Aerosmith Planning To Launch New Tour

TMZ reports the drummer was rushed to an emergency room so doctors could reset his shoulder after the holiday accident on Saturday. He is reportedly out of the hospital and recovering from the incident.

The Las Vegas Sun reports Neil will be on hand to perform the national anthem and that plans are being discussed for a possible rival Motley Crue and KISS mini-concert before game time and at halftime.

Neil - who was awarded the new AFL franchise in September - will begin audtions this week for the team's Posse cheerleader squad. "We are going to have the 10 hottest, sexiest girls in Las Vegas leading the team, the best beauties in the league," claims Neil. "The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, who once made headlines around the world, will pale by comparison to what we assemble."

The duo's exit led bassist David Ellefson to confirm Megadeth's plans to move forward and begin work this month on their 15th album while expecting to be off the road for most of the year.

A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame since 1983, Dickens is survived by his wife Mona (whom he married in 1971) and his two daughters, Pamela Detert and Lisa King.

Dickens is best known for goofy but well-written and -recorded novelty songs such as "Take An Old Cold Tater (And Wait)," "May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose," "A-Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed," and "Out Behind The Barn."

Though these often silly songs became the foundation of his repertoire, Dickens actually recorded a wide range of material over his long career, including rockabilly numbers ("I've Got a Hole in My Pocket"), sacred songs (such as "Old Rugged Cross" and the curious period piece "They Locked God Outside the Iron Curtain") and a surprising number of ballads like "The Violet and the Rose" and "Life Turned Her That Way"), which showed he was plenty capable of reaching emotional places far beyond the funny bone.

Under doctor's orders not to move for several months following a five-hour surgery to repair multiple injuries, the singer hopes to heal in time for the May launch of U2's 2015 world tour in Vancouver, a trek that will see the band play six UK shows in October.

Bono has not been able to physically move around much lately, and is realizing that he may have some long-term limitations as a result of his injuries.

He says: "Recovery has been more difficult than I thought... As I write this, it is not clear that I will ever play guitar again. The band have reminded me that neither they nor Western civilization are depending on this."

The project sees the bassist share the wisdom he gained on the path to superstardom-from his time with Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver to getting sober after a life of hard living to achieving his personal American Dream of marrying a supermodel, raising a family, and experiencing what it's like to be winked at by Prince.

McKagan shared some insight into the book's development last year, telling TotalRock Radio: "I had a column for the Seattle Weekly for five years, and there was one column that was called 'How To Be A Man', and it was kind of tongue in cheek; it was really tongue in cheek. And I got a book deal from that column."

He later moved to Japan where he has lived since 2003 and has built a successful career as a TV personality.Asked whether he would go back to Megadeth, Friedman tells Myglobalmind:

He tells Songfacts: "Every band out there wants to be Pantera. I'm not patting myself on the back when I say that, it's just fact. They're trying to get the riffs and they'll never have it. They'll never get it. It takes the four of us.

"You can't just throw three of the original guys out of Slayer and expect to sound like Slayer, it's just not going to work. Just one of those things. You run across that once in a lifetime and you just fight for it, and that's what we did with the band."

The band's first album in 6 years was recorded this past spring at Vancouver's Warehouse Studio with producer Brendan O'Brien (Aerosmith, Pearl Jam) and engineer Mike Fraser.

AC/DC recently announced the first series of dates for a 2015 world tour, with a European trek to launch May 5 in Arnhem, Netherlands, followed by a mix of arena and stadium shows scheduled into late July.

The concerts will feature new addition Stevie Young, nephew of guitarist Angus Young and retired AC/DC founder Malcolm Young. The status of drummer Phil Rudd for the tour remains in question following his recent arrest by New Zealand police on drug possession and threatening to kill charges.

Already writing songs for an upcoming solo album, Perry found time to record the festive project after the autumn release of his memoir, Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith.

The guitarist explains how Depp's musicality first appeared on his radar. Perry tells Guitar international: "I've been a fan of his acting for a long time. I remember seeing him in the movie Chocolat, where he plays the gypsy guitar player. I was really impressed. You could tell that he was really playing guitar versus cutting back and forth to a musician."

"In the movie he plays a lot of Django Reinhardt stuff. I didn't know him at the time, but remember telling myself that someday I have to get a guitar lesson off him if I meet him since I don't know any of that type of stuff."

He continues: "As it turned out, about four years later he dropped by the studio when Aerosmith recorded our last studio record with Jack Douglas. Jack knew him and asked him to come down. We started talking music and guitars and that's where our friendship started."

The Brooklyn Bowl date was Deer Tick's 6th straight night at the venue as they celebrated their 10th anniversary and closed out 2014 while welcoming in the New Year.

Nicks and the band share a history as friends, including the singer officiating the 2013 wedding of Deer Tick frontman John McCauley and singer Vanessa Carlton.

The ex-Union and Scream vocalist joined the Crue in 1992 following their split with Vince Neil and recorded the band's self-titled project, which presented an updated sound - a sonic mix of grunge and alternative metal - in the wake of Nirvana's breakthrough into the mainstream with 1991's Nevermind.

While the album debuted and peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard 200, fan reaction to the lineup change was not favourable and the record achieved US gold status - a tough pill for the band to swallow as the follow-up to their best-selling album, 1989's Dr. Feelgood.

Corabi explains that history has been kind to the Motley Crue album. "A lot of fans, once Vince came back, saw it, picked it up and ended up really enjoying it. It's still trudging along and selling and doing its thing. The best thing to me is that it still sounds as relevant now as it did when it came out."

The band recorded the tracks before setting it aside. It was only issued after John Lennon handed the tapes to Spector to remix and add overdubs ahead of a 1970 release.

In his memoir Sound Man, Johns says (via Ultimate Classic Rock): "I was disappointed that Lennon got away with giving it to Spector, and even more disappointed with what Spector did to it.

He was on board for another three records before the band went on hiatus in 1992; they regrouped in 1996 and, after four more releases, Harnell left in April 2006 for both personal and professional reasons.

Harnell says: "This was an amazing year for me and for all the TNT fans who were lucky enough to be at the concerts. Many of the shows were the best TNT shows ever in my opinion.

Magyar appears on Veil Of Maya's upcoming fifth album, Phoenix, via Sumerian Records. The group posted on Facebook: "Our brand new, and debut track with new vocalist Lukas Magyar, is available now. Check it out and tell us what you think."

Hailing from the Southern Rock capital of the world, Jacksonville, Florida, and with the connection to Ronnie Van Zant of Southern Rock royalty Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special found themselves in an advantageous position. But after two albums, not much had materialized until the release of 1980's breakthrough Rockin' Into The Night and the platinum follow-ups, 1981's Wild-Eyed Southern Boys and 1982's Special Forces.

Jeff Carlisi shares with InTheStudio host Redbeard how 38 Special drew a bead on the musical bullseye and came into their own with hits including "Rockin' Into the Night","Hold On Loosely","Fantasy Girl", and "Caught Up in You".

Carlisi says, "38 Special found a bit of a focus with the third album Rockin' Into The Night and then Wild-Eyed Southern Boys , which was the first platinum record for the band. We had finally developed a style of music that was not typically Southern in the sense of three chord shuffles or those type of things, but it was the attitude, the way Southern musicians approached there music."

A clock on halestormrocks.com is actively ticking way until January 13, while the band are simultaneously revealing individual letters in the album's title via their social media outlets - a total of 15 will be unveiled by the launch date. Frontwoman Lzzy Hale has taken to Twitter to spread the word, tweeting "Countdown has begun" and "Prepare yourself!!! #11315".

The band's sophomore album, 2012's The Strange Case Of�, which delivered Halestorm a US Top 20 album and a Grammy Award in the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category for the track Love Bites (So Do I).

Frontman Hansi Kursch explains: "A story between science fiction and fantasy, it begins with our 1995 album Imaginations From The Other Side. The two worlds described have changed dramatically for the worse since then. While there used to be several passages between the worlds, there is only one gate left now: The Red Mirror. It has to be found at any cost."

Blind Guardian began working on Beyond The Red Mirror with producer Charlie Bauerfeind at Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Germany in 2012, mapping out a mix of their sound with classical orchestrations.

"My name is Dave Roth, and what a long great trip 2014 was ..." explains the singer as a setup to the video, billed as a Happy New Year's messsage from his online series The Roth Show.

It's the second new clip in a month from Roth, who released "Talkin' Christmas Blues" in December. In the spring of 2014, Roth revealed that he had been working on a secret Van Halen project.

"Doing some catching up here, a little bit of a scrapbook," he explained. "We've been doing a lot of travelling. [I've been] working on a great Van Halen project - can't announce anything � or I'd have to come find you and swear you to secrecy."

The soundtrack to the new commercial was recorded by synth-rock duo Priory as part of the fast food company's marketing campaign for the Crunchwrap Slider.

"Take The Money And Run" was originally released as the lead single from Miller's 9th album, "Fly Like An Eagle." The tune peaked at No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 single chart, while the album reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 on its way to selling more than 4 million copies in the States alone.

The "Electric Chair" music video was directed by Hannon's solo bandmate Kelly Smith and features Hannon and his band playing in front of various kaleidoscopic scenes.

Now Friden says not much has changed when it comes to writing new material since Stromblad's departure, but he admits he does miss the guitarist's friendship.

He tells Rock Total TV: "Musically, it's not that different, to be honest. We have the same approach as we always had. We're trying to write good melodies, and that's what we've done since the first album.

The first part of what is expected to be a series of online video clips shows the British prog outfit rehearsing for the tour which saw them play nine dates.

The video, which features live footage, was posted alongside a message which reads: "Thank you all for a great beginning. Here's to sticking with us until the end. Love, Beartooth"

In a two-man acoustic show, the pair perform classic Lindisfarne songs illustrated with tales, personal archive photographs and rare video. Founding member and original drummer Laidlaw and Mitchell, frontman for the final eight years of the veteran group, share the inside story of the group's rise to fame - from Whitley Bay to San Francisco Bay, from Rothbury to Glastonbury.

Lindisfarne burst onto the UK music scene in 1970 with a string of classic tunes, including Lady Eleanor, Meet Me On The Corner, Fog On The Tyne and Run For Home, which quickly established the band as one of the leading figures in acoustic-based rock.

The Future Of The Blues competition, organised by The Blues Magazine in partnership with the Mascot Label Group and Big Easy restaurant group, will uncover the unsigned blues talent to carry the flag for the scene.

As part of the package, as well as winning a record deal the winner will perform at the opening of the new Big Easy in Canary Wharf, London, and receive exposure within the pages of The Blues.

I've been asked several times whether playing Pink Floyd music with Roger Waters for the last eight years has affected my song writing... to which my reply has always been 'no'... But it would be difficult to deny a certain Floydian influence on this final track of my new CD "...and THE TRUTH will set you free..."

My Mother passed away last year, and so I wanted to write a very special piece of music for her... a kind of modern day Requiem... and a slow, atmospheric Floydian vibe seemed perfect to convey those sorts of feelings and emotions... Hopefully she would have liked it...