David Pattillo and Wylie Wirth – aka garage blues duo The Dead Exs – wants you!

They have a new album coming out in a few weeks.  The lead track is being given away as a free download (see below), but they don’t yet have a video clip.

They’d like you to make it for them.  That’s right, just send them a clip you’ve shot yourself which depicts how the song makes you feel. The band will then edit together the best clips for your enjoyment.  If you think you’re up to the challenge, they want to hear from you…

Closing date: September 10th.

Full details and free download link can be found here: http://thedeadexs.com/submit-your-video-for-relovolution-here-right-now/

Real Gone’s original review of The Dead Exs debut record can be read here: https://www.realgonerocks.com/2011/05/the-dead-exs-resurrection/

Big D and the Kids Table have announced a short run of Australian tour dates for November/December.

The Boston Ska-punk outfit will be joined by Australian band The Resignators at all shows.

November 27, 2012 The Gov, Adelaide [2]
November 28, 2012 Barwon Club, Geelong [3]
November 29, 2012 Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne [4]
November 30, 2012 The Patch, Wollongong [1]
December 1, 2012 Crowbar, Brisbane
December 2, 2012 The Wall, Bald Faced Stag, Sydney [1][6]

[1]support from Steel City Allstars
[2]support from Give Or Take
[3]support from The Bennies
[4]support from The Kujo Kings
[5]support from Chris Duke & The Royals

In June 2012, The Flaming Lips hit the music headlines when their video for ‘First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ appeared online. The hugely NSFW video, starring Erykah Badu (and her sister Nayrok), was leaked by the Lips’ frontman Wayne Coyne in an edit not previously approved by Badu.

The Flaming Lips have now replaced the clip with a similar (also NSFW) clip starring Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls.

The new clip (as well as the withdrawn clip featuring Badu) can be viewed below.

ONCE AGAIN: BOTH CLIPS ARE NOT SAFE FOR WORK.

Read a review of The Flaming Lips ‘Dark Side of The Moon’ here.
Read a review of 8IN8 (featuring Amanda Palmer) here.

Throughout the summer of 2012, Iron Maiden have been touring the US with a show that closely mirrors the set played on the ‘Seventh Son of a Seventh Son’ tour of 1988.

The original ’88 tour was captured on video at a show in Birmingham and subsequently released on VHS as ‘Maiden England’. In both it’s original format and reissue containing highlights of the show on CD, the release has become somewhat of a fan favourite.

Following the DVD debut of ‘Live After Death’ in 2008, fans have eagerly awaited the release of ‘Maiden England’ on DVD. Bassist and founding member Steve Harris has confirmed that it will now be released on DVD next year.

What’s more, it will contain never before seen performances from the encore as a bonus.

It is not yet known whether the DVD will contain any other bonus features, but assuming it follows suit with Maiden’s previous DVD reissue, fans should finally get part 3 of ‘The Iron Maiden Story’, covering the making of ‘Seventh Son’, its subsequent world tour, as well as each of the ‘Seventh Son’ promo clips and other archive oddments.
[REAL GONE says: They’d better include the Sooty clip from ’88!]

In related news, Harris releases his solo debut ‘British Lion’ on September 24th.

Following the sacking of long-serving vocalist Geoff Tate, the remaining members of Queensryche quickly hired Crimson Glory vocalist Todd LaTorre as his replacement.

After the hugely publicised, hugely acrimonious parting of the ways, Geoff Tate announced he was to take to the road again, with the billing “Geoff Tate: The voice of Queensryche’, playing many of the band’s old songs.

Tate has now unveiled an impressive line-up of musicians to help him make this a reality. On his next set of live shows – which he has billed an “anniversary tour”, the vocalist will be backed by the following:

Rudy Sarzo (ex-Whitesnake/Ozzy Osbourne) – bass
Kelly Gray (ex-Queensyryche) – guitars
Glen Drover (ex-Megadeth) – guitars
Bobby Blotzer (Ratt) – drums
Randy Gane – keys