03.09. 2010

Happy Birthday Today
Pietro Locatelli (Italian composer, violinist)315+  -  Donna King Conkling (The King Sisters)92+
Hank Thompson (US country m.85  -  Freddie King Bluesr. Musiker,76+ -  Kenneth Pickett (The Creation)68+
Al Jardine,68 Beach Boys,  -  Gary Leeds (Walker Brothers)66  -  George Biondi (Steppenwolf)65
Eric Bell (Ex-Thin Lizzy)63  -  Donald Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad)62 - Doug Pinnick, King's X, 60
Steve Jones Sex Pistols, 55  -   Perry Bamonte (The Cure)50  -  Junaid Jamshed (Vital Signs)46
Jennifer Paige,37    More September Birthdays    

Further Celebrity Birthdays today
Ferdinand Porsche (österr. Automobilconstructeur, 135, +)  -  Charlie Sheen (US-movie actor, 45)
Samuel Kuffour (afrik. soccer player, 34)

Passed Away This very Day
...50 years ago: Joseph Francis Lamb (72) American composer of ragtime music (heartattack)
...40 years ago: Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson (27) (Canned Heat)  (drugs)
...25 years ago: Johnny Marks (75) US song-writer, singer
...16 years ago: Major Lance (53) The Floats (heartattack)
...9 years ago: Dave Myers (74) The Four Aces  (diabetes)
...3 years ago: Carter Albrecht (34) American keyboardist for Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (shot)
...3 years ago: Janis Martin (67) American rockabilly singer (cancer)
    More September Deaths & Birthdays

Today 22 years ago: Robert Cray's 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' hits UK chart   More Trivia' 
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02.09. 2010

Happy Birthday Today
Russ Conway/Trevor Stanford (UK pop music pianist, composer)85+  -  Horace Silver (US jazz pianist,82
Sam Gooden (The Impressions)71  -  Bobby Purify/James B. Moore (US soul singer)69
Rosalind Ashford (Martha Reeves & the Vandellas)67  -  Billy Preston,64+  -  Michael Rother (Kraftwerk)60
Mik Kaminksi (Electric Light Orchestra)59  -  Fritz McIntyre (UK keyboards; Simply Red)54
Steve Porcaro (Toto)53  -  Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs).52  - Paul Wylie Deakin ( The Mavericks)51
Mike Baker (Shadow Gallery)47+  - Dino Cazares (US guitarist; Fear Factory,44
Sam Rivers ( Limp Bizkit)33  -  Aimee Osbourne (UK singer, actress and columnist)27
Spencer Smith (Panic! at the Disco),23    More September Birthdays    

Further Celebrity Birthdays today
Giuliano Gemma (it. actor, 72)  -  Jimmy Connors (Tennisplayer, 58)  - Keanu Reeves (US-actor, 46)
Lennox Lewis (engl. Boxer, 45)  -  Salma Hayek (mexic. actress, 44) - Oliver Panis (frz. car racing champ, 44)

Passed Away This Very Day
...9 years ago: Jay Migliori (70) saxophonist f. Frank Zappa and Frank Sinatra
...3 years ago: Fritz Fryer/David Roderick Carney Fryer (62) British lead guitarist
...1 year ago: Guy Babylon (52) American keyboardist and composer (heart attack)
    More September Deaths & Birthdays

Today 21 years ago: Tears for Fears' 'Sowing the Seeds of Love' hits UK chart
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The Pogues are just about to split for the second time. Founded in 1991 and feat. Shane MacGowan 
they split in 1996, and reformed again 2001 in the Original Line up. Now it looks like, as if they call it a 
day again  - here 

After Rapper Kanye West has already ditched popstar Taylor Swift at last years MTV Awards, 
causing almost a scandal, now also Black Crowes Sänger Chris Robertson has started criticing
 "I find it embarrassing that adults are like, 'Taylor Swift is very talented.' She's not. She might be
 cute, but she's horrible" -  hier...

Texas Country Singer Miranda Lambert has the highest nominations for the upcoming CMA Awards
on Nov. 10 in Nashville -  here. 

36 Crazy Fists are starting their first headliner tour on sept. 16. in the USA  Start is in Seattle and  
the final on oct. 23. in Colorado Springs. 

On oct. 15.  Melodic Rocker 'Strangeways' feat. Terry Brock,release their new Studioalbum 'Perfect World'. 
Hier you can listen to the Songs 'Perfect World' and 'Borderlines'

Guns'n'Roses played Dublin yesterday once again with one hour delay. And they finished the set after 
only 20 minutes. Read the full story here
 
Apocalypticas new Album '7th Symphony' has gonne into the american Top 200 Albumcharts on # 31 
for 13.000 sold units in it's firt week of release. In Canada they even went onto #19 

While her first Album 'One Of The Boys' went only on # 8 in the US .Billboard Charts 
 Katy Perrys second  Album "Teenage Dream," went # 1 straight away with  26.000 sold units after 
only one day after release  - here.

January 14 2011 sees the release of  U.D.O.s new Studioalbum 'Rev Raptor'. The Band has also been 
confirmed for  Stockholm's Rock Out Festival on Sept. 10./11.in Gamla Tryckeriet bestätigt. 

Sonata Arctica guitarist  Elias Viljanen has broken his hand while rehearsing, so the upcoming show in 
milan has to be postboned.   But he should be okay 'till the Southamerica tour in october. 

Rare video footage has appeared on you tube of  Death feat. Chuck Schuldner+ hier

Here you can listen to Audiosamples  from the new Lordi Album '"Babez For Breakfast"' - out on sept. 14
der 14. September.

'Joe Bonamassa Live From The Royal Albert Hall' comes on oct. 19. on Blu -Ray DVD. More tor read here

Kiss Drummer Eric Singer confirmed within an Interview: "We've Already Been Talking About Going Into
 The Studio And Doing Another Record" More to read here

German Powermetal Band Paragon have parted ways with guitarist Martin Christian  but have won 2 new
musicians: David Wieczorek (ex-Stormwarrior) and Wolfgang Tewes (also Black Hawk
and Wheels Of Steel). The work to a new Studioalbum have already started. Read more here

Sahg - Final Sahg III Video Report is out  For reminder part 1 and part 2 

Leave's Eyes have a new Videoclip for 'Take The Devil In Me' 

Former Dio guitarist Rowan Robertson has mentioned within an Interview here that the new yet 
unreleased Dio Songs are not gonna be released. 

The Videoclip for Slashs Song "By the Sword" feat. Singer Andrew Stockdale of  Wolfmother can be viewed
in 3D More to read here .

The new CD 'Heaven's Venom' of Kataklysm has jumped into following Charts
Austria - #32  -  Germany - #35  -  Switzerland - #53  -  US - #196 
And here you find the Videoclip for  'Push The Venom'

Jorn Lande and his  Band Jorn have announced a string of European Live dates (see Tourdates)
Further infos at: Jornlande.com

Sweden's Deathmetal band Grave have parted ways from their guitarist Fredrik Isaksson out of personal 
reasons The new man is Tobias Cristiansson (Dismember)
Further Infos - here

Stone Sour  Live At Webster Hall - here.From Sept.7 on  LoudTrax.com there will be a contest around the 
Band, where you can win a Fender Stratocaster guitar. And at NME.com you can listen to the complete 
new Album 'Audio Secrecy' 

Noel Gallagher (Ex-Oasis) is playing drums in the Studio for Paul Weller and his new album - here. 

Stone Temple Pilots/ex-Velvet Revolver Frontman Scott Weiland intends to record a Xmas Album with 
traditional xmas songs after he released already a first single "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" 
More tor read here zu lesen. 

Moonsorrow are at the Studio in Finland from today, to record their next Studioalbum . Updates 
will follow frequently -  here.

Alter Bridge have inked a deal for their new upcoming album  Album 'AB III' with  Roadrunner Records 
Release date is set for Oct. 11.

Children Of Bodoms Alexi Laiho - Behind The Scenes At Rock House; Video  Laihos 3te instructional DVD
will be out before the end of the year. 

New Zealand's Bulletbelt have a new Track 'Succumb' for listening-  here The track comes from the recently 
released  EP 'The Black Army Stands' EP. Here you find the Videoclip for the Titeltrack.

Blind Guardians At The Edge Of Time has jumped on  #18 in the canad. Top Hard Music Albums Charts 
and on  #108in the Top 200 Charts. In The USA the CD has also gone on  108 in the Billboard  Top 200

Another book hint - The Remarkable Journey Of Jimi Hendrix  -  here

01.09. 2010

Happy Birthday Today
Tommy Evans ( the Drifters)83  -  Boxcar Willie/Lecil Travis Martin (country musician)79 
Conway Twitty/Harold Lloyd Jenkins (US countrymusician,77  -  Archie Bell (US vocalist; The Drells)66
Barry Gibb Bee Gees,64  -  Greg Errico (Sly & The Family Stone)64  -  Russ Field ( Showaddywaddy)61
Bruce Foxton (The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers)55  -  Gloria Estefan,53  -  Cass/ Richard Keith Lewis (Skunk Anansie)50
Joseph Williams (Toto)50  -  Craig McLachlan,45  -  DJ Spigg Nice (Lost Boyz)40 - Lââm/Lamia (Frz singer).
J. D. Fortune ( INXS)37  -  Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (The Mars Volta),35  -  Babydaddy/S. Hoffman (Scissor Sisters)
Peter McCarrick Brown (Wheatus)34  -  Joseph Trohman (Fall Out Boy), 26    More September Birthdays    

Further Celebrity Birthdays today
Edgar Rice Burroughs (writer  of Tarzan-novels, 135, +)  -  Vittorio Gassman (it. actor, 88, +)
Rocky Marciano (Italo-US boxing champion, 87, +) Lily Tomlin (US-actress/producer, 71)

Passed Away This Very Day
..33 years ago: Ethel Waters (80) American blues vocalist (heart desease)
...5 years ago: R.L.Burnside/Robert Lee Burnside (78) US blues singer-songwriter (heartattack)
...2 years ago: Jerry Reed/Jerry Reed Hubbard (71) American country music singer
...1 year ago: Jake Brockman (53) Echo & the Bunnymen (bike accident)
...1 year ago: Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson (47) Jamaican Reggae musician (heart attack after surgery)
    More     More September Deaths & Birthdays


Today 54 years ago: Elvis Presley buys his mum a pink Cadillac  More Trivia'  the  Rock'n'Roll Diary



Axl Rose Fires Entire Road Crew after the once again delayed appearance of Guns'n'Roses in Leeds
And once again the plug was pulled at midnight and closed the set early. Read the full report here

On Oct. 12. californian Intronaut release their new Album 'Valley Of Smoke'. Here your find the trailer.

10 Most Influential Gibson Guitar Players Ever

Accept and their new Album 'Blood Of The Nations' have jumped into the german Album Charts on pos. 4
This is the hightest chart entry for the band ever.  'Russian Roulette' in 1986 wen no. 5

ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN (Ex-The Gathering)  - Live In Europe Trailer

Participating at the 2011 Killfest Tour in Europe are Overkill next to Destruction and Heathen (see Tourdates)

31.08. 2010

Happy Birthday Today
Jerry Allison (Crickets)71  -  Wilton Felder (Crusaders)70  -  Roger Dean (UK contemporary artist)66
Van Morrison,65  -  Bob Welch,64  -  Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions)62  -  Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze)53
Gina Schock (Go-Go's),53  -  Chris Whitley (US blues/rock-blues guitarist)49+  -  
John O.Reilly (Rainbow/Blue Öyster Cult),48  -  Joanna Connor (US power-blues guitarist)48
Gerard Love (Teenage Fanclub)43  -  Debbie Gibson,40  -  Del Marquis/Derek Gruen (Scissor Sisters)31
Patrick Nuo (Swiss singer)28    More August Birthdays  

Further Celebrity Birthdays today
Caligula (roman emperor1998, +)  -  James Coburn (US-actor 82, +)  -  Richard Gere (US-actor, 61)
Edwin Moses (Us athletics 55)  -  Kostas Kostantinidis (greek soccerplayer, 38)
Chris Tucker (US-comedian, 38)  -  Andrei Medwedew (ukrain. Tennisplayer, 36)

Passed Away This Very Day
..8 years ago: Lionel Hampton (94) American jazzmusican (heart failure)
...6 years ago: Carl Wayne/Colin David Tooley (60) The Move  (cancer)
...6 years ago: Johnny Bragg (78)Johnny Bragg & The Prisonaires (cancer)
    More August Deaths & Birthdays

Today 21 years ago: The Rolling Stones "Steel Wheels", their first concert tour in eight years starts at 
JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.  More Trivia'  the  Rock'n'Roll Diary



A Tour - Hint:


Kamelot have a Medley of Songs from their upcoming 'Poetry For The Poisoned' Album -  here
Also check out -  Kamelot "Poetry for the Poisoned" Trailer 

The Videoclip for Masterplan's Song 'Time To Be King' can be viewed here 

Santanas new Album, 'Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time',includes his Version of
 Def Leppards 'Photograph', featuring Daughtry Singer Chris Daughtry. Here you find a Liveclip therfore
And here you find Tracklist and Bestellinfos.

James LaBrie has pu another Track 'I Need You' from his new Longplayer 'Static Impulse' online on his 
official MySpace Page