You Know Its Gonna Be A Great Summer When Sammy Hagar Wants To Rock

How many times have you been caught in a conversation about how the rich keep getting richer? What happens if they're a Rocker? Can the magicians of writing and strings be allowed too much space to race through Rock's everyday chapters? Look at Dave Grohl! Cranking up the volume at the Democratic Convention with Foo Fighters, jamming with Paul McCartney and his ex-Nirvana bass guitarist while sliding out the frames of a new Hollywood movie. He ain't the only business maker in the music biz. Sammy Hager has always kept himself busy in the afterlife of a solo career turned Van Halen whipped into whatever his heart desires. He’s got his membership in Chickenfoot and a burgeoning booze empire to keep him busy, but that doesn’t mean Sammy Hagar has forgotten about his solo career. According to Classic Rock Magazine Hagar hasn’t released an album on his own since ‘Cosmic Universal Fashion’ in 2008, and according to comments he made during a recent interview with Las Vegas Magazine, it seems like he’s starting to get the itch again. Celebrating the three-year anniversary of his rather awkwardly named Cabo Wabo Cantina in Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort, he talked about looking forward to “a big rum and tequila party” while reminding us that, hard-partying image aside, he’s still one of the more consistently prolific rock artists of his generation. “I’m in the studio right now with my band, The Wabos, and we’re rehearsing and writing songs,” Hagar revealed when asked about his plans for 2013. “We’re putting something out this year and we’ll probably go out and do 25-30 shows.” Of course, Hagar being Hagar, music isn’t all he’s up to — aside from launching his new Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum, he’d also like to expand his cantina empire (“We’re opening another Cabo Wabo in Los Angeles at Hollywood and Vine”) as well as follow up his recent memoir with “a lifestyle cookbook with some of my chef friends.”

Social Networking Assumption Versus Motley Crue Truth

Social Networking makes it too simple to assume. In a really weird, completely in a 100% six degrees of

separation Kevin Bacon way I'm hooked up to Nikki Sixx: Twitter, Face Book, his daily radio promos and a total fan of Sixx Sense on WRFX.com and I Heart Radio. Smart enough to know the difference between hype and actuality; generated in the depths of my Rock n Roll soul was an off the wall vision that Nikki and company were attaching themselves to a new collection of songs. I've seen photographs of Nikki's new bass. Studied his excitement of writing new material. Through Social Networking a billion fans are at fault for thinking one plus one equals two. Classic Rock Magazine rips down the curtain. There won’t be new Motley Crue music coming in 2013, and there may never be another full-length album from the hard-rockers. Vince Neil says there may be an EP in the band’s future, but 2014 is as early as that would surface. “What I’m hearing is that maybe two or three or four more songs might come out to go with that song (‘Sex’) we released this year,” he tells Music News Nashville, “but it will be something like an EP, not an album. Our schedule seems to have a lot of touring.” The last Motley Crue album came in 2008 with the release of ‘Saints of Los Angeles.’ The title track became a Top 5 rock hit and a mainstay of their live set. The group continues to be among the most coveted tickets in rock. In March they’ll be in Australia with Kiss as a continuation of their joint tour, which visited the United States last summer.

There Could Be Christine McVie On Fleetwood Mac Tour

Rock Stars running rampant on world tours will forever appear in the mirrored image as being the single most coolest job on earth. Try telling that to Agnita Foltscog of ABBA and Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac. For that matter professional sports announcer John Madden. Once you've been convinced that keeping your feet on the ground while reaching for the stars can be achieved: I ain't leavin on a jet plane. How do you turn sound around? Mick Fleetwood is working hard to locate the answer. Mick recently told Classic Rock Magazine that he's doing his best to lure McVie back into the fold for their upcoming tour. “I’m seeing Chris here in London before I leave,” he told the English tabloid the Sun. “And even though she loathes flying and she’s never been back to the United States since the day she left, she is getting on a plane and flying to Hawaii with me. I’m going to hold her hand all the way, even if I have to handcuff it.” This contradicts McVie’s own words from last month, where the keyboardist/singer said she was content to be out of the spotlight. And both Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, independently of each other, admitted that her return was unlikely, but Fleetwood is hoping that being around her old bandmates will rekindle the desire to get back on stage with them. “She’s going to come and stay for three weeks in Maui,” he continued. “I’m getting goosebumps just thinking about it. John’s going to come over from Honolulu to see her and then she’s going to L.A. to see Stevie, who misses her terribly and is really excited to see her. But it’ll be her decision. But we’d make her very welcome if she wanted to creep on that stage again.” Even if McVie decides against a return to the road, she will have the opportunity to see them. The band announced five shows today (Feb. 4) in the U.K. and Ireland in September and October, with tickets going on sale Saturday (Feb. 8).

Don Henley? Did You Forget?

Here we go again. Except this time fans of music might get it right. I was doing small town radio mid-1980's when Don Henley broke out his first collection of solo projects. Pumping out the Rock over an AM not FM broadcast and still pulling in ratings...shows how different the times were. Like it was yesterday, I remember popping that microphone open, "South central Montana's first AM Stereo station is the first to play the debut release from The Eagles drummer Don Henley." Before I could slip those 400 pound Koss earphones off my head the studio telephone lines were blinking like a Christmas party, "Hello it's the Arroe Show!" "Dude! Who are the Eagles?" Wait! I had to play this same game with Donald Fagen from Steely Dan and Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers. When your Radio shoes are laced up and decorated with lettering that reads 7-Midnight Jock...you're always going to bump into someone that has no clue that Paul McCartney was once a Beatle. After Hell froze over and the Eagles returned one hopes music fans will easily identify with whom I'm speaking of when its announce Eagles drummer Don Henley a new solo album and autobiography. There are also plans in the works for an upcoming Eagles tour. According to Henley, the show will focus on the 40-year history of the band, which will bring one former member back into the fold. While he would not disclose the name of the member, he admitted that it would not be Don Felder, who had a public and acrimonious split with the band in 2001. Henley also acknowledged that he is writing his memoirs. “I’m actually working on it now,” he said. “But it will be a few years before we get to that…I don’t want to write a trashy tell-all…I think you can tell the truth and not get too salacious or prurient or tacky.” However, in front of Henley right now is the two-part documentary, ‘The History of the Eagles,’ that will debut on Showtime later this month. Henley admits that it was difficult to see his life reflected back at him on the big screen. “We were always a pretty private band,” he continued. We didn’t allow a lot of access to our little entourage there. Partly, of course, because of our behavior.” However, they did have their own film cameras capturing the backstage actions, some of which made it into the documentary, causing Henley to sardonically add, “I’ve got a lot of explaining to do to my kids.”

Nominations For The Golden Gods Of Rock Are Announced

Once Christmas is tossed in a bright red bag and taken back up the bricked chimney the Entertainment World grips the bottom of their hotel chairs with high metal backs and no cushion for the pushin. It's time for the awards! Big ones! Little one! Nominations for greatness! Industry nods to help you keep pumpin. Movies, football teams, the best commercials to mightiest in music. The American Music Awards were created by Dick Clark. He wanted a show for the fans not the business. The Grammy's have been around forever but they end up going to unknowns seeking better sales. MTV, People's Choice, Best Original Score for an Oscar. What would be on TV during primetime if there weren't so many awards? Here's a set of trophies you might not know about. Motorhead, Rush and Aerosmith are amongst the nominees in 11 just-announced categories for the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards Show, but the highest honors will go to Metallica and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, in addition to Rob Zombie. Metallica will also play at the show’s live concert on May 2 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Classic Rock Magazine reports Zombie will receive the Golden God Award, while Metallica will receive the Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award. Iommi will be honored with the Riff Lord Award, according to a press release at the Revolver website. Pro wrestler Chris Jericho will host the show once again. Sebastian Bach and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister will host the Black Carpet pre-show. Voting for all categories is open at GoldenGodsAwards.com. Fans have until April 15 to place votes in 11 categories (listed below) like Best Guitarist and Song of the Year. The three achievement awards were decided previously. Metallica’s Lars Ulrich sounds pretty pumped to be placed in the same category of previous winners like Rush and Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead. “I was hanging out and presenting at the shenanigans two years ago and the energy in the room and the vibe backstage was beyond f—ing cool, so Metallica is chomping at the bit to partake in this year’s event,” the irrepressible drummer enthuses. Other bands that will take part in the live concert are Five Finger Death Punch, Anthrax, Stone Sour, Dillinger Escape Plan and Halestorm. Stone Sour and In This Moment will kick off the first-ever Revolver Road to the Golden Gods tour in March. The show will broadcast on AXS-TV in the U.S., and in many cities worldwide through Xbox Live and Facebook.

Creedence Clearwater With Seger, Kid Rock And The Foo Fighters

The late 60's straight into the 1970's were flooded by Storytellers: Crosby Stills and Nash, Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Jackson Brown, The Eagles, John Denver's Rocky Mountain High and some new punk kid from Jersey Bruce Springsteen. Even Jocks on the Radio got into the art of engagement; Paul Harvey was brilliant with the daily news while Casey Kasum and Dick Clark masterfully kept us glued to the giant metal sticks stuck in the mud somewhere in the fields of way the hell out there. One of my favorite Casey breaks came while sharing the story of Creedence Clearwater Revival's challenge to generate enough love from music fans dominate Billboard Magazine's number one position. It's not that CCR wasn't capable, there was "always" a chunk of Pop Culture above their brand of sound. Wait! Get your hands off that computer mouse! No tapping out! John Fogerty has confirmed that his upcoming album will be centered around classic Creedence Clearwater Revival songs, but the album’s engineer says the result is completely new songs. Kid Rock, Bob Seger, Jennifer Hudson and the Foo Fighters are among the confirmed musicians who contributed to ‘Wrote a Song for Everyone.’ “It’s no nostalgia fest,” Bob Clearmountain tells Rolling Stone. Fogerty says he waited to record with each of his chosen partners until they could meet in studio and do it live. “I didn’t want to just mail people tracks because then everyone would just do ‘Proud Mary’ like the old record,” he says in the same interview. He’s been working on the album since 2010, and originally scheduled it for release in October 2012. A press release about the delay suggested there would be original material on the album, something that is not addressed in the Rolling Stone article. The focus is on the old CCR songs, however. Fogerty has finally regained publishing rights to the songs after a lengthy legal battle. “I wrote all these songs,” he said. ” They’re back home with Daddy, like they should be.” Confirmed songs on ‘Wrote a Song for Everyone’ include ‘Fortunate Son,’ ‘Born on the Bayou’ and ‘Long As I Can See the Light.’

AC/DC Is Ready To Rock Super Sunday

In the Radio biz copyright laws forbid teams of jocks and other talker's from calling it the Super ****. Do what I do and bust open a can of buzz and call this Sunday the Monster Mash after Christmas. It's the single biggest party celebration after New Years Eve but nowhere near as festive as Christmas. It's not the Super **** My parties are a feast of beer, the best whiskeys, tastiest vodkas and everything else that'll make you extremely thirsty after the game. We wash down our alcohol with food and I mean tons of it. Therefore this football game should be officially dubbed The Supper Bowl. After the game I don't have room for any more food cuz I spent the entire damn day eating like it was supper. Oh! To help you work the ribs, beans, pizza and everything else the neighbors have dumped on the dining room table...we get laugh, holler and complain about the commercials. This year someone new is coming to the flat screen party. Classic Rock Magazine reports that we're gonna get a little AC/DC. It makes you want to pump your fist, stomp your feet, and…get behind the wheel of a sensible four-cylinder economy car that gets great gas mileage? Well, maybe not. But Hyundai is still reportedly interested in using the Australian rock legends to help add an extra splash to their Super Bowl ads — and even if it doesn’t seem like the most natural fit, as Bravewords points out, the automaker could use all the extra dazzle it can get: The 150 seconds of ad time they’ve purchased during the game will cost them something like $9.5 million. (To put things in perspective, that’s enough to buy 565 Hyundai Elantras at MSRP.) Their few seconds as car shills should give the guys in AC/DC a nice added cash infusion — not that they really need it these days, what with the impressive sales figures generated by their recent decision to put their catalog up for digital download on the iTunes store. Either way, rock fans should savor this glimpse of the band; according to guitarist Malcolm Young, their next album is still “a year or two away.”