Reuters is reporting that AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been arrested in New Zealand where he lives just 10 days after being sentenced to home detention, media reported on Sunday.
Rudd, who on July 10th was sentenced to eight months home detention after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs, is being held in custody in New Zealand, the Australian Associated Press reported, citing his lawyer, Craig Tuck.
The 61-year-old musician will appear in court in Tauranga district on Monday morning, the news agency said.
Police declined to confirm the arrest or comment on the charge, the AAP said.
The arrest is the latest blow to the rock musician who was unable to join AC/DC for their 2015 Rock or Bust tour due to legal problems.
He was arrested last November and charged with attempting to procure a murder, threatening to kill and possession of drugs. The charge of trying to procure murder was withdrawn because of a lack of evidence.
The threat was to an employee involved in the unsuccessful launch of his solo album.
As part of his sentence Rudd was being electronically monitored at his mansion in the seaside city of Tauranga, about 200 km (125 miles) southeast of Auckland.
Australian-born Rudd has lived in New Zealand since he was dimissed from the band in 1983. He rejoined AC/DC in 1994.
Bon Jovi is releasing a special fan album leading up to its overseas fall tour, Billboard has learned.
The band is releasing two new tracks not even one month before the August 21st release of their new album, Burning Bridges.
A spokesperson for Bon Jovi tells Billboard, “Burning Bridges, which will be released August 21st, is an album for fans and will accompany an upcoming international tour. The band is hard at work on their next album, which will see a full-scale release in 2016.”
The first track, We Don’t Run, is written by Jon Bon Jovi and Grammy-winning producer John Shanks. An anthem in the Bon Jovi tradition, the tune features meaty production and a shredding guitar solo by Shanks. Shanks has a long history with the band, having produced What About Now, The Circle, Lost Highway and Have a Nice Day.
The second, Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning, is a happier, more romantic, bright pop song with a hooky chorus featuring the lyrics “Saturday night gave me Sunday morning/ Opened my eyes and it’s a new day dawning/ Think I might have pushed my luck a time or two/ Everything about us is what gets me through.” It’s classic Bon Jovi and sure to inspire a big sing-along on the road.
Credited to Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks and former guitarist Richie Sambora, the song — released internationally on July 16 — was written previous to Sambora’s departure from the group.
TheRonnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund will be raffling tickets off for a 2015 one-of-a-kind custom painted Holy Diver Harley, painted by Mick Cassidy of Bad Ass Paint, are just one for $50 or three for $100. Winner to be drawn at 666 tickets sold. 100% of proceeds to go directly to Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund.
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Aerosmith’s new concert film Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014–a 20-song collection capturing the legendary rock band delivering a scorching career-spanning show at the famed Donington Park in Leicestershire, UK in June 2014–is now available to pre-order on the band’s a href=”http://www.myplaydirect.com/aerosmith/” target=”_blank”>website [DVD/CD, Blu-Ray/CD, with deluxe package options available that include a t-shirt and poster]. This news comes in the midst of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers’ current Blue Army Tour 2015 (dates below).
Due out September 4 via Eagle Rock Entertainment, the critically acclaimed film–which premiered in February with a highly successful nationwide theatrical run–is available to pre-order on multiple formats: Blu-ray+2CD,, DVD+2CD, DVD+3LP and on all digital formats for North America and DVD, Blu-ray, DVD+2CD, DVD+3LP and digital formats for ROW/Europe. View the trailer below.
The Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014 track listing is as follows:
1) Train Kept A-Rollin’
2) Eat The Rich
3) Love In An Elevator
4) Cryin’
5) Jaded
6) Livin’ On The Edge
7) Last Child
8) Freedom Fighter
9) Same Old Song And Dance
10) Janie’s Got A Gun
11) Toys In The Attic
12) I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
13) No More No More
14) Come Together
15) Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
16) Walk This Way
17) Home Tonight
18) Dream On
19) Sweet Emotion
20) Mama Kin
Following their wildly successful and acclaimed 2014 Let Rock Rule tour, Aerosmith–Rock’s greatest live act–returned to the road June 13 in Glendale, AZ where they kicked off their Blue Army Tour 2015. This trek will take the band to 15 cities before concluding in Canton, OH on Friday, August 7th when they perform at the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s first-ever Concert for Legends. The concert will pay tribute to the legends of the game on the eve of the Enshrinement for the Class of 2015.
Aerosmith’s 2015 remaining summer tour dates are as follows:
July:
16 Victoria, BC Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
19 Fort McMurray, AB Shell Place at MacDonald Park
22 Cheyenne, WY Cheyenne Frontier Days
25 Minot, ND North Dakota State Fair
28 Ridgefield, WA Amphitheater Northwest
August:
1 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
4 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
7 Canton, OH Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Since its inception in the late 1960’s, heavy metal has experienced quite a few ups and downs in popularity. But there was one specific decade that sticks out as the most troubling – the 1990’s. In what seemed like one fell swoop, a style of metal that had been popular for much of the 1980’s was rendered obsolete, and in its place, was a much more real, raw, and unique approach – detected in several new metal-based “sub-genres.” Add to it several changes in the music industry and media, and it appeared as if traditional metal may have met its expiration date…before several bands (and a certain traveling festival tour) helped put headbanging rock back on track.
Written by journalist/author Greg Prato, Survival of the Fittest: Heavy Metal in the 1990’s is the first book to focus entirely on this decade. Set in an oral history format, Survival features over 80 interviews conducted exclusively for this book, including current or past members of Pantera, Sepultura, Fear Factory, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Def Leppard, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Dream Theater, King’s X, Extreme, Winger, Cinderella, Living Color, Faith No More, Primus, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie, Stone Temple Pilots, Kyuss, Danzig, Clutch, Life of Agony, Biohazard, Type O Negative, Within Temptation, Cradle of Filth, Death, Coal Chamber, and System of a Down (among many others), as well as Eddie Trunk, Riki Rachtman, and Lonn Friend. Also featured is a foreword penned by Pantera bassist Rex Brown.
Available as a paperback version [616 pages, $24.99], a Kindle download [$9.99], and a Nook download [$9.99], ‘Survival of the Fittest’ helps put the ’90s and heavy metal all into perspective.
Greg Prato is a Long Island, New York-based journalist, who has written for Rolling Stone and Guitar Player, and has authored such books as Iron Maiden: ’80 ’81, The Faith No More & Mr. Bungle Companion, The Eric Carr Story, and Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music. Survival of the Fittest is his 16th book overall.
Currently in the midst of their headlining world tour, Slash: Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators-Slash (Guitar), Myles Kennedy (Vocals), Todd Kerns (Bass & Vocals), Brent Fitz (Drums) and Frank Sidoris (Guitar & Vocals)–will launch the World On Fire North American fall tour September 18th through October 24nd (see full itinerary below).
Citi is the official credit card of the World On Fire Tour, and Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass Program beginning Tuesday, July 14th. For complete pre-sale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com. The regular on-sale for tickets will begin on Friday, July 17th.
Last month, Slash and The Conspirators released Live At The Roxy 9/25/14, the live concert on DVD, Blu-ray, 3LP, 2CD through all major retailers and digital formats simultaneously via Eagle Rock Entertainment and onlineas a BitTorrent Bundle, (here).
Shortly after the release of their current World On Fire album–Slash’s third straight solo album to debut in the Top Ten in the U.S and the second album with his official band The Conspirators–the iconic American rock guitarist, songwriter and film producer Slash took the stage with his band The Conspirators at the legendary Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA. A staple of rock history that helped birth countless bands, including Guns ‘N’ Roses, the atmospheric venue gave fans a brilliant opportunity to see the band up close as they delivered a set packed with recent solo tracks, including several from the new album World On Fire, and classics from Slash’s days with Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver: Ghost, Back From Cali, World On Fire, Sweet Child O’ Mine, Anastasia, Paradise City, Slither, Nightrain and many more. The intimate setting inspired the band to deliver a scintillating, dynamic performance that is brilliantly captured on Live At The Roxy 9/25/14. Slash’s guitar prowess paired with the raw energy of Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators proves a truly potent live force and Live At The Roxy 9/25/14 sets the benchmark for high octane rock n roll shows.
Recently, Slash and his band partnered with IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare to raise awareness of the slaughter of elephants which is leading to their early extinction. To read more about about this, please click here.
Slash: Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators “World On Fire” Fall U.S. Tour:
September:
18 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
19 Clark, NJ Food Truck and Rock Carnival -festival
21 Hamilton, ON Hamilton Place Theatre
23 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
24 Montreal, QC Metropolis
26 Northfield, OH Hard Rock Live
27 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
29 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
30 Fort Wayne, IN Piere’s Entertainment Center
October:
2 Marksville, LA Paragon Casino – Mari Center
4 Louisville, KY Louder than Life Festival
7 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
9 Calgary, AB Grey Eagle Resort and Casino
10 Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
12 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre
13 Seattle, WA Moore Theater
15 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
16 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
18 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theater
20 Chandler, AZ Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino
21 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
23 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
24 Temecula, CA Pechanga Resort & Casino
, Myles Kennedy (Vocals), Todd Kerns (Bass & Vocals), Brent Fitz (Drums) and ... )
