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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Black Sabbath: BBC Radio 1's Rock Show (June 3) Interview Posted Online


The June 3rd edition of BBC Radio 1's Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter is available below. The Black Sabbath special features interviews with Sabbath members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, discussing their new album, "13":

Alice Cooper: "Super Duper Alice Cooper"; Documentary To Premiere On Toronto Int. Film Festival


"Super Duper Alice Cooper", the upcoming documentary about the shock rocker's evolution from preacher's son to superstardom, is currently being screened for programmers at the Toronto International Film Festival. The 97-minute retrospective on Alice Cooper is the latest release from Canadian documentarians Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen of production company Banger Films ("Metal: A Headbangers Journey", "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage") and writer/director Reginald Harkema.

Official "Super Duper Alice Cooper" description: "Preacher's son Vincent Furnier struck fear into the hearts of parents as Alice Cooper, the ultimate rock star of the bizarre. From his advent as frontman for a group from Phoenix in the Sixties, to the notorious celebrity and decadence in the Seventies, to the comeback as glam metal godfather in the Eighties, we watch as Alice and Vincent battle for each other’s souls. This is a young Frankenstein who created a monster, lost control of it, and conquered it before it killed him. Alice Cooper is portrayed as a reflection of his fans' unease about the era and an escape from their generational malaise. His struggle revolved around living up to these expectations and being true to himself."


In a 2012 interview with Spinner.com, Dunn stated about the Cooper documentary, "We know Alice through various projects that we've done," he said. "We interviewed Alice for 'Headbanger's Journey'. He's also featured pretty prominently in two episodes of [the new groundbreaking documentary series] 'Metal Evolution', both in [the] Shock Rock and Early Metal U.S. [episodes]. He's a pretty fascinating character, who has been through a lot in his life. He's one of those musicians that maybe he hasn't had a hit in a long time, but everyone knows who Alice Cooper is because of his influence on pop culture and the big songs he had in the '70s. . . We're in the early stages of telling the story of his career. We're probably going to focus in on his early years up to his comeback in the '80s. We're exploring a different stylist approach with this film. It won't be talking heads; it's going to be more of an archival and animated journey through his career. He's such a rich visual artist, it makes so much sense to try and do it in a different way. I think we're just a little bit sick of doing talking head interviews, to be honest [laughs], after doing 300 of them for 'Metal Evolution'. So it's really the story of Alice's career from the '60s right up to the '80s and everything he went through - the ups and the downs, battles with alcoholism, being raised in a Christian family, rebelling against that but then coming back to faith later in his career, and moving from town to town, and trying to find his place."

Monday, June 3, 2013

Accept: "Acceptology"; Documentary In The Making



With the making of new music on the horizon and their busy schedule, Accept is eager to share even more of themselves with their loyal following by announcing the making of the first official Accept documentary. The film will feature footage from the humble beginnings as a garage band in their German home town of Solingen in the late '70s, their '80s "Balls To The Wall" "glory days," and all the way up their most successful reincarnation with powerhouse vocalist Mark Tornillo.




Accept invites everybody who has ever crossed paths with the band to head over to their official Facebook page to submit pictures, letters, recordings, videos, films, memorabilia, stories, simply anything and everything Accept  The band invites producers, music industry professionals, promoters, writers, photographers, families, friends, and other musicians whether you've stayed connected with or only passed through the doors to participate - including a special invitation to (our former frontman) Udo and all the musicians who have been performing Accept songs for more than 30 years.

If you were deeply touched by whatever 
Accept was and is, you are invited to contribute to the archives which will be used for the long-awaited and forthcoming Accept documentary.

Many have had their lives influenced and changed and enriched by 
Accept  including Lasse in Sweden, for instance, who owns the largest Accept memorabilia collection on the planet.

"These are our heroes and we owe them the recognition and a place in 
Accept s documented history," says Hoffmann.

Helming the project will be former drummer Stefan Kaufmann. Under his command (as an expert of 
Accept s history) and along side the band, he will whip the project into shape in order to capture the legacy for all. Baltes adds: "This is not the story of one musician or their 'personal success'; it is ultimately about a band from Germany who defined and inspired more than one music genre."

Fans can submit their material via the 
Accept Facebook page, including posting on the Accept Facebook wall all or by sending a Facebook message or by e-mailing the band at: acceptology@gmail.com.

The band is is looking for: live photos, stories of meeting the band, fan gatherings, tattoos, ticket stubs, ads (print/audio/video), artwork, collectibles, various merchandise, t-shirts, denim jackets, magazine covers, magazine articles and so much more.

Sunday, June 2, 2013

KISS: Unveils New Stage Show In Sweden; Videos, Photos, Set List Posted


KISS unveiled their brand new stage show earlier tonight (Saturday, June 1) at the opening concert the European leg of their"Monster" world tour in Stockholm, Sweden.

Set List:

Psycho Circus
Shout It Out Loud
Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll
I Love It Loud
Hell or Hallelujah
War Machine (Gene breathes fire)
Heaven's on Fire
Deuce
Say Yeah
Shock Me (Only first verse)
Outta This World (Tommy and Eric Jam)
Gene's Bass Solo (Gene spits blood and flies)
God of Thunder
Lick It Up
Love Gun (Paul flies out to the crowd)
Rock and Roll All Nite

Encore:
Detroit Rock City
I Was Made for Lovin' You
Black Diamond

Outro - (God Gave Rock And Roll To You)









Saturday, June 1, 2013

Black Sabbath: "End of the Beginning" Premiered On Chilean Radio; Stream Available


The studio version of the new Black Sabbath song "End Of The Beginning" from their upcoming album "13" was premiered on Friday, May 31, on the Chilean radio station Futuro 88.9 FM and can now be streamed on the radio station's web site. The band performed the track on the season finale of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" on May 15 onCBS-TV. And YES it´s a killer song!