DRUMMER LEE KERSLAKE IS BATTLING CANCER, ISSUES AN UPDATE

kerslake Former Uriah Heep and Ozzy Osbourne drummer Lee Kerslake has given an update on his battle with cancer.

Kerslake reports that the outlook is positive following recent tests.

Kerslake says, “To all [Uriah Heep] fans that have expressed concern over my cancer, I have had numerous tests and have been told by my specialists that I will be around for a good while yet – meaning years.

My bone and prostate cancer can be controlled for me to live pretty much a normal life – after all, I kicked my diabetes into remission, so I will bloody well beat this.

I still have a lot of loyal fans to play to, which I intend to do in the coming years. I also want a big spread on my 80th. Love you all, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”

Along with his time with Uriah Heep and Ozzy Osbourne, Kerslake has also performed With The Gods and Living Loud.

Uriah Heep recently released compilation album Totally Driven featuring 27-tracks recorded in the run-up to their 2001 live records Acoustically Driven and Electrically Driven.

source: classicrock.teamrock.com

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CHEAP TRICK OFFER NEW SINGLE, “NO DIRECTION HOME,” FOR FREE

cheaptrick400 Cheap Trick are giving away the first single No Direction Home from their 17th album, Bang Zoom Crazy… Hello.

The band have made the tune available after their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s class of 2016. To download the song, click here. It can also be streamed below.

The band are also celebrating their recent signing to Big Machine Label Group, home of artists including Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler.

Bang Zoom Crazy… Hello will be released in April – a week before they will be inducted into the Rock Hall in a ceremony at Brooklyn’s Barclay Center.

Cheap Trick will be joined in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame next year by Deep Purple, Steve Miller, Chicago and N.W.A.

additional source: classicrock.teamrock.com

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DEEP PURPLE FRONTMAN IAN GILLIAN IS UPSET THAT BAND MEMBERS, STEVE MORSE AND DON AIREY, WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE ROCK HALL INDUCTION

ianGillan As previously reported, Deep Purple will be inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. As a result of this announcemnet, Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillian has posted to the following message at gillan.com:

“Dear Friends, Families and Fans,

Putting the past shenanigans to one side, the induction is not – in clear fact – for Deep Purple.

It is an arbitrary selection of past members, which excludes Steve Morse and Don Airey; both of whom have been with the living breathing DP for a very long time.

Obviously this is very silly, and so my response is quite simple: ‘Thank you very much’.

And….what a coincidence…This morning I got an invitation to a wedding from some dear old friends. Unfortunately my family was not invited and they said that I would be required to sit next to my ex (we divorced decades ago) at the wedding feast.

They were shocked when I called to thank them and decline the invitation.

Cheers,
Ian Gillan”

Prior to the announcement, Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice said the induction could lead to a “punch up.” Read what Paice had to say here.

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BASSIST BILLY SHEEHAN SAYS DAVID LEE ROTH’S “EAT’EM SMILE” BAND HOPE TO REUNITE FOR SOME SELECT SHOWS

BillySheehan Bassist Billy Sheehan has confirmed there are plans for Van Halen singer David Lee Roth and the band for his solo debut album, Eat ‘Em And Smile, to reunite following the cancellation of their November 25th reunion attempt at the Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood.

Speaking with Eddie Trunk, Sheehan stated about more possible reunion attempts, “We hope to do it. We don’t know if it will be just for one show. Maybe do… who knows? Rock In Rio, or do ten shows somewhere. And hoping to do it is not the same as planning to do it. We really hope it happens. And Dave was into it. And he was great (at Lucky Strike Live). We had a great time. It was just like the old days. It’s been 30 years this last summer that we started the band, and next summer will be 30 years since the record came out, so we thought it would be nice to do something. And (Dave) seems into it. So I hope it can happen. It would just be a great way to complete that whole circle.”

David Lee Roth and his first solo band (which debuted on 1986’ Eat ‘Em And Smile), were to celebrate their 30th anniversary on Wednesday, November 25th at the Ultimate Jam Night at Lucky Strike Live Hollywood/Highland for a free show beginning at 8:30 PM. Roth himself was set to make an unannounced appearance at the event. This would have been the first time in 30 years that Roth would have performed with guitarist Steve Vai, bassist Billy Sheehan, drummer Greg Bissonette, and keyboardist Brett Tuggle.

However, the show was canceled at the last minute by the Fire Marshal. “I apologize about this evening”, he says. “Looks like we were too popular. There were too many folks, so we’re going to try and find a place that has… should we go to the Hollywood Palladium maybe?”

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MOTLEY CRUE’S VINCE NEIL SAYS THE MOVIE VERSION OF “THE DIRT” SHOULD BE OUT IN THE SUMMERTIME

vinceneil400pix Matt Kelemen of Las Vegas Magazine spoke with Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil. Excerpts from the interview appear below.

LVM: Are you starting to count down the shows toward the final concert New Year’s Eve at the Staples Center?

VN: It’s going to be weird because we started in LA and we’re going to end it in LA. That last couple of weeks, it’ll probably really sink in that this is really it and probably get really emotional for us, I’d think.

LVM: You’re playing for audiences who know they’re seeing you for the last time.

VN: It really hasn’t kind of sunk in yet because we have so many more shows left, but when we’re here in Vegas and Los Angeles, and like Arizona and San Diego, it’s really going to sink in that it’s over. That last note of Home Sweet Home New Year’s Eve, that’s it.

LVM: Has there been talk about when work will start on the Mötley Crüe biopic after the tour is finished?

VN: That’s making movies. Making music and making movies is two different things. We’re involved in it, but … we just got a new script about three or four months ago, the rewrite of the old script, and it’s way, way better. It’s such a great script. This movie should be out in the summer of 2016. It does stay pretty close to The Dirt, so if you’ve read The Dirt it’s really something to look forward to.

LVM: How does it strike you that you’ll be seeing an actor playing you on screen?

VN: That’s gonna be strange. It’s funny, I saw the table read of the last script. They have these different actors playing each person, and even just the table read of the script was weird when the Vince guy was talking (laughs). It wasn’t the guy that’s gonna play me, but it was just kind of weird hearing somebody say your words. It’s a bit of a trip.

LVM: The success of Straight Outta Compton probably has the studio looking at a Mötley Crüe biopic as a little more lucrative than they did before. Does it start with the beginning of the band?

VN: It starts just like The Dirt. The first scene is the first pages of The Dirt, in our apartment in Hollywood. There’s a party going on. That’s where the book starts.

LVM: I know the band has a “cessation of touring” agreement, but there’s nothing stopping Mötley from playing one-off shows or parties, right?

VN: Mötley Crüe will be done. Of course when I go out on tour, I play Mötley Crüe. I play solo stuff and cover songs, and a little bit of everything. But, when Mötley Crüe the band is done, yeah, we won’t make any more music.

Read more at Las Vegas Magazine.

source: lasvegasmagazine.com

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TOXICOLOGY REPORTS ON SCOTT WEILAND REVEAL THE SINGER DIED OF AN OVERDOSE

scottweiland640 According to TMZ, toxicology reports disclose what ultimately caused the death of former Stone Temple Pilots, Scott Weiland, passed away in his sleep on December 3rd on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner says the results show he overdosed on a combination of cocaine, MDA (which is old school Ecstasy) and alcohol.

The report revealed that heart disease and asthma were “significant” conditions. The test results also revealed that the singer’s “multi-substance dependence” was also a factor.

Questions and rumors were always swirling around the singer’s sobriety, unfortunately, the tests prove that many of his friend’s concerns of relapse, were justified.

source: tmz.com

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