Rock Report February 16, 2012
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VAN HALEN performed a dress rehearsal for friends and family at the Los Angeles Forum on February 8th. New multi-cam footage from the show has been posted online
Meanwhile VAN HALEN News Desk reports: "DAVID LEE ROTH has just informed VHND.com that the band is “totally okay with” fans shooting photos or video at the shows during their 2012 tour. So knock yourselves out and take all the pictures and videos you want! Just keep in mind that we are talking cell phones or small cameras only. Professional cameras or video equipment wouldn’t be allowed into venues." More
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl gave a few details on his upcoming documentary and rumors of an accompanying album. He said: "We released a teaser trailer, there may be an album that accompanies it. I recorded a lot of songs with a lot of people in the past couple months. There used to be a recording studio called Sound City that was in the San Fernando Valley. Nirvana recorded there in 1991. It was this really beautiful dump in the middle of a warehouse district. A lot of great records were made there. Fleetwood Mac made records there; Neil Young made records there. Tom Petty, Cheap Trick, Dio, Ratt, Pat Benatar, Rick Springfield, Rage Against the Machine did their first record there, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, Evel Knievel, Charles Manson recorded there, Barry White, Johnny Cash. So I interview them to tell the history of the studio, but then I invite them back to record with me, and we make a record." There's no release date for either the "SoundCity" film or soundtrack. That's not the only project on Grohl's plate. There's also the matter of the Foos' follow-up to "Wasting Light". Dave joked: "We have an idea. It's kind of a really big idea. We're going to record it in space. To tape. An analog moonshot." More
SLASH has been holed up in a Los Angeles studio working on his new album with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators. The album has been titled Apocalyptic Love, and will be released on Slash’s own label, Dik Hayd International, distributed through EMI in the US and Universal Music in Canada, on May 22nd. Also the album artwork has been released as well. More and more
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY have confirmed a series tour dates for the US and Europe in March and April. Confirmed dates currently include: March 7th at the Double Door in Chicago, IL More dates to be announced soon. Candlelight Records will release the new self-titled album from Corrosion Of Conformity on February 28th inNorth America. More
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following statement to clarify media reports that he has endorsed Republican Rick Santorum for president: "Contrary to how some people have interpreted my words, I have not endorsed any presidential candidate. What I did say was that I hope to see a Republican in the White House. I've seen good qualities in all the candidates but by no means have made my choice yet. I respect the fact that Santorum took time off from his campaign to be with his sick daughter, but I never used the word 'endorse.'" More
The Quietus recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Asked for his thoughts on Metallica’s "Lulu" project and what would [SLAYER's] equivalent be, if he had to go and make it, and he had to choose an artist to make it with who was completely mismatched, who would it be and why, Tom responded “Erm… I can't speak for the whole band, but it would require a lot of thought, and I don't see us doing anything like that. I can't even conceive of the idea of doing something like that, you know? Lou Reed of all people, you know? He's just so avant garde, so out there, so musically different. He was his own thing. He was his own mould. And for them to try to… I don't know, when I found out about that, I thought that it was a little too much.” More
MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee was interviewed for the cover story in the March 2012 issue of U.K.'s "best-selling drum magazine" Rhythm. Here
Nikki Sixx appeared on "Piers Morgan Tonight" last night to share his point of view on Whitney Houston's tragic death.
ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars. Here
Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum has blasted the media for its coverage of Whitney Houston's untimely death, criticizing the celebrity news web site TMZ.com for its "negative and disrespectful" articles which "make money" off other people's "struggles." More
COHEED AND CAMBRIA, who are in the studio working on their sixth studio album, will tour this summer with IRON MAIDEN in the U.S.andCanada as part of the "Maiden England World Tour". Earlier this week, COHEED AND CAMBRIA lead singer Claudio Sanchez "leaked" an acoustic version of the brand new song, "Sentry The Defiant", via YouTube
Former THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie reconnected with LITA FORD after more than 30 years and posted about it on her Facebook page. Here
