It was more than three years ago now when we addressed the rumours that My Chemical Romance were splitting up so it is good to see they are still going strong and could be set to release new material in the not-too-distant future.
Various news reports have been circulating today which reveal that the NJ rockers are to go back into the studio once their summer tour is over. The band are due to headline at Leeds and Reading next weekend so, if true, this is more excellent news for fans of the four-piece.
Apparently, singer Gerard Way told the crowd in Chicago, when they performed on Saturday night, once the tour (with Blink 182) is finished then they would be spending the autumn recording new material.
They have been promoting their fourth studio album ‘Danger Days (The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys)’ during the tour, but it looks likely that it won’t be the latest release for too much longer.
It has been reported this week that the controversial Michael Jackson tribute concert, which has already caused divisions within the family of the deceased star, has encountered further criticism after they decided to book veteran rockers Kiss.
Promoters Global Live quickly moved to distance themselves from their invitation to the band after it emerged that bassist Gene Simmons had made comments last year regarding Jackson’s child molestation accusations. He said to Classic Rock magazine that there was “not a doubt” the singer was guilty of these crimes.
In an embarrassing U-turn, the organisers deemed the original booking an “oversight”, but disgruntled fans were enraged they had even been booked in the first place.
It is something which has sparked a lot of debate this week, but the pop-punk trio are still to confirm or deny the rumours as to whether their latest track entitled ‘Amy’ is written about the 27-year-old singer who was found dead at her home last month.
Green Day were performing 15 of their new tracks to an intimate audience in Costa Mesa, California, and the song’s lyrics strongly suggest that it is a tribute to Amy Winehouse. Lyrics like “27 gone without a trace” and “Did you tattoo a lucky charm” have only fuelled the rumours.
Make your own mind up…
Either way, the gig managed to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and gave fans an appetite for fresh material from the band.
It certainly doesn’t take much to put people in a frenzy these days. Take sell-out rockers Kings of Leon, who have just cancelled their US tour midway through due to “internal sicknesses and problems”, whatever those are. Straight away fans were tweeting that the world had come to an end and the Kings were no more.
Drummer Nathan and bassist Jared moved to quell the Twitter talk that the band was splitting up because of Caleb’s vocal problems and other issues, but I’m sure that come September when they are due to return to the road, there will be further scrutiny of the singer’s every move.
The Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl has been in the news a lot this week; firstly for his rant about studio technology and the fact that when it comes to drummers, personality goes a long way; now he has been hailed a hero for chucking out a fan who dared to fight at one of his gigs!
Posted on 12th July 2011 by Daniel Higginbotham in News
I have to agree with the Foo Fighters frontman on his latest comments regarding the use of drum machines and their place in rock.
Basically, he goes on to say how they are ruining the process of music-making and take away something from the individual nature of the drummer. With my brother being a drummer, I can totally relate to what he is ranting about.
Posted on 20th June 2011 by Daniel Higginbotham in Gig review, News
We’ve not done may Slipknot posts for a while, but Athens was the venue on Friday night for Slipknot’s first live show since bassist Paul Gray passed away last year. Frontman Corey Taylor had recently warned that these summer gigs could be their last, unless they can get over this tragic event. And so 25,000 fans waited in anticipation as Slipknot took to the stage at Sonisphere.
Manchester rock fans considering getting betrothed to their partner this summer, but who find they are too skint to afford a big knees-up, can now put themselves forward for “The Rock Radio Wedding”.
It has been a mad two years for Panic! At The Disco. After two name changes, two of their band members leaving to pursue other things (guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker) and lead singer Brendon Urie injuring his ankle on their recent tour, the band have a resilience to take on all that stands in front of them.
Posted on 9th June 2011 by Daniel Higginbotham in News
If you have happened to visit the Google search page today then you couldn’t have failed to notice that the image for the search engine has been changed to represent a guitar. This is because the legendary Les Paul, a name entwined within rock’n’roll heritage, would have celebrated his 96th birthday today.
The man who set the standard for solid-bodied guitars passed away two years ago and the homage paid to him by the search giant was certainly a nice touch.
For everyone who loves to rock out, you must surely have come across one of these iconic classic guitars that Les Paul invented. Even if you haven’t heard of the Fender Telecaster or Gibson Explorer by name, you will probably have seen Metallica’s James Hetfield or Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones wielding one of these beauties.
