L.A. GUNS will release their new concert DVD L.A. Guns: Live In Concert on February 12 via Cleopatra Records. The DVD contains footage from their M3 Rock Festival performance in Maryland in May 2012. Also included on the DVD are behind-the-scenes, studio and interview extras as well as three studio music videos from their latest album, Hollywood Forever. The accompanying CD provides the audio tracks for the M3 concert.
In the bonus material, documentarian Jack Foster interviewed Phil Lewis, Steve Riley, Stacey Blades, and Scotty Griffin about song writing, collaboration, and the band’s history. In-studio footage throughout the recording process was also captured, included is legendary record producer Andy Johns (LED ZEPPELIN, ROLLING STONES, VAN HALEN). Former L.A.GUNS member Kelly Nickels makes a special appearance as well.
Tracklisting is as follows:
M3 Rock Festival:
‘Sex Action’
‘Never Enough’
‘You Better Not Love Me’
‘Sweet Mystery’
‘Revolution’
‘Sleazy Come, Easy Go’
‘Electric Gypsy’
‘The Ballad Of Jayne’
‘Rip N’ Tear’
Studio Videos:
‘You Better Not Love Me’
‘Arana Negra’ (Black Spider)’
‘Requiem’ (Hollywood Forever)
The Making Of Hollywood Forever includes:
The Beginning
Bookends
Writing Songs
Working Together
Time Crunch
Phil’s Songs
Hot Rods And Strippers
Treasure Chest
Vinyl Spider
Hot Take
With new guitarist Frank Wilsey, L.A. GUNS is starting the new year with club dates in the Midwest and their home start. Dates can be seen below:
January
17 – Viper Alley – Lincolnshire, IL
18 – Small’s – Hamtramck, MI
19 – Soaring Eagle Casino – Mt Pleasant, MI
26 – Tiki Bar – Costa Mesa, CA
March
8 – Amos Southend – Charlotte, NC
9 – Ziggy Rock Club – Winston Salem, NC
13 – Dirty Harry’s Outback – Daytona Beach, FL
14 – Rockers Gone Wild Pool Party – Fort Lauderdale, FL
15 – Jake’s Tavern – Sarasota, FL
16 – Monsters Of Rock Cruise – Fort Lauderdale, FL
23 – Whisky A Go Go – West Hollywood, CA
The band recently issued a new video for the song ‘Requiem (Hollywood Forever)’, which appears on Hollywood Forever:
LORDZ OF ROCK — the project featuring several members of your favorite ’80s and ’90s hard rock bands — will make its live debut on October 18 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California as part of the Rock’N For A Cure concert. They will perform several of the hits from each of the musician’s world-renowned catalogs. Also on the bill are L.A. GUNS, WARRANT, DOKKEN, SKID ROW and KIX.
LORDZ OF ROCK is:
Jack Russell (GREAT WHITE) – vocals Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO) – bass Teddy “Zig Zag” Andreadis (GUNS N’ ROSES) – keyboards Myron Grombacher (PAT BENATAR) – drums Robert Sarzo (HURRICANE) – guitar
Rock’N For A Cure Annihilation Tour is organized and hosted by We Are Communities Foundation, a registered 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. We Are Communities Foundation was founded to raise funds and awareness for causes that impact all of our lives. This benefit concert is specifically designed to raise funds for breast cancer research. While breast cancer is an extremely serious, life-threatening disease, the organizers’ goal is to take one night to come together and have some fun while raising money for a great cause.
After more than two years from their last Italian tour, the american based band L.A. Guns, with the charismatic singer Phil Lewis at the helm, are back on the Italian ground.
As opening for their live date on May 3rd at Kindergarten (Bologna, Italy), one of the most charismatic and emblazoned bands of the uprising Italian and European hard rock scenario: VOODOO HIGHWAY.
“Just one word for this band: “Brilliant”!” (VH1 Channel)
“Best thing to come out of Italy since Super Mario!” (Classic Rock Channel)
“The new movement of heavy metal has arrived! This band is the next Deep Purple!” (Craig Gruber, former bassist from Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Gary Moore)
Voodoo Highway is:
MATTEO BIZZARRI – Guitars & guitars smashing
FILIPPO CAVALLINI – Bass Guitar
FEDERICO DI MARCO – Vocals
VINCENT ZAIRO – Drums
ALESSANDRO DUO’ – Organ & piano
L.A. GUNS bassist Scott Griffin is making himself available:
“Hey musicians. If you need a bassist or guitarist. For live or session work. Covers, tributes or originals. Anything. Although I’m gonna be really busy with L.A. Guns this year, I will have a few weekends free. The weekends of May 19th and 26th as well as June 9th are open right now and I’d like to fill them. And also, after May 7th when I come back from Europe, I’m usually free during the week. If you need a sub, or anything, let me know! I learn songs quick! Even if it’s last minute, don’t be afraid to contact me. Send me a message via Facebook. And although I don’t play for free, I’m really negotiable. It all depends on all the factors. How far, how much to learn, etc.”
L.A. Guns will release their new album, Hollywood Forever, on June 5th. A nine-month world tour following the release is currently being put together. A list of confirmed shows can be accessed at laguns.net.
The tracklisting for Hollywood Forever is as follows:
‘Hollywood Forever’
‘You Better Not Love Me’
‘Sweet Mystery’
‘Eel Pie’
‘Burn’
‘Requiem (Hollywood Forever)’
‘I Won’t Play’
‘Vine St. Shimmy’
‘Arana Negra’ (THE BICICLETAS cover)
‘Gonna Take You Down’
‘Queenie’
‘Underneath The Sun’
‘Venus Bomb’
‘Dirty Black Night’
‘Rattlesnake’
