New live release:

New G 'n R album in the works? 'There's a lot of stuff recorded', promises guitarist. Considering how long it took for Chinese Democracy to be released, I would expect to hear it no later than 2027.

I like it. Mick and Keith can still write a decent rock tune.

PiL tomorrow night.

Aside from the most obvious ones - Harry, Josey, Drifter, etc: The Beguiled Play Misty For Me The Eiger Sanction Escape From Alcatraz Gran Torino You really can't go wrong with most of his films.

Alvin Lee (Former Ten Years After) Releases New Album – ‘Still On The Road To Freedom’ August 2012 by Mass Ferguson Photo: Brigette; www.ten-years-after.com Former Ten Years After Guitarist/Front-Man Alvin Lee went solo in 1973 and among his first releases was On the Road To Freedom – a country-rock collaboration with gospel singer Mylon LeFevre that included participation from George Harrison, Steve Winwood, Ronnie Wood, Mick Fleetwood and Jim Capaldi. Now, 39 years later comes Still on the Road to Freedom. Released August 28th – the album continues to show off Lee’s guitar prowess in a new collection of blues, rockabilly and instrumentals. Lee’s band members for the new album are bassist Pete Pritchard, drummer Richard Newman, and keyboardist Tim Hinkley. Here’s a little sample for you – Listen to Your Radio Station The link to buy at Amazon is HERE. Track Listing: 1. Still On The Road To Freedom, 2. Listen To Your Radio Station, 3. Midnight Creeper, 4. Save My Stuff, 5. I’m A Lucky Man, 6. Walk On, Walk Tall, 7. Blues Got Me So Bad, 8. Song Of The Red Rock Mountain, 9. Nice & Easy, 10. Back In 69, 11. Down Line Rock, 12. Rock You, 13. Love Like A Man 2 No tour information is planned, although Alvin Lee will be appearing with Johnny Winter at Olympia Hall in Paris April 7, 2013. One of the craziest, most famous guitar solos in history: Alvin Lee & Ten Years After at Woodstock 1969. (photo by Herb Staehr)

Not exactly, but some self-censorship is already occuring because of this tragedy. Warner Bros. quickly pulled a trailer for its upcoming film "Gangster Squad," which was playing in theaters before "The Dark Knight Rises." The promo for the 1940s period film contains a climactic scene in which mobsters fire automatic weapons into a movie theater audience from behind the screen. The film was originally set to be released September 7, 2012 but in the wake of the shooting the film was bumped to a January 11, 2013 release date. There are reports that the theater scene from the film might be either removed or placed in a different setting and the film might undergo additional re-shoots of several scenes to accommodate these changes

Yeah, but in this case he used the movie theater where the film was showing and claimed to be a Batman character (the Joker) after he went on his killing spree. Not saying it's the fault of the media but it could serve as a trigger. To say that the media had zero influence on what this guy did doesn't carry much weight imo.

Can't help but think that something like this was bound to happen sooner or later with these kinds of dark, violent movies serving as a backdrop for someone mentally unstable to act out their psychotic fantasies.

An old favorite.

The Rolling Stones played first gig 50 years ago Reuters The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts pose in front of The Marquee Club in London, where they first performed live 50 years ago. By Patrick Doyle, Rolling Stone "It is quite amazing when you think about it," Mick Jagger recently told Rolling Stone, reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones first show on July 12th, 1962 at London's Marquee Jazz Club. "But it was so long ago. Some of us are still here, but it's a very different group than the one that played 50 years ago." On that summer night in 1962, the Rollin' Stones were Jagger on vocals, guitarists Brian Jones and Keith Richards, pianist Ian Stewart and bassist Dick Taylor. The drummer is up for debate; some fans contend it was their frequent early drummer, Tony Chapman, but Richards insisted in his 2012 memoir "Life" that it was friend Mick Avory. The Stones got the gig when Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated – the club's Thursday night regulars fronted by Jagger – were invited to play a BBC live broadcast. Jagger didn't take part in the broadcast, and Jones persuaded Marquee club owner Harold Pendleton to let their new group fill in. When Jones called local listings paper Jazz News to advertise the gig, the famous story goes, he was asked what the band was called. His eyes went straight to the first song on the nearby LP "The Best of Muddy Waters": "Rollin' Stone." The band borrowed money from Jagger's dad to rent equipment for the gig. In "Life," Richards recalled playing songs like "Dust My Broom," "Confessin' the Blues" and "Got My Mojo Working." "You're sitting with some guys, and you're playing and you go, 'Ooh yeah!' That feeling is worth more than anything," he wrote. "There's a certain moment when you realize that you've actually left the planet for a bit and that nobody can touch you … it's flying without a license." The band continued to play around London clubs that summer. In August, Jagger, Richards and Jones moved into a grimy second-floor apartment at 102 Edith Grove in Fulham, living amongst dirty dishes, two beds and no furniture. Soon, Charlie Watts moved in. "The Rolling Stones spent the first year of their life hanging places, stealing food and rehearsing," Richards remembered. "We were paying to be the Rolling Stones." Today, Jagger admits feeling uneasy about celebrating the milestone. "One part of me goes, 'We're slightly cheating,'" he says. "Because it's not the same band, you know. Still the same name. It's only Keith and myself that are the same people, I think. I've tried to find out when Charlie's first gig was, and none of us can really remember and no one really knows. But it's an amazing achievement, and I think it's fantastic and you know I'm very proud of it." Richards is less reflective. "Man, I don't count!" he says with a laugh. "The Stones always really consider '63 to be 50 years, because Charlie didn't actually join until January. So we look upon 2012 as sort of the year of conception. But the birth is next year." On Wednesday, the Stones met at the Marquee Club to shoot an anniversary photo. And while they might look a little worse for wear and tear than they did 50 years ago, they haven't lost any cool. After more than 400 songs, over two-dozen studio albums, ten mega-tours, turmoil and countless public squabbles, they look dangerous and commanding as ever, still capable of giving crowds more satisfaction than any band 50 years their junior. Richards says the band will discuss recording new material during their London stay, and the band is strongly considering at least one gig this year, while a tour is more likely next year. Here's hoping it all happens. As Pete Townshend told the band while inducting them in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, "Guys, whatever you do, don't grow old gracefully. It wouldn't suit you." Here is what the Stones played on that night in 1962, according to meticulous, setlist-documenting Stones fansite It's Only Rock and Roll – though the setlist differs slightly from Richards' memory of the show described in "Life." 1. "Kansas City" 2. "Baby What's Wrong" 3. "Confessin' the Blues" 4. "Bright Lights, Big City" 5. "Dust My Broom" 6. "Down the Road Apiece" 7. "I'm a Love You" 8. "Bad Boy" 9. "I Ain't Got You" 10. "Hush-Hush" 11. "Ride 'Em on Down" 12. "Back in the U.S.A." 13. "Kind of Lonesome" 14. "Blues Before Sunrise" 15. "Big Boss Man" 16. "Don't Stay Out All Night" 17. "Tell Me You Love Me" 18. "Happy Home" http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/12/12701726-the-rolling-stones-played-first-gig-50-years-ago

Live at Tokyo Dome 1990 now available: https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Rolling_Stones_Tokyo_Dome_Live_1990?id=Bnfq6tl2de2uvjli3cmne4jzlmi&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImFsYnVtLUJuZnE2dGwyZGUydXZqbGkzY21uZTRqemxtaSJd

That would suck for the people in the lawn chairs if they never took the stage. How do you know if they never came on if you "just rode on by". You must have been waiting around yourself. If they never came on I wouldn't be chuckling, I'd be kind of pissed myself.

Lady GaGa Loves Alice Cooper's 'Born This Way' Version Add CommentJune 14, 2012 06:14:05 GMT The Mother Monster has heard the 'School's Out' hitmaker singing the rock version of her song, and she approves it. While Lady GaGa was not impressed by Madonna's "Born This Way/Express Yourself" mashup which ended with the Material Girl taking a sly dig at her, the Mother Monster approves Alice Cooper's version. He performed her hit single at the Bonnaroo festival over the weekend. ''Gaga loved it, she emailed us - she's in Australia right now - and said she loved it," the rocker told BANG Showbiz. "I just thought it was such a great track, and the lyrics, 'My momma told me when I was young / she did my hair and put my lipstick on,' for Alice Cooper to sing that, it's funny.'' Cooper covered GaGa's song to appeal to young fans. ''We figured 15 to 25 was probably the average age out there, and I was thinking of a song that would be of their generation, so I said, 'What about 'Born This Way'?' Because that song could be a rocksong, it just needed a different attitude," he explained. Commenting on his monster-like appearance, he said, ''I wasn't making fun of LadyGaGa, it was a tip of the hat to her, but We have this 14 foot Frankenstein that we use in our show, and I said, 'Dress up the Frankenstein like Gaga, and have that come out at the end with the big blonde hair and the curlers and the dress' - and the audience loved it, they absolutely got it.'' Cooper also added twist to his rendition by adding his own lyrics. "You may be crass, you may be dumb...but hell with that, are you having fun?" he sang to loud cheers from the crowd. "They killed me once. They killed me twice. They hung me high, but that's the price. Of fame and fear and fortune too, I'm standing here at Bonaroo!" http://www.aceshowbi...w/00051415.html

Thanks, enjoy the Waters show!

Perhaps, but if it weren't for people like Alice Cooper, KISS, Madonna, Queen, and other theatrical acts, there would be no Lady Gaga. There's nothing new under the sun, even Lady Gaga isn't original.

Dunno, 'bout as R 'n R as doing a Cadillac commercial I guess.

Not at all, it was from Alice Cooper's cover of Gaga's "Born This Way" at the Bonnaroo festival. Here's a more complete video of the song: Hope Gaga is OK btw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNeO1f_anc

Snow White and The Huntsman - medieval fantasy BS with a real OTT performance by Charlize Theron as the evil queen. A few good scenes but I'd rather have my 2 hours back.

ZZ Top - June 16

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