Guns n' Roses Announce Las Vegas Residency

It’s the new trend among 80s bands: the Las Vegas residency! Guns n’ Roses will launch their residency at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino this fall.

Guns n’ Roses will do 12 shows, starting on October 31. Tickets go on sale Friday. The name of the residency is apparently Appetite for Democracy.

I have to admit I’m a little surprised Guns n’ Roses are following Motley Crue’s footsteps with a residency. I figured it would be someone like KISS or even Poison to do it first, buy hey, money is money and Axl Rose has to eat too, baby. The question is, will The Joint let Axl have his way and go on in the middle of the night? Probably. There’s a casino just outside The Joint and I’d imagine Hard Rock management would love for concert goers to spend money on slots while waiting for Axl.

So lets do a roll call, here. Who plans on attending this residency? With tickets at just $45 bucks, it’s not an expensive night… unless you have to travel to Vegas. Then all bets are off. (Get it?!)

Rival Sons, 'Keep On Swinging' -- New Song

Rival Sons will release the album Head Down on September 25. The first single from the album is "Keep on Swinging" and I love it! The band wrote their entire new album in only 20 days. I think Rival Sons is one of the most talented bands going these days.

The band will headline a UK tour starting on September 21.

Much Metal on AXS TV Tonight!

If you don't have much to do this evening, you might tune in to AXS TV. The network is showing a lot of metal concerts tonight including Iron Maiden, The Cult and Slash. The concerts start at 3:45 p.m. ET.

If you don't follow AXS TV on Facebook, you probably should. I just noticed they are doing a lot of contests these days, giving away things you like such as CDs and DVDs. Even if you don't have cable, you might as well try your luck at free stuff. And hey, nobody paid me for this pitch -- I just think AXS is a cool network!

The New Sister Sin Will Rock!

Have you heard "End of the Line," the new Sister Sin single? The song is from the upcoming album Now and Forever. The song is available now on iTunes and Amazon. The Swedish band hasn't released the official video yet, but that clip is coming. Now and Forever will be released on October 23rd via Victory. I can't wait!

Lee Pistolero Releases New Album, Preview Link Available

For all my friends and readers who are fans of the classic lineup of the Gypsy Pistoleros. Details below on Lee Pistolero's new project and persona.

GYPSY LEE PISTOLERO the former singer, frontman & songwriter from Gypsy Pistolero's reveals his reinvented retro rocker persona upon release of his pledge album 17th Aug, replete with legendary Vince Ray artwork! The in-store commercial Revolver Records release will follow (on CD & vinyl too) on the 5th Nov!!!

Gypsy Lee Pistolero's new album The Good, The Mad and The Beautiful pledge album http://www.pledgemusic.com/artists/gypsyleepistolero for fans will be released on download next Friday 17th August, with the signed CD & limited 500 colored vinyl albums (Red, White & Blue) sent out September 18th.

The album artwork is revealed here, created by the legendary low brow, rockabilly legendary artist Vince Ray (The Stray Cats, Meteors, The Damned, La Rocka, Gretsch).

The album was written & conceived with Mark Westwood, his old White Trash UK bandmate & laterday, Caamora, Neo, Shadowlands, Martin Orford, Arena, cohort.

The in-store commercial release on Revolver Records http://revolverrecords.com/ will rocket out on November 5th! 

The single "The Good, The Mad and The Beautiful" is to be released Sept 18th and is available for preview here! http://www.reverbnation.com/gypsyleepistolero

Gypsy Lee Pistolero - The Good, The Mad and The Beautiful album track listing:

1/ The Good, The Mad and The Beautiful

2/ Jezebel

3/ Close as you'll ever be

4/ Los Suenos de los Muertos

5/ Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves

6/ Sangre till Dawn

7/ Rubi's Got a Gun

8/ Last Train to Nowhere

9/ They Call Me Django

10/ Johnny Dangerous

11/ Just Another Friday Night

Crashdiet Release Sneak Peek of New Music

Everyone knows I love Crashdiet. They are one of my favorite bands, period. Imagine my excitement when I read the news that the band released a sneak peek of new music! The band is working on a new record, set for an early 2013 release. Crashdiet hasn't released new music since 2010, so the record is well overdue (at least for me!)

The sneak peek below is of the demo for "Anarchy." You have to wait forever to get to the meat of the song, but it is worth it!

Crashdiet is heading to America soon. I wish I could see them in concert. Here are the dates:

Aug. 15 - Whisky A Go Go - Hollywood, CA
Aug. 16 - Vamp'd - Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 18 - Kiss Lounge - Toluca, MX
Aug. 19 - Rock And Road Bar - Mexico City, MX
Aug. 22 - House Of Rock - Baltimore, MD
Aug. 24 - Webster Hall Studio - New York, NY

Too Cool for School: Aerosmith with Johnny Depp

The other night, Aerosmith performed at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Calif. At the end of the show, actor and musician Johnny Depp joined the band on stage for "Train Kept A 'Rollin." If only I was there! This is a very cool clip. I hope you enjoy.