Day in Rock Report for 04/19/2022
(hennemusic) Joe Satriani has confirmed that he has been in talks with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth about a possible Van Halen tribute tour, after former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted spoke about them in an interview.
"I've been talking with Alex and Dave for about a year about doing something...a tour, something like that...that was gonna be a true tribute to Eddie and the Van Halen legacy," Satriani tells the "Rock Of Nations With Dave Kinchen" podcast. "For me, it was a terrifying prospect of doing something like that, but I realized that it was something that would be a real labor of love for me. I was just so honored to take on the challenge. (read more)
(hennemusic) Robert Plant is launching the fifth season of his podcast series, Digging Deep, with a look back at the 1970 Led Zeppelin classic, "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp."
"We're back with a new season (featuring some surprises) and start, maybe unexpectedly, with a song from Led Zeppelin III," shares the producers. "A classic track written in a remote cottage in Wales which gave the song its famous title..." (read more)
Adam Hood has just released his brand new single "Business With Jesus" which features Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr, Britt Turner and Richard Turner.
Hood had this to say about the Brett Cobb produced track, "I always thought it was cool to hear clever, original songs that sounded like the traditional gospel songs. Songs that felt like 'A Closer Walk' without actually BEING that." (read more)
(hennemusic) Jack White will perform on the Wednesday, April 20 episode of CBS-TV's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In addition to a live performance, White will also chat with the host about his newly-released album, "Fear Of The Dawn."
The US late night appearance will come the day before White's Supply Chain issues tour in support of the project makes a stop at New York's Barclays Center. (read more)
Kenny Chesney has revealed that the trucks are rolling, and he is excited to kick off his here And Now Tour 2022 this Saturday (April 23rd) In Tampa, Fl.
His camp sent over this update: Long before people start rolling into the parking lots and setting up No Shoes Nation for the first time in three years, the behind-the-scenes people have been working for days. In many ways, the start of any full-on Kenny Chesney tour begins when the bright red trucks start rolling towards opening day - carrying sound equipment, lighting rigs, all the construction pieces needed to erect a stage big enough to hold a show designed for America's football stadiums. (read more)
The time has changed for The Sons of Silver Livestream and listening party this Wednesday, April 20th. It is now set to launch at 4pm pst / 7 pm est.
The special event comes ahead of the April 29th release of supergroup's new EP "Ordinary Sex Appeal" and will be taking place on the band's official Facebook page. (read more)
Psychedelic Rock band Sunrise and Ammunition just released their new EP, "Triangulum", and to celebrate they tell us about the effort:
They had this to share about the EP, "These songs are inspired by transcendence, whether that's transcending your physical location, the limits of your ego, or interpersonal problems. Music is the vehicle to transcend, and to let the imagination take us on a journey to the spaces beyond our normally limited self." (read more)
Hugh Cornwell has announced that he will be releasing his tenth solo album, entitled "Moments of Madness", on October 7th and will be launching a UK Tour this fall to support the effort.
He said of what fans can expect from the new record, "It's like I've got a stew pot of sounds where I've put in a bit of Joe Meek, a bit of Lou Reed, a flavour of The Doors, a bit of this, a bit of that and I mix it all up and it tastes good. I'm like a cook when I make records in that I don't follow any recipe." (read more)
Forever Came Calling have announced that they are celebrating the anniversary of their "Contender" album with the launch of the 10 Years of Contender U.S. headlining tour this fall.
The tour will feature support from Homesafe, Pollyanna, Handguns, Nominee, and Death Lens and is set to kick off on Sptember 8th in Odessa, TX and will wrap up on October 1st in Anaheim, CA. (read more)
Boston indie rock outfit The Q-Tip Bandits just released their new album single "Daisy," from their forthcoming album "Melancholy Flowers", and to celebrate we asked Leo Son to tell us about the song. Here is the story:
The initial spark for this song came after a visit to a childhood friend in Brooklyn. I was 2 years into my recovery from drugs and alcohol at the time and I hadn't seen her in around 6 years and I noticed that her current lifestyle reassembled more of who I was when I first met her. All her brilliance, honesty and compassion were still ever present but now masked by a chemical lethargy. Still shining in her warmth and loving energy, still trying to help others find self love, belonging and the light within themselves. We spoke for hours about old friends, family, and what bands we were listening to, and she explained to me why the acoustic versions of Mac Demarco's "Still Beating" and "This Old Dog" are better than the studio versions, and why my favorite Hippo Campus songs are their worst. I played for her a handful of songs I had been working on at the time, some of which became the songs in our debut EP "Ain't It Great", and shared about my hopes about putting a band together and she urged me to move forward fearlessly. (continue)