3/14: GLENN HUGHES, MARK SLAUGHTER, KISS/DEF LEP, TMS, MORE
Off to NYC for a live radio show tonight. Originally the show was going to be pre recorded but since the H&H Festival in Mexico was cancelled I’m headed in to do it live. Join me 11P-2A ET tonight on Q104.3 NYC, free stream at www.q1043.com or use the free Iheartradio app. Mark Slaughter will call in to debut a new solo song for charity, Glenn Hughes will call in to debut new music from his new band California Breed as well. SO much new stuff out there or coming that is SO good. Was just sent new music from Joe Holmes new band that is killer! Will play a bunch tonight. This is truly one of the best periods for new music and bands I like in a long time. Truly hope some of it breaks through but it seems harder and harder these days to get it across.
NEW TMS tomorrow with Dee Snider, Glenn Hughes on Skype and Chris Caffery on guitar. 11p ET on VH1C.
Don’t forget I’ll be in Largo FL 3/28 to host Jake E Lee. I’ll also be doing a pre show meet and greet and selling and signing both books. Hope to see you at Cultural Events Center. Then the MOR Cruise!
Kiss & Def Leppard will announce a tour together this Summer on Monday. Look no further for how competitive the touring circuit has become for your dollars when you see bands that once were headliners on their own teaming up like this. Good for fans to get the double bill but the good seats won’t be cheap and any “VIP” stuff very pricey. But the entire music business now revolves around the road and touring, so everything is for sale and all will work to make their package more attractive than others. Plenty of choices this Summer it’s looking like with many more announcements to come. Seems in the rock world there are very few bands left that can truly headline anymore and take out unknown acts to break them as support. Which kind of sucks for new developing artists who once found new fans from these tours. But bands just can’t risk the lack of ticket sales with a lesser known support act and not more of a co headline more and more it seems.
Only with originals can Kiss pull a no big support Thanx for answer . Do you think Kiss will change their minds or is it hopeless On line gene and Paul just retweet people who support. The diehards they still have been blocked or no answer. They put only ones of fans that are crazy or not fans saying stupid things. Word on street there will be backlash. Kiss fans have new fans and still have some old and then the original kiss fans have left. The diehards that are left are very unhappy. They don’t like treatment of ace n Pete . Also we feel it week not to perform. If you are mad at RRHOF and marsh what better way then to take it out on stage and blow it up. No one remembers a no show,just a implosion. Ttyl. Jr
Eddie I have a very important question. Knowing that Gene & Paul really don’t care to much about Ace & Peter anymore do you think the tension between the 4 of them will be bad?? I’m just thinking of all of these possible scenerios that could go very bad or very good. I can see Gene & Paul being all “buisness” while Ace & Peter being very happy & thankful. Thanks Ed. Joe in The Cuse
Steel Panther rules! Of course it’s a spoof, but it’s more fun than anything else out there…plus those guys can play circles around just about any band around.
I agree. That’s what I was driving at in my earlier post. Their musicianship is up there with the best of them. Even Corey Taylor said on TMS that his new favorite band out there is Steel Panther. I don’t think anyone denies the band is a comedy show. They sound great, the music is great and the energy is higher than just about any band I’ve seen and I’ve seen a ton of A list bands. Nothing wrong with mixing comedy and metal and I’m glad to see SP are getting bigger every year.
Those guys are assistant kickers and can play circles around most bands out there.
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1st Off, Night Ranger is opening for Def Leppard/Kiss and people this is a “Special” type of tour to help our Troops (Wounded Warriors, etc…) – so enough of the childish comments about co-headlining. Both Legendary Bands are going to be greatly helping the troops and their families that will last for years.
Btw, Def Leppard w/out question should have gotten into the R & R Hall of Fame years ago, it is beyond comprehension why they are not in. DL was incredibly influential, their song catalog is 2nd to none in Hard Rock and Music Overall, Incredible Sales, 2 Diamond Albums and great guys. Eddie I think you mustagree and realize they are way more deserving than many bands in the hall.
Lol, Def Leppard is hardly influential. I can’t see any way they are in the hall in the next 20 years, maybe never.
I can’t believe I share a 1st name with you. They were The 1st BIG Hard Rock Band of The 80’s and due to their Songs, Sounds, Videos & Album Sales, a flood of other bands came after thru the 80’s, the 90’s & the 2k’s who have stated that DL was influential to them. Get your hearing checked son.
I agree with you, also another band who sounds like crap once again Joe Elliott can’t sing his own songs these bands have to stop playing their music, get a cover band to do it at least they will sound better and cheaper to see.
Def Leppard is absolutely one of the most influential hard rock bands ever.
They should be in the RRHOF discussion in my view.
I’m surprised at a still diehard Kiss not playing I think if they jammed at end it would help their public relations n tour. They are protecting their tour n Kruise. Sad after 40 years. Still people pulled for them to get. They are gonna blow a opportunity by not playing to make it all cool. 2 songs would be fine. They just needed to do a new song with tommy &eric and RRHOF with all.would if been cool and historic. No make and all in DTK john varvatos suit. O yeah 100 bombs at end n a fy to RRHOF n marsh. They’ll be in their rockers instead. Holding out for tommy & Eric. Those 2 should be telling them to do it. They blew it. How much longer they gonna tour. There’s nothing to prove. Thx jr