Search results for 'damon johnson'

News

CREAM's JACK BRUCE Says He Was Joking About LED ZEPPELIN — Or Was He?

Jack Bruce of CREAM was in London Monday night (November 3) at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour to accept the award for "Classic Album" for CREAM's "Disraeli Gears". Bruce told Classic Rock magazine at the event, "Everybody talks about LED ZEPPELIN, and they played one fucking [reunion] gig...

News

GIRLSCHOOL: Italian Dates Announced

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has scheduled two shows in Italy in January: Jan. 16 - Bologna, Italy - Sottotetto Sound Club Jan. 17 - Teramo, Italy - Village Live Club Video footage of GIRLSCHOOL's October 28, 2008 concert in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "e...

News

AC/DC: Chicago Footage Posted Online

Video footage of AC/DC's October 30, 2008 and November 1, 2008 concerts at Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois can be viewed below (clips courtesy of AC/DC Italia). AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice", earned the second biggest sales week of 2008 in its first week on shelves, selling 784,000 copies in th...

News

GIRLSCHOOL: Munich Footage Available

Video footage of the veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL's October 28, 2008 concert in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). GIRLSCHOOL's 30th-anniversary album, "Legacy", will be released in Europe on November 3. The CD was made available in Germany...

News

AC/DC's 'Rock 'N Roll Train' Video Recreated In Excel Spreadsheet

An ASCII art recreation of AC/DC's "Rock 'N Roll Train" video created by two SonyBMG UK staffers in an Excel spreadsheet can be viewed below. You can also download the file at ACDCrocks.com/excel. AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice", earned the second biggest sales week of 2008 in its first week on shelv...

News

AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON 'Overwhelmed' By Success Of 'Black Ice' CD

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson spoke to The Canadian Press earlier today (Wednesday, October 29) about the mginificent success of the band's new album, "Black Ice", which is available in the United States only at Wal-Mart and through the group's web site. "It's overwhelming, and quite hard to take in,"...

News

AC/DC's 'Black Ice' Sells 118,000 Copies In Canada

Last night Australian hard rock legends AC/DC kicked off their world tour in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and today their highly anticipated album "Black Ice", the first release from AC/DC in eight years, struck No. 1 on Canada's Nielsen SoundScan Top 200, selling 118,759 units its first week. "Black...

News

AEROSMITH Guitarist On EXPERIENCE HENDRIX Tour; Video Available

Video footage of AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford taken at the October 18, 2008 Boston stop of this year's Experience Hendrix tour has been posted on the web site of the official AEROSMITH fan club, AeroForceOne. The Experience Hendrix tour, a five-week long cross-country tour featuring an all-star...

Review

Bite the Bullet

Sweden gets attention for its extreme metal scene, but the talent pool is rich across the board. Consequently, the country produces a disproportionate share of reputable bands playing a variety of styles. BULLET is one of those bands and "Bite the Bullet" is an upbeat and tuneful heavy metal album t...

News

AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG, BRIAN JOHNSON Interviewed By Australia's 'Sunrise'; Video Available

Australian music critic/journalist Ian "Molly" Meldrum conducted an interview with AC/DC's Angus Young and Brian Johnson for the popular breakfast show "Sunrise" on Australia's Channel 7. Watch the four-minute report below. According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip...

News

BLOODHORSE: New Album Title Announced

Boston, Massachusetts-based band BLOODHORSE has set "Horizoner" as the title of its full-length debut, tentatively due in early 2009 via Translation Loss Records. A studio journal documenting the progress of the recording sessions can be found at this location. BLOODHORSE's debut release, "EP", was...

News

AC/DC's Albums Available For Download In Australia

According to Undercover News, BigPond Music, which is described as a "safe and legal digital music downloads store with the best selection of Australian music," currently has 16 AC/DC albums on sale — this despite AC/DC's "no downloads" policy." AC/DC has been opposed to the digital download format...

News

AEROSMITH Guitarist On EXPERIENCE HENDRIX Tour; Photos Available

Photos of AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford taken at the October 18, 2008 Boston stop of this year's Experience Hendrix tour have been posted on the web site of the official AEROSMITH fan club, AeroForceOne. The Experience Hendrix tour, a five-week long cross-country tour featuring an all-star line...

News

AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Interviewed By TVNZ's 'Close Up'; Video Available

TVNZ's nightly current affairs show "Close Up" recently conducted an interview with AC/DC singer Brian Johnson. Watch the five-minute report below. According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice" — which arrived in the U.S. on M...

News

STEPHEN PEARCY: 'Metal In America XXX-Mas Tour' Dates Announced

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy will embark on the "Metal In America XXX-Mas" tour later this fall. Along with his longtime backing band the RAT BASTARDS, Pearcy's high-energy set will cover all periods of his illustrious career — from solo material to ARCADE, and. of course, plenty of RATT classics such...