AC/DC Reportedly Finish New Album

Just prior to the launch of their End of the Road tour, Paul and Gene spoke with Guitar World about the idea of previous members making special guest appearances during the trek and while they are open to the idea of original guitarist Ace Frehley, founding drummer Peter Criss, and former longtime guitarist Bruce Kulick making appearances, they have ruled out the possibility of sharing the stage with ex-guitarist Vinnie Vincent.

Paul Stanley said (via UCR,) "I'll say that this is a celebration of this band and its accomplishments and its history. So anybody who was shortsighted enough to think this should be a reunion is missing the point. That being said, I would love to see everybody at one point or another be onstage. And if that doesn't happen, it's their choice, not mine."

But the singer and guitarist also said, "Now Vinnie, that's one exception, and for so many reasons. I would say that's not someone who I want to celebrate."

The shows at the new venue were set to take place on February 15th and 16th and the band shared that they have rescheduled them to May 15th and 16th and tickets to the original shows will be honored on the new dates.

The solo band of the Guns N' Roses icon will begin the 17-show, month-long series in San Francisco, CA on July 15, hitting several major Canadian markets along the way before it wraps up in Orlando, FL in mid-August.

A fan-club pre-sale starts Tuesday, February 5 at 10 a.m. local time (password is "SLASH19"), with general public tickets going on sale Friday, February 8 - times vary by market so check with your local ticket provider for details.

The performance featured lead guitarist Steve Vai, bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Gregg Bissonette, joined by singer Jeff Scott Soto and took place at the Ultimate NAMM Night late last month.

The band will kick off a 23-city trek in Reno, NV on April 19, with shows currently scheduled to June 7 in Chicago, IL (see dates below); they'll be joined on select dates by Vince Neil and Night Ranger.

Pre-sales will begin Wednesday, February 6 at 10 a.m. local time, with general public tickets on sale starting Friday, February 8 at 10 a.m. local time; check RedRocker.com for complete details on the event in your area.

Every ticket purchased for the tour will include one CD and digital copy of "Space Between" (NOTE: the Lewiston, NY show is not part of this offer); ticket purchasers will receive instructions on how to redeem their copy, which will be mailed to them on May 10, the day of its release.

After recently debuting the set's lead single, "Trust Fund Baby", Hagar and crew have also shared the track list for "Space Between."

The trek, dubbed The Owl Tour, will feature support from Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real on select dates and will follow their previously announced Down The Rabbit Hole Live Tour this spring.

Christie's will host the event, which is billed as the largest and most comprehensive sale of guitars ever offered at auction; the collection details the musical history of one of the world's most influential guitarists and the Fender Stratocaster Gilmour played on classic 1970 Pink Floyd albums "The Dark Side Of The Moon", "Wish You Were Here", "Animals" and "The Wall."

All proceeds from the auction will benefit charitable causes. "Many of the guitars in this sale are guitars that have given me a tune," says Gilmour. "So a lot of them have earned their keep, you might say. These guitars have given so much to me, and it's time for them to move on to other people who hopefully will find joy, and perhaps create something new."

The first leg of the tour will be begin with a one off at at Harrah's Resort Southern California on March 21st followed by dates in Japan through early April

The band will then kick off the summer leg on August 1st at The Colosseum at Caesars in Windsor, Ontario and wrap things up on September 1st at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.

The new Plain White T's 7" includes features an A side of the hit single "Hey There Delilah," with "Light Up the Room" on the B side with custom artwork created by the band.

"2019 is going to be wild," said Fearless President and Chief Creative Officer Jenny Reader. "Not only is it shaping up to be our biggest release year yet, but it's also Fearless' 25th anniversary as a label. We are so incredibly excited to start unveiling all the insane things we will be doing to celebrate the label's legacy, our incredible artists, and fans."

"No Love" was inspired by a decade that started with a major terrorist attack that changed the USA forever and ended with an economic crisis that nearly led to a second Great Depression. It was also not a happy time for me personally. While many Americans were enraptured by the booming housing market, I was dealing with a great deal of personal adversity and my curiosity and extensive reading led me to realize early on that the economy was built on a house of cards, about to collapse.

Against that backdrop, I created some initial musical and lyrical ideas for "No Love" in 2008. Even back then, I knew I had something special on my hands, but the song still needed a lot of work.

The next great burst of writing activity happened in 2009. I was on a business trip with an executive from my company who was also a longtime personal friend. We were booked to sit together on four different flights, which would have allowed for several hours of potentially career advancing conversation. This plan was thwarted by my friend's decision to upgrade his seat on three of those flights. To make matters worse, a passenger died at the beginning of the final fight. As we deplaned for the passenger's body to be removed, I contemplated the fleeting nature of life and the selfishness that can taint interpersonal relationships. Many of the final lyrics in "No Love" poured out as I sat alone during that last flight home.

The song's evolution over the next couple of years was less dramatic. The original lineup of Final Gravity tried record a demo in late 2009, but the song just didn't sound right. I also worked on it with a couple of people from outside the band, which led to some interesting bass and keyboard ideas, but the core song didn't change much. I started to accept the idea that "No Love" would join a small group of my songs that showed strong potential but would never be completed.

Vocalist Melissa Jane Dichiera joined Final Gravity in 2010 and after a string of successful shows, I wondered if the time had come to give "No Love" another try. We worked on the song in our rehearsal space and Melissa's vocals added a spark that really helped bring the song to life. In one of those rehearsal sessions, we wrote the middle section and the structure as it exists today was mostly complete.

By mid-2012, our bassist Charles Mumford had left the band and I was about to enter an intense MBA program at UCLA. Since Final Gravity was likely to be dormant for the next two years, we booked three days at our drummer John Chominsky's studio to record several demos, including "No Love". At that time the song really came together. In fact, the drum, keyboard, and vocal parts as they exist today were mostly recorded during those sessions.

We left with a rough mix of "No Love" that finally captured the spirit and vibe that I always knew the song could have. Over the next few years, I listened to that mix hundreds of times, hoping we could someday polish the rough edges and release the song to the public as a document of a very troubled time, which fortunately had passed.

Fast forward to 2016. After several years of peace, prosperity, and strong economic recovery, dark clouds were visible on the horizon. After eight years of "Hope" danger signs indicated we might enter another period of "No Love". Around this time, I played the 2012 demos for Charles and he seemed interested in rejoining the band. Shortly after a band meeting where we agreed to work on a second Final Gravity album, Donald Trump was elected president.

"We have the will
Now we need the power
To move us from this darkest age
Into our finest hour"

Final Gravity
"No Love"