Day in Rock Report for 12/11/2021

Guns N' Roses announced the rescheduled dates for their postponed tour of Mexico that was originally scheduled for October of this year, but is now taking place in October of 2022.

The band broke the bad news to fans back in September that were forced to postpone the dates due to a "government shut down of large gatherings and Covid restrictions." (read more)

(hennemusic) Jack White has announced dates for a 2022 North American tour. Billed as The Supply Chain Issues Tour, the series will launch in April in sync with the April 8 release of White's next album, "Fear Of The Dawn", with the first leg wrapping up in Colorado in mid-June.

The guitarist will then release a second album, "Entering Heaven Alive", in late July before returning to the road in August for a summer run of amphitheaters. (read more)

(hennemusic) Led Zeppelin revisit their classic track, "Four Sticks", on the sixth episode of their 50th anniversary video series on their 1971 album, "Led Zeppelin IV."

Written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, the song's title was inspired by drummer John Bonham's use of four drum sticks - two in each hand - when they recorded the tune at Island Studios in London, UK, with Bonham nailing his parts in only two takes. (read more)

(hennemusic) Queen put a spotlight on Roger Taylor's drum solos on latest episode of the band's 50th anniversary video series The Greatest. Roger's distinctive drumming has always been an integral part of the Queen recording process, whether it be providing a subtle yet solid rhythm, or taking centre stage in songs such as his 1975 "A Night At The Opera" track, "I'm In Love With My Car."

In performance, Taylor has maintained that any drum solo should be used sparingly and never outstay its welcome. "Drums solos were a cliché," Taylor explains. "In the early seventies they were a cliché, so, and it was just something that one did, you know? And I never really honestly enjoyed actual solos, I always really preferred playing as part of the ensemble, part of the band and part of the song, really. (read more)

(hennemusic) The Darkness have announced dates for a 2022 North American tour in support of their latest album, "Motorheart." The two-month series will open in San Diego, CA on March 9, with shows wrapping up on April 24 in Boston, MA.

"You there, in the Americas - hear us, and hear us well: The Darkness know your pain, know that you have cried yourselves to sleep every night, bereft of quality English rock music," says frontman Justin Hawkins. "Well, desist from weeping and pull up your fully grown adult pants - salvation is upon you! We come to your shores in spring 2022 for a whopping 34 shows." (read more)

Me From You just released their new EP, "Rival Towns", and to celebrate we asked Steven Murillo to tell us about the song "Borrowed Time". Here is the story:

"Borrowed Time" is the first song I started writing for this EP. It's a song that, lyrically, hits a broad spectrum of themes for me. While going through the writing and recording process for this song, so much of my life had started to change. The death of a family member, the end of friendships and relationships, relocations - when things change so suddenly in your life it's hard to find some solid ground or something to cling to for just a minute to get your bearings. I realized somewhere in this process that life moves swiftly, and all we really have are moments in our lives. Moments are everything. That moment you finally get home on a Friday night after five straight shifts of overtime, that moment at two in the morning when you ask yourself, "If I stay out will it be worth it?", or even the moment before you end the biggest relationship of your life. In the end all we truly are are these moments that we look back on and define our lives. (continue)

Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang earned a top 21 story from March 2021 after he shared that he was invited to perform his father's signature solo, "Eruption" at this year's Grammy Awards and also shared his displeasure on the tribute that did make the broadcast.

Eddie was only featured very briefly during the "In Memoriam" part of the broadcast. Wolfgang shared his reaction via Twitter on Monday (March 15th). He said, "The Grammys asked me to play 'Eruption' for the 'In Memoriam' section and I declined. I don't think anyone could have lived up to what my father did for music but himself. (read more)

KISS frontman Paul Stanley had a top 21 story from March 2021 after he said that it is not feasible for the band to continue after their End Of Road Farewell Tour do to their age and the rigors of their stage production.

Stanley spoke with Rolling Stone and when asked if the band intends to resume the farewell tour after the pandemic subsides, he responded, "Totally. We were 120 shows into it and having a ball [when the pandemic began]. (read more)

AC/DC's Bon Scott Got Unusual First Impression Of Brian Johnson was a top 21 story from March 2021: Late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott once witnessed the man who would replace him in the band, Brian Johnson, giving an extra spirited performance on stage while he was suffering from "attack of appendicitis", but Bon thought it was part of his act.

Lead guitarist Angus Young shared the story during a recent appearance on the New & Approved show on Los Angeles radio station KLOS that is hosted by industry vet Mat Pinfield. (read more)

(hennemusic) Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi was the subject of a top 21 story from March 2021 after he shared his displeasure over the leak of a previously unreleased Ronnie James Dio era song by the estate of longtime keyboard player Geoff Nicholls.

Audio of the tune "Slapback" was captured during 1979 pre-production sessions for "Heaven And Hell", which marked the legendary band's first record with Ronnie James Dio after Ozzy Osbourne was fired by the group. (read more)

Michael Anthony had a top 21 story from March 2021 after he said that he wanted to go to one of his former Van Halen bandmate David Lee Roth's residency show in Las Vegas and jam with him during the show but scheduling conflicts prevented it.

Anthony made the comments during a just published appearance on The Jeremy White Podcast. He was asked if he consider the idea of joining Roth on stage at one of his solo shows. (read more)

Journey frontman Arnel Pineda scored a top 21 story from March 2021 after he took to YouTube on March 15th to share some fan filmed footage of him covering the Queen classic "We Will Rock You".

Arnel wrote in the YouTube summery about the clip captured in New Zealand in 2019, "Now that I miss performing live in front of you guys, here's a throwback video from Auckland last 2019. This is me singing Queen's classic We Will Rock You. I can't wait to rock with you guys soon! Stay safe everyone, God bless us all!" (read more)

Country music legend Charley Pride had a top 21 story from March 2021 at the Major League Baseball team the Texas Rangers paid tribute to him by renaming their Surprise, Arizona spring training complex "Charley Pride Field".

2911 sent over the following details: Pride died December 12th, 2020 from complications related to Covid-19. At the time of his death, Pride was part of the ownership group that purchased the Texas Rangers in 2010; in the decade that followed, Pride frequently visited the team, including annual stops at the spring training facility. (read more)