Archive for the ‘Rumors’ Category

Back by popular demand?

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

After a nine month absence, I’ve discovered that since I don’t have anything better to do, I might as well resurrect this miserable excuse for music blog. But I’m not alone in the comeback department . . . you can’t fling a broken Stratocaster neck without hitting an old lost rocker back on the road again. Speaking of which, the original J. Geils Band are back in the saddle and will be appearing at the Fillmore Detroit on Friday, April 24. And after all these years, it will be even more poignant to hear Peter Wolf make a personal request to the ladies in the audience to “pull out your false teeth mama so I can suck on your gums!!

And if that isn’t enough to whet your rock and roll appetite for some 70s nostalgia, you’ll be busting a G-string to hear that the original Mott the Hoople has reformed to play six consecutive shows at the Hammersmith Odeon this October. A DVD will most certainly come out of this venture along with additional stimiulus funds for Ian Hunter and the rest of the boys. I’m a dude, yeah!
And closer to home, there’s a rumor that Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes (Journey to the Center of Your Mind) will be sharing a stage together again. Stay tuned for details.

R.E.M. announce date for new album

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Michael Stipe offers a comments on his band’s latest endeavor using language that I can’t reprint here and rumors of former drummer Bill Berry joining the tour are squelched. 

Zep reunion take 5…

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Murmurings about a Led Zeppelin get together have been audible for quite some time and this weekend advertisements appeared in England offering tickets for a Zep show at the 02 in London. Promoter Harvey Goldsmith, who along with Bob Geldof brought us Live Aid, was closely involved with the launch of this venue, issued a cryptic public statement in response to the ads. “There have been at least four events advertised which I suspect either don’t exist or where no tickets are on sale or indeed dates finalized,” Goldsmith said. His comments, which interestingly don’t include a straight-up “it’s not happening” denial, have only fueled the reunion-rumor fires, The Guardian reports.

Note: If John Paul Jones refuses to play maybe they get Michael Anthony to join them.