Today's Day in Rock Stories

Eric Clapton Postpones Shows Due To Severe Illness

The group delivered an 18-song set of classics and tracks from their current album, "Hardwired�To Self Destruct", at Aut�dromo de Interlagos. The two-disc set was produced by Greg Fidelman, drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist James Hetfield.

A Deluxe Edition of the package adds a bonus disc of rarities and covers, including takes on tracks by Iron Maiden, Deep Purple and Rainbow, and the group's full set at Rasputin's in Berkeley, California on Record Store Day 2016 to celebrate the reissues of "Kill 'Em All" and "Ride The Lightning."

Bumblefoot had the following to say in a recent SiriusXM interview (via Classic Rock) "You could look at anything and say, 'What if I took a different path? What if I did different things? What if I said no and did this instead? What if I just focused on my solo stuff or producing or film and TV music?'

Joel has been playing a monthly residency at New York's Madison Square Garden and also launched a series of stadium tour dates across the U.S. back in January, which run until September.

The "Piano Man" shared his thinking about his future with Newsday. He told the publication, "I don't know that I'm going to be able to continue selling out shows at The Garden. Eventually there has to be an end to the arc. It has to start dissipating, and when we get an indication of that we'll probably fold the tent. I don't know when that will be."

Kurtin produced and co-wrote three of the tracks on Adele's latest hit album "25", including the smash single "Hello". McCartney spoke with BBC Radio 6 Music channel about working with the producer on his new record.
"I'm making a new album, which is great fun. I'm in the middle of that. I'm working with a producer I first worked with two years ago on a piece of music I'm doing for an animated film."

Following the 2014 launch of reissues of the group's first eight records, the band are following up with a dozen projects that will be released over a three-month period.

On May 19, Iron Maiden will release "No Prayer For The Dying", "Fear Of The Dark", "The X Factor" and "Virtual XI." June 23 will deliver "Brave New World", "Rock In Rio" (Live), "Dance Of Death" and "A Matter Of Life And Death." The 2017 editions wrap up on July 21 with "Death On The Road" (Live), "Flight 666" (Live), "The Final Frontier" and "En Vivo!" (Live).

Video of the work-in-progress - which appeared on Pink Floyd's sixth album, "Meddle" - can be seen as part of a documentary, "24 hours - Bootleg Records." The 1971 UK broadcast features an interview with band manager Steve O'Rourke on the subject of bootlegs and includes footage of the group hearing one of their own for the very first time.

The video appears on the DVD/Blu-ray "1971 Reverber/ation", one of six volumes issued separately this month after appearing on last November's release of the box set.

The event is scheduled to take place on September 15th, 16th and 17th at the Del Mar fairgrounds in the San Diego area and will also feature headline performances from Pink, David Guetta, Jane's Addiction and Ice Cube.

His former band shared the following tribute, "Our thoughts go out to the family and friends of Sib Hashian who unexpectedly passed away... Sib's high energy drumming on the early Boston albums and tours leaves a legacy that will be remembered by millions."

Hashian former Boston bandmate Barry Goudreau, who was performing with the drummer at the time of his collapse, shared this via Facebook, "Sib was [one] in a million, never to be replaced. He will be greatly missed."

Jamie Lynn-Sigler, who is battling multiple sclerosis, will be receiving the 2017 Medal of Hope Award, during the event which will be taking place on May 5th at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Ca.

Rockett reflected on the early days of Poison as they made a leap the transition from their home in Mechanicsburg, PA to Hollywood in the early 1980's. "I was really scared. I lived in the same house until I was 22 years old. All of a sudden, BAM, I'm in a f***in' one bedroom in the hardcore part of Hollywood. The first week we're seeing people get their asses kicked out front. I remember this pimp was literally smacking the hell out of his ho across the street. We went down the steps. I had a Pearl drum cymbal stand. I'm like "Let's just f*** this motherf***er up", you know what I mean? We went down and the guy comes around with a knife this f***in' big and we're like "Maybe we shouldn't get involved (laughs)"

The band will be reissuing the albums 'Look at Yourself ', 'Demons And Wizards' and 'The Magician's Birthday' on March 31st, which follows the expanded and re-mastered reissues of Uriah Heep's first 2 albums (and a new 2 disc anthology called, 'Your Turn To Remember'). We were sent the following details:

Tankian performed "Rains of Castermere" from the series. Backed by an orchestra, he stood apart on his own stage. While he sang, clips from the show broadcast in the background. The song has appeared�either as a melodic tease or as a whole�throughout the series.

Tankian's performance at the event followed a tease he tweeted earlier in the week. "My friend Ramin Djawadi, composer of Game Of Thrones, and I playing cars? OR Prepping for the #GameofThronesLive show at the @TheForum," he wrote (via Loudwire).

On the way to a show, lead singer Alex Gaskarth stops at a red light where he spots a young couple trying to fix the woman's car engine. Their loving relationship comes across in the way the man teases her and how she jumps into his arms to share a sweet moment. Gaskarth smiles, but can't dawdle long because he's got music to play.

Once he gets to the club, All Time Low take the stage and launch into their song while the video flashes back to the couple Gaskarth saw earlier and the wild night they have out in Los Angeles. The evening comes full circle when they stumble into All Time Low's show at the end.

The Art Pepper Quartet (Art Pepper, Ben Tucker, Russ Freeman and Gary Frommer) album celebrates its 60th anniversary this year and to commemorate, Omnivore Recordings, along with Art's widow, Laurie Pepper, will release an all-analog edition of the original vinyl on clear wax, in an individually numbered, tip-on jacket. Cut by Kevin Gray from the original mono master tape, this stellar package also includes the original liner notes and a features an alternate take of "Blues at Twilight" as a bonus track making its vinyl debut. CD and digital versions to follow at a later date.

On the heels of the highly celebrated, first-ever career-spanning CD boxed set High Noon - A 50-Year Retrospective, NRBQ returns for Record Store Day with a special double LP distillation, High Noon - A 50-Year Retrospective (Update). For Q fans who need a vinyl fix, this set contains highlights from the boxed set in a full-color gatefold with an inner photo spread visually tracing the band's history. A perfect primer for the uninitiated, and a necessity for the faithful, this special edition contains a previously unissued live version of "Keep This Love Goin'" unique to the vinyl configuration.

The Reverend had this to say about the song, "The song isn't a response to any one thing. It's just words I've had to live from time to time in my life. Words a lot of my neighbors are living right now. A lot of Americans are suffering."

No safety was a defining moment for me as far as writing it. This was the first time I'd came in so blunt about losing my step dad to suicide. It was like 2 years of raw emotion coming out at once. Once it came out it felt real. It is a visual summary of one of the most messed up years in my life. I learned how messed up the medical system was and just how deep it went. It was a very unsettling feeling. We always expect the system to be put together to make sure the people are taken care of in their biggest times of need. I learned very quickly that's not the case. Without a network of support between all of us.. we will feel no safety.