Rock guitar hero Mel Galley passes away.....
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Rock guitar hero Mel Galley passes away
It is with great sadness that the producers of PHENOMENA have to pass-on the news of Mel Galley passing away last night. He is one of the founding members of the multi-media rock music project PHENOMENA and former Whitesnake and Trapeze member. At the beginning of this year he was diagnosed with cancer of the opheophages. He decided not have an operation but to try to survive his 60 birthday, which was celebrated just 2 months
ago in the presence of Glenn Hughes and Chris Evans. Rock legend Glenn Hughes comments the passing of his close friend and Phenomena participant: “For me there was Clapton, Hendrix and Mel Galley. What
a loss for rock music.”
Whitesnake singer David Coverdale gives tribute to Mel, as one of the most gifted rock musicians ever, who had a major impact with many other bands and artists career: “Music was his life. Whitesnake celebrates every night the brilliant songs he has written for us. Mel, we salute you.”
John Wetton, ASIA singer songwriter and also PHENOMENA contributor said:” Mel had a rare gift to understand music and play it with a passion and skills that were of the highest echelon. He was very gifted.”
Tom Galley, Mel´s brother and founding producer of Phenomena:”It is a difficult time for us as a family but I will always have the memory of a great brother and unique musician.”
Wilfried Rimensberger, co-producer of Phenomena and founder of Metalhammer
magazine: “Mel was one of the most sensitive rock musicians I met in my life, who could turn his fast range of emotions into fantastic songs and expressive guitar playing that would speak to rock music fans and leading musicians alike. His contributions to Phenomena and Whitesnake play an important part in their success and he will be terribly missed by the many Phenomena contributors.”
The passing away of Mel is coming at a time when Mel was planning to tour again with Trapeze, and also with PHENOMENA working on its 5th album and first live performance in 20 years. For PHENOMENA Mel was all the time an inspiring force during recording times, his song writing skills were highly regarded and from the earliest days of his music career he was recognised as a musicians musician and celebrated by many as their hero. The forthcoming PHENOMENA album will be dedicated to Mel Galley, celebrating his many talents.
Tom Galley and Wilfried F. Rimensberger
Producers Phenomena
Posted on 2008-07-04 07:02:32 and written by dimitris
RIP - BO DIDDLEY aged 79, a rock 'n' roll pioneer.
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RIP - BO DIDDLEY aged 79, a rock 'n' roll pioneer.
Bo Diddley was an American rock'n'roll singer/songwriter and guitarist.Often cited as a key figure in the transition from blues to rock and roll.He introduced more insistent,driving rhythms and a hard-edged guitar sound.He was also known for his characteristic rectangular guitar.He died on June 2,2008 at the age of 79 of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida.Garry Mitchell,a grandson of Diddley and one of more than 35 family members at the musician's home when he died at about 1:45 a.m. EDT (0545 GMT),said his death was not unexpected."There was a gospel song that was sung and he said 'wow' with a thumbs up," Mitchell told Reuters,when asked to describe the scene at Diddley's deathbed."The song was 'Walk Around Heaven' and in his last words he said that he was going to heaven.
Posted on 2008-06-03 21:52:58 and written by dimitris
Steve Lukather puts TOTO on hold.....
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STEVE LUKATHER has put "TOTO" on indefinate hold as he doesn't want to continue touring the band with so few original members left.
Posted on 2008-06-01 08:53:09 and written by dimitris
Bassist Sean McNab has left GREAT WHITE
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Bassist SEAN McNAB has left "GREAT WHITE".
Posted on 2008-06-01 08:51:47 and written by dimitris
'Astoria' music venue will definately close
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London's famous 'Astoria' music venue will definately close after it was announced by current London mayor Ken Livingstone that the venue would be demolished as part of building a new station for the Crossrail link. This news comes despite over 35,000 signatures on a petition last year to try and keep the Astoria open.
Last year another famous London music venue closed, the Hammersmith Palais.
Posted on 2008-03-14 11:52:17 and written by dimitris
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART 'ELECTRICITY' 5TH MAY 2008
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CAPTAIN BEEFHEART 'ELECTRICITY' 5TH MAY 2008
This digitally remastered 2-CD set comes complete with interesting and informative liner notes and includes three bonus tracks.
Captain Beefheart is one of rock music’s most singular personalities and is feted by many as a musical genius and a key influence in the genesis of punk and other forms of alternative rock music.
Don Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart) was born in Glendale, California in 1941. An artistic prodigy, he was offered a scholarship to study in Europe at the age of 13 but his father scorned his son’s creative ambitions and moved the family to Lancaster in the Mohave Desert.
In 1959 he graduated from college where he had met an aspiring R&B musician Frank Zappa who shared his similar left field view of the world and with whom he would later collaborate.
In 1965, Captain Beefheart’s first Magic Band came together and was signed to the A&M label but after one successful single release, Diddy Wah Diddy, they were dropped and re-signed to Buddha Records.
The Magic Band recorded the album Safe As Milk, which included the musicians John ‘Drumbo’ French and Rising Son’s Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal. Eight of the original tracks from Safe As Milk are represented in this collection with the remainder from his next recording sessions of November 1967.
CD1
1. Sure ‘Nuff ‘n’ Yes I Do
2. Zig Zag Wanderer
3. Dropout Boogie
4. I’m Glad
5. Electricity
6. Yellow Brock Road
7. Abba Zaba
8. Plastic Factory
9. Trust Us (Take 6)
10. Beatles Bones ‘N’ Smokin’ Stones
11. Moody Liz
12. Big Black Baby Shoes
13. Gimme Dat Harp Boy
14. Dirty Blue Gene
CD2
1. Tarotplane
2. Kandy Korn
3. Safe As Milk (Take 5) – Bonus Track
4. 25th Century Quaker – Bonus Track
5. Korn Ring Finger – Bonus Track
Posted on 2008-03-04 16:58:15 and written by dimitris
Mike Doughty's Band Confirms Tour
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Mike Doughty's Band will embark on a six-week North American headlining tour in March, supporting Doughty's new album Golden Delicious. Kicking off March 12 in Northampton, Mass., the tour continues across the United States and Canada before wrapping in late April. Led by Doughty on vocals and guitars, the band also includes John Kirby (Black Eyed Peas) on keyboards, Pete McNeal (Cake, Jem, Gary Jules) on drums and Andrew "Scrap" Livingston on bass. See reverse for a complete list of dates.
Golden Delicious is released by ATO Records today, February 19. The first single from the album, "27 Jennifers," is currently in the top 10 at AAA radio, according to MediaBase. In early reviews, Relix called it a "ripe and fruitful album," and Paste said, "those with a taste for his off-kilter sensibility will find his latest delicious indeed."
Copies of Golden Delicious purchased at participating Coalition of Independent Music Stores retailers will receive a free EP called Busking, featuring five tracks recorded live as Doughty played in a New York City subway station last year, with the help of producer Pat DIllett. (Doughty made $3.10 from generous passersby.) For a list of CIMS stores nationwide, see www.cimsmusic.com.
This week, coinciding with the release of Golden Delicious, video footage of exclusive Mike Doughty acoustic performances will be posted on a variety of music websites, billed as the "Virtual Tour." Doughty and Livingston performed songs from the new album for Stereogum.com, My Old Kentucky Blog, Paste Magazine's website, Seattlest.com and SF Station. The Virtual Tour will continue with other online outlets after the album's release.
Doughty has also begun a DJ side project under the stage name Mikey Dough, composing electronic dance music and performing at clubs in New York and elsewhere. The next Mikey Dough show will be at the Knitting Factory in New York on February 22.
"Dubious Luxury" with DJ Mikey Dough
(Mike Doughty DJ gig)
Feb 22 New York NY The Knitting Factory (Old Office)
Mike Doughty's Band
2008 Tour Dates
March 12 Northampton MA Pearl Street
March 13 Rochester NY German House
March 14 Montreal QC Saints Montreal
March 15 Toronto ON Mod Club Theatre
March 16 Ann Arbor MI Blind Pig
March 18 Cleveland OH Beachland Ballroom
March 19 Indianapolis IN Music Mill
March 20 Chicago IL Vic Theatre
March 21 Milwaukee WI Turner Hall Tavern
March 22 Minneapolis MN First Avenue
March 23 Minneapolis MN First Avenue
March 25 Omaha NE The Slowdown
March 26 Kansas City MO Beaumont Club
March 27 St. Louis MO The Gargoyle
March 28 Nashville TN Exit/In
March 29 Atlanta GA Variety Playhouse
March 30 Asheville NC The Orange Peel
March 31 Carrboro NC Cat's Cradle
April 2 Charlottesville VA Satellite Ballroom
April 3 Lancaster PA Chameleon Club
April 4 New York NY Highline Ballroom
April 5 Washington DC 9:30 Club
April 8 New Haven CT Toad's Place
April 9 Somerville MA Somerville Theater
April 10 Brooklyn NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 11 Philadelphia PA The Fillmore at TLA
April 12 Troy NY Revolution Hall
April 13 Millvale PA Mr. Small's
April 15 Newport KY Southgate House
April 16 Memphis TN New Daisy Theatre
April 18 Dallas TX Granada Theater
April 19 Spring TX Texas Crawfish Festival
April 20 Austin TX Antone's
April 22 Santa Fe NM Santa Fe Brewing Company
April 23 Boulder CO Fox Theatre
April 24 Salt Lake City UT Urban Lounge
April 26 Portland OR Wonder Ballroom
April 27 Seattle WA (venue t.b.a.)
April 29 San Francisco CA The Fillmore
April 30 Los Angeles CA El Rey Theater
Posted on 2008-02-20 15:32:44 and written by dimitris
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