Original, one-off artwork by PINK FLOYD drummer Nick Mason is being auctioned on eBay in support of The Prince’s Foundation for Children & The Arts, and bidding concludes today (Sunday, May 13th).
Mason’s original signed artwork features him behind the wheel of his Bugatti racing car, and is included in a collection of over 50 self-portraits by artists, celebrities and sports legends as the culmination to Face Britain, the UK’s largest art project.
TRILLIUM vocalist Amanda Somerville, who is currently on tour in Europe supporting DELAIN, has posted a new video blog. Check it out below.
“Two days off in Budapest! We had a blast exploring the historic sites (albeit in some pretty extreme heat for this time of year), chilling at the spa and sampling some of the wonderful cuisine that Budapest has to offer. The show was excellent and we met up with some old friends, as well. Good times, good times!
BTW, I challenge everyone to see how many times they can find a German with their pants down in these vids. 🙂 Also, I don’t know why I mentioned caviar as an ‘indigenous Hungarian specialty’, but whatever! Blonde American…”
Remaining dates on the tour are as follows:
May
12 – Birmingham, UK – HMV Institute 2
13 – Sheffield, UK – Corporation
15 – Manchester, UK – O2 Academy
16 – London, UK – Koko
Trillium’s debut album, Alloy, was released on November 4th, 2011 in Europe and November 1st in North America. The tracklist is as follows:
‘Machine Gun’
‘Coward’
‘Purge’
‘Utter Descension’
‘Bow To The Ego’
‘Mistaken’
‘Scream It’
‘Justifiable Casualty’
‘Path Of Least Resistance’
‘Into The Dissonance’
‘Slow It Down’
‘Love Is An Illusion’ (bonus track)
The first video from the album is for the track ‘Coward’ which can be viewed below:
Joey Tempest and John Norum from Swedish hard rockers EUROPE perform their new single ‘Not Supposed To Sing The Blues’ from their new album, Bag Of Bones, during an acoustic set at Paris’ Hard Rock Cafe. Check out the clip below:
Guitar legend STEVE VAI has checked in with the following update:
“Hey Folks. Here‘s something new for you guitar heads to fetish. I know I do! And did I tell you I’m almost done with the new record?”
In addition, Vai has commented on his forthcoming album:
“In looking for an interesting collaboration for a track on the new record, I called Aimee Mann. We went to Berkley together and she was actually in a band back then with my then girlfriend, (now wife) Pia. Through the years I always enjoyed Aimee’s music. Something special about her. She was kind enough to write lyrics and sing a duo with me on a track. Added a whole new dimension. She’s the first one I collaborated with on my music in 13 years. What a great gal. Hope for more of that.”
Finland’s AMORPHIS have been confirmed to play the Ilosaarirock Festival in Joensuu, Finalnd on July 15th. Go to this location for event information.
The band’s spring/summer festival schedule for Europe is now as follows:
May
26 – Wave Gotik Treffen – Leipzig, Germany
June
4 – Helsinki Kalasatama – Helsinki, Finland
8 – Sweden Rock – Solvesborg, Sweden
15 – Provinssirock – Seinäjoki, Finland
23 – Vekeri Fesztival – Debrecen, Hungary
July
15 – Ilosaarirock – Joensuu, Finland
20 – Costa de Fuego – Benicassim, Spain
21 – Devil Side – Oberhausen, Germany
26 – Lieksan Vaskiviikot – Lieksa, Finland
August
3 – Myötätuulirock – Hakunila, Finland
4 – Porispere – Pori, Finland
As previously reported, on April 17th Amorphis performed a special acoustic set at YleX Studio B Live in Helsinki, Finland. The full show can be found at this location.
Setlist for the show was as follows:
‘Empty Opening’
‘I Of Crimson Blood’
‘Enigma’
‘Sign From The North Side‘
‘Rusty Moon’
BraveWords.com Editor In Chief Martin Popoff has issued a follow-up to his Fighting My Way Back, Thin Lizzy 69-76 title, available for shipping as of today (Friday, May 11th).
The action-packed sequel is called We Will Be Strong: Thin Lizzy 76-81. A press release reads as follows:
“In the follow-up to Fighting My Way Back: Thin Lizzy 69-76, Popoff picks up the rough ‘n’ tumble Thin Lizzy saga just as the band stressed and strived for a worthy follow-up to their Jailbreak breakthrough. The result was Johnny The Fox, one of the band’s finest albums, only to be followed by a string of records that placed Lizzy amongst the most revered acts within the realm of hard rock royalty. Bad Reputation, Live And Dangerous, Black Rose, Chinatown… the band’s mid-years catalogue is undeniably superlative, and this is the story of those records inside and out.
As with Pt. 1 of the story, Martin has endeavored to provide reams of fresh interview footage to support his fresh telling of the tale, additionally stuffing the book with photography and memorabilia shots upon most every page.
Immerse yourself in Popoff’s celebrated record-by-record methodology and emerge a rejuvenated Lizzy fan, newly appreciative of the deep album tracks hiding within this singular band’s sparkling, most storied years, tracks that are still being played today by a Thin Lizzy without Phil. The boys are back in town, indeed!
The book’s 256 pages include 262 rare, archival black and white photos and memorabilia shots to accompany my usual in-depth track-by-track play-by-play type o’ crazy biog.
Fresh new interviews for this book included (and most a few times), Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, GARY MOORE, BRIAN ROBERTSON, Dave Flett, Kit Woolven, Jimmy Bain, Darren Wharton, Clive Edwards, Laurence Archer, three punks and a bunch of cool quotes from folks who toured with Lizzy, knew Phil etc. As well, historical press interviews fill out the tale as we grind through the glory years.”
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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