Today's Day in Rock Stories

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Releasing Brand New Song

Adler was joined by Budderside's Patrick Stone, Lita Ford, Whitesnake's Michael Devin Foreigner's Jeff Pilson, Hurricane's Robert Sarzo and Quiet Riot's Alex Grossi for the special event.

The drummer told Loudwire that hopes the supergroup will continue.

Speaking to BBC's Radio 6, Martin said the White Album was "when they started becoming properly indulgent. There are 70 takes of 'Sexy Sadie,' for instance. The efficiency went slightly out the window. There's a lot of stuff. So, it's getting the balance right."

The Detroit News reports Cornell's body will be flown to California on May 21 ahead of the funeral and that the late rocker will be be interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

The Boston band's 19-song set mixed classic tracks from throughout their career with covers of tunes by Fleetwood Mac ("Stop Messin' Around" and "Oh Well"), Big Joe Williams ("Baby Please Don't Go") and The Beatles ("Come Together").

According to The Times Of Israel, Aerosmith performed before an enthusiastic crowd of 50,000 on opening night, which also marked their first concert in the country in 23 years.

"We were going to come out and play 'Heavy' first," singer Chester Bennington told the audience, "but in light of our dear friend Chris Cornell passing way, we decided to play our song 'One More Light' in honor of him to start this off. We love you, Chris."

Directed by Pat Tracy, the music video was shot at bassist Jack Barakat's Baltimore-based bar, The Rockwell. Frontman Alex Gaskarth said "Nice2KnoU" is a tribute to the band's roots and is for "the dance halls, the dive bars and the 100 kids we used to play for."

The footage opens with the band members having their traditional pre-show meeting before taking the stage, with frontman James Hetfield remarking, "Let's go out there and kick some ass. This is the only indoor show on this deal, huh, so let's enjoy it and learn what we gotta do on the indoor stuff."

The new clip was directed by Whitey McConnaughy, who has previously worked with the band on their videos for the songs "Wires," "Prehistoric Dog," "Hank Is Dead" and "Shadows". Watch the latest here

The new unplugged clip was filmed at London's YouTube Creative Studio in Kings Cross and can be streamed here. The band revealed the video clip on Friday to coincide with the announcement of their very first UK headline tour.

He had the following to say about the new clip, "I'm really excited for everyone to see our new video for 'Cruel To You'. Making this one turned out to be so much fun and director Tommy Jones made my comic book dream come to life.

The new reissues will feature the albums "Works Volume 1", "Works Volume 2" and "Love Beach". They follow last September's reissues of "Trilogy" (1972), "Brain Salad Surgery" (1973) and "Welcome Back, My Friends, To The Show That Never Ends - Ladies And Gentlemen" (1974).

The band have now added additional fall dates that will see them return to the United Kingdom, as well as France and Germany in October and November. (see the dates here)/

The band's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live will be their only sit down TV interview and performance while on the road in the U.S. for The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, a celebration of the original album and tour of the same name undertaken by U2 in 1987.

They will be kicking things off with Quiet Riot on June 23rd at Phase 2 in Lynchburg, VA. The three shows with Tesla will be beginning on August 3rd in Ft Wayne, IN, followed by Cincinnati on the 4th and wrapping up in Grand Rapids on the 5th.

This song is actually one of the first John and I ever wrote together. The original lyrics dealt with my frustration trying to...write lyrics, e.g., "dig a little further, and turn on the light," but the song was shelved for quite a while and when I approached it again the story broadened significantly. I always liked the quirky title, the play on words of finding your own path, but also the literal concept of taking off with someone you fall in love with.

The story is a reminiscing of some very hard times I went through during a year when I lived in Nashville, and I had to make some tough choices. At the same time it is set against this catchy, rhythmic backdrop, with pumping acoustic guitars at the start and a full-blown chorus that changes from "you" on the first pass to "we all" at the end....which is the way I felt about a relationship I had with someone at that time. I hit a point during the time which this song represents in which I seriously thought I'd lost my mind. I was deeply depressed, and alone, alcoholic, and living in this really old, sparse, cold upper-attic of an old Victorian house in East Nashville. I paid $150 per month in rent, but it had no heat. Many things changed for me that year and I had some extreme up-times, usually brought about by a beautiful woman, with whom I'd fall instantly in love...and this is where in the second verse, the line "Fable came to fortune," comes into play - it really did in a sense, but I can't say who it was...that might be awkward, especially if we ever play another show together. I can say it wasn't really at 3am, but who cares....3am sings better than 6am. So, Pony is a wide-ranging song that captures the playfulness of taking chances, running off to another state and doing your own thing, but also the darkness and consequences of not having a home.