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Is Jimmy Page Planning To Replace Robert Plant With The Guy Who Replaced Scott Stapp?
According to Dee Snider, yes! Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham are itching to Posts Tagged “reunions”
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According to Dee Snider, yes! Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham are itching to rake in oodles of cash play the music of Led Zeppelin all around the world, even though lead singer Robert Plant has decided that he's all about things like "bluegrass" and "taking two years off" these days. So they're going to do something drastic—something that will definitely divide fans of the band in two even more than Coverdale/Page did. They're going to get the guy from Alter Bridge—you know, the band that Creed eventually became once Scott Stapp sweated his way out of that particular spotlight—to take Plant's place! Let's hand it over to the Twisted Sister frontman, who was shooting off his mouth on the Canadian music-video station MuchMoreMusic:
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According to Dee Snider, yes! Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham are itching to
reunions
Jam giants Phish will play three shows in Hampton, Va., next March, the group's first concerts in four and a half years. The shows take place March 6, 7, and 8; tickets are only $49.50 and available for pre-order now (one wonders how long it'll take before this pre-order results in all three shows selling out, as the venue holding the show has a capacity of 13,800, although it would seem that more shows are on the way as well). Take note, burgeoning capitalists: if you think you're going to pay the relatively cheap face value and pick up a few tickets, then flip them to your local university's Ultimate Frisbee team for a profit, you'd be mistaken!
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Phish Reunites, Gets Tough On Scalpers
Jam giants Phish will play three shows in Hampton, Va., next March, the group's first concerts in four and a half years. The shows take place March 6, 7, and 8; tickets are only $49.50 and available for pre-order now (one wonders how long it'll take before this pre-order results in all three shows selling out, as the venue holding the show has a capacity of 13,800, although it would seem that more shows are on the way as well). Take note, burgeoning capitalists: if you think you're going to pay the relatively cheap face value and pick up a few tickets, then flip them to your local university's Ultimate Frisbee team for a profit, you'd be mistaken!
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denials
Robert Plant has taken to his personal Web site to denounce rumors that he's getting back together with the other guys in his old band, Led Zeppelin, for any reason other than a nice meal or a night of drinking: "Contrary to a spate of recent reports, Robert Plant will not be touring or recording with Led Zeppelin," the statement, er, states. Not only that, once Plant's done with this Alison Krauss tour, he's taking the next two years off from doing anything music-related! Which I guess means that the "no, really, this time Led Zep is definitely getting back together for real" speculation will begin anew come October 2010. Plant's full statement after the jump.
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Robert Plant Does Not Have A Whole Lotta Love For Whoever's Fueling These Led Zep Reunion Rumors
Robert Plant has taken to his personal Web site to denounce rumors that he's getting back together with the other guys in his old band, Led Zeppelin, for any reason other than a nice meal or a night of drinking: "Contrary to a spate of recent reports, Robert Plant will not be touring or recording with Led Zeppelin," the statement, er, states. Not only that, once Plant's done with this Alison Krauss tour, he's taking the next two years off from doing anything music-related! Which I guess means that the "no, really, this time Led Zep is definitely getting back together for real" speculation will begin anew come October 2010. Plant's full statement after the jump.
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stairway to reunion?
How do you get Robert Plant to agree to a full-scale Led Zeppelin reunion when he's reluctant to leave his project with Alison Krauss behind just so he can play decades-old music every night and rake in a lot of cash? Apparently, you tell him the band's moving on without him.
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Led Zeppelin To Play Coachella And/Or Bonnaroo*
How do you get Robert Plant to agree to a full-scale Led Zeppelin reunion when he's reluctant to leave his project with Alison Krauss behind just so he can play decades-old music every night and rake in a lot of cash? Apparently, you tell him the band's moving on without him.
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now i'll never see jerome work that mirror
The Time played fifteen shows in Las Vegas over the course of the summer, following their reunion at the Grammys, and that wasn't something worth letting me know about, Internet? I spend my days looking for music-related information, and at no point could you be bothered to tell me that the original lineup of the Time—with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis—was performing five hours from my home? Instead, all I got from you were videos of bears dancing to Lil Jon tracks! I don't want to seem unappreciative, but let's try to find a better way to communicate. For my future. [Minneapolis Star-Tribune]
Hey Internet: Thanks For Nothing
The Time played fifteen shows in Las Vegas over the course of the summer, following their reunion at the Grammys, and that wasn't something worth letting me know about, Internet? I spend my days looking for music-related information, and at no point could you be bothered to tell me that the original lineup of the Time—with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis—was performing five hours from my home? Instead, all I got from you were videos of bears dancing to Lil Jon tracks! I don't want to seem unappreciative, but let's try to find a better way to communicate. For my future. [Minneapolis Star-Tribune]
the end of ideas
Cheeky piano-heavy trio Ben Folds Five have announced that they're reuniting for a show where they play their 1999 album The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner in its entirety. The concert—which takes place in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sept. 18—is the first installment in the "let's have bands play the albums you love so they can keep raking in the nostalgia cash" series Front To Back, which is sponsored in part by nowwhat.com. (As Al Shipley put it, the site's "named after the phrase bands utter after they stop making good albums and have to just play the old ones." Ha ha! OK, it's actually an ethics-lite site sponsored by the insurance giants at State Farm. Same diff?) Anyway, as with so many music-publicity claims these days, there's something a little strange about the video announcement of the show, which I've embedded after the jump.
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Ben Folds Five Jump On The "Let's Have Bands Perform Their Old Albums Live" Bandwagon
Cheeky piano-heavy trio Ben Folds Five have announced that they're reuniting for a show where they play their 1999 album The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner in its entirety. The concert—which takes place in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sept. 18—is the first installment in the "let's have bands play the albums you love so they can keep raking in the nostalgia cash" series Front To Back, which is sponsored in part by nowwhat.com. (As Al Shipley put it, the site's "named after the phrase bands utter after they stop making good albums and have to just play the old ones." Ha ha! OK, it's actually an ethics-lite site sponsored by the insurance giants at State Farm. Same diff?) Anyway, as with so many music-publicity claims these days, there's something a little strange about the video announcement of the show, which I've embedded after the jump.
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he's just bein' weiland-y
It's been a while since we heard of any disasters on the Stone Temple Pilots reunion tour, but last week's concert in Phoenix brought Scott Weiland and his bandmates back on the trainwreck path. It got off to an unfortunate start, as you can see from the above video, with Weiland mumbling an introduction to "Big Empty" before being propelled backwards and into the drum kit of Eric Kretz, no doubt because of the power of his inebriated yarl. (The fall comes at around the 1:23 mark, although the intro really helps contextualize things.) And the mishap must have jumbled things up in his brain even more, because he then went on to forget and alter the lyrics to the track. A description from an Arizona Republic writer who saw the whole thing go down in non-pixellated form follows: More »
Stone Temple Pilots Tour Going About As Well As You Expected
It's been a while since we heard of any disasters on the Stone Temple Pilots reunion tour, but last week's concert in Phoenix brought Scott Weiland and his bandmates back on the trainwreck path. It got off to an unfortunate start, as you can see from the above video, with Weiland mumbling an introduction to "Big Empty" before being propelled backwards and into the drum kit of Eric Kretz, no doubt because of the power of his inebriated yarl. (The fall comes at around the 1:23 mark, although the intro really helps contextualize things.) And the mishap must have jumbled things up in his brain even more, because he then went on to forget and alter the lyrics to the track. A description from an Arizona Republic writer who saw the whole thing go down in non-pixellated form follows: More »
when will i be famous (again)
Late-'80s UK boy band Bros, who you might remember from—who I am kidding, odds are you don't remember Bros at all, unless you happened to see them open for Debbie Gibson during her Electric Youth tour. Well, they're getting back together if they can work out the logistics, according to Bro Matt Goss. Just so you're prepare, check out some of their career highlights after the cut. More »
Let's Just Get It Over With: All Bands Must Reform Right Now
Late-'80s UK boy band Bros, who you might remember from—who I am kidding, odds are you don't remember Bros at all, unless you happened to see them open for Debbie Gibson during her Electric Youth tour. Well, they're getting back together if they can work out the logistics, according to Bro Matt Goss. Just so you're prepare, check out some of their career highlights after the cut. More »
how this news will affect their ice cream is uncertain
Long ago, I bought a copy of Billy Breathes, I think because it had a song called "Prince Caspian" on it. That being said, Phish for me is like recreational drug use: Not my sort of thing, but if you'd like to entertain yourself in that manner, just don't bring it around my kids. Now that its been a month since lead singer Trey Anastasio started floating rumors of a reunion, Page McConnell is starting in with the "closer with all of them now then I've ever been" nonsense. Just get back together and play some giant farm or abandoned Air Force base or whatever, OK? I can't take six months of speculative blog posts and mysterious band pronouncements. Give your fans some notice so they can fix up their vans and regrow their hair to pre-breakup lengths, and we can all move on with our lives. [Billboard]
Just Get Back Together Already, Phish
Long ago, I bought a copy of Billy Breathes, I think because it had a song called "Prince Caspian" on it. That being said, Phish for me is like recreational drug use: Not my sort of thing, but if you'd like to entertain yourself in that manner, just don't bring it around my kids. Now that its been a month since lead singer Trey Anastasio started floating rumors of a reunion, Page McConnell is starting in with the "closer with all of them now then I've ever been" nonsense. Just get back together and play some giant farm or abandoned Air Force base or whatever, OK? I can't take six months of speculative blog posts and mysterious band pronouncements. Give your fans some notice so they can fix up their vans and regrow their hair to pre-breakup lengths, and we can all move on with our lives. [Billboard]
hints
Alex James interrupted his anti-cocaine promotional activites to let Blur fans know that someday, someway, he and his bandmates will put get together and siphon all your cash with a big ol' vacuum cleaner. ""We're all pretty busy but I'd be surprised if [a reunion] never happens. But I would be terrified if it was happening on Monday." It's only been about five years since Think Tank, so there's no reason to interrupt solo careers and philanthropic ventures when the potential pay-off will increase every time a summer passes and they put this off. [Digital Spy]
Alex James Certain Blur Will Eventually Grab That Reunion Loot
Alex James interrupted his anti-cocaine promotional activites to let Blur fans know that someday, someway, he and his bandmates will put get together and siphon all your cash with a big ol' vacuum cleaner. ""We're all pretty busy but I'd be surprised if [a reunion] never happens. But I would be terrified if it was happening on Monday." It's only been about five years since Think Tank, so there's no reason to interrupt solo careers and philanthropic ventures when the potential pay-off will increase every time a summer passes and they put this off. [Digital Spy]
money money money
Ned's Atomic Dustbin are the latest bygone band to announce a reunion, with a single show at London's Astoria this Dec. 6. Much as I love their double-bassed assault, aren't we running out of bands that can reunite during this decade? As far as I can see, the list is composed of The Smiths, Pavement, Uncle Tupelo, and... uh... I mean, I guess Milli Vanilli can't really count... [NME]
Ned's Atomic Dustbin Give Themselves The Christmas Present Of A '90s Nostalgia-Fueled Payday
Ned's Atomic Dustbin are the latest bygone band to announce a reunion, with a single show at London's Astoria this Dec. 6. Much as I love their double-bassed assault, aren't we running out of bands that can reunite during this decade? As far as I can see, the list is composed of The Smiths, Pavement, Uncle Tupelo, and... uh... I mean, I guess Milli Vanilli can't really count... [NME]
here i go again
And this time, the person fanning the rumor flames is none other than former Robert Plant fill-in and self-proclaimed "long-time pal" of Jimmy Page David Coverdale, who told the UK's Mirror "I'm expecting a call from Jimmy any day asking my band Whitesnake to support them on their world tour. Am I on board? You bet. Probably worth billions!" Well, more like £250 million, according to the Mirror. The alleged tour, which is now rumored to start in late 2008 or early '09, will supposedly mark the band's 40th anniversary. And hey, if it doesn't work out, perhaps some forward-thinking promoter can book a tour of bands who have claimed to be the Led Zeppelin reunion tour's opening act? I count the Cult, Velvet Revolver, and Whitesnake—surely that could fill at least a thousand seats at an arena. (You could even have Lez Zeppelin open, just to confuse the NME all over again.) [Mirror]
Led Zeppelin Reunion Tour Rumors Re-Re-Re-Resurface
And this time, the person fanning the rumor flames is none other than former Robert Plant fill-in and self-proclaimed "long-time pal" of Jimmy Page David Coverdale, who told the UK's Mirror "I'm expecting a call from Jimmy any day asking my band Whitesnake to support them on their world tour. Am I on board? You bet. Probably worth billions!" Well, more like £250 million, according to the Mirror. The alleged tour, which is now rumored to start in late 2008 or early '09, will supposedly mark the band's 40th anniversary. And hey, if it doesn't work out, perhaps some forward-thinking promoter can book a tour of bands who have claimed to be the Led Zeppelin reunion tour's opening act? I count the Cult, Velvet Revolver, and Whitesnake—surely that could fill at least a thousand seats at an arena. (You could even have Lez Zeppelin open, just to confuse the NME all over again.) [Mirror]
rumors
First the Green River reunion gets announced for the Sub Pop 20th-anniversary festival this July, and now Line Out is claiming that none other than the Vaselines, the Scottish twee outfit beloved of (and covered by) Kurt Cobain, will be playing as well? I think our pals out in Seattle said it best when they said "ALKSJFHPEORTYIASKDJFHAWOIEUTYASDKLFJHASKLDJF HASOIDRY;WFLKMNSD;OTYAXKVMNSADGASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (Some anonymous Brooklyn Vegan reader is claiming that Eric's Trip is going to make an appearance as well, which will become a multiple-consonants-in-caps worthy rumor once someone steps up to claim it.) [Line Out / YouTube]
Son Of A Gun! Vaselines Playing Sub Pop 20th Anniversary Party?
First the Green River reunion gets announced for the Sub Pop 20th-anniversary festival this July, and now Line Out is claiming that none other than the Vaselines, the Scottish twee outfit beloved of (and covered by) Kurt Cobain, will be playing as well? I think our pals out in Seattle said it best when they said "ALKSJFHPEORTYIASKDJFHAWOIEUTYASDKLFJHASKLDJF HASOIDRY;WFLKMNSD;OTYAXKVMNSADGASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (Some anonymous Brooklyn Vegan reader is claiming that Eric's Trip is going to make an appearance as well, which will become a multiple-consonants-in-caps worthy rumor once someone steps up to claim it.) [Line Out / YouTube]
My invite to the NME Awards USA apparently got lost in the mail, so the only bits of the for-real-this-time Jane's Addiction reunion that I've had a chance to see are the AP photos and this video interview with the band, in which Dave Navarro looks shiny and talks a lot and Perry Farrell looks kinda sad, until he says "As soft as grass may seem, it cracks the asphalt." [YouTube / Photo: AP]
Swervedriver's long-planned reunion will kick off at the Coachella Festival on April 27, followed by a US tour in May and June. Says singer Adam Franklin: "We've actually only had the one get-together at this point in a cheap studio in North London but it sounded surprisingly tight and together—and also more punk rock and unhinged than ever before somehow." Once again, where is that reissue of Raise? [Billboard]
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Original Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery—who's backed off from participating in his former band's reunion shows and tours because he (perhaps rightly) saw them as little more than cash grabs—has decided to play a few songs with his old mates at next week's invite-only, MySpace-streamed NME Awards USA. The band is picking up a "Godlike Genius Award" at the ceremony, no doubt in part because it new how to monetize that '90s-nostalgia mine when Weiland was still trying to figure out whether or not making an album with Guns N' Roses members was a good idea. Avery was, understandably, somewhat conflicted about even publicly mentioning that he was even considering doing the show, what with "maybe" meaning "yes" in the overheated gossipsphere that the NME helped create.
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Jane's Addiction To Reunite Again, But This Time It's Sort Of For Real
Original Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery—who's backed off from participating in his former band's reunion shows and tours because he (perhaps rightly) saw them as little more than cash grabs—has decided to play a few songs with his old mates at next week's invite-only, MySpace-streamed NME Awards USA. The band is picking up a "Godlike Genius Award" at the ceremony, no doubt in part because it new how to monetize that '90s-nostalgia mine when Weiland was still trying to figure out whether or not making an album with Guns N' Roses members was a good idea. Avery was, understandably, somewhat conflicted about even publicly mentioning that he was even considering doing the show, what with "maybe" meaning "yes" in the overheated gossipsphere that the NME helped create.
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yay
As rumored back in October, the legendary Seattle band Green River, which featured future members of Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam, and Love Battery during its too-short career, will reunite for the Sub Pop 20th anniversary party, scheduled for July 12 and 13 at Seattle's Marymoor Park. Not only will the show also feature hiatus-breaking performances by Red Red Meat, Seaweed, and the Fluid as well, it'll have sets by current acts like Low and No Age. And Mudhoney, obviously. Tickets go on sale April 26! I hope I can meet the guy who runs the grunge-history blog lamestain while I'm there, because I really owe that dude a drink. Full announced lineup after the jump.
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Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary Festival: Stop Me Before I Start Camping Out Now
As rumored back in October, the legendary Seattle band Green River, which featured future members of Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam, and Love Battery during its too-short career, will reunite for the Sub Pop 20th anniversary party, scheduled for July 12 and 13 at Seattle's Marymoor Park. Not only will the show also feature hiatus-breaking performances by Red Red Meat, Seaweed, and the Fluid as well, it'll have sets by current acts like Low and No Age. And Mudhoney, obviously. Tickets go on sale April 26! I hope I can meet the guy who runs the grunge-history blog lamestain while I'm there, because I really owe that dude a drink. Full announced lineup after the jump.
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As previously reported in this space, the spaz-pop outfit the Feelies are reuniting for a few shows this summer, and one of those shows will take place on July 4. They're opening for Sonic Youth! At Battery Park! Which means that if you want to go to the show you should start lining up around midnight on June 30 or so. [Billboard]
