-
21 Oct 2009 15:09
October 21 October 21 
Wednesday, October 21, 2009ROCKFEST UK CANCELLED: More bad news for punters in the UK, with the much hyped Rockfest show to be cancelled. Here is the official statement: "This is a very difficult statement to write, and all I can do is apologise from the start. Rockfest was supposed to be one of the events of the year, bringing some of the best AOR and Melodic Rock bands to the UK. For whatever reason, whether it be the current financial problems, the lack of interest in the music scene, or something else, ticket sales have been very poor. With the likes of Jimi Jamison who hasn't played the UK for such a long time, Stage Dolls with their first appearance in the UK in over 15 years, Mitch Malloy following his awesome appearance at Firefest last year, this event should have sold out at a venue the size of JBs in Dudley which holds just under 1000 people. Unfortunately, it hasn't, and if it where to go ahead with the current amount of ticket sales then it would lose close to £30,000 and that is something I cannot afford to do. So I have to cancel Rockfest 2009, and apologise to those people who have bought tickets in advance. We are working on something on a smaller scale that will still take place on the 21st November where Dare will still be playing along with 8 or 9 other bands so an AOR/Melodic Rock Event will take place, but we have to look at the budget again in accordance to ticket sales, and these adjustments will be announced over the next 24 48 hours. As the appearance of some of the bigger name bands such as Jimi Jamison, Mitch Malloy, etc have been cancelled, we will of course be offering a refund of the difference of the cost for those people still wish to attend the event! We have also agreed with the guys at , which takes place this coming weekend, for the people who wish to now attend this awesome event featuring the likes of FM, Romeo's Daughter, Drive She Said, White Sister, and many more, the tickets for the Saturday will be £40.00 rather than the £50.00 available on the day if you quote Rockfest when you purchase, but these must be ordered in advance and collected on the day. Please order from the Firefest website at: www.thefirefest.comTed Poley will be touring Europe early 2010, so keep looking out for those tour dates. Once again, all I can do is apologise, but the lack of ticket sales is the 'only' reason this event is to be cancelled ... Please look out for the update on the show for the 21st November which is being put together right now, and I am sure it will be a great day for all those who can attend, Yours, Mark - Festival Manager - Rockfest- www.rockfest.org.uk."TARA'S SECRET HAVE A HEAD FOR HEIGHTS: UK rockers Tara's Secret are back with their 3rd studio album Vertigo. Released on 30th October 2009 it is a hard rocking album showing that the band have raised the bar since their 2006 release "Tomorrow the World" Singer Johnny Trowbridge, guitarists Richie Beardsley & Craig Chapman have been joined by Dave Deaville on bass and JT Thomas on drums to produce an album with swagger and style. Recorded at M2 Studios by Mark Stuart and Sheena Seer, the band have retained their reputation for strong anthemic songs and combined them with a harder hitting production and sound. They are joined by guest vocalists Sue Willetts from Dante Fox, on the ballad "The Last 2 Know" and by Adrian Marx of Bon Giovi on the uptempo party rocker "Shake What Your Mamma Gave Ya!"Vertigo will be officially launched and on sale, at the band's double headliner show with Dante Fox at Yardbirds Club, Grimsby on 30th October and copies can be ordered directly from www.taras-secret.com for only £12 (inc P&P) with £2.00 from each copy sold going to the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity. Vertigo will also be available from most hard rock CD outlets. The band will sign all copies bought online during the first 6 months. Johnny Trowbridge had this to say about the CD. "Back in 2006 I said that this album would kick "Tomorrow The World's" ass and it does. We locked ourselves away and wrote so many great songs, many of which we left out so we could produce a real in-ya-face album. Sue & Ade have been absolute stars and sang their hearts out for us and we look forward to playing these songs live through the coming year. Finally the wait is over and we are looking forward to getting feedback from the fans. Already several rock writers have championed this album and we thank them for it. We'd also like to thank everyone who has sent us their much appreciated encouragement during the writing and recording of this album." Track listing - 1. Rock n Roll Beauty Queen 2. She's My Baby 3. Natural High (Rain of Love) 4. The Last 2 Know 5. Promises 6. Vertigo 7. One More Chance 8. My Reward 9. Shake What Your Mamma Gave Ya 10. Homeland.... plus bonus tracks GTBRWildest Dreams SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION FIREFEST 6 AUTOGRAPH CARDS: As one of Tony Marshall's better ideas, we've decided to create a limited number of A4 (30cm by 21cm) size, thick card 'autograph' cards. These white cards with the Firefest logo in centre will be just the thing for getting bands' autographs, and make a perfect item for framing and displaying. 500 will be printed, and will be on sale at the Singing-Session kiosk (Just inside main entrance of Rock City) on the Saturday and Merch stall both days, for £2.Fireworks #38 arrives the day before Firefest, so a limited number of copies will also be on sale over the weekend, priced £5. This 100 page full colour extravaganza comes with 2 free CDs (including full songs from W.E.T., Winger, Overland, Grand Design and lots more!) and contains interviews with Kiss, Gotthard, House of Lords, Steve Vai, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Winger, WASP, Mr Big, Yes, George Lynch, Twisted Sister and many more!! Note: Due to holiday immediately after Firefest, subscription copies and shop copies won't be despatched until first week in November.YET ANOTHER MÖTLEY CRÜE GREATEST HITS: Four years on since their last 'hits' compilation and 11 years on frm the last 'Greatest Hits' comes another Motley CrueGreatest Hits. This one is released November 17 and features the following tracks:Too Fast For Love Shout At The Devil Looks That Kill Too Young To Fall In Love Smokin In The Boys Room Home Sweet Home Wild Side Girls, Girls, Girls Dr. Feelgood Kickstart My Heart Same Ol' Situation Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) Without You Primal Scream Sick Love Song Afraid If I Die Tomorrow Saints of Los Angeles The Animal In Me (Remix). In related news, Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees) will produce the next Vince Neil solo album, due out next year.
MARSEILLE RECORDING NEW ALBUM FOR EARLY 2010 RELEASE:Marseille, the reformed NWOBHM band featuring former TV personality Neil Buchanan (Art Attack / Finders Keepers), are currently in the studio recording a new album in East Sussex called Unfinished Business. The album will be released Feb / March 2010 and features 10 brand new songs co-written with new singer Nige Roberts and the original members of Marseille. Roberts said "It's been a really great to finally work on the first brand new Marseille material for over 25 years I have been heavily involved with the writing and everything has come together very quickly and we're really ecstatic with what has come out so far. I know bands say that all the time but there's a genuine buzz because we feel we're doing something really special here as the songs are all very strong. It's very important that the band puts out the best album it possibly can as there's a lot of really great music out there and we have to make sure we put out something that demands peoples attention and we truly believe that is what we are doing with this new album." Marseille play Trillians in Newcastle on the 6th November and The Roadhouse in Manchester on 7th November followed by shows in December at Hark To Towler on 4th December followed by an appearance at Hard Rock Hell III in Prestatyn on December 5th.www.marseilleonline.co.ukREVIEWS UPDATED: New Reviews online today for: W.E.T., Winger, Jaded Heart, Overland, Salute and Kimberley Dahme. Read Them Now.
Search the Site
Custom Search
