Journey finished making albums
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from Blabbermouth:
According to The Pulse Of Radio, JOURNEY‘s recording days might be a thing of the past. Due to shifting audiences and the general nature of the music business, keyboardist Jonathan Cain thinks that maybe the band is done releasing new music. JOURNEY‘s last studio album, “Eclipse”, was released in May 2011. The Walmart exclusive debuted on The Billboard 200 album chart at No. 13 — eight spots lower than the band’s previous album, 2008’s “Revelation” — which also went on to hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Independent Albums chart.
Jonathan Cain told The Pulse Of Radio that the pressing need for new JOURNEY music has seemed to fade. “Y’know, we’re not convinced the market will bear another CD from us, y’know?” he said. “And it’s so much work to make one. Y’know, maybe we get a soundtrack shot with a movie. And the last album we made was a departure. It was Neil [Schon‘s] ‘I wanna do one this way once’ — and so we did. Y’know, we did a heavy, rock n’ roll record. And it kinda wasn’t received very well here in the States and they kinda liked it in Europe and that’s kinda what I thought was gonna happen and it barely sold 100,000 [copies].”
Cain went on to explain that after “Eclipse” failed to score with both old fans and new converts, the entire band has had to pause and take stock of where they’re at creatively.
“After all that time and money, y’know, what are we doing here, y’know?” he said. “So, we have a great catalogue here, right now to play. We got a lot of songs that we’re not even playing. So, we’re like, ‘What’s the point of makin’ a new CD right now?’ Y’know, if anything, we’ll make an EP.”
JOURNEY will next appear on Thursday (March 7) with DEEP PURPLE in Perth, Australia.
Coming to theatres on Friday (March 8) in select cities — and available starting Saturday (March 9) on most On Demand services — is “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey”.
The film chronicles the rags-to-riches story JOURNEY‘s current Steve Perry-sound-alike lead singer, Arnel Pineda, from his poverty stricken days in the Philippines to fronting the band today.
foto by David Lutz
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Iggy and the Stooges New Song, “Burn”
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You gotta love this band. The guitars start out almost out of tune. Sounds like it was recorded “live” in the studio the way Punk should be recorded. Just pull the guitars out of their cases and plug in and hit the record button. This isn’t a pieced together perfect sonic sounding “green day”tune…It’s angrier than the glass dragged across Iggy’s chest! I have listened to it over and over and over…you get the picture..It’s a whores and whiskey tune!
This is Punk with a full Hard on!
enjoy! I give it 4 broken bottles across his chest out of five.
chuck
chuck@kickacts.com
TicketMaster out of tickets.Here’s why
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I still think Ticket”bastard” sucks out loud… I hate buying tickets from them but I guess its how it’s got to be. But here are 6 real reasons why. I will just put down number 3.
For the complete article over at Buzzfeed. Hit the link after the paragraph…
3. Many artists scalp their own tickets.
Managers — and sometimes artists themselves — regularly sell their allotment of tickets on the secondary market to the highest bidders. This has been going on for decades, and though it sounds sleazy, they’re legally in the clear.
This practice is pervasive in the concert industry, but it’s very rare that anyone is called out on it, though Katy Perry was outed for doing this when The Smoking Gun posted her tour rider in 2011. Here’s the language her management used in the rider:
From Buzzfeed.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/perpetua/6-reasons-why-its-so-hard-to-buy-concert-tickets
chuck
chuck@kickacts.com
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Geoff Tate’s Queensryche album art..hmmmmmmmmm
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His version of Queensryche with an all star line up including Rudy Sarzo, Simon Wright and several guest musicians is called “Frequency Unknown”. However, it’s just my opinion but I think this album art contains a subliminal message to his old band mates. See if you can see it too…
Chuck
chuck@kickacts.com
Categories: General Tags: 2013, frequency unknown, geoff tate, queensryche
The Hives and PINK in Nashville photos
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Special thanks to my friend Jerry for sharing his photos of the show!
chuck
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Freddie Mercury’s grave found?
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Freddie Mercury. By far one of the greatest singers of all time hands down. He was able to take stadiums full of people and have them eating out of his hands. His voice along with the rest of the guys music as Queen have stood the test of time now since the early 70’s…
When Freddie passed away in 1991 due to complications from Aids, he was cremated according to his beliefs. Fans speculated for years his ashes where scattered but recently a fan stumbled upon this inscription in a cemetery, “In Loving Memory of Farrokh Bulsara”. Freddie’s birth name.
chuck
chuck@kickacts.com
For the interesting article and photos go here.
One of my favorite Queen songs!
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What the hell has AKACIA been up to?
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Somewhere between 5’7″ and 6’8,” depending on the night and how many beers have been consumed. Rock Gods to some…mere band guys to others. There’s babies, a few new axes, cables and I’m sure Joel has added some little trinket to his monster drum kit, or at least he’s planning to. Chuck, I dig the new feature. I think you should do the same feature for the local watering holes and entertainment facilities. (editor chuck says…cool idea 🙂
AKACIA was and is a happy going, rockin band. Smiles all around. You have to love it when everyone falls into that musical pocket where there can be no harm done, riding on the edge of the tune and leaning back onto the groove. Sometimes you go with it, let it ride and other times you hammer away for Valhalla, no holds barred. Not much has changed, besides the ever-addition of songs and the continuing practice of the ol’chops. Nah, seriously though, booking and networking have reached new levels, which is beneficial to all involved. We have some pretty cool gigs coming up. Sunday, March 10, 5pm at Backstage with the Easter Seals. It’s an all ages show up til 9pm, so I can’t be saying fuck this and that…not like I do anyways. All ages shows are fun. It’s not everyday we older, somewhat wise musicians have the opportunity to shape the young minds of the future. Til 9pm…then everything is game. Hey, AKACIA is happy to be a part of the benefit. We’re always up for helping local/regional charities. And on that note…April 20 is the Battle of Bands for the Rockin River City Ride. AKACIA will be supplying some tunes and emceeing the event for the second year in a row. Thursday, July 18, takes AKACIA to the Shawneetown Street Rally. There’s a few other ‘large scale’ gigs in the works too.
In the meantime, you can find AKACIA at your favorite hang out: Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro, Jasper, Mt. Carmel, Grayville, any place that will have us. If not, then you can make it happen. AKACIA does not discriminate. Book and ye shall receive. AKACIA will continue doing what we do, Rocking and Delivering ever night. Making the butts move and the fists pound! Afternoons not always guaranteed. Joel always says, “any self respecting musician is not up by noon.”
We also like to have the occasional “Like-A-Thon” on Facebook. Cheesy, I know. But hey, no need to wait for another Like-A-Thon, just type us in, act know and share with all your friends. No charge to you. The more, the merrier. We’ll even throw in the shipping. And while you’re there, check out all the bitchin pics from our shows and AKACIA’s current and past schedules. We’ve got some Rockin to do.
AKACIA, Good to YA! Good for YA!
AKACIA is the Tristate’s Premiere Rock Band, playing the Classic, the New, the Dance and the all-out Party tunes! Playing to more people in more places throughout the Tristate! AKACIA ROCKS! It’s all about having fun and getting rocked with AKACIA! Charlie Dicus: Chaz…lead vocalist, guitarist, an…
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