Neil Young & Crazy Horse announce a string of US dates

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In support of their 2012 release ‘Americana’ – released in the UK on 4th June and one day later in the US – Neil Young & Crazy Horse have confirmed a run of US live dates for later in the year.

Those in the US can see the legendary musician and his almost qually legendary backing band at the following venues throughout the second half of 2012:

Morrison, CO – Red Rocks (August 5)
Morrison, CO – Red Rocks (6)
San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands (10-12)

Cleveland, OH – Wolstein Center (October 8)
Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Center (9)
Chicago, IL – United Center (11)
Austin, TX – Austin City Limits (12-14)
Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl (17)
Dallas, TX – Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie (25)

Seattle, WA – Key Arena (November 10)
Vancouver, British Columbia – Rogers Arena (11)
Calgary, Alberta – Scotiabank Saddledome (13)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Credit Union Centre (14)
Winnipeg, Manitoba – MTS Centre (16)
Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre (19)
Boston, MA – TD Garden (26)
New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (27)
Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center (30)

Bridgeport, CT – Webster Bank Arena (December 4)

So far, no dates for UK/Europe have been confirmed.

UK singer-songwriter Clara Barker is funding new album via RocketHub

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Following her 2010 release ‘Indigo’, UK singer-songwriter Clara Barker is almost ready to unleash new music, but she needs your help!

Her new album, entitled ‘The Good Ideas Club’, is being funded by RocketHub – a pledge styled campaign, where you not only get to purchase the new music, but other cool goodies and extras, depending on how much you donate.

In addition to the new full length disc, Clara is also offering an exclusive EP. The EP, entitled ‘RocketJam’ features never before heard songs alongside new versions of ‘Indigo’ tracks and will only be available to those who contribute funds to the making of the new LP. The EP is only available for the 90 days during which the RocketHub campaign is active.

The campaign can be found via this link: http://www.rockethub.com/projects/6496-clara-barker-the-good-ideas-club

Listen to ‘Cowboy Ninja Bear’ – a track from ‘Indigo’, complete with fan-made video clip – by clicking below.

Sebastian Bach releases new video

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Sebastian Bach, former vocalist with Skid Row, has released a new video, which can be seen below.

‘I’m Alive’ is taken from Bach’s 2011 release ‘Kicking & Screaming’ which was released in September 2011 via Frontiers Records.

SOUNDGARDEN: Pro-shot footage of complete Rock Am Ring show

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By the middle of 2012, Soundgarden fans had much to celebrate. Not only had the reformed band played a few festival shows and proved they sounded as good as ever, but there was also a new album on the horizon. Although nearing the end of the previous year Chris Cornell had suggested that the new album would appear in the spring, by June 2012 no release date had been set.

Fans had, however, already been given a taste of what to expect with the new single and video for ‘Live To Rise’ from the ‘Avengers Assemble’ soundtrack and hopes were set high. Strange, then, that for their seventy minute appearance at Germany’s Rock Am Ring Festival, the band chose not to play the track or, indeed, any of their upcoming material.

While it could be argued their Rock Am Ring set is a little unbalanced in places (let’s be honest, ‘Down On The Upside’ is hugely under represented and ‘Beyond The Wheel’ isn’t really an appropriate finishing statement!), the thirteen song set explores back catalogue in a more than appropriate manner, even finding time for a couple of earlier relative obscurities for the hardcore fan.

Below, you can watch the complete set, professionally shot for a German broadcast. Some consolation for those outside Germany and for those Germans who were not present on the night.

METALLICA: Pro-shot footage of complete Rock Am Ring show

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As the centre piece for their 2012 festival shows, metal titans Metallica have chosen to play their multi-million selling 1991 self-titled release in it’s entirity.  The fact that ‘the black album’ is now twenty-one years old is enough to make many self-respecting rock fan feel the pangs of age, but the album itself has weathered the years rather well.

Such a revisitation of the past is surely interesting for Metallica too.  The album features material which has been absent from the live sets for some time, or in some cases – ‘The Struggle Within’ and ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ – has never been played live before.

With a selection of successful ‘black album’ shows already under their belts, on June 2nd 2012, Metallica took the stage in Germany at the Rock Am Ring Festival for another tour-de-force two hour set.

The complete performance can be seen below.  As a bonus, we’ve also included an embedded link to Metallica‘s headline slot at Rock Am Ring in 2008.  Enjoy!