Alternative rock band City Reign have a handful of gigs upcoming in January and February.
The Mancunian band will be appearing at the following venues:
JANUARY
20th – The Old Blue Last, Shoreditch, London – Fan The Fire Magazine Night
23rd – Thirsty Scholar, Manchester
FEBRUARY
23rd – Trof Fallowfield – Popular Company Night
28th – The Ruby Lounge, Manchester – Supporting The Birthday Suit (featuring Rod Jones of Idlewild)
The band’s debut EP ‘Numbers For Street Names’ was released in November and you can see their video for ‘Making Plans’ below.
Welsh legend Tom Jones is to have two new songs released via Jack White’s Third Man Records.
Jones recorded a new version of ‘Jezebel’ and a cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s ‘Evil’ during a session at White’s Nashville Studio. It is said the recordings will see release as a 7″, but as yet, no release date has been set.
The 7″ will likely be released as part of White’s ‘Blues Club’ series, which in 2011 featured a 7″ of Jack White collaborating with the supposedly controversial* Insane Clown Posse**.
*There’s nothing controversial about a couple of middle aged blokes in clown-face stomping up and down spouting misogynistic tat. It’s just sad. Also, there’s nothing insane about spraying teenage boys with soda pop.
** Surely it requires more than two people to make a ‘posse’?
Ex Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Weston passed away on Tuesday January 3rd after suffering an internal gastric haemorrhage and cirrhosis of the liver.
Weston played with Fleetwood Mac as second guitarist in 1972, appearing on their ‘Penguin’ and ‘Mystery To Me’ albums, both of which were released in the US in 1973. His work with the band is often overlooked, since neither of the albums on which Weston appeared received a UK release at the time, appearing only as reissues after the band’s big 1975 comeback with Lindsey Buckhingham and Stevie Nicks.
As two of the best albums released during Mac’s “wilderness” period, Weston’s contribution to the band should not be overlooked, especially since he contributed both great playing and occasional writing. This is especially true of ‘Penguin’ which stands among the band’s best releases.
Weston’s tenure within Fleetwood Mac was relatively short. During a tour for ‘Mystery To Me’, it emerged that he was having an affair with Mick Fleetwood’s wife, Jenny.
Although it is for his work with Fleetwood Mac Weston is best remembered, he went on to record with Steve Marriott’s All Star Band, before making three solo records of his own – the last of which, ‘There’s a Heaven’, was released as a private pressing in 1999.
French progressive/math metal band released a new track this week. The first release to feature new vocalist Alex, ‘Reality Deformed’ also features guest vocals from Jay Berast of Aliases. The track paves the way for a forthcoming EP due sometime in the spring.
‘Reality Deformed’ can be downloaded for free from Beyond The Dust’s bandcamp page. To visit, click the artwork below.
Drummer, guitarist, songwriter and all-round good guy Dave Grohl never seems to take a day off work. Taking a break from touring with Foo Fighters for the ‘Wasting Light‘ album, he’s returned to the studio.
The first fruits of his new project is a collaboration with 80s hair metal band Ratt. It is said the track will be part of an upcoming release. Grohl remains tight-lipped at this stage, but Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy seems somewhat excited.
Back in 2004 Grohl helmed an all-star release under the name of Probot, which saw the ex-Nirvana star jamming with various metal icons including Max Cavalera, Celtic Frost’s Tom G Warrior and longtime friend Lemmy.
REAL GONE says: Although Dave’s plans are somewhat under wraps at present, we hope this Ratt collaboration is the beginning of another Probot-styled release with lots of 80s glam bands in tow!
