/6/11 – France, Paris, Omnisports de Bercy (on-sale Dec 14 @ 10am)
6/9/11 – Switzerland, Interlaken, Greenfield Festival (on-sale Dec 1 @ 10am)
6/11/11 – UK, Castle Donington, Download Festival (on-sale Dec 3 @ 9am)
6/13/11 – Austria, Nickelsdorf, Novarock (AVAILABLE NOW)
6/15/11 – Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide (on-sale Dec 1 @ 9am)
6/17/11 – Sweden, Gothenburg, Metaltown Festival (on-sale Dec 2 @ 9am)
6/19/11 – Finland, Seinajoki, Provinssirock (on-sale Dec 1 @ 9am)
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Billy Joel Hip Replacement Surgery
November 26th, 2010 |
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Rocker Billy Joel is spending the holiday weekend recuperating in his Long Island home after undergoing surgery on both hips earlier this month. Joel spokeswoman Claire Mercuri tell PEOPLE that the 61-year-old long Islander had both hips replaced last week to correct a congenital condition. In news that will be Rock and Roll Hall of [...]
The Black Eyed Peas “The Time (Dirty Bit)†Music VIDEO
November 24th, 2010 |
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Want hot sauce with those Black Eyed Peas? On Tuesday, pop-dance supergroup The Black Eyed Peas released a video promo in support of the band’s latest party anthem, “The Time (Dirty Bit),†which also happens to be the first single from their forthcoming sixth studio album, The Beginning. Peas pioneers Will.i.am, Fergie, Taboo, and Apl.de.ap [...]
Courtney Love Naked On Twitter…Again
November 22nd, 2010 |
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Time to step away from the laptop again, Courtney. Rock star Courtney Love, 46, latest cry for attention sees her publishing photos of herself in various states of undress for the masses on Twitter. So Love closed her Twitter account just two months ago after she “accidentally” Tweeted a nudie pic. …And now she’s back [...]
American Music Awards 2010 Red Carpet LIVE Stream [VIDEO]
November 21st, 2010 |
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Hey Music Fans, the stars will be out tonight as the best in the industry converge on sunny Los Angeles to celebrate the 2010 American Music Awards. Hosts Lance Bass, Whitney Port, and Danny Gokey are on red carpet ready to chat with some of music’s biggest names as they arrive at the Nokia Theatre [...]
â€Thatâ€s All Right Mama†is â€Worldâ€s First Rock-And-Roll Songâ€
November 20th, 2010 |
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”That”s All Right Mama” by Arthur ”Big Boy” Crudup is apparently the world”s oldest rock and roll song, says historian. Joseph Burns of the Southeastern Louisiana University said the song could also contain the first ever guitar solo break. Burn said ”That”s All Right Mama” was the first song to contain all of the elements [...]