Rockipedia No.197
Fall Out Boy's recent split rumours are being played down by management, who state the band is in the same position it was when it announced a hiatus last year, and no decision has been taken about the future. Meanwhile, the band and friends have been indulging in some light-hearted fun via Twitter:
Pete Wentz: Open try outs for Fall Out Boy. Contestants will be sent to an island of 14 year old girls where they will be voted off.
Mark Hoppus, Blink 182: For the record: as of right now, I am also quitting Fall Out Boy.
John Mayer: I am replacing Mark Hoppus in Fall Out Boy. As de factor leader I am thrilled to announce Queensryche's Geoff Tate is our new singer.
Hoppus: As of this moment I am replacing John Mayer in the band 'John Mayer'.
Ashlee Simpson, Wentz' wife: I joined Fall Out Boy. The rider is white candles and caviar. We're playing Lilith Fair... Argh, I quit Fall Out Boy too.
Ratt will release new album Infestation on April 20, with first single Best of Me (stream available via Rock This Way) out on February 21. Singer Stephen Pearcy says: "We wants this to be like something we would have written right after Out of the Cellar. We definitely went back to basics."
Original Judas Priest singer Al Atkins' band, Holy Rage, has announced a new lineup featuring guitarist Vince O'Regan (Bob Catley, Eden) and bassist Steve Mercy (Abigail's Mercy). Guitarist Chris Johnson explains: "Al began writing songs with the guys and shocked us by announcing he wanted them in the band too. After listening to the songs and rehearsing together it really did sound like a killer idea. Not only are we sounding even heavier, it also seems like we've played together for ever. We wish Scott Dallow all the best - there's no ill feeling and we'll all be having a beer very soon."
The Black Sabbath albums featuring Ronnie James Dio on vocals will be released in deluxe expanded editions on April 5. Heaven and Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981) and Live Evil (1982) will come in 2-disc formats with added live and video tracks.
Ritchie Kotzen will play three dates in the UK in June:
17/06 Islington Academy
19/02 Manchester Academy
20/02 Glasgow Classic Grand
A Caravan box-set will be released on March 2, called The World Is Yours, featuring album tracks, BBC sessions, live recordings and two unreleased tracks: The Love in Your Eye and Any Advance on Carpet?.
Gogol Bordello will play a UK tour in March before starting work on a new album with producer Rick Rubin:
07/03 Hammersmith Apollo
08/03 Manchester Academy
09/03 Glasgow Academy
10/03 Norwich UEA
11/03 Birmingham Academy
After Tom Scholz recent revelations that someone used the Boston mainman's name to con a venue out of $5000, it's been revealed that someone else tried to use Paul Simon's identity to rob a bank. New Yorker Rafael Ramos attempted to withdraw $4000 from Simon's account using fake ID, but was caught when a teller suspected that at 6'1" he was too tall to be Simon, who's 5'3".
The Australian Pink Floys will tour the UK starting in April:
22/04 Cardiff CIA
23/04 London O2 Arena
24/04 Brighton Centre
25/04 Nottingham Arena
27/04 Belfast Arena
28/04 Dublin Arena
30/04 Glasgow SECC
01/05 Aberdeen AECC
02/05 Manchester Arena
04/05 Leicester De Montford Hall
05/05 Bournemouth BIC
06/05 Oxford New Theatre
08/05 Plymouth Pavilions
09/05 Birmingham NIA
11/05 Newcastle Arena
12/05 Sheffield Arena
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