AC/DC have been forced to postpone 6 dates of
their
tour because Brian Johnson will need recovery time from a medical
procedure. Meanwhile, the band are set to make an
announcement on 9/29/09 at their ACDCBacktracks.com Web site.
An unconfirmed report from ClassicRockMagazine.com has claimed the
announcement will consist of news of an upcoming box set that will
contain studio and live rarities, a DVD of their 2003 performance in
Germany and a DVD compilation, Family Jewels 3 (1992-2009.)
The 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations have been announced
with ABBA, Donna Summer, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, Kiss, LL Cool J, Red Hot
Chili Peppers, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, The Hollies and The Stooges
being added to the ballot.
Wanda Jackson, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
earlier this year, will be honored on Sept. 30th with a street, Wanda
Jackson Way, named in her honor in Oklahoma City.
Whitney Houston's I Look To You climbed a spot to #2 on the Billboard
200 albums chart on sales of 156,000 copies. Megadeth's
Endgame debuted at #9 on sales of 45,000 copies. Mark
Knopfler's Get Lucky debuted at #17. George Strait's Twang
fell 8 places to #26. Ace Frehley's Anomaly debuted at
#27. Reba McEntire's Keep On Loving You dropped 8 spots to
#29.
Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring Cherine Anderson's "Say
Hey (I Love You)" dropped 3 spots to #24 on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart.
Ace Frehley's new studio album, Anomaly, also debuted at #2 on the
Billboard Independent Albums chart. KRS-One &
Buckshot's Survival Skills debuted at #9.
Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again: The Very Best Of Vera Lynn dropped a spot
to #2 on the U.K. Albums chart. Mark Knopfler's Get Lucky
debuted at #9. Michael Jackson's The Essential fell 5 places
to #20. Megadeth's Endgame debuted at #24. Neil
Diamond's Hot August Night/NYC dropped 7 spots to #30.
Jackson's Bad re-entered the chart at #38.
Madonna's new single, "Celebration," debuted at #3 on the U.K. Singles
chart. Cliff Richard & The Shadows' "Singing The
Blues" debuted at #40.
Sony Music Entertainment plans to release a two-disc album of music
inspired by the Sony Pictures film Michael Jackson's This Is It on Oct.
27th. On Oct. 12th, the first new Jackson song to be released
posthumously, "This Is It," will become available. The film
of the same name will head to theaters on Oct. 28th.
Anne Murray has written a new book, All Of Me, with author/journalist
Michael Posner that will be published on Oct. 28th via Knopf
Canada. Murray talks about the successes and sacrifices that
have come with her four-decade career.
John Foxx will see reissues of his 1997 album, Shifting City, and
2001's The Pleasures Of Electricity, on Oct. 19th in the U.K. in
expanded double-CD versions. He will also release a double-CD
live album, In The Glow, that was recorded in 1983 that same day.
A new DVD, It Is Useless To Resist Us: 25 Years Of Information Society,
will be released on Oct. 20th. The performance was filmed in
Philadelphia last year and contains 15 songs. Additionally,
the DVD contains all 5 videos released by the band when they were with
Warner Records as well as the 9-track digital-only EP, Modulator, in
MP3 format.
George Michael plans to release a new live DVD, Live In London, in the
U.K. on Dec. 7th which was filmed during his 25 Live tour last year at
London's Earls Court.
Grammy-winning banjo player Bela Fleck filmed his pilgrimage to Africa
to rediscover his instrument's folk music roots for the new
documentary, Bela Fleck: Throw Down Your Heart, which heads to DVD on
Nov. 3rd.
The Flaming Lips have been filming a video for "Watching The Planets"
from their upcoming album, Embryonic. A video for "I Can Be A
Frog" has already been released.
A new deluxe edition of Chickenfoot's eponymous debut album is on the
way on Oct. 26th in the U.K. The double-disc set will include
a bonus DVD containing 60 minutes of live footage, behind-the-scenes
interviews and the official promotional videos for the singles "Oh
Yeah" and "Soap On A Rope."
Paul Di'Anno's autobiography, The Beast: Singing With Iron Maiden --
The Drugs, The Groupies... The Whole Story, will be released in
paperback on Feb. 1st via John Blake Publishing Ltd.
Spandau Ballet appeared on GMTV on Friday to announce they are
releasing a new single, "Once More," as well as an album of the same
name via Mercury Records in November. The album is made up of
reworkings of some of their classic tracks and two new studio
recordings. Fans can also register at their
www.SpandauBallet.com Web site and receive a free download of the new
version of "Only When You Leave."
Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor has expressed an interest in
collaborating with synthpop pioneer Gary Numan later this year or early
next year.
The Def Jam Records label was celebrated during the recording of the
6th annual VH-1's Hip-Hop Honors on Sept. 23rd. The Roots
backed up Eminem (on LL Cool J's "Rock The Bells"), and Public Enemy
(on "Rebel Without A Pause.) KRS-One joined a few artists on
a version of the Beastie Boys' "No Sleep Till Brooklyn." Oran
"Juice" Jones performed a quick verse of "The Rain" with host Tracy
Morgan. Jazzy Jeff also performed with Kid Rock.
The event will air on VH1 on Oct. 13th.
The first-ever Bon Jovi documentary, When We Were Beautiful, premieres
on Showtime on Oct. 24th. Harper Collins will release a
companion book under the same title on Oct. 27th. Bon Jovi's
new album, The Circle, will be released on Nov. 10th.
Rhino plans to release the live album box set, Genesis Live 1973 -
2007, on Sept. 29th. Included in the set is Three Sides Live
(originally released in 1982 as a double-vinyl set and a 4th side of
studio recordings) which was recorded in Germany in 1981.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood will see the release of a new CD/DVD
collection, Frankie Say Greatest, on Nov. 2nd to celebrate the 25th
anniversary of their classic Welcome To The Pleasuredome album.
Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper and Henry Rollins are among the rock celebrities
that have shot scenes for the upcoming comedy film, Suck, which just
made its worldwide premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Hope Sandoval is heading out on tour with the Warm Inventions to
promote her new studio album, Through The Devil Softly, due out Sept.
29th.
The delay in the release of Bret Michaels' autobiography, Roses And
Thorns: The Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy To My Reality, has allowed the Poison
frontman to include stories about his incident at the Tonys and the
summer tour with Def Leppard and Cheap Trick. Originally due
out in June, the book will now be published in April or May via Simon
& Schuster. As for upcoming projects, Michaels did an
episode of VH1 Behind The Music that will premiere on Oct. 1st and is
working on a few new TV shows (including a new chapter to 'Rock Of
Love'.)
King Diamond plan to reissue their 1995 album, The Spider's Lullabye,
and 1996's The Graveyard in remastered versions and include bonus
material. Their first-ever DVD will be released as early as
this winter.
Rod Stewart will release his latest collection of covers, The Great
American Soulbook, on Oct. 27th.
A new 71-disc super-deluxe box set, The Complete Miles Davis Columbia
Album Collection, (composed of 52 double-CD albums in mini-LP replica
jackets, a live DVD and previously unreleased material) heads to stores
on Nov. 24th via Sony Legacy.
Bono recently spoke with Sun Media and mentioned that U2 have started a
"rocking club album with beats and big guitars" with Rick Rubin with
about 5 or 6 songs finished. They also have 12 tracks done
for the upcoming Songs Of Ascent and the work he and the Edge have done
on Spider Man: The Musical. So, essentially, expect more
music from the band.
Kraftwerk's remastered box set, 12345678 The Catalogue, has been pushed
back to a Nov. 16th release date in the U.K. No date has
changed for the release of the 8 individual albums on Oct. 5th.
White Lion vocalist Mike Tramp plans to release his new solo album,
Mike Tramp & The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz, on Oct. 5th in Denmark
and via MikeTramp.com. Samples from the album can be heard at
www.MySpace.com/MikeTramp for a limited time.
Former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach and Bobby Brown are among the 8
celebrities who will attempt to lose unwanted pounds on the 7th season
of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club. The season will premiere on Feb.
14th.
Rosanne Cash will release her 12th studio album, The List, on Oct. 6th
with a tracklist made up of songs that her father gave her in
1973. Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen make guest
appearances on the disc.
Depeche Mode have released "Hole To Feed" as the third single from
their Sounds Of The Universe album. A video for the track has
is now up at YouTube and MySpace.
Sarah McLachlan releases her new single, "One Dream," on Sept. 29th via
iTunes. Fans can visit her MySpace page to sign up so they
can hear the song first.
U.K. rock act FM have announced the first single from their upcoming
studio album, Metropolis, will be "Wildside." Fans can visit
www.FMOfficial.com to view the FM Wildside teaser. Six tracks
recorded live by the band will join "Wildside" and "Dangerous" on the
Wildside EP that will be released via iTunes in October.
The Foo Fighters new collection, Greatest Hits, will include two new
tracks ("Wheels" and "Word Forward") when released on Nov.
3rd. A deluxe edition will include a book of unreleased
photos and a bonus DVD. Meanwhile, Dave Grohl and Duff
McKagan have recorded a song with Slash for his solo album due out next
year. Former bandmate Steven Adler also contributed to the
new album and will return to the 3rd season of Celebrity Rehab as a
special guest.
Guitarist Brian May told the BBC, in a recent interview, that a
"grittier" film version of the Queen musical, We Will Rock You, is in
the works.
Christian metal act Guardian will see their 1989 debut album, First
Watch, remastered and reissued in a 20th anniversary edition featuring
two bonus tracks by the band from an out-of-print 1987 compilation CD
called California Metal.
Check out Martika's new online television series, J8ded, premiering
this fall. You can see a trailer at http://www.j8ded.com and
get more information about the show.
The Love Hope Strength Foundation begins their 12-day trek to the top
of Mt. Kilimanjaro in East Africa on Sept. 27th. Members of
The Fixx, Squeeze and Stray Cats will join Alarm frontman/LHS
co-founder Mike Peters on a journey through the Tanzanian wilderness in
an effort to raise cancer awareness and support in the region.