Glenn Hughes will be co-hosting with Duff McKagan That Metal Show on a US cable/satellite channel VH1. The episode will air this Saturday, April 16, at 11 PM EDT/PDT and will be repeated in the following days. Check your local listings for further details. Thanks to Tracy Heyder for the info.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-04-14
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Glenn Hughes’ former bandmates Chad Smith, Jeff Kollman and Ed Roth, rounded with bassist Kevin Chown, have formed a band called Bombastic Meatbats. They frequently play at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles. Glenn guested at their gig on March 29 and they went for an extended version of Mistreated: Thanks to nitsuby for the […]
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2011-03-31
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Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles has an extensive interview with Glenn Hughes: The difference between this and the last one is that there was more time to write. It’s heavier than the first one. It’s darker than the first one. It’s the same blueprint and components as the first one, but just a bigger brother. […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-03-19
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Black Country Communion have completed their second album titled simply Black Country Communion 2. The album will be released in the US on June 14 on Joe Bonamassa’s J&R Adventures label. In June the band will undertake a brief US tour starting June 9 in San Diego, CA, and finishing June 19 in Washington, DC.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-03-18
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Steve Morse and Glenn Hughes both have contributed to an upcoming Tommy Bolin tribute album. The album, yet unnamed, is being put together by producer Greg Hampton of the Tommy Bolin Whips and Roses fame. Fabrizio Grossi (Whips & Roses I & II, Glenn Hughes) is also on board as Associate Producer/Mix Engineer. Other musicians […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-02-24
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The new CD of a Russian band Pushking called The World as We Love It is finally out and on sale. We wrote about this project almost two years ago. The album features contributions from several members of the Purple family as well as other rock luminaries spread across 19 tracks: Intro Nightrider (vocals, guitar: Billy […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-02-08
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Whitesnake have confirmed a number of new live dates. Two dates have been announced for the US, including headlining the M3 festival in Maryland on May 14. In June they’re off to Europe, traversing Russia, Scandinavia (including appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival), UK, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-01-31
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Black Country Communion’s setlist at the London’s Shepherd Bush Empire on December 30 by all accounts was the same as Wolverhampton. Here are a few rather good quality videos from the gig.
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Posted in Blog, DP related reviews by Nick on 2011-01-01
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On December 29 Black Country Communion played their first public gig in the heart of Black Country — English city of Wolverhampton. The setlist was: Black Country One Last Soul Beggarman Revolution In Me Down Again Too Late For The Sun Song Of Yesterday Ballad Of John Henry The Great Divide Medusa No Quarter Sista […]
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Posted in DP related reviews, News by Nick on 2010-12-31
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Black Country Communion promised a summer tour of Europe and the dates are starting to roll in. Below are the scheduled dates so far. They will also play the Azkena Rock Festival in Spain. The festival takes places June 23-25 but it’s not yet clear which day BCC will play. Do we dare to guess […]
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Posted in News by Svante Axbacke on 2010-12-18
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