Brian Johnson, lead singer for the ‘Back in Black’ rockers ‘ which also includes brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd – said they are set to get together to see “how we’re feeling” about moving forward with the band, though he admitted they never like to work to deadlines. He said: “I’m going to see the boys and we’ll probably have a little pow wow and a chat to see how we’re feeling. We never ever say, ‘We’re going in the studio January next year,’ if you do that you’re straight under pressure, and we’ve never worked like that. “We’ve always been very easy going. We’re like migrating birds, we smell the air and scratch...

The annual Vivid Live Festival is still going strong in Sydney Australia, but they’ll have a hard time matching the excitement of May 31st. Not only did the Cure show up, but they treated their ‘Down Under’ fans to a 44 song set. They played their first three albums, from 1979-81 in their entirety along with a tasty encore. The covered their first three albums,Three Imaginary Boys, Seventeen Seconds, and Faith albums completely. We have the set lists below. This is the set list  from May 31st.. (Another show was scheduled for June 1st) Three Imaginary Boys 1. 10:15 Saturday Night 2. Accuracy 3. Grinding Halt 4. Another Day 5. Object 6. Subway Song 7. Foxy Lady 8. Meathook...

Well what will Mr. Letterman think of next? Once it was “Ventriloquist Week,” we also had “Magician’s Week.” Just announced is the next “Week” bit, this one is going to feature “drum solos.” You did read that correctly, drum solo’s. He’ll have one drummer each night from Monday thru Thursday. They will, do a drum solo. They’ve also announced the participants. First up on Monday, June 6th will be the CBS Orchestra’s Anton Fig. Tuesday June 7th will feature the great Shiela E., Wedneday, June 8th will see Roy Haynes. That should really be special. I think that’s the one not to miss. Many will like Thursday’s participant. That will feature, Neil Peart, I know all the Rush fans...

            —————————————————————————————————————————————————————- NPR will be streaming live the Sasquatch Music Festival from near Seattle, Washington. Here’s the lineup. HOW TO LISTEN: Listen live at NPR.org or on-the-go with the NPR Music iPhone app. Listen live in Seattle at KEXP, 90.3FM or check your local public radio station. Enjoy the shows again in the NPR Music archives. Back to the Cool Album of the Day Home Page Saturday, May 28 ALL TIMES ET 3:25 pm: Death From Above 1979 4:05 pm: The Radio Dept. 5:10 pm: The Head And The Heart 6:10 pm: Bob Mould 6:55 pm: Mariachi El Bronx 7:20 pm: Wolf Parade 8:10 pm: The Globes 8:45 pm: Local Natives 9:20 pm: Rebecca Gates 9:45...

Mick Jagger has reportedly formed a supergroup called Super Heavy with Joss Stone, Damian Marley, Eurythmics‘ Dave Stewart and the Oscar-winning musician and producer behind the score for Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman. An unnamed source told the New York Post that Super Heavy “Just finished a record and their first video and are talking to major labels about a deal.” Another unnamed reports that, “Each member has a very distinct and different style, but it works. Mick has been recording with Dave for a while, and both worked with Joss in the past.” Although it has been reported the group have made a music promo, Jagger insists they haven’t looked that far ahead yet. The legendary rocker claims he...

We’re you hoping for a new Rolling Stones album this year, or early next? Well, that’s not going to happen according to Keith Richards. However, there is some very good news as Keith confirmed on the Jimmy Fallon show that he does plan a new X-Pensive Winos album. This would be their third following 1988’s Talk is Cheap and 1992’s Main Offender. When asked about him trying to get the Stones together, he told Fallon “I’m trying to nail them down but I don’t want to crucify them, if you know what I mean.” Actually Keith, I don’t know what that means, but I get the idea. He did say that he and Winos’ drummer Steve Jordan have already been...

The Cars have begun their first tour since 1988. They’ve done a few shows so I’m guessing people would love to know what tunes they’re doing. I love reading set lists! I always hated, years ago, opening up a newspaper to read a review and not getting hardly any information on what they played. I’ve read some where at most, three songs were mentioned. If you’re like me, they number one question I always had was, “What did they play?” The last time they played Los Angeles was 1987 according to Greg Hawkes.   They make their return as a quartet as bassist / vocalist Benjamin Orr lost his fight against pancreatic cancer in 2000. A substantial loss indeed. Here’s what...

Yes, it was only a one-off. At least that’s what all parties are saying at this point. However, that won’t stop us from enjoying a 3/4 Pink Floyd reunion for at least one night. A while back, David Gilmour lost a bet. He lost, we won. To pay up, he had to join Roger Waters for one night on Waters’ highly successful tour of “The Wall.” That night would be last night in London at the 02 Arena. We didn’t expect Nick Mason to be there as well. How lucky a cool for the 02 crowd. David did his soaring solo in “Comfortable Numb” as expected. He did it high on the wall as in the past. They also...

The Killers drummer Ronnie Vannucci has revealed that the band are set to begin work on new material. Taking a break after an extensive world tour, The Killers have kept fans guessing. Brandon Flowers released a hugely successful solo record, while various members have embarked on solo projects. Drummer Ronnie Vannucci is amongst them. Recording a number of solo tracks, new album ‘Big Talk’ is set to be released through his own micro-label Little Oil this summer. Speaking to XFM, the drummer enthused about his own material before revealing that The Killers were preparing to get together to work on a few musical ideas. Claiming that they had “piles” of songs, the Las Vegas group are apparently near the...

The 2011 Blues Music Awards have been announced. The big winner was Buddy Guy, he took home “Album of the Year” and “Song of the Year” for Living Proof and also was named “Entertainer of the Year.” Derek Trucks did well himself. He won for “Instrumentalist-Guitar” while his band was named “Band of the Year.”     Acoustic Album of the Year Last Train to Bluesville The Nighthawks Acoustic Artist of the Year John Hammond Album of the Year Living Proof Buddy Guy B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Buddy Guy Band of the Year The Derek Trucks Band Best New Artist Debut On the Floor Matt Hill Contemporary Blues Album of the Year Living Proof Buddy Guy Contemporary...