Wednesday, December 16, 2009

MTV's picks for Rock HOF Class of 2034

Very interesting read. As a huge fan of Daughtry I certainly hope this comes true and the band are able to continue to write relevant music and Chris can continue to show off his awesome voice and songwriting/producing ability. It's great that they are even mentioned in this at all.

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http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/12/15/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees/

Congratulations are in order to the Stooges, Genesis and ABBA, who lead the latest batch of inductees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Along with the Hollies and Jimmy Cliff, they'll all be sworn into rock's most hallowed hall on March 15, 2010. Since most aspects of the Hall of Fame are sort of inexplicable, arguments about who belongs and who doesn't aren't particularly useful. (Though for the record: The Stooges belong, Genesis is questionable and ABBA is confounding. Also, Kiss got robbed.) That's why we've decided to look forward and try to guess who might be headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the future.

The criteria for induction requires that a band is not eligible until 25 years after the release of their first album. So let's take a look at five groups who has made it big recently and who could be a part of the all-star jam in 2034.

Kings of Leon: A current favorite among pop lovers, alternative fans and classic rock aficionados, Kings of Leon have the right spirit and attitude to have a memorable career. The success of Only by the Night (and the huge single "Use Somebody") will likely be repeated several more times in the next two decades.

Taylor Swift: She's almost certainly going to be the best-selling artist of the coming decade, and she'll continue to bring the pop and country worlds even closer together, which means she'll end up being both a great musician and something of a revolutionary. That sounds exactly like Hall of Fame material.

The Black Keys: Their new album as BlakRoc keeps pushing the boundaries of their garage punk/no wave/gutter funk sound, and it seems like it's only a matter of time before the Black Keys establish themselves as mainstream players.

Muse: They're one of the few younger bands working today who play intricate music and construct complicated albums but can still get played on the radio and attract stadium-sized audiences. Their combination of commercial and critical success should serve them well over time.

Daughtry: The dude sells millions of albums and seems primed to have a real critical breakthrough sooner rather than later. Think of him as Bon Jovi: In the Slippery When Wet era, the idea of them as one of the greatest of all time would have sounded ludicrous. But now, is there any doubt that they are Hall of Fame material?

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Mike Portnoy talks about Rock Band and Guitar Hero helping the band's popularity

Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater's legendary drummer, says that DT's recent rise in popularity is due to Rock Band and Guitar Hero, and also that there is a possibility for the entire DT catalog to be released in Rock Band. I'm drooling over this news.

http://www.3news.co.nz/Dream-Theater-rock-Auckland/tabid/368/articleID/132395/cat/707/Default.aspx

Here's the post on Portnoy's forum about the Dream Theater catalog possibility, of which Jordan Rudess also confirmed:

"My company does the official transcription books for DT - we've already been in contact with DT's management about doing DT's music for the RBN. Chris Romero, who transcribes keys for Jordan, happens to be an amazing Rock Band player - he was top 25 in the world at one point on the 360 leaderboards. He was on this the day they announced it - they're looking at the feasibility of it as far as legal issues etc. We really want to do it and Chris is the perfect person to make the charts for them... Fingers are crossed that it'll happen."

Friday, November 27, 2009

Latest Alter Bridge recording update

Latest news on Alter Bridge:

Hello Alter Bridge Nation,

We are pleased to announce that full band writing sessions for our third album will resume in the first week of December when Myles will fly down to Florida. We hope to get the writing done by the end of January so that we may start recording in February. Mark is hard at work writing songs (he never stops) for the upcoming album as we speak. We are very excited to meet up in December and we will keep you posted when the process starts.

Right now, Myles is locked up in a recording studio until December laying down tracks for his solo project. We are all psyched to hear what our brother in music comes up with as we are sure it will be astounding. We’ll update you with more on this once Myles emerges from the studio.

For those of you who have yet to hear… Myles was tapped by none other than Slash to co-write and sing a song on Slash’s upcoming solo record. We know it was a dream come true for Myles as GNR was very influential to him. Here is a link to read some news on this…

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=129958

We also want to thank all of you fans for spreading the word and keeping our Live In Amsterdam DVD in the Top Ten on Amazon.com in Music DVD’s. We do not have any new news to report on when it will be available worldwide or for digital download, other than the fact that our management says they are working on it. You never know how long all this legal stuff will take, so our advice is to take advantage of the Amazon opportunity. Here is a direct link to purchase (the DVD should work on all computers)…

http://www.amazon.com/Alter-Bridge-Live-Amsterdam/dp/B002RKD8CS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1257976072&sr=8-1

The only other news that we would like to convey is that we will be back with a vengeance in 2010. Don’t listen to what anyone else says. We are all very supportive of each other in all the projects we do, but never doubt that Alter Bridge is our soul. The plan is to have a new album out for you fans in the second half of 2010. We will tour again as soon as we get the album out.
Thank you, again, for being patient while Mark, Brian, Myles and Flip all work on different projects.

We’ll let you know how the writing is coming along once we all get together to work out ”ABIII” (Working Title) in the first week of December. Until then, we hope you enjoy our DVD!

Keep rocking,

Alter Bridge









Sunday, July 5, 2009

Dream Theater's newest cd makes highest chart/sales numbers in band's career

From Mike Portnoy's Facebook:

DT CRACKS US TOP 10!!! -AND REGISTER FOR MP APPEARANCES
From Mike Portnoy
Just got this below email from our A&R guy at Roadrunner....

Dream Theater's Black Clouds & Silver Linings entered the US Billboard Charts today at #6!!

This is truly amazing....that after almost 25 years together, this band is still growing and progressing and doing bigger and better numbers than ever.....I can't think of many bands that can claim that...

Plus - a progressive metal album with four songs over 12 minutes in the US Top 10???
(wedged between Jonas Brothers, Eminem and Hannah Montana!)
Hell must've frozen over!!!!
(this must be a first of its kind.....)

See the statistics below.....

Thank you everybody!
MP

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from Monte Conner (Roadrunner Records):

We did 40,285 units in the first week to come in at #6 (!!!)

That is DT’s highest US chart number ever, beating “Systematic Chaos” which charted at #19 back in May 2007 and until now was the band’s highest chart debut.

That is also DT’s highest first week units total ever - handily beating “Awake” which did 36,160 first week back in October 1994 (#32 on the chart). “Awake” was the first (and very heavily anticipated) DT album in the wake of the band’s previous breakthrough album “Images And Words” - with its smash hit “Pull Me Under” - and yet here we are 15 years later totally crushing it.

Previous DT highs:
Systematic Chaos: 35,689 (#19) – May 2007
Awake: 36,160 (#32) – October 1994

FYI, 4,783 of those sales were digital (over 10%), and we have actually scanned 40,591 to date because there were pre-release street violations of 306 units last week.

AND lastly, we are the #2 debut of the week. Below is the Top 10:

1
BLACK EYED PEAS
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) \

2
JONAS BROTHERS
LINES VINES & TRYING TIMES

3
SPEKTOR*REGINA
FAR

4
MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KIN

5
EMINEM
RELAPSE

6
DREAM THEATER
BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS

7
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE F
SOUNDTRACK

8
LADY GAGA
FAME

9
GINUWINE
MAN'S THOUGHTS

10
HANNAH MONTANA
HANNAH MOVIE SNDTRK

So there you have it. To achieve all of this 25 years into the band’s career is simply a monumental feat, not to mention it was done in a poor economy, where it is hard to find a real record store and where sales are down 52% since 2001 and probably down close to 20% this year from 2007.

Congrats to all!!!!!!!!!

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http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/D ... 20355.aspx

Legendary progressive metal masters Dream Theater’s latest album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings has taken the band to new heights. The album debuted at #6 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart, with first week sales totaling 40,285. Both numbers mark the highest ever first week figures for the band, who are enjoying the greatest success of their 25 year career. 12% of the week’s sales were digital, ranking Black Clouds & Silver Linings at #21 on the Digital Albums chart.

Drummer Mike Portnoy had this to say, “This is truly amazing. After almost 25 years together, Dream Theater is still growing and progressing and doing bigger and better than ever. I can't think of many bands that can claim that. We are truly thankful to have this incredible support from fans who believe in the band as a musical force.”


Such a monumental debut places Dream Theater, a band known for lengthy epics and the true “album” format, in the cozy Top 10 company of Jonas Brothers, Black Eyed Peas and Regina Spektor, a truly remarkable feat. Portnoy continues, “An album with four songs over 12 minutes in the US Top 10? Hell must've frozen over! This is one small leap for Dream Theater, and one giant leap for music in general.”


Black Clouds & Silver Linings is the band’s tenth studio album and follow up to the band’s 2007 Roadrunner Records debut, Systematic Chaos. In addition to the standard version CD, the album is also available on vinyl LP, as well as a three-disc Special Edition CD that includes the full album, a CD of instrumental mixes of the album and a CD of six cover songs. A limited deluxe collector’s edition boxed set is also available. “This is as smart and well played as metal and hard rock gets, an album just humming with live possibilities and headphone trips waiting to happen,” wrote Dennis Cook in is 6/23/2009 review at Jambase.com, while Shawn S. Lealos said in his 6/16/09 review at 411Mania.com: “Dream Theater has created their masterpiece.”

Dream Theater is currently breaking records in Europe, playing to festival crowds of over 80,000 adoring fans. The band made their debut appearance in Israel last month, rocking a crowd 10,000 strong to their knees. The band’s own Progressive Nation tour returns stateside on July 24 in Miami, and will feature Dream Theater as headliner, Zappa Plays Zappa, Bigelf and Scale The Summit. The tour—which marks the second incarnation of Progressive Nation--wraps on August 29th in Los Angeles.

As only the 10th Top 10 debut in Roadrunner’s 30 year history, Black Clouds & Silver Linings is landmark album for the label as well.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Chris Daughtry covers Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"

Wow, what an amazing acoustic version of the song. Chris' voice can make anything sound meaningful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqT4VnnEU0M

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Twitter Celeb Video

A funny video about how Twitter has become abused by those with nothing to say.

Monday, June 8, 2009

New info on the Alter Bridge live DVD

Here is the latest on the new Alter Bridge - Live in Amsterdam DVD found here:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=479010064&blogId=493696247

OK- some here is some information on the release for those of you who have been asking:

There will be 2 versions of the DVD available and we have 2 separate release dates

The first release date will be August 4th and this version will be a single disc concert-only version sold exclusively on the Creed Tour. We may sell it online for those of you who can not get to the tour

The second release date is TENTATIVELY set for September 22nd and it will be a double-disc set with the full concert, a 60+ minute documentary, photo gallery and other goodies. This will be SOLD EVERYWHERE and will be available all around the world. It will also be sold digitally on www.rockpit.com and other sites. And YES a Blu-Ray version will be coming out too!

I hope this answers all of your questions. Check back again soon for more detailed information. We will keep you all updated as we get new info.

The DC3 Team & Alter Bridge

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Alter Bridge - Find The Real acoustic

Alter Bridge "Find The Real" @ Foxwoods May 07 before Blackbird's release

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Alter Bridge - Wayward One acoustic

Alter Bridge "Wayward One" @ Foxwoods May 07 before Blackbird's release

Friday, April 17, 2009

Alter Bridge - Brand New Start acoustic

Alter Bridge - Brand New Start @ Foxwoods in May 07 before Blackbird's release


Sunday, April 12, 2009

Alter Bridge - Burn It Down acoustic live

Alter Bridge - Burn It Down live at Foxwoods in CT.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Chris Daughtry and Absent Element

This is a video that Chris Daughtry and his band Absent Element shot in 2004 before Chris auditioned for American Idol for the Zippo Tour. The song they are playing live is Keep Me Close.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Clip from upcoming Alter Bridge dvd

Alter Bridge has a new live dvd coming this summer and the first clip has been released. It's Myles doing Watch Over You acoustic in HD :) Enjoy.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Watch Over You acoustic

This is an amazing acoustic version Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge does of Watch Over You. Enjoy :)

Friday, September 5, 2008

Amazing video about eating disorders and smoking

This is an amazing video by an amazing person, SupaDupaFlyGirl on Youtube. Liz really cares about people and tries to help everyone she can, and with an 18,000+ subscriber base on Youtube, she reaches a lot of people. This is a wonderful video she made about the effects of low self-esteem and eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia and smoking. These are things that effect many people every day and the world we live in unfortunately doesn't help people to feel that they are fine the way they are. Please watch and rate her 5 stars, it is well deserved.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Myles Kennedy singing "Sorrow" with Sevendust

On Sevendust's new cd "Hope and Sorrow", Chris Daughtry sings on "The Past", Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge plays on "Hope" and Myles Kennedy also of Alter Bridge sings on "Sorrow". Here is Myles singing "Sorrow" with Sevendust live. Lajon says it right, Myles is the best rock singer there is.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Latest Alter Bridge tour dates

Aug 1 2008 7:00P
Hard Rock Live Orlando, Florida
Aug 2 2008 7:00P
Club La Vela Panama City Beach, Florida
Aug 3 2008 7:00P
Jannus Landing St. Petersburg, Florida
Aug 5 2008 7:00P
Sammy T’s Music Hall Huntsville, Alabama
Aug 6 2008 6:30P
The Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 8 2008 7:00P
Club Fever South Bend, Indiana
Aug 9 2008 12:00P
Lake County Fairgrounds Grayslake, Illinois
Aug 29 2008 6:00P
Challenge Stadium Perth, Western Australia
Aug 31 2008 6:00P
Thebarton Theatre Adelaide, South Australia
Sep 2 2008 6:00P
Brisbane EC Brisbane, Queensland
Sep 3 2008 6:00P
Hordern Pavilion Sydney, New South Wales
Sep 4 2008 6:00P
Newcastle EC Newcastle, New South Wales
Sep 6 2008 6:00P
Festival Hall Melbourne, Victoria
Sep 9 2008 6:00P
Vector Arena Auckland, Auckland
Sep 10 2008 6:00P
TBS Arena Wellington, Wellington
Sep 12 2008 6:00P
Westpac Arena Christchurch, Canterbury
Nov 4 2008 7:00P
Academy Sheffield, Midlands
Nov 5 2008 6:00P
Glasgow Academy Glasgow, Scotland
Nov 7 2008 7:00P
UEA Norwich, East
Nov 8 2008 6:00P
Brixton Academy London, London and South East
Nov 9 2008 7:00P
Apollo Manchester, Northwest
Nov 11 2008 7:00P
Civic Hall Wolverhampton, Midlands
Nov 12 2008 7:00P
Rock City Nottingham, Midlands
Nov 13 2008 7:00P
Guildhall Portsmouth, South
Nov 15 2008 7:00P
E-werk Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nov 16 2008 7:00P
Docks Hamburg, Hamburg
Nov 17 2008 7:00P
Vega Copenhagen, Sjælland
Nov 19 2008 7:00P
Arenan Stockholm, Södermanlands län
Nov 20 2008 7:00P
Rockefeller Oslo, Oslo
Nov 22 2008 7:00P
Huxleys Berlin, Berlin
Nov 23 2008 7:00P
Schlachthof Wiesbaden, Hessen
Nov 25 2008 7:00P
Tonhalle Munich
Nov 26 2008 7:00P
Xtra Zurich, Zurich
Nov 27 2008 7:00P
Gasometer Vienna
Nov 29 2008 7:00P
Alcatraz Milan, Milano
Dec 2 2008 7:00P
Bikini Barcelona, Barcelona
Dec 3 2008 7:00P
Macumba Madrid, Madrid
Dec 4 2008 7:00P
Rock Star Bilbao
Dec 6 2008 6:00P
Ancienne Belgique- Box Room Brussels, Brussels-capital
Dec 7 2008 6:00P
Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Alter Bridge @ The Webster Theater 7/30/08

Woooo! So Wednesday 7/30 I went to see Alter Bridge and Sevendust at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT. Alter Bridge is one of my favorite bands and this is my 5th time seeing them and every time they are amazing. To me there is no better live band than Dream Theater, but Alter Bridge is a close second. Myles Kennedy is the best singer I've ever heard and Mark Tremonti is finally getting his due as the amazing guitarist he is. And btw, Myles is not far off as a player either.

So earlier in the day, The Rock 106.9 WCCC, the rock station in Hartford, had both bands in the Planet Of Sound studios for some acoustic performances. The station does this a lot and these POS broadcasts are always legendary. Some of the best acoustic music I've ever heard has come from these shows. Sevendust went on first and performed two songs which I uploaded here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4vkzf5 .

Then Alter Bridge came on and performed Before Tomorrow Comes, the latest single, and Rise Today and just blew everyone away. Myles truly shines in an acoustic environment because it shows how clear and powerful his voice is. And if you can find them, I would highly suggest picking up the albums from The Mayfield Four, Myles' previous band to hear more amazing-ness, Fallout and Second Skin. Summergirl will have you rewinding over and over again. I uploaded The POS songs here also : http://www.sendspace.com/file/itfi81

Those links expire after a few days so if you read this and they are gone, email me here and I will get them to you.

I didn't care to rush to see for the opening bands so I got to the show right before Alter Bridge was supposed to go on. However the techs took forever setting up and 45 minutes later they finally got Mark's guitar working. Later there was an issue with Myles' guitar also. I didn't stay for Sevendust as it was at least 120 degrees inside and I almost passed out, and as you'll hear in the download, AB and Sevendust haven't performed their collaborations from Sevendust's "Hope and Sorrow" cd yet because they haven't had time to rehearse them yet, so I knew I wouldn't be missing that. I really like Sevendust and if there wasn't a huge delay I would have stayed longer as I have seen them before and they are very energetic. I heard there was a tech delay with them as well. I know they weren't the headliner this time but I really wish AB had played Save Me as I was very fortunate to have seen them do it the last time they were at the Webster Theater. That night I screamed it to them and they looked at each other and shrugged and smiled and said "ok!". If you haven't heard it, it's from the Elektra movie soundtrack and it is one of their best songs.

So in closing I highly higly recommend anyone go out and pick up Alter Bridge's two cds, One Day Remains and the newest Blackbird. Truly one of the best rock bands out there and by far one of the best in a live setting you will ever see.

Set list:

Come To Life
Find The Real
Brand New Start
White Knuckles
Before Tomorrow Comes
Ties That Bind
Blackbird
Metalingus
Travelling Riverside Bliues (cover)
Rise Today

Monday, July 28, 2008

Alter Bridge and Sevendust acoustic show

The Rock 106.9 WCCC in Hartford, CT has a tradition that they have bands come in and do acoustic sets before their concerts that night at Planet Of Sound studios. These are legendary shows in the sense that some of the best acoustic performances these bands have ever done (Aaron Lewis, Shinedown, Zakk Wylde, etc...) have happened at these shows. Well Wednesday July 30th , before their concert at the Webster Theater, Alter Bridge and Sevendust will both be partaking in a Planet Of Sound session. Alter Bridge is probably my favorite band and I will be at the show that night. The acoustic broadcast starts at 1pm EST and will be streamed live on www.wccc.com and I urge anyone who enjoys rock music to check this out. If allowed, I will film whatever I can from the concert that night for both bands as well. I forget if they allow cameras or not. So check it out!

www.wccc.com

Saturday, July 26, 2008

3 Doors Down @ New England Dodge Music Center

I posted a review of Staind a few days ago so here's 3 Doors Down. On 7/18 they headlined a show with Staind at the New England Dodge Music Center in Hartford, CT. They played 17 songs and you knew every one of them but 2 or 3 of the new ones if you don't have the newest cd, hits from beginning to end basically.

They opened with a train sound effect and the place went nuts. They have a cool drum stage setup in the middle with 3 sets of stairs. They used oyro just enough for emphasis and it worked well. This is a great band and you can tell that singer Brad Arnold is truly happy to be there and touched to have the fans react ad they do. He's a genuine guy and performer and his voice was pitch perfect no matter what he was singing. This is a band I would recommend to anyone who likes rock music. I only wished I got to see the early tour of 3DD, Alter Bridge and Shinedown a few years ago as they are 3 of my top favorite bands. Maybe someday they'll do it again....

Set list:

Train
Kryptonite
Citizen Soldier
Away From The Sun
Duck And Run
Let Me Go
Be Like That
It's Not Me
Landing In London
The Road I'm On
Let Me Be Myself
Not My Time
Pages
Here Without You
Behind Those Eyes

Encore:
Loser
When I'm Gone