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Guns 'n Roses Tour Dates

2012-01-31T12:41:00.001-05:00

Guns n Roses Leaked Tour Dates

Here are the cofirmed dates for N.Y and below the unconfirmed dates for Europe.

Confirmed U.S. Dates
February 10 Roseland Ballroom New York, NY
February 12 Terminal 6 New York, NY
February 15 The Ritz (Webster Hall) New York, NY
February 19 House of Blues Chicago, IL
February 23 The Fillmore Silver Spring, MD
February 24 House of Blues Atlantic City, NJ

Unconfirmed European Dates
May 17 - Dublin, IE - The O2 Arena
Jun 05 - Paris, FR - Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Jun 10 - Lyon, FR - Halle Tony Garnier
Jun 11 - Strasbourg, FR - Zenith
Jun 14 - Toulouse, FR - Zenith
Jun 18 - Montpellier, FR - Park & Suites Arena
Jun 19 - Toulon, FR - Zenith Omega
Jun 22 - Milan, IT - Fiera De Milano (Gods Of Metal)

Garbage New Album & Tour Dates 2012

2012-01-31T12:38:00.000-05:00

Garbage New Album & Tour Dates

The release of "Not Your Kind Of People" is confired as May 15, 2012. Garbage will hit the road with a tour in support of the new album. The new album is said to have a feel like their early albums did so that can only mean genius. I'm excited about this new album as I am a huge Garbage & Shirley Manson fan! Here are some dates thus far.

Garbage 2012 Tour Dates*

Headlining Tour Dates

MAY

9th London, England Troxy

11th St. Petersburg, Russia Jubilenyi Hall

12th Moscow, Russia Crocus City Hall

16th Paris, France Olympia

Festival Tour Dates

JUNE

16th Hultsfred, Sweden Hultsfred Festival

17th Aarhus, Denmark Northside Festival

22nd Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany Southside Festival

23rd Scheessel, Germany Hurricane Festival, Red Stage

28th Werchter, Belgium Rock Werchter, Pyramid Marquee

Twilight - Soundtrack Videos

2011-12-05T19:38:00.009-05:00

Twilight - Leave out all the rest - Linkin Park

Full Moon / Twilight Soundtrack / The Black Ghost

Jewelry handmade by Vamp ~v~ on Artfire

Love's Blush Bracelet

Lion Bracelet

Beads of Blood Gothic Necklace by Vamp

Sterling Silver Swarovski Crystal Moon Necklace

Shop & Rock @ MRB Rock Tees Jewelry & More

2011-11-21T18:27:00.003-05:00

Shop & Rock @ MRB Rock Tees Jewelry & More

Here are some gift ideas for you this holiday season...

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Early Bird Savings & Black Friday 2011

2011-11-21T01:25:00.002-05:00

Early Bird Savings & Black Friday 2011 @ Mystic Rock Boutique

For Early Bird Savings Shop NOW & get
$10 OFF orders over $40 before shipping charges.
Early bird special ends Thanksgiving Day Midnight (EST)

Black Friday Sale! FREE 1st Class Shipping for U.S. Orders Starts 11-25-11
Ends Cyber Monday 11-28 Midnight (EST)

*Details on our website*

Find great deals on hard to find t-shirts and more!

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Black Friday 2011 @ Mystic Rock Boutique

2011-11-18T22:23:00.006-05:00

Black Friday 2011 @ Mystic Rock Boutique

Gearing up for the holiday shopping season at MRB! This year we start our Black Friday special at the crack of dawn on November 25th 2011 all the way through Cyber Monday Midnight November 28th. During these days all U.S. orders will ship for FREE!

Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, browse, shop and save at MRB this holiday season.

For Early Bird Savings Shop NOW & get
$10 OFF orders over $40 before shipping charges.
Early bird special ends Thanksgiving Day Midnight (EST)

Black Friday Sale! FREE Shipping Starts 11-25-11
Ends Cyber Monday 11-28 Midnight (EST)

Find great deals on hard to find t-shirts and more!

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Pink Floyd Videos

2011-11-15T15:57:00.003-05:00

Pink Floyd Videos

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Black Sabbath New Album & Tour 2012

2011-11-15T14:55:00.001-05:00

Black Sabbath New Album & Tour 2012

It's not a rumour, it's true the mighty Black Sabbath with frontman Ozzy Osbourne are scheduled to release a new album and tour in 2012. This is their first new album in 33 YEARS!

It is confirmed they will reunite one more time to perform at the Download Festival in England in June 2012, and then embark on a tour to rock the world.

All I can say is bring it on!

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Robert Plant Says Avoiding Zep Reunion Is KeyTo His Success

2011-11-10T13:10:00.006-05:00

Some quotes from an interview with Robert Plant, to read it click here

Robert Plant Says Avoiding Led Zeppelin Reunion Key to His Recent Success
by: Billy Dukes

If Robert Plant were to run into his 25-year-old self, he says he’d tell that young man to take as many chances and risks as he can. “Because if you’re just a singer for the sake of it, it’s not quite enough.”

If you’re hoping for a Zeppelin reunion, stop. “I think that’s gone now,” Plant says matter-of-factly.

It's all over boys and girls, there will never be a quote Zep reunion, not in the way fans would like!

David Harrison - Herbal Woman Video by Vamp

2011-10-27T01:11:00.002-04:00

A new video I created for a good friend of mine, the multi talented David Harrison. This song 'Herbal Woman' comes from his 'Hum' CD album, which I might add is an amazing record to add to your listening experience and is available on itunes.

Visit David Harrison's MySpace Fan Page

Hum Album available at itunes

Join David Harrison's Hum Facebook Page

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Marc Jacobs Sets Up Blondie Shrine At His Store Contactmusic

2011-09-15T18:43:00.002-04:00

Blondie Shrine at The Marc by Mar Jacaobs Boutique

Celebrity designer Marc Jacobs is currently paying tribute to all things Blondie at his store in New York, which is full of books and clothing inspired by Deborah Harry.

The Marc by Marc Jacobs women's boutique on Bleecker Street has been transformed into a pop-up Blondie shop to mark the release of the band's new album, Panic of Girls.

Read more ---> Marc Jacobs | Jacobs Sets Up Blondie Shrine At His Store | Contactmusic

Rolling Stones 'Some Girls Live In Texas' DVD

2011-09-14T22:33:00.001-04:00

Rolling Stones 'Some Girls Live In Texas' DVD

The Rolling Stones will release the 1978 concert performance of ‘Some Girls Live In Texas’ on DVD and Blu-Ray in November.

TRACKLISTING:

1) Let It Rock
2) All Down The Line
3) Honky Tonk Women
4) Star Star
5) When The Whip Comes Down
6) Beast Of Burden
7) Miss You
8) Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
9) Shattered
10) Respectable
11) Far Away Eyes
12) Love In Vain
13) Tumbling Dice
14) Happy
15) Sweet Little Sixteen
16) Brown Sugar
17) Jumpin’ Jack Flash

Read more here

I Am The Flag - Poem

2011-09-11T16:26:00.002-04:00

I Am The Flag

I am the flag of the United States of America. My name is Old Glory.
I fly atop the world's tallest buildings.
I stand watch in America's halls of justice.
I fly majestically over institutions of learning.
I stand guard with power in the world.
Look up and see me.
I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice.
I stand for freedom.
I am confident. I am arrogant. I am proud.
When I am flown with my fellow banners, my head is a little higher, my colors a little truer.
I bow to no one! I am recognized all over the world.
I am worshipped - I am saluted.
I am loved - I am revered. I am respected - and I am feared.
I have fought in every battle of every war for more then 200 years.
I was flown at Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Shiloh and Appamatox.
I was there at San Juan Hill, the trenches of France, in the Argonne Forest,
Anzio, Rome and the beaches of Normandy, Guam. Okinawa, Korea and KheSan, Saigon, Vietnam.
I was there. I led my troops,
I was dirty, battleworn and tired, but my soldiers cheered me
And I was proud.
I have been burned, torn and trampled on the streets of countries I have helped set free.
It does not hurt, for I am invincible.
I have been soiled upon, burned, torn and trampled on the streets of my country.
And when it's by those whom I've served in battle-it hurts.
But I shall overcome - for I am strong.
I have slipped the bonds of Earth and stood watch over the uncharted
frontiers of space from my vantage point on the moon.
I have borne silent witness to all of America's finest hours.
But my finest hours are yet to come.
When I am torn into strips and used as bandages for my wounded comrades on the battlefield,
When I am flown at half-mast to honor my soldier,
Or when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent at
the grave of their fallen son or daughter, I am proud.
MY NAME IS OLD GLORY
LONG MAY I WAVE.

DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN:
LONG MAY I WAVE
PLEASE FORWARD MY MESSAGE TO ALL WHO
STILL LOVE AND RESPECT ME,
THAT I MAY FLY PROUDLY FOR
ANOTHER TWO HUNDRED YEARS.

Author Unknown

Pink Floyd Big Box Set Dark Side Of The Moon

2011-09-05T12:33:00.003-04:00

Later this month a 'Dark Side Of The Moon' box set will be released.

It will be a 6 disc set featuring remasters and rarities from The Dark Side Of The Moon recordings.

Pink Floyd are about to launch the biggest reissue campaign of their career, including remastered versions of their albums and, for a select few, high quality "Immersion Box Sets" with loads of additional content.

(You will need a whole lotta money for this box set for sure! In this struggling economy this just makes you feel the crunch even more if you're a Pink Floyd fan and would love to own this.)

Visit our Pink Floyd catalog for merchandise you still can afford.

Halloween Rocks Tshirts Jewelry Gothic Accessories

2011-09-02T23:26:00.001-04:00

Halloween Rocks Tshirts Jewelry Gothic Accessories

Halloween Fun - Spooktastic Gifts. Take a look at our Halloween showcase to see what's bubbling in the cauldron!

Bats, Spiders, Witches, Skulls - in Tshirts, Jewelry & Gothic Accessories at Mystic Rock Boutique!

Visit our Rock Catalog and see what's brewing today

Rock Poster Clearance Sale

2011-08-19T15:12:00.003-04:00

The Beatles - Yellow Submarine Poster

Rock Poster Clearance Sale

We are currently running a clearance sale on ALL our Rock Posters. All of them are markdown and on Clearance - FINAL SALE - we will not be restocking any of the rock posters and black light posters in our inventory.

Posters are a great gift because you don't have to worry about sizing, just pick out a few that would work for your room's decor and there you have it. A nice way to dress up Rock Posters is to frame them, this add a touch of elegance to the artwork & will make your paper poster last.

Currently we have fabric rock posters and paper rock posters. To name a few bands we have posters for - Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Blondie, The Ramones, The Rolling Stones, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, Metallica, The Beatles, Slayer, HIM, Bob Marley & more!

Grab a few for yourself & gifts. Once they're gone that's it! Browse & Shop our Rock Posters

Vamps Jewelry Video Gothic Victorian Rock Jewellery

2011-08-17T16:50:00.001-04:00

Gothic Victorian Rock Jewelry by Vamp Necklaces, Earrings, Bracelets

Latest video creation for my handcrafted Gothic Victorian Rock Jewelry by Vamp - in chokers, necklaces, bracelets and dangle earrings. Visit my websites and Artfire studio to browse and shop!

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The Last Stage - Jim Cherry (Signed Copies)

2011-08-14T21:00:00.006-04:00

The Last Stage - Jim Cherry

The Last Stage by Jim Cherry"Belongs on the bookshelf of every Doors fan!" Rich Weidman, author of The Doors FAQ

Have you ever wondered what its like to be in a Rock 'n' Roll band? Have you ever wondered what life is like touring on the road? Have you ever wondered what it's like to have fans and groupies?

For all Doors fans that enjoy The Doors, from the music, to the history, Jim Cherry's The Last Stage mixes those elements with the behind the scenes look at a Doors tribute band and their adventures as they go on the road across the country!

Autographed copies of The Last Stage are now available for only $23.00 (which includes everything from the book to shipping and handling)! The Last Stage is a novel of discovery of the self against a background of sex, drugs and Rock 'n' Roll! To get your autographed copy of The Last Stage today, contact Jim Cherry at jymwrite@aol.com for more information. Payment is accepted by Paypal, Check or money order (international orders also accepted email Jim for more details).

Jim Cherry is the author of the novels The Last Stage, Becoming Angel, a book of short stories Stranger Souls. He is also a columnist for the Rants, Raves, and Rock 'n' Roll Magazine and Radio Show. Jim writes The Doors Examiner.

The Last Stage is now available in e-book format! Kindle and Nook Books for $7.99! To buy Jim's other books please visit www.jymsbooks.com.

(I read this book and highly recommend it to ALL who love rock n roll, Jim Morrison & The Doors or just want to get lost in all the going ons of a rock star. You will not be disappointed with this read...trust me!)

Alice Cooper Horror To Open At Universal Studios

2011-08-03T12:59:00.002-04:00

Alice Cooper Horror To Open At Universal Studios
By Paul Cashmere

Universal Studios will open its Alice Cooper maze in time for Halloween 2011.

‘Alice Cooper: Welcome To My Nightmare’ will be part of the new Halloween Horror Maze at Universal Studios Hollywood.

"We'll be creating this living horror movie within screaming distance of the sound stages where horror movies first began, so there's no place more appropriate to offer a preview of the new `Welcome 2 My Nightmare.' This will be a nightmare that will haunt visitors' dreams for a long time to come," Alice said in a statement

The maze is a walk-through experience with elements from the Alice Cooper show including guillotine decapitations, electric chairs, a sadistic insane asylum, plus of course snakes and Black Widow spiders.

Universal Music will release Alice’s new album ‘Welcome 2 My Nightmare’ in September as well. The album is the sequel to his 1975 classic ‘Welcome To My Nightmare’
Source:http://www.undercover.fm/news/15558-alice-cooper-horror-to-open-at-universal-studios

(Sounds fantastic especially for Halloween, hmmm Maybe Ozzy & Black Sabbath could do something like that as well, can you imagine and all with sounds & music!)

The Moody Blues Tour Australia

2011-07-27T12:12:00.001-04:00

The Moody Blues Tour Australia In November

Rock icons The Moody Blues return to Australia for the first time in six years.

TOUR DATES 2011:

Friday 11 November – State Theatre, Sydney
Monday 14 November – Burswood Theatre, Perth
Thursday 17 November – Festival Theatre, Adelaide
Sunday 20 November – Convention Centre, Brisbane
Wednesday 23 November – Palais Theatre, Melbourne

Amy Winehouse Dead @ 27

2011-07-23T19:39:00.006-04:00

Amy Winehouse Dead at 27
By Tim Cashmere

Singer Amy Winehouse has died today (Saturday July 23).

The cause of death is not immediately known, but it is understood that she was found in her London home, which police have confirmed to the Associated Press.

She was 27 years old.

What is it with the age of 27? So many rock stars die at that age - Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain...we know alcohol and drugs is the number one reason all these stars met an untimely early death. The number two reason is the not being able to cope with the fame monster, but is it a coincidence that it's always the magic number 27? Why then and not sooner or later? What is it about almost being 30 & famous?

Is It The End For Disturbed?

2011-07-23T19:27:00.002-04:00

Disturbed To Split
By Paul Cashmere

Disturbed frontman David Draiman has been quoted as suggesting the band has come to the end of the road.

Talking to The Reverend Ian on Boise, Idaho radio KQXR Draiman said, "There won't be a 'Music For A Weapon' tour next year. We don't know what we're doing . . . We're not gonna do our own thing either. This is gonna be the last tour that the American people get to see us in for awhile, if not indefinitely. Read more here

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Disturbed Toon Tee
Disturbed Helping Hand Tee
Disturbed Wicked Tee

Unlocking Jimmy Page - Site Launch

2011-07-17T23:13:00.006-04:00

Unlocking Jimmy Page - Site Launch

As the roman numerals and the hourglass with sand ticked off the days until "the launch" fans of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page awaited patiently for the BIG day.

JULY 14, 2011 - the day finally arrived. On Thursday in my email box there was an invitation for me to go to the new Jimmy Page website. As a dedicated Zep fan I had been counting down the days eagerly awaiting the website's debut.

Upon arrival there was a screen with music (a riff Jimmy Page found of himself playing long ago that he had forgotten about and thought it would be great to put up on his new site) but that was all you could access, to go beyond into the site you had to unlock it with a key.

You get the key (or access) when you create a user profile. What is this I said to myself, I have to have a key to access the site? Yes you can't just surf in and start browsing. You have to create a user profile and THEN you can get in. So I created a user profile and in I went. I know Jimmy likes to keep things tight, so it's like having a backstage pass that only fans that have access can get in.

Everyday the front of the site changes and to go in you have to have your user name and password. The site is chronicling his history in music and unlocking the vaults for the first time ever, JimmyPage.com brings you previously unseen and unheard multimedia material from Jimmy's personal archives.

He has an on this day feature: ON THIS DAY
Conceptualised and curated by Jimmy Page himself, one of the site’s biggest highlights is ‘On This Day’, a daily diary featuring events spanning the entirety of his immense career, from the 1960’s to the present day.

It has all sorts of photos of Jimmy all are watermarked and you can't save them to your computer. If you haven't yet unlocked Jimmy's site get your self down there and take a look inside! Jimmy Page Website http://www.jimmypage.com/ Oh and membership is FREE :)

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Christmas in July Jewelry Sale on Artfire

2011-07-01T20:54:00.002-04:00

Christmas in July Sale on Artfire

Christmas in July SALE! All Jewelry is now 10% OFF! No Coupon needed - Shop now for awesome handcrafted Jewelry by Vamp to get great deals on handmade jewelry with attitude Go shopping---> Vamp's Jewelry Studio

Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart

2011-06-21T15:33:00.000-04:00

Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart

Jimmy Page Plays - Mellow Yellow/Sunshine Superman

2011-06-05T12:29:00.004-04:00

Jimmy Page plays - does a guest appearance on Donovan's Mellow Yellow & Sunshine Superman. Check out the vids!

Donovan "live" at The Royal Albert Hall / Sunshine Superman featuring Jimmy Page

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Vintage Victorian Steampunk Charm Necklaces - Jewelry by Vamp

2011-06-02T22:11:00.000-04:00

Vintage Victorian Steampunk Charm Necklaces - Jewelry by Vamp

Curated by vamp | Collection Published on 06-01-2011

"Handcrafted jewelry by Vamp - Necklaces inspired by romance, vintage, victorian & steampunk styles - For ladies that like a bit of classic charm: like cameos, hearts, flowers, angel wings, keys, & birds."

Blondie Videos

2011-05-20T13:13:00.002-04:00

A live version of 'Mother' by Blondie

New Blondie Video 'Mother' Official

2011-05-20T12:59:00.004-04:00

New Blondie Video 'Mother' Official

Take a look at this cool latest video from Blondie from their up coming NEW album!
Looking good even after all these years and sounding wicked!

Blondie release a video for the first single from their upcoming album, Panic Of Girls.

The video was directed by Laurent Rejto with cameos by "Kate from the B's, James Lorinz (Frankenhooker) Johnny Dynell, Chi-Chi Valenti, The Dazzle dancers, Rob Roth, Barbara Sicuranza, Larry Fessenden, Alan Midgette (Andy's double), The Five Points Band, Guy Furrow, Kitty Boots, Hattie Hathaway and others."

Panic Of Girls is the first album for the new-wave veterans since 2003’s The Curse Of Blondie

The band are self-releasing the album in a ‘Collector’s Pack’ with Future Publishing on July 4.

‘Mother’ has previously been available as a download but has an official release next Monday 23 May.

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Zep Fest 2011 Shattered

2011-05-16T21:07:00.005-04:00

The Disintegration of Zep Fest

Posted by Ally Schweitzer on May. 16, 2011

Zep Fest, the Led Zeppelin-themed rock fest previously scheduled May 27-29 at National Harbor, has been canceled. We found out this morning. But it seems some of the booked entertainment hasn't been informed yet.

Read more

This is just awful! An event such as this one a 3 day Zep Fest that has been promoted for nearly one year on Facebook suddenly canceled in less than two weeks before it hits the stage is outrageous!

Many fans and the bands set aside time, money and put a lot of their soul into going to DC for Memorial Day weekend and partake of this fest to suddenly have their dreams shattered in a heartbeat with NO reasons made public by the promoter as to WHY so suddenly they called it off.

If they knew that ticket sales were poor they should have put an end to this festival a long while ago not wait until two weeks before show time. Some people will never recover from this fiasco & will always have a bitter sweet feeling about the not official start of summer Memorial Day weekend.

Wishing everyone that was going to attend that they get their money refunded & quick.

I think it will be very hard for people to trust another of these so called FESTS that are started on Facebook.

Strawberry Fields Landmark Removed

2011-05-13T18:49:00.002-04:00

Strawberry Fields Landmark Removed
By VVN Music

Another Liverpool landmark may be biting the dust. Just like the tearing down of Ringo Starr's home, the gates of Strawberry Fields have been removed. 

The Salvation Army owns the land where the Strawberry Fields is located on which a Children's Home once stood. The difference in this case compared to Starr's house is that those gates are being put into storage for safe keeping and are being replaced by replicas made by a local metal worker and donated to the group. The concern of the organization was the general toll taken on the gates by both the weather and by the thousands of fans per year who touch the gates.

Major Ray Irving, the director of social services, told the Liverpool Echo "Although care has been taken to ensure the original gates to the site have remained in good condition, inevitably time has taken its toll. When Mr Bennett got in touch with us in 2010 and explained that he was creating a set of replica gates as a project, we were very interested. This means that the original gates can be kept safe from further deterioration and, with the replica gates in place, allow for an authentic experience for the many thousands of people who come on a musical pilgrimage to Strawberry Field."

The land where the home once stood is still not being utilized, but plans are in the works to develop the parcel into a center for youths with learning disabilities.

(This is nice, at least they're not tearing it down and plan on giving it an authetic feel with the replica gates and still leaving Strawberry Fields there for all who go and see it. It's a must see for any Beatles' fan, music fan or tourist to Liverpool.)

David Gilmour Joins Roger Waters For The Wall In London

2011-05-13T18:46:00.001-04:00

David Gilmour Joins Roger Waters For The Wall In London
By Paul Cashmere

Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and drummer Nick Mason were surprise guests at the Roger Waters ‘The Wall’ show in London creating a Pink Floyd reunion during ‘Comfortably Numb’.

Gilmour played his signature lead guitar part in the Pink Floyd classic while Mason later sat on the wall and played tambourine while Gilmour joined the band for ‘Outside The Wall’.

The last time Pink Floyd reunited was six years ago in London for Live 8. Waters and Gilmour last performed together for the Hoping Foundation in 2010.

However, don’t hold your breath for another Floyd reunion to happen anytime soon. In the blog at the David Gilmour website it says, “I should also remind you that tonight is most definitely a one-off; David is not repeating his special guest performance at a later occasion, I’m sorry to disappoint those of you with fingers crossed and tickets for later shows.

Watch the performance here:

Led Zeppelin Experience: Q&A With Jason Bonham

2011-05-13T18:42:00.001-04:00

Led Zeppelin Experience: Q&A With Jason Bonham

Alan Sculley: Well let’s ask about the tour itself and this whole concept that you had that brought this together and I think one thing I’m real curious about is what you think makes the Led Zeppelin Experience show you’re taking out something different then any number of the tribute bands that are out there for Led Zeppelin. What are you doing that really separates it from, you know, those kind of shows?

Jason Bonham: Well, one thing I kind of give it is that I’ve actually played with the band a couple of times and had some moments in authenticity. First and foremost JBLZE is a concert. But I give it a slightly different angle from the story content of the show and I release and show some very tender and pure moments that not many people have seen such as my dad as a child growing up with his father and interacting with his own family and his brother and his children.

And, you know, this is a man that would grow up to be the Beast, the guy--Bonzo, the legendary guy that was one of the first to throw a TV set through a window. But realistically he was my dad and just an everyday guy really. So within the context of the show I talk a little about him as a personal person, you know, as a guy that I knew not so much as the guy that you know as Bonzo, but as my father. I show some of the moments we shared together which were and are, you know, very cherished now.

We didn’t live in the era of everything being recordable on your phone and very easily accessible. So when you see these moments, they’re very few and far between as my Dad could record and capture. And also I like to touch on the love I have of the music, playing with the guys every kind of song that has a different story, a different element of where I put it in the show. And each song is chosen for a reason. There’s nothing we’ve put there because it was a popular song or whatever.

I have a story for each one. But the music does the talking in itself and I just, tell a few moments that were not spoken too much about, the reasons I do certain songs in the set and my own personal take on when I played them with Led Zeppelin.

So that’s why it’s my, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience and this is where I suppose it’s different from the others. But obviously one of the major differences is I have been lucky enough to have played with the band a couple of times. Not many of them can say that....

Doug Fox: Okay great. It seems to me, would you say that you’re closer to Robert than you are to Jimmy and John these days?

Jason Bonham: Yeah. I would say I speak to Robert more on a regular basis than I do to Jimmy and John but I find that there’s still kind of that closeness when we all see each other. It’s like we haven’t been apart for years and we carry on the conversation like we just left off, that’s how it has always been.

Read the whole interview here

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience tour dates:

05/04 - Wallingford, CT - Oakdale Theatre
05/05 - New Brunswick, NJ - State Theatre
05/06 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Resort
05/07 - New Hampshire, CT - Capital Center
05/09 - Buffalo, NY - University PAC
05/10 - Westbury, NY - Theatre at Westbury
05/12 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
05/14 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
05/15 - Greensburg, PA - Palace Theatre
05/17 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian
05/18 - St. Louis, MI - The Pageant
05/19 - Kansas City, MI - Harrah's Casino
05/20 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
05/21 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
05/24 - Fremont, CA - Saddlerack
05/25 - Napa, CA - Uptown Theatre
05/26 - Sacramento, CA - Crest Theatre
05/27 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre
05/28 - Las Vegas, NV - Alliente Casino

The Doors Examiner

2011-05-13T18:39:00.001-04:00

The Doors Examiner

If you're a Doors fan you owe it to yourself to subscribe to The Doors Examiner - excellent up to the minute articles on all things Doors by Jim Cherry. I look forward to all his articles as they are well written and keep me informed on The Doors, Jim Morrison or anything related to the band. Check it out and see for yourself today! click to go to The Doors Examiner

Patti Smith To Receive Polar Music Prize

2011-05-08T22:56:00.001-04:00

Patti Smith To Receive Polar Music Prize

By Paul Cashmere

Poet, singer and songwriter Patti Smith is this year’s recipient of Sweden’s Polar Music Prize.

Smith will receive the award from King Carl XVI Gustaf in a ceremony at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm on August 30.

“By devoting her life to art in all its forms, Patti Smith has demonstrated how much rock’n'roll there is in poetry and how much poetry there is in rock’n'roll,” a spokesperson for the Prize announced. “Patti Smith is a Rimbaud with Marshall amps. She has transformed the way an entire generation looks, thinks and dreams. With her inimitable soul of an artist, Patti Smith proves over and over again that people have the power”.

The Kronos Quartet will also receive the award.

The Polar Music Prize was founded in 1989 by the late Stig Anderson (manager of Abba).

Previous recipients include Paul McCartney, Elton John, Dizzy Gillespie, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Pink Floyd, Sonny Rollins, B.B. King and Bob Dylan.

(Congrats to Patti Smith, I'm sure Jim Morrison would be proud of her :)

AC/DC to Release New Album In a Few Years

2011-05-08T22:50:00.004-04:00

AC/DC To Release Album In "The Next Couple Of Years"

By Tim Cashmere

AC/DC have plans to release an album “within the next couple of years”.

The comment came from guitarist Angus Young, who told bangshowbiz.com: “At some point we’ll be touring again once we get a new album out, which will hopefully be within the next couple of years.”

The band, who in their first four years managed to release nine iconic albums, have not been known for their speedy recording processes of late, so when they say “within the next couple of years”, that’s actually pretty fast, considering their last record ‘Black Ice’ came out in 2008.

Their Black Ice tour saw them playing once again to enormous crowds. Their Australian leg of the tour set ticketing records. If you were one of the squillions of people that checked the show out, you can relive it with their live DVD ‘AC/DC: Live At River Plate’, which hits stores next week.

(AC/DC will keep on rockin' like The Rolling Stones. Some bands just love touring others just don't do it even though there is high demand for them to tour...like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin. I know they don't have all their original band mates, but there is still high demand for them to play even if it was just a few selected dates and taped as a DVD, that would satisfy many!)

Jason Bonham Interview 5-5-11

2011-05-06T23:34:00.002-04:00

Jason Bonham Interview 5-5-11

Jason Bonham, son of Zeppelin great John Bonham, called in to talk about his Led Zeppelin Experience show that's coming to our area this weekend

Here Jason's interview here.

Jason's new tour dates check them out here.

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Autobiography Details Revealed

2011-05-05T23:47:00.002-04:00

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Autobiography Details Revealed
By Andrew Tijs

Details have come to light about Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi’s forthcoming autobiography.

A blurb about Iron Man: My Life In Black Sabbath And Beyond says that it covers his “rough-and-tumble childhood”, divorces, addiction, fame, his bandmates, and “the ups and downs of his life as an artist”.

The description reads, "Everything associated with hard rock happened to Black Sabbath first: the drugs, the debauchery, the drinking, the dungeons, the pressure, the pain, the conquests, the company men, the contracts, the combustible drummer, the critics, the comebacks, the singers, the Stonehenge set, the music, the money, the madness, the metal."

Bravewords.com write that the book will be released on October 13 in the UK and November 1 in the US.

Although fansite Black-Sabbath.com says the book is not yet finished and the release date may change.

(So many excellent books coming out or that are already out in bookstores. This one Steven Tylers, Nikki Sixx, but none as expensive as Jimmy Page's book!)

The Best of Roger Waters Compilation CD & DVD/Tour Dates The Wall

2011-04-30T19:53:00.002-04:00

Roger Waters Best Of On The Way

Columbia Records has announced the May 30 release of The Roger Waters Collection, a compilation of three solo records, his opera and a rare live performance.  

The set will contain seven CDs and one DVD in a special box with original album artwork. Included is:

The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking
Radio K.A.O.S.
Amused to Death
Ca Ira (Waters' opera)
In the Flesh: Live (2 CDs/DVD)

The live portion of the set was recorded and filmed during Waters' three-year In the Flesh Tour.

Columbia will also release May 30 the rare Flickering Flame, a compilation originally released in 2002. Flame will be available for a one-year period.

The following are the upcoming dates for Waters' The Wall Tour:

04/27 - Apr 28 - Helsinki, FI - Hartwall Arena
04/28 - Helsinki, FI - Hartwall Arena
04/30 - Oslo, NO - Telenor Arena
05/01 - Oslo, NO - Telenor Arena
05/04 - Stockholm, SE - Ericsson Globe
05/05 - Stockholm, SE - Ericsson Globe
05/07 - Copenhagen, DK - Parken
05/11 - London, UK - O2 Arena
05/12 - London, UK - O2 Arena
05/14 - London, UK - O2 Arena
05/15 - London, UK - O2 Arena
05/17 - London, UK - O2 Arena
05/18 - London, UK - O2 Arena
05/20 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Evening News Arena
05/21 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Evening News Arena
05/23 - Dublin, IE - O2 Arena
05/24 - Dublin, IE - O2 Arena
05/27 - Antwerp, BE - Sportspaleis
05/28 - Antwerp, BE - Sportspaleis
05/30 - Paris, FR - Bercy
05/31 - Paris, FR - Bercy
06/03 - Mannheim, DE - SAP Arena
06/04 - Mannheim, DE - SAP Arena
06/06 - Zurich, CH - Hallenstadion
06/07 - Zurich, CH - Hallenstadion
06/10 - Hamburg, DE - O2 World
06/11 - Hamburg, DE - O2 World
06/13 - Herning, DK - MCH Multiarena
06/15 - Berlin, DE - O2 World
06/16 - Berlin, DE - O2 World
06/18 - Dusseldorf, DE - Esprit Arena
06/20 - Munich, DE - Olympiahalle
06/22 - Budapest, HU - Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena
06/24 - Zurich, CH - Hallenstadion
06/25 - Zurich, CH - Hallenstadion
06/27 - Birmingham, UK - National Indoor Arena
06/28 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Evening News Arena
06/29 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Evening News Arena
06/30 - Paris, FR - Bercy
07/01 - Paris, FR - Bercy
07/03 - Milan, IT - Mediolanum Forum
07/04 - Milan, IT - Mediolanum Forum

Steven Tyler To Release Solo Record & Autobiography

2011-04-30T19:47:00.002-04:00

Steven Tyler To Release Solo Record And Autobiography

By Paul Cashmere

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler will release his very first solo song next month.

Tyler’s first non-Aerosmith tune is a song titled ‘Feels So Good’. It is described by Rolling Stone as “a poppy tune”.

It sounds like the single will be a one-off. Tyler has also revealed that Aerosmith are working on a new record with Jack Douglas, who produced their classic 70’s ‘Toys In The Attic” album.

Tyler is also expected to reveal all in his autobiography ‘Does The Noise In My Head Bother You’. Tyler says it is “All the unexpurgated, brain-jangling tales of debauchery, sex & drugs. and transcendence you will ever want to hear.”

"I've been mythicized, Mick-icized, eulogized and fooligized, I've been Cole-Portered and farmer's-daughtered, I've been Led Zepped and 12-stepped. I'm a rhyming fool and so cool that me, Fritz the Cat, and Mohair Sam are the baddest cats that am. I have so many outrageous stories, too many, and I'm gonna tell 'em all. All the unexpurgated, brain-jangling tales of debauchery, sex & drugs, transcendence & chemical dependence you will ever want to hear.

The book will be released by Harper Collins in May.

(Steven will reveal ALL...sounds like a tease, hope it has lots of nice pics of him. Possibly a good summer read.)

Roger Daltrey Tommy Tour Dates

2011-04-30T19:42:00.002-04:00

Roger Daltrey Tommy Tour Dates

Roger Daltrey has officially announced the dates for his U.K. tour performing the Who rock opera Tommy in its entirety.

Joining Roger will be Frank Simes (guitar), Scott Deavours (drums), Jon Button (bass), Loren Gold (Keyboards) and Simon Townshend (guitar), younger brother of Pete Townshend.

Tour Dates:

07/03 - Alchester - Ragley Hall
07/04 - Gateshead - Sage
07/06 - Glasgow - Clyde Auditorium
07/07 - Manchester - Bridgewater Hall
07/09 - Nottingham - Royal Centre
07/10 - Newport - Centre
07/12 - Bristol - Colston Hall
07/13 - Southend - Cliffs Pavillion
07/15 - Guildford - Guilfest
07/16 - Hampshire - Broadlands
07/17 - Harrogate - Ripley House
07/19 - Hull - City Hall
07/21 - London - Indigo O2
07/22 - Norwich - Blicking Hall
07/24 - Exeter - Powderham Castle

Right now there are no announced shows for other parts of the world.

The Doors Break on Through

2011-04-27T22:55:00.004-04:00

I like this version of The Doors Break on Through

Foo Fighters #1 Debut?

2011-04-19T14:41:00.002-04:00

Foo Fighters Well In Front For Number One Debut
By Paul Cashmere

Foo Fighters will easily have the biggest selling album in the USA this week.

Hitsdailydouble.com is tracking ‘Wasting Light’ by Foo Fighters for a clear number debut with sales more than double that of the number two album which will be the new Alison Krauss record ‘Paper Airplane’.

Latin act Mana will score a Top 5 debut with ‘Drama Y Luz’ while inside the Top 20 expect to see Paul Simon ‘So Beautiful Or So What’.

One oddity in the American chart this week is big sales of Eminem’s 2000 release ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ which is tracking mid week in the Top 30.

All will be revealed later this week.

(Looks like ROCK is trying to make it to the top with the Foo Fighters. We need more rock enough with the pop, rap, country stuff, where is the ROCK?)

Fans Rule Motley Crue's Set List

2011-04-19T14:36:00.003-04:00

Fans To Decide Motley Crue's Set List
By VintageVinylNews

If the fans don't like the choice of songs at this summer's Motley Crue shows, they'll have nobody to blame but themselves.

Starting today, a voting page will be up on the band's official website according to band member Nikki Sixx.

He said "We've decided to let the fans vote Crüe's set list for this summer's tour. Gonna put a voting page up at Motley.com Monday (April 18). You wanted it, you got it f**kers..."

The tour will include Poison and the New York Dolls in a first for the Crue.

According to Sixx, they always made it a policy to never tour with an artist from their era as did Poison but, with today's economy and fan tastes, it finally got to be time to break their rules.

He said, "...we were, like, 'You know, this time right now, economically, it's so bad for touring and for fans and for bands. What can we do to make the ultimate fan experience?’ All the hits, the show, they know all the music... And both bands put on just a killer show, and we're looking forward to it."

(Sounds like a great plan to me. The fans get to rule the set list, that's what I call interactive. Also Motley Crue touring with Poison is a great idea, double bang for the $$'s)

Jim Morrison inducted into City of Writers Hall of Fame

2011-04-14T18:28:00.000-04:00

Jim Morrison inducted into City of Writers Hall of Fame

Jim Morrison is among one of the first honorees to be inducted by the newly minted group, City of Writers, into their hall of fame.

City of Writers is the idea of Roy Peter Clark of the Poynter Institute, and Professor Tom Hallock who wanted to create a hall of fame for writers with a St. Petersburg, Florida connection.

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Robert Plant Brings Joy to Riverside

2011-04-13T12:48:00.003-04:00

Ex-Led Zep frontman brings joy to Riverside

By Jon M. Gilbertson, Special to the Journal Sentinel

The opening minutes of Robert Plant's concert at the Riverside Theater Monday night would have been inauspicious if not for the breadth of what followed.

The former Led Zeppelin lead singer came out in clothing that lowered expectations: shabby blue jeans and a gray T-shirt that failed to conceal a body grown doughy with age.

He and his Band of Joy then presented Zep's "Black Dog" in a way that confoundingly removed the bombastic heart of the original.

But then Plant spent the rest of the night demonstrating the aptness of his band's name.

It was the band he worked with on last year's "Band of Joy" album, the sessions for which evidently resulted in a blissful connection among the musicians.

They also just as evidently intensified Plant's ability to interpret the songs of others, an ability given a serious workout on "Raising Sand," his 2007 Grammy-winning album with Alison Krauss.

Monday night, he captured the whispering menace of Low's "Monkey," kept faith with the traditional "Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down" and bit into the vengefulness of Richard Thompson's "House of Cards" - without losing his own identity.

Read full review here

(I wish these journalist would stop saying how Robert looks fat or real old or whatever negative thing they can pick on. Yes he was a golden beauty in his prime, but we all age! Life goes on and they shouldn't be constantly telling us that he's fat & not fit etc. Be happy that the man still goes out there and performs.)

Ozzy Vs Taxman

2011-04-11T18:49:00.003-04:00

Ozzy Vs Taxman

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne owe more than $1.7 million to the IRS in back taxes, according to documents obtained by the media outlet.
The IRS filed a document last Monday with the L.A. County Recorder's Office, claiming Ozzy and Sharon owe $718,948.25 for the 2008 tax year, and $1,024,175.03 for 2009.

Sharon also had a tax lien issue in 2009, when she owed $23,000 to the State of California for the 2007 tax year. Daughter Kelly is also on the hook

(That's a whole lotta taxes owed! Nobody likes to pay taxes, but we all have to do it at some point. What do you think Ozzy & Sharon's excuse is?)

(hennemusic)Day in Rock

New Aerosmith Soft Stuff

2011-03-31T12:46:00.002-04:00

New Aerosmith Soft Stuff

Aerosmith have been selling more albums now that Steven Tyler is a judge on American Idol, hmm maybe it WAS a good idea for him to do that show, even though I rather him be creative. So with new fans Aerosmith have decided to release an album of ballads to capitalize on new fans, more sales, you know the drill.

The softer sounds of Aerosmith for album ‘Tough Love: Best of the Ballads’ due out this May by Universal song titles are:

Angel
Amazing
Love In An Elevator
Cryin’
What It Takes
Rag Doll
Crazy
Dueces Are Wild
Livin’ On The Edge
Blind Man
Janie’s Got A Gun
Dream On

Will you buy this album?

Slayer & Rob Zombie Total Destruction

2011-03-29T21:16:00.002-04:00

Slayer And Rob Zombie Promise Hell On Earth

By Andrew Tijs

Metal heroes Slayer and Rob Zombie join forces for a sixteen-date tour across the US and Canada.

The tour, dubbed Hell On Earth, is purportedly the first time these metal legends have shared a stage since Ozzfest in 1999 – twelve years ago (we guess that sharing places on the Soundwave bill this year don’t quite count.

Slayer axeman Kerry King said in a statement: “You can expect no less than 'hell on earth’. Total sonic annihilation and a visual bludgeoning. Bring your own body bag...”

And Rob Zombie got a little Spinal Tap on the fans, saying, “Total destruction on stage and off is what this combination promises. Seriously, how much more Hell could you ask for? The answer is none more Hell.”

They’ll play 16 dates in late July and early August, from Pittsburgh to Seattle and hopping up Canada for shows in Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Victoria and Vancouver.

Before the tour kicks off, Slayer join Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth for the monstrous Big Four concert in California on April 23.

(Are you ready to go to hell? ;) what a tour that will be, metal till you BURN!)

Roger Daltrey Says The Who Better Than The Beach Boys

2011-03-26T15:19:00.002-04:00

Roger Daltrey says The Who were better than The Beach Boys

By Music-News.com, Tim Cashmere

Roger Daltrey reckons The Who's vocal harmonies were better than The Beach Boys'.

The singer with the legendary 'My Generation' rockers performed a solo concert at London's Royal Albert Hall last night (24.03.11), where he paid tribute to the band's late bassist John Entwistle, and joked about being better than the famous Californian group.

Toward the end of his set he said: "Back in the '70s we used to love doing harmonies. The Beach Boys - we s**t on them.

"John always had the loudest voice, he had the voice of an angel."

Adding praise to the British armed forces, he added: "So this is for him and all those guys out there who are sent to terrible places like Afghanistan."

Roger performed The Who's classic 'Tommy' album in full at the concert, bringing the band's guitarist, Pete Townshend, on stage for two tracks at the charity show, raising money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Pete - who can no longer play full sets with the group because of continuing problems with his hearing- took lead vocals and on 'The Acid Queen' and later played on 'Baba O'Riley'.

John died of a heart attack in Las Vegas in 2002. The band's drummer, Keith Moon, died in 1978 of a prescription drugs overdose.

(Hmmm I don't know 'bout that! I think the Beach Boys harmonies were awesome. When I think of the Who I think of ROCK, loud guitars, bass, drums, and forceful vocals, the power of rock, Roger Daltrey's legendery scream, anthem like songs. That's not to say The Who's harmonies weren't there.)

Brian May - Axl Is Not Difficult

2011-03-26T15:14:00.003-04:00

Brian May insists Axl Rose isn't as 'difficult' as people think

By Music-News.com

Although the Guns 'N Roses frontman axed the Queen guitarist's collaborations from his band's 2008 album 'Chinese Democracy', Brian insists the rocker has always been "attentive", and says people shouldn't think less of him because of his past decision.

He said: "People think of Axl as difficult, but he was always very attentive to me."

The musician explained that even though he worked with Guns 'N Roses on some of the album tracks only to find his work was cut when the record was finally released, he was still very much involved in the album's creation.

He said: "I flew out to meet him and he played me pretty much the whole album. We had a long night, talking, thinking, figuring out potential directions, and then I had a couple of days just trying things out.

"I think I played on two-and-a-half tracks, but they didn't end up using my parts. They used about 10 guitarists subsequent to that!"

However, Brian has no hard feelings, saying he will never release the original recordings out of respect for Axl.

He explained Uncut magazine: "I have rough mixes of these tracks somewhere in my archive, but I'm not going to let anyone listen to them, out of loyalty to Axl.

"It was fun, to throw something in there to help out a friend."

(Brian may - Now that's what I call a man with class & a good friend, someone you can trust.)

Spring Sale 50% OFF Accessories

2011-03-21T18:40:00.005-04:00

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Freddie Mercury And Michael Jackson Collaborations Coming

2011-03-19T16:46:00.005-04:00

Freddie Mercury And Michael Jackson Collaborations Coming

By Andrew Tijs

Three early-‘80s tracks recorded by Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson will see the light of day.

NME spoke to Queen’s Roger Taylor, who is currently working on the songs for release in the near future.

Taylor said, “We are now working on some never before released songs that Freddie made with Michael in the early-'80s. I'm not allowed to say too much about it, but they sound incredible."

The first was a demo for the Jackson and Mick Jagger collaboration 'State Of Shock', which was eventually released in 1984.

The two other tracks – 'Victory' and 'There Must Be More To Life Than This' – were previously going to be released in 2002 but it never eventuated.

(There always seems to be left over recordings somewhere that get released after artists die & at times these recordings are quite good. I know most fans of any artist want anything and everything from said artist that can be unearthed to be released. This Freddie Mercury/Michael Jackson collaboration sounds very interesting.)

Dance - Happy St. Patrick's Day

2011-03-17T12:25:00.003-04:00

Dance - Happy St. Patrick's Day

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Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World)

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2011-03-17T00:03:00.001-04:00

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LIVE @ River Plate - AC/DC DVD Pre-Order

2011-03-15T16:59:00.004-04:00

LIVE @ River Plate - AC/DC DVD Pre-Order

Do you love AC/DC? Just got this bit of info about their up and coming Live DVD. Just take a look at the trailer on the this link and you can see the hordes of fans rockin' out to AC/DC.

AC/DC Live At River Plate is the definitive live concert DVD documenting AC/DC’s massive Black Ice World Tour. Shot with 32 cameras entirely in HD in December of 2009AC/DC Live At River Plate marks AC/DC’s triumphant return to Buenos Aires where nearly 200,000 fans, and 3 sold-out shows, welcomed the band back after a 13 year absence from Argentina. This stunning live footage of AC/DC underscores what Argentina’s Pagina 12 newspaper reported by saying “no one is on the same level when it comes to pure and clear Rock ‘n Roll.”

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Roger Waters Reissues 'The Wall' Concert

2011-03-13T16:30:00.001-04:00

Roger Waters Reissues 'The Wall' Concert

By Music-News.com, Tim Cashmere

Roger Waters' seminal concert of The Wall before a live audience of 250,000 in Berlin and international live broadcast viewership of ½ billion is, arguably, the greatest concert event in history.

Staged on vacant terrain between Potsdamer Platz and the Brandenburg Gate in the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall, it marks a momentous cultural and political landmark. Roger is taking a new production of The Wall on tour across Europe from March and to celebrate Universal Music are proud to present a repackaged, limited deluxe combo edition of the DVD and 2-CD live album.

'30 years ago when I wrote The Wall, I was a frightened young man. Well, not that young, I was 36 years old. It took me a long time to get over my fears. Anyway, in the intervening years it has occurred to me that maybe the story of my fear and loss with its concomitant inevitable residue of ridicule, shame and punishment, provides an allegory for broader concerns: nationalism, racism, sexism, religion, whatever! All these issues and 'isms are driven by the same fears that drove my young life.' (Roger Waters, 2010)

In the UK the new production of The Wall will be performed at London's O2 Arena on six nights in May from the 11th to 18th, followed by two nights at the Manchester Evening News Arena on the 20th and 21st. It will return to the UK for a date at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena on 27th June with one more date at the Manchester Evening News Arena on 28th June.

And the Queen of Pop Is....

2011-03-11T20:34:00.001-05:00

And the Queen of Pop Is....

Christina Aguilera - Not Myself Tonight

Britney Spears - Till The World Ends

Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Madonna Give It 2 Me

Rumour Madonna is in the studio working on a new album. All I can say is bring it on Madge :)

Green Day Live Album on Vinyl?

2011-03-10T11:32:00.004-05:00

Green Day’s Live Album To Come Out On Vinyl

By Andrew Tijs

Green Day’s excitably-titled new album will come out on double pink vinyl with an exclusive tee-shirt.

The album, Awesome As Fuck, will be released on pink 180-gram double gatefold vinyl by Adeline Records on April 26.

The package will also include an exclusive tee-shirt, all available for pre-order at Adeline’s online store here.

The band recorded all the shows on their 21st Century Breakdown Tour and selected the best performances for the 17-track live album from places as disparate as Berlin, Brisbane, Glasgow and Dallas.

There will be an accompanying DVD shot in Tokyo and the iTunes version will feature two bonus tracks.

The CD and DVD pack will be released through Reprise on March 22.

(How do you like the album's title? Vinyl? How many people will buy a turntable to play the new album? Good thing they also will release it on CD and on iTunes. I know that vinyl records have a more warm sound to them and the artwork on albums is great, but I can only imagine the vinyl record is being marketed to the vinyl collectors out there. I was sad when albums became dinosaurs in the music world but now seems they're a collector piece, glad I still have a turntable ;O & albums from yesteryear :) )

Garbage Finishing NEW Album

2011-03-09T11:57:00.002-05:00

Garbage Finishing Up First Album In Six Years

By Andrew Tijs

Shirley Manson has noted on her Facebook page that Garbage may have a new album “finished by summer”.

Manson wrote a note on her Facebook page to thank fans for supporting her appearance on new track ‘The Hunger’, written by System Of A Down ringleader Serj Tankian for a musical.

She also mentioned that she is back in the studio “with the boys”, presumably the boys from her first love – Garbage – who haven't released an album since 2005's Bleed Like Me.

She said that they are starting to “select tracks for the final collection”, and dared to suggest that they will have something finished by the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, around mid-year.

Here's the post in full.

“Darklings

Many thanks for all your sweet notes about 'The Hunger'.

It's been SUCH a long time since I dipped my toes into the waves and it is always a weird, almost scary feeling.......... like being full of electrical eels in my tummy.........so thankyou for taking the time to write and support the cause!

Back in the studio as of yesterday with the boys.....

We are getting up a nice head of steam as we really start to hone in and select tracks for the final collection.........

Dare I suggest we will have something finished by the summer?!

(This is awesome news for all Shirley Manson/Garbage fans :) It's been a long time since hearing the lovely Shirley's voice & will be most welcomed. She is definitely in my tops for women rockers.)

Alice In Chains Bassist Mike Starr Found Dead

2011-03-09T11:56:00.001-05:00

Alice In Chains Ex- Bassist Mike Starr Found Dead

By Andrew Tijs

Mike Starr, the founding bassist for Alice In Chains who had long struggled with addiction, has died.

According to TMZ, Starr was found dead by authorities in a house in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Starr played bass in grunge-metal pioneers Alice In Chains from their beginning, leaving the band during the touring engagements following the release of their breakthrough 1992 album Dirt.

Singer Layne Staley told Rolling Stone in 1994 that Starr left the band due to “a difference in priorities. We wanted to continue intense touring and press, Mike was ready to go home.”

Layne Staley was found dead in 2002 following a long battle with heroin addiction and Starr also struggled with drug addiction.

Starr appeared in VH1 reality TV series Celebrity Rehab last year, declaring himself six months sober in a follow-up episode.

He was also arrested on suspicion of felony drug possession in Salt Lake City on February 18 this year.

He was 44.

(So sad when rockstars die this way, but it's hard to stay away from drugs when you're in a life where there is drugs all around you. There is always temptation and they take it. May he rest in peace.)

Hendrix Sales Topped One Million

2011-03-08T11:51:00.002-05:00

Jimi Hendrix Sales Topped One Million In 2010

By VVN Music , Paul Cashmere

Jimi Hendrix died more than 40 years ago but his music is still selling. In 2010, more than 1 million Hendrix albums were bought by fans.

This year, three more releases have been scheduled for the Hendrix Estate. All will be available on April 12.

First up is a reissue of Power Of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix, a collection of sixteen performances covering artists both classic and modern. It is the first tribute album to be curated under Hendrix LLC and they assembled quite the roster from Santana, Eric Clapton and Sting to archive tracks from John Lee Hooker and Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble.

The album was originally released on May 4, 2004.

A special vinyl single taken from the album will also be released for record store day featuring tracks by Cee Lo Green, Santana and Robert Randolph & the Slide Brothers.

The track list for the album:

Gratitude - James Al Hendrix
Are You Experienced? - Musiq Soulchild
Spanish Castle Magic - Santana
Purple House - Prince
The Wind Cries Mary - Sting
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Earth, Wind & Fire
Power Of Soul - Bootsy Collins (featuring George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars)
Burning Of The Midnight Lamp - Eric Clapton
Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) - Lenny Kravitz
30 Years - James Al Hendrix
Who Knows - Devoted Spirits (featuring George Duke)
Purple Haze - Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Going Home - Velvert Turner
Little Wing - Chaka Khan & Kenny Olson
Castles Made Of Sand - Sounds Of Blackness
May This Be Love - Eric Gales
Foxy Lady - Cee-Lo Green
Red House - John Lee Hooker
Little Wing/3rd Stone From The Sun - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble.

South Saturn Delta is a reissue of the 1997 album that collects rare tracks from every incarnation of group in which Hendrix played including both versions of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, his expanded Woodstock ensemble Gypsy Sun & Rainbows, and the Band of Gypsys.

There are fifteen tracks on the album, including demos to lost masters. Alongside lost gems as Tax Free, Look Over Yonder, and Pali Gap stand previously unreleased recordings including Here He Comes (Lover Man), Message To The Universe and Midnight Lightning.

The album will be released on CD, digital download and double-12" vinyl.

The final re-release will be a DVD of Jimi Hendrix: Band of Gypsys (Live at Fillmore East), the Grammy award winner for Best Long Form Video of 1999. The 83-minute documentary includes interviews with Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding, Billy Cox and Buddy Miles with additional comments from Lenny Kravitz, Vernon Reed and Slash. The concert footage is the only known footage of the group in concert, including Jimi's stunning and devastating performance of Machine Gun.

The new edition of the DVD also has previously unseen bonus features, new stereo and 5.1 mixes and additional footage of performances of Foxy Lady, Power Of Soul, Stepping Stone and Who Knows.

Legacy's first round of Jimi Hendrix releases opened with the release of Valleys of Neptune, a long-awaited album of previously unavailable Jimi Hendrix studio recordings, which debuted on the Billboard 200 best-selling albums chart at #4 while four additional Hendrix catalog titles (Are You Experienced (#44), Electric Ladyland (#60), First Rays of the New Rising Sun (#63), and Axis: Bold As Love (#67)) rocketed back into the Billboard 200 four decades after their original release dates. A testimony to the enduring vitality and importance of the trailblazing artist-guitarist-performer, Jimi Hendrix had five albums in America's Top 100 in March 2010.

The second wave of 2010 Jimi Hendrix titles culminated in the long awaited release of West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology, a definitive career-spanning four CD box set tracking Hendrix's remarkable journey from R&B sideman to international stardom. The deluxe set is filled with previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix Experience recordings plus demos, alternate takes and more. The newly curated and assembled Jimi Hendrix anthology will include a new Hendrix documentary directed by the Grammy award winning Bob Smeaton (Beatles Anthology, Festival Express, Beatles: The Studio Recordings).

(This article says it all, the classics always live on. Jimi Hendrix may be gone but his essence, his art, his music will always live on, it's his legacy. Same is true of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, The Beatles etc. Their music lives on for another generation to discover and enjoy.)

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March Madness Sale

2011-03-05T15:22:00.002-05:00

March Madness Sale

Our current sale at the boutique is going on!
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2011-03-02T16:23:00.004-05:00

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Black Country Communion Summer Tour

2011-03-01T15:50:00.002-05:00

Black Country Communion Summer Tour

I'm really liking the sound of this band! Tour dates are slowly being rolled out. Check out the video of BCC, has a big Zep feel, Jason Bonham on the kit sounds BIG ala Bonzo!!

Black Country Communion Summer Tour Announced, Tickets now on sale.
After being named best rock band by Planet Rock, Black Country Communion comes right out of the studio from recording their second album to announce six new tour dates coming to Germany starting at the end of June and going into July.

Tour Dates Sale Here

2 U.S. Tour Dates so far:06-09-11 San Diego San Diego Civic Theatre United States

06/10/11 Black Country Communion in Anaheim City National Grove of Anaheim United States

Dio Tribute Album

2011-03-01T15:45:00.002-05:00

Ronnie James Dio Tribute To Feature Grohl, Halford, Lemmy
By Andrew Tijs

A tribute album to the late, great metal singer Ronnie James Dio looks to have a star-studded line-up.

Ronnie’s widow Wendy Dio has revealed to Noisecreep an enviable list of contributors for a forthcoming tribute to the Black Sabbath and Dio singer.

She confirms Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes, Foo Fighter’s Dave Grohl, Motorhead’s Lemmy, Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach, Fozzy’s Chris Jericho and Alice Cooper.

She suggested that Grohl will take on Black Sabbath’s ‘Mob Rules’ and Halford will have a crack at ‘Long Live Rock N’ Roll’.

Dio confirmed that the album “probably won't come out this year, but everybody signed up. Even today they were picking songs for which songs they're gonna do.”

She said she is going to fund the album through an auction of Dio memorabilia.

(Always nice especially if it's done really well. Dave Grohl always seems up for playing with great musicians & tributes.)

New Jewelry Page @ MRB

2011-02-23T22:42:00.003-05:00

New Jewelry Page @ MRB

If you haven't stopped by our boutique recently head on down and check our brand new jewelry page.

Jewelry inspired by twilight, romantic dark styles with a Gothic Victorian look. Also a bit of rock n roll & steampunk that we like to call Jewelry by Vamp.

Currently adding new styles of Gothic Victorian Rock Jewelry - Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets, Anklets.

Most jewelry pieces are one of a kind handcrafted by me Vamp. Everything I make is inspired by something I love or have a connection to. I only create jewelry I would wear myself, jewelry that appeals to gothic, steampunk, subculture ladies & rock chicks. Oh also I do limited styles for the guys.

Lastly jewelry always is nice to receive no matter what season or reason visit the boutique and see what you might want to add to your collection or give as a gift!
Mystic Rock Jewelry Catalog

Metallica Death Magnetic T-Shirt

2011-02-23T22:29:00.003-05:00

Metallica Death Magnetic Tee

Check out Metallica's Death magnetic T-shirt and other Metallica merchandise at our boutique. Classic favorites & now thru February 26th get 20% off when you add to your order any of our jewelry!

Metallica Rock Merchandise

Ozzy Docu

2011-02-14T14:58:00.003-05:00

Ozzy Osbourne Documentary Coming From Son Jack
By Paul Cashmere

A new documentary on Ozzy Osbourne is being released by Jacko Productions, a company started by Ozzy's son Jack.

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (changed from Wreckage of My Past) is directed by Mike Pscitelli and includes unseen footage, interviews with members of Black Sabbath and other musicians with which Ozzy has worked through the years plus other music greats like Paul McCartney and Tommy Lee.

Osbourne recently commented "I said, 'Jack it can’t be how wonderful I am all the time because I’m not that way all the time, everybody wakes up in a bad mood, everybody is a bit of a dick sometimes and everybody has a good day. I’m human, you know'.

"I'm hoping he’s put a bit of sweet and sour in there. A documentary about my life is great but for every good thing there’s a bad thing you know. When I was out there drinking and doing drugs I don't suppose I was Mister Charming."

(For all Ozzy fans this will be great to see Ozzy's life the good and the bad.)

For Black Sabbath merchandise check our site at MRB

And The Winner Is...The Grammys

2011-02-14T14:50:00.003-05:00

And The Winner Is....

Record of The Year - Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
Album of The year - The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Song of The year - Nedd You Now by Lady Antebellum
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Bad Romance Lady Gaga
Best Pop Vocal Album - The Fame Monster Lady Gaga

For a complete list of nominees & winners go here

Stevie Nicks To Release New Album

2011-02-10T18:50:00.002-05:00

Stevie Nicks To Release First Album In 10 Years

By Paul Cashmere

Stevie Nicks has a new album on the way, her first in 10 years.

‘In Your Dreams’ was co-produced by Dave Stewart from Eurythmics and Glen Ballard. A single, ‘Secret Love’ has been released through iTunes.

Stevie’s last album was ‘Trouble In Shangri-La’ from 2001.

Stewart and Nicks started working together on ‘In Your Dreams’ in February, 2010.

Other tracks include ‘Everybody Loves You’, ‘Annabel Lee’, ‘For What It’s Worth’, ‘Cheaper Than Free’, ‘In Your Dreams’, ‘The Soldier’s Angel’, ‘Italian Summer’, and ‘The Ghosts Are Gone’.

‘In Your Dreams’ will be released through Warner Music in May. Stevie will tour the album with Rod Stewart starting on March 20 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

(Bring it on Stevie we have missed you, your wonderful music & soulful lyrics.)

John Bonham's Mom Has Died

2011-02-10T18:42:00.003-05:00

Joan Bonham, mother to John, Mick and Deborah Bonham, died early morning today (February 09, 2011) at the age of 81, after battling an illness since Christmas.

She was preceeded in death by her husband John Henry Sr. (Jack) in 1998, son John Henry Jr. in 1980 and Michael (Mick) Bonham in 2000.

Read more here

(Very sad, may she rest in peace.)

Alice Cooper Sets Things Straight & Zings Robert Plant

2011-02-03T17:48:00.003-05:00

Alice Cooper Addresses False Biopic Story
By VVN Music

Alice Cooper has been forced to take to his website to refute false reports recently posted on Holland's Veronica Radio website.

"To all you Sick Things out there,

There was a completely false "news" report in Veronica Radio's online magazine in Holland today (Friday, 28th January 2011), claiming that there is a forthcoming movie on Alice's life that will commence filming in February and also that this year's tour will be his last. Both of these "news" reports are completely false! Please do not believe these rumors".

In other Cooper news, Alice has criticized Robert Plant for not wanting to get back together with Led Zeppelin. He told the U.K.'s Independent, "I go out on stage and say 'turn it up'. I never get tired of playing my songs.

"They are just standing there. What is so hard? Jimmy Page wants to do it. John Paul Jones wants to do it. And they got Bonham]'s son Jason, who is a killer drummer. All they need is Robert Plant. But what is Robert Plant out there doing? Playing folk music! What is he doing?"

(Now that Alice set the record straight, it's all good. He really did let out a zing out at Robert Plant though. I would love to see Robert do some Led Zeppelin music with Jimmy JPJ and Jason, but it's clear that Robert is happy doing what he is doing now even if it isn't bombastic like Led Zeppelin. In the end to each their own, we all have to follow our own tune that which makes us most happiest. Please thy self.)

William Shatner, Zakk Wyle Doing Sabbath's Iron Man

2011-01-29T18:10:00.003-05:00

William Shatner, Zakk Wyle Doing Sabbath's Iron Man!

Everyone knows that the starship Enterprise's Star Trek captain is cool, but did you ever think Shatner would be doing a re-make of Black Sabbath's song 'Iron Man'? Take a look at this vid Captain Kirk is just sitting around but you know he loves to rock!

Visit our boutique for cool Ozzy & Black Sabbath tshirts & more!

Rockin' The T-shirts @ MRB

2011-01-27T16:24:00.003-05:00

Rockin' The T-shirts @ MRB

Our latest video featuring t-shirts...T-shirts make great gifts for Valentine's Day especially for guys!! Get 10% off our already great prices... shop it ---> here

Heavy metal, punk rock, classic rock t-shirts, rock fashion accessories & gothic victorian rocker jewelry.

Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band - The Chain

2011-01-23T23:01:00.005-05:00

Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band - The Chain
by Vee (Mystic Rock Boutique)

Wait a minute baby,
Stay with me awhile...
Said you'd give me light
But you never told me about the fire.

Drownin', in the sea of love
Where everyone would love to drown.
Lyrics: Sara - Fleetwood Mac

I just discovered this tribute band from Pittsburg, PA 'The Chain'& If you love Fleetwood Mac you're going to be delighted with The Chain. I'm a big fan of good music like Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Pink Floyd to name a few of my favorite bands. Fleetwood Mac was a band that had great popular songs on the radio that I liked & considered by most people as a great band with great musicians. This band 'The Chain' does Fleetwood Mac justice. The vocals are superb and the musicians do an excellent job covering the songs pretty much spot on. I'm really impressed with Kimmy (Stevie Nicks), her vocals are so close to the real Stevie it's unbelievable!!

The band is made up of 6 musicians/artists, all dressed just like Fleetwood Mac!

Founder - Jim (Doc) Stamps - Mick Fleetwood, Drums/Percussion
Kimmy Scholl - Stevie Nicks Lead Singer
Rob Gamerro - John McVie Bass
Sandy Anderson - Christine McVie Keyboards & Vocals
Keith Cole - Jeremy Spencer Guitar & vocals
Tony Acker - Lindsey Buckingham Guitar & Vocals

They have been playing together since 1991 as a cover band called 'Harder Edge' playing all sorts of classic rock songs. During that time the lead singer Kimmy and drummer Jim/Doc always had people saying to them that they looked like & sounded like Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood, so after so many comments to that effect they decided to try doing strictly a Fleetwood Mac tribute and in less than a years time they're getting gigs all over and being recognized as a great Fleetwood Mac tribute band.

Their shows sell out quick!! They play all the great Fleetwood Mac songs like Sara, The Chain, Gold Dust Woman, Gypsy, to many to name! At the end of their shows they pick like about a dozen people in the audience and give away their CD as a token of their appreciation for supporting the band. Their wish is to make Fleetwood Mac come ALIVE for the fans, make fans happy, have fun, & just enjoy the tunes. If you have a chance to catch one of their shows go and check them out!

Visit the band's website here. Get information on their tour dates, bios & music videos.

Gold Dust Woman - The Chain

Dark Enchantment Collection Curated by Vamp

2011-01-19T23:58:00.001-05:00

Another of my dark lovely collections of creations by artisans on ArtFire.

Dark Enchantment
Curated by vamp | Collection Published on 01-19-2011

Gifts of Love For Valentine's Day

2011-01-17T11:47:00.002-05:00

Here are some beautiful items I thought would make terrific gifts for people that love artisan gifts. Check out this nice collection I curated on ArtFire.

Ps I Love You
Curated by vamp | Collection Published on 01-17-2011
"Sweet & romantic gifts that express love for Valentine's Day or anytime :)"

See the collection here

Visit Vamp's studio here

Noir Elegance Collection - by Vamp

2011-01-14T19:30:00.000-05:00

My first member collection on ArtFire. Since I've been featured in collections in the past I thought I'd try my hand at creating one today. So here it is entitled 'Noir Elegance' I think it captures the essence I am trying to portray. All the items are just lovely and deserve to be featured.

To view my handcrafted jewelry visit my ArtFire Studio here

Noir Elegance
Curated by vamp | Collection Published on 01-14-2011

"Enchanting lovely accessories for ladies that love a bit of mystery & allure."

Gothic Victorian Romantic Jewelry by Vamp

2011-01-12T21:32:00.002-05:00

Gothic Victorian Romantic Jewelry by Vamp

Gothic Victorian Romantic Jewelry by Vamp - Sweet gifts of love. Enchanting necklaces, chokers, earrings with a vintage flair. Available at ArtFire.Com, Etsy & MysticRock.Net - jewelry inspired by steampunk, gothic, victorian, vintage, rocker styles.

Browse Vamp's jewelry - The Full collection is available at ArtFire.com at Vamp's studio - selected styles are available at MysticRock.Net and at Mystic Star Designs at Etsy.com

Party With The B52's

2011-01-07T13:12:00.003-05:00

The B52's

Fun friday and I thought it would be cool to feature a few of The B52's videos. I really like this band their originality in style, lyrics, and sound. When I think of this band I think of a party band, good times and just plain wreckless fun with a carefree spirit....PARTY!!

Dirty Back Road

Mesopotamia

Summer of Love

Girl From Ipanema Goes to Greenland

Rock Lobster / Party Out Of Bounds ~ The B-52's ~ Live 1983

Love Shack

Give Me Back My Man

Quiche Lorraine & Strobe Light & 53 Miles West of Venus

Planet Claire

Private Idaho

Roam

B52s Interview

B52s Jam

The Moody Blues Videos

2011-01-07T00:37:00.003-05:00

From the album Days of Future Passed

The Moody Blues - Dawn is a feeling...

Dawn is a feeling, a beautiful ceiling,
The smell of grass just makes you pass into a dream.
You're here today, no future fears,
This day will last a thousand years.
If you want it to.

You look around you, things they astound you,
So breathe in deep, you're not asleep open your mind.
You're here today, no future fears,
This day will last a thousand years,
If you want it to.

Do you understand that all over this land there's a feeling?
In minds far and near, things are becoming clear with a meaning.

Now that you're knowing, pleasure starts flowing,
It's true life flies, faster than eyes could ever see.
You're here today, no future fears,
This day will last a thousand years,
If you want it to.

Tuesday Afternoon

Nights in White Satin

Rock My Heart Necklace by Vamp on ArtFire

2011-01-05T23:16:00.002-05:00

Rock My Heart Necklace

Just listed this very cool and so rock n roll necklace on ArtFire! Makes a sweet I Love You gift. To buy click here Head on over to Vamp's ArtFire Studio & check out all the latest designs for Valentine's Day.

Pink Floyd Stay With EMI

2011-01-05T20:04:00.001-05:00

Pink Floyd To Stay With EMI
By VVN Music

The executives at EMI and their shareholders must be giving a big sigh of relief. After a couple of years that saw the loss of Paul McCartney, Queen, Radiohead and the Rolling Stones, the company has finally been able to re-sign one of their flagship acts, Pink Floyd. The group has inked a new five-year deal with the label.

EMI group CEO Roger Faxon said in a statement "Pink Floyd are one of the most important and influential bands of all time and I know I speak for everyone at EMI when I say that it is a privilege to have the opportunity to work with them.We're looking forward to continuing to help the band reach new and existing fans through their incredible body of work."

Part of the new deal negates an earlier court ruling that EMI could not sell Pink Floyd albums as individual tracks. The ruling stated that they were only allowed to sell them in the digital marketplace as complete albums to preserve the integrity of the albums.

The financial world, though, is not as positive on the deal as they still feel that EMI is at risk of defaulting and being taken over by Citigroup. EMI owner Guy Hands needs to find $155 million by March 31 to meet financial obligations.

Shirley Manson - Garbage

2011-01-05T01:20:00.001-05:00

I love Shirley Manson & Garbage. Here are a couple of performance videos.

Metal Heart - Garbage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GQV50ZKsO8&feature=related

Performance of Metal Heart

Stage performance of Stroke of Luck, sound quality is not that great.

Better sound quality of Stroke of Luck

Ringo Starr Home Could Be Saved

2011-01-04T00:30:00.002-05:00

Ringo Starr Home Could Be Saved By Minister
By Paul Cashmere

A British minister has intervened to try and stop Ringo Starr’s childhood home from being demolished.

Last month, Liverpool Council gave the okay to pull down the house at 9 Madryn Street as part of an upgrade of buildings in the area.

Now Housing Minister Grant Shapps is speaking up for the Beatle fans and backing the historical value of the house.

The terrace house is located in the Dingle area of Liverpool. Shapps has asked the Liverpool council to postpone the demolition until alternative plans are considered. The request is purely a token gesture. If they refuse, then his department has the power to over-turn their decision.

However, this could cause a political time bomb for the area. Council did consult residents before making the decision and the majority of local residents want the property torn down.

Ringo was born at the house in 1940. It was built around 1919.

Under council plans, 445 terrace houses in the area are to be torn down. Ringo only lived at the property as a small child. His family moved to nearby Admiral Grove soon after he was born. That house still remains.

The childhood homes of the other Beatles are popular tourist destinations in Liverpool. John Lennon grew up at 251 Menlove Avenue, Paul McCartney at 20 Forthlin Road and George Harrison at 12 Arnold Grove.

The Lennon and McCartney homes are now heritage and run by the National Trust, George’s childhood home is still a private residence.

(Time will tell if Ringo's home stays or gets torn down. I guess as long as one of the houses that Ringo lived in stays around will be fine since he only lived in it for so little and the one he actually grew up at is not going to be torned down.)

Happy New Year!

2010-12-31T12:40:00.003-05:00

Wishing all my readers & fans of Mystic Rock Boutique a Rockin' New Year's eve and a happy, fun, healthy & prosperous New Year!

MRB

Ringo Starr Birthplace Not Worthy Of Preserving

2010-12-30T18:45:00.002-05:00

Ringo Starr Birthplace Not Worthy Of Preserving
By VVN Music

English Heritage, the organization in charge of naming places in England that should be preserved, has ruled that the birthplace of Ringo Starr in Liverpool is not worth adding to their list.  

The home at 9 Madryn Street was scheduled for demolition before a committee was formed and petitioned the British government to make the house a historical site. The local council wants to knock down the home and surrounding streets to make way for new housing.

This past August, Philip Coppell, a Beatles tour guide for the past twenty years and Chairman of the Save Madryn Street Society, told the Britain's Telegraph "What the council is proposing to do is nothing short of criminal and they will be convicted in the court of international public opinion if they go ahead with it. If the council in Stratford wanted to knock down Shakespeare's birthplace and move it to the NEC there would be outrage. The only difference between the two is that Shakespeare has a four hundred year head-start on the Beatles.

"If they move it to the museum it will lose the sense of the area where it stands. Seeing it in a museum is just not going to have the same impact as visiting the street where Ringo was born. Ringo Starr lived in other houses, but he was only born in one. If it's knocked-down, even if it is moved, fans all over the world are going to be up in arms. They will just not understand how Liverpool can carry-out this kind of cultural vandalism."

Making the recent decision even more controversial is the fact that English Heritage recently ruled that the street crossing in London where the cover of Abbey Road was shot should be preserved. A spokesperson for Save Britain's Heritage, which opposes the demolition, told the website BDOnline "How is it possible to argue that (the) birthplace of Ringo Starr is less important than the Abbey Road crossing? Madryn Street, which Ringo frequently refers to in his own writings and lyrics, draws in thousands of visitors from across the globe.

"It is in an area desperately trying to cling on to its historic identity in the face enforced blight and threatened destruction. The house and neighbourhood embody the romance of the Beatles story."

source undercover.fm

(I hope they get a lot of pressure put on them so they do the right thing by letting Ringo's birthplace stand. Is it just because Ringo doesn't get respect, because they always portray him as the goofy one...Ringo deserves credit and respect! I LoVE Ringo :)

Deborah Harry Will See In New Year With A Gig

2010-12-28T20:38:00.003-05:00

BLONDIE frontwoman DEBORAH HARRY won't be joining revellers for the traditional drunken countdown on New Year's Eve - she always plays a show on December 31 to give her good luck for the next 12 months.

The singer refuses to make plans with friends and family to ring in the New Year, insisting it's important for her to play a gig instead.

She tells Britain's Live magazine, "I have a rule - I always work on New Year's Eve. I don't care where I do it, whether it's a club or a bar or a big stage, it doesn't matter. I just have to work because I always feel it's symbolic for me for the next year."

It's always nice to do something you love whether on new year's eve or any other holiday you like that becomes a tradition with you...it gives greater meaning to the holiday.

Visit our boutique for Deborah Harry & Blondie classic punk merchandise

All Roses All the Time

2010-12-24T18:43:00.001-05:00

All Roses All the Time
Curated by LustrousLamps

A beautiful collection of rose theme creations - curated by LustrousLamps. I'd like to thank her for including my Verdigris Rose dangle earrings by Vamp in her collection. Check out all the beautiful creations featured here on ArtFire Studios

Ozzy Crashes New Ferrari

2010-12-21T14:19:00.002-05:00

Ozzy Osbourne Gets License Then Crashes His New Ferrari
By VVN Music

It almost sounds like a script for their old series The Osbournes.   Ozzy Osbourne just got his drivers license after years of not getting behind the wheel. To celebrate, he went out and bought himself a brand new Ferrari.

Unfortunately, with just twenty miles on the odometer, he managed to run into the back of another car, one driven by a lawyer.  Sharon Osbourne explained on her CBS show The Talk:

"Ozzy just recently passed his driving test and you know, every guy's dream from being a kid to 62, they've wanted to have a Ferrari.

"So he goes and gets himself one. It had 20 miles on the clock, he goes, 'I'm going driving.' He goes out, gets lost, doesn't know where he is and he hits another car. But the guy he hits is a lawyer.

"So then Ozzy has a wicked panic on, he says sorry, he gets out the car and the guy goes, 'I'm calling the police.' Ozzy goes, 'You don't have to, it's only a minor thing.' The guy goes, 'I'm a lawyer.' And Ozzy says, 'Jeez, it's just my luck, I hit Perry Mason.' It's like, of all the people in the world! This guy was being really lawyer-like, asking questions, being really strict. He was like, 'Don't you leave!' Ozzy was like, 'I'm not going anywhere.'"

Now poor Ozzy won't even get back in the car. "I keep telling him (to get back in the car). He's disappointed."

Osbourne said in a recent interview that it took him 19 tries to get his license including one attempt where he was so nervous he asked his doctor to prescribe tranquilizers. The bad part is that he fell asleep during the test and woke up with a note on the dashboard saying "Unfortunately, Mr. Osbourne has not passed the exam and would suggest that he never again try to drive this car."

(This story is just to funny, but I'm sure it wasn't for poor Ozzy. Just his luck to crash into a lawyer of all people, well it could have been worse, could have been a cop LOL.)

ALL IS BRIGHT Curated by sandeeknits

2010-12-19T20:37:00.002-05:00

ALL IS BRIGHT Curated by sandeeknits - Collection Published on 12-19-2010

Jewelry by Vamp's Mystic Moon & Stars necklace is featured here, take a look at all the pretty celestial influenced jewelry.

We'd like to thank the curator of this beautiful collection SandeeKnits for including Vamp's Mystic Moon necklace in her collection.

To browse & buy Vamp's jewelry visit Jewelry by Vamp ArtFire Studio.

Jewelry by Vamp - Handcrafted Jewelry with Mystique

Earrings, bracelets, necklaces, with a steampunk, gothic, victorian, rocker influence.

T-shirts $5 OFF - Holiday Special

2010-12-13T12:08:00.002-05:00

T-shirts $5 OFF - Holiday Special

$5 OFF TEES* - Ladies Tees & Rock T-shirts - Tees $5.00 OFF in our ladies tees category and our Band tee category enter code (MRB-$5-OFF) Offer good until 12-19-10

*only orders with code will get the $5 off each tee you buy.

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Band Tees - $5 OFF

New Black Sabbath Bootleg

2010-12-13T11:38:00.001-05:00

New Black Sabbath Bootleg Emerges
By Andrew Tijs

An unreleased live bootleg of ‘Hand Of Doom’ from 1970 has found its way onto the ‘net.

The Metal Den reports that the recording from a soundboard during an early Sabbath gig has never been circulated in the four decades of its existence.

It’s a surprisingly clear recording of ‘Hand Of Doom’, from their 1970 metal landmark Paranoid.

It was posted on YouTube by a user who regularly uploads old metal recordings.

The user, Sid777rock suggests that its provenance is unknown, but a commenter claims that the voice at the end of the performance is Claude Nobs, organiser of Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival.

According to a setlist posted on the net, the band did play the Casino De Montreux on August 31 in 1970, with ‘Hand Of Doom’ as the sixth track, so we may have cracked the code.

Either way, check it out below – one of the best lost bootlegs ever heard from the metal pioneers.

Source: Undercover & YouTube

(Excellent, always nice to hear The Sabbath & if it weren't for Black Sabbath we would not have the genre Heavy Metal...they rule the night!)

Doors' Jim Morrison pardoned for indecent exposure

2010-12-09T17:09:00.002-05:00

Doors' Jim Morrison pardoned for indecent exposure

(I'm glad finally Jim has been pardoned - took so many years but at least now it's finally over and a wrong made right.)

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and SUZETTE LABOY, Associated Press Brendan Farrington And Suzette Laboy, Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – This is the end for the wild concert 41 years ago that left Jim Morrison marked with what today would be considered sex-offender status. Florida's Clemency Board, egged on by departing Gov. Charlie Crist, pardoned The Doors' long-dead singer Thursday on indecent exposure and profanity charges stemming from the show.

Some people who were at the Miami concert March 1, 1969, insist even today that he exposed himself, though others in the audience and Morrison's bandmates contend he was just teasing the crowd and only pretended to do the deed. Crist, tuned in to the controversy by a Doors fan, said there was enough doubt about what happened at the Dinner Key Auditorium to justify a pardon.

The board, which consists of Crist and a three-member Cabinet, voted unanimously to pardon Morrison as they granted several other pardons Thursday. At the hearing, the governor called the convictions a "blot" on the record of an accomplished artist for "something he may or may not have done."

He said Morrison died before he was afforded the chance to present his appeal, so Crist was doing that for him. Board members pointed out several times that they couldn't retry the case but that the pardon forgave Morrison and negated his sentence.

"In this case the guilt or innocence is in God's hands, not ours," Crist said.

Morrison had received a six-month jail sentence — never served — and a $500 fine for the 1970 convictions, which carried consequences for the band. Ray Manzarek, The Doors' keyboard player, said Miami was supposed to be the start of a 20-city tour, but every venue canceled after Morrison's arrest.

"We had the mandate of heaven, and I think at that moment, he lost the mandate of heaven," Manzarek said. "In the recording studio, the magic stayed, but I think at that moment in Miami, the live performance magic left for a little while and then came back intermittently."

Morrison's appeals were never resolved. He was found dead in a Paris bathtub in 1971 at age 27.

Manzarek and Doors guitarist Robby Krieger supported the pardon because they say Morrison never exposed himself, though they agreed Florida's move will have little affect on Morrison's wild, outsized, drug-addled rock 'n' roll image.

"Jim's legacy is one of Dionysian madness and frenzy and of a chaotic American poet. I don't think that the Miami episode has altered his image one iota," Manzarek said.

The pardon isn't enough for Patricia Kennealy Morrison, who says she married Morrison in a ceremony that was never made official. She wanted the convictions expunged and called the pardon "a complete cheap, cynical, political ploy."

"I have a real problem with the semantics of a pardon. The pardon says that all his suffering and all that he went through during the trial, everything both of us went through, was negated," she said.

Kennealy Morrison says she exchanged vows with Morrison in a Celtic pagan ceremony. Morrison left his entire estate to another woman, Pamela Courson, a longtime girlfriend who was with him when he died. Courson died in 1974.

Kennealy Morrison said Morrison's convictions led to his demise, and that of the band. She said he felt like he "had been made a scapegoat of the counterculture movement."

"He cared about it. It affected him deeply. In fact, I think it was one of the contributory causes of his death, actually. It certainly destroyed The Doors, pretty much. They didn't perform so much as a group after Miami, after the verdict came through," she said.

Manzarek and Krieger said Morrison's main interest in appealing the case was avoiding jail time.

"He wouldn't give a (expletive)" about a pardon, Krieger said. "He would think it was old news."

Here's what most people who were at the concert agree on: The Doors went on stage late. The auditorium was oversold and wasn't air conditioned. Morrison was drunk and stopped in the middle of songs with an anti-authority, profanity-riddled rant.

A live lamb was brought on stage at one point, and Morrison also grabbed a police officer's hat and threw it in the crowd. The singer took off his shirt and fiddled with his belt, and fans poured onto the stage.

"There were 100 photos offered in evidence at the trial, photos of everything — Jim with the lamb, Jim with the hat, on the stage collapsing, riot in the audience. Not one photo of Jim's magnificent member," said Manzarek.

"It never actually happened. It was mass hypnosis," he said.

Krieger added: "Nobody would like to have that charge hanging over their head even if they are dead. I'm sure his family would be happy to see that go, especially since it never happened."

While Morrison denied exposing himself, he defended the use of nudity in theater even after his arrest. And he never toned down his lifestyle.

The fact that Morrison didn't change his life is exactly why he shouldn't have been pardoned, said retired Miami police sergeant Angel Lago, who came to Tallahassee to speak against the pardon. While he wasn't on the police force at the time of the concert, he said a friend testified at the trial that Morrison exposed himself. He firmly said his friend wouldn't have lied under oath.

"The man is not worthy of this. I don't care if he was a poet, I don't care if he walked on water," Largo told reporters during a break in the meeting.

Crist, a Republican-turned-independent, began considering a pardon for Morrison in 2007 after fan David Diamond of Dayton, Ohio, contacted him, and began pursuing it after he lost a bid for U.S. Senate last month. He steps down as governor next month.

Happy Birthday Jim Morrison

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Can't go without wishing and remembering Jim Morrison of The Doors. Happy birthday to a kindred soul Jim - dark angel, poet, mystic, your star still shines fiery bright as far as the eye can see into eternity...

Found these video & thought it would make a good tribute to him.

I'm gonna love ya till the stars fall from the sky....

AC/DC Drummer Phil Rudd Busted

2010-12-06T15:03:00.001-05:00

AC/DC Drummer Phil Rudd Busted In New Zealand
By VVN Music

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been charged with marijuana possession in a New Zealand court leading to questions of whether the charge will hurt the group's ability to tour.

Rudd was arrested in October 7 after the police raided his boat which was anchored at the Tauranga Beach Marina in North Island. They found 25 grams (.88 ounces) of pot on board.

Rudd and his lawyer appeared in Tauranga District Court last Tuesday with Phil pleading guilty; however, his lawyer asked for leniency, saying that the conviction on the charge could make international touring difficult. Magistrate Robyn Paterson refused and gave Rudd the full charge along with a fine of $186 and $99 in court costs. The judge told the drummer "It was not just an accident. You were blindly ignoring the law. You have been playing Russian roulette."

(This bites, hopefully they will still be able to tour.)

CBGB Movie Coming

2010-12-06T14:58:00.002-05:00

CBGB Movie Coming
By VVN Music

With all the music bio films that are being made, you start to wonder if there is room for one more, but the latest from Randall Miller and Jody Savin is a bit different.

It's the biography of CBGB, the legendary New York club that gave the first major exposure to artists like Talking Heads, the Ramones, Patti Smith and Blondie.  Miller and Savin, who are also currently working on a biopic of Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson, have said that the movie will "center on the real-life story of Hilly Kristal’s CBGB club and its impact on the underground music scene."   The pair talked with Sight on Sound:

“This is a film about an era of music, about a place that I hung out at in New York in the early ’80s and about an unsung champion of new music,” Savin said.

Miller added: “(Jody) knows everything I do as a filmmaker, but she adds a love for New York and an ear for this time and place.

Miller and Savin are co-writing the untitled film with Savin making her directorial debut. They are both producing through their Unclaimed Freight Productions.

(Cool,...I think that time in the New York music punk scene was an exciting one and a movie will be great to see!)

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