Rockipedia No.209
Pink Floyd began court action against record label EMI yesterday, in a test case which may force changes to the way companies release digital downloads. The band want clarification on how royalties are calculated, and they also believe EMI are not allowed to release tracks outside the album format, which is a stipulation of Floyd's contract. But the label says the terms of the deal don't extend to the digital market. The case is expected to continue for some time.
Paul Di'Anno will perform tracks from the first two Iron Maiden albums when he appears at Hard Rock Hell IV in Prestatyn on December 3-5. He's marking the 30th anniversary of his work with the band. Fellow ex-Maiden frontman Blaze Bayley will also be appearing at the festival, alongside Diamond Head, Enuff Z'Nuff, LA Guns, MSG, Skid Row, Pretty Boy Floyd and Tank.
Extreme will release a live CD and DVD, Take Us Alive, on April 23. It was recorded in Boston at the end of their 2009 world tour after a 13-year break. Guitarist Nuno Bettencourt says: "We wanted to do something special for our hometown fans who were there for us since the club days."
If the Who have a future after their charity show at the end of the month, singer Roger Daltrey would like to play more of the band's albums in full when they're on tour. He says: "There's only tiny bits of the show you can change every night. With us trying to place a lot of the newer songs, a lot of the older ones have to drop out. We're stuck between a rock and a hard place. Hopefully we will find other formulas – I'd like us to be doing Quadrophenia and Tommy, as well as the show we've got now. But the main thing is to be out there in front of people."
Paul Mahon of the Answer says the band are working up new songs: "The material has been coming along well, although they won't be in the set list just yet." The band are about to tour Spain.
Nowhere Boy, the John Lennon biopic, will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 10. Bonus features include interviews, commentary, deleted scenes and mini-documentaries.
Billy Idol's touring band for 2010 will include guitarist Billy Morrison of the Cult and Camp Freddy and drummer Jeremy Colson of Steve Vai's band. Both are members of Circus Diablo. Idol will appear across Europe in the summer including a set at Download on June 11-13.
Alexisonfire and Les Claypool will perform Rush songs to honour the band as they're inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on March 28. The Primus frontman will play The Spirit of Radio while Alexisonfire will cover Tom Sawyer.
Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine says he's writing the scre for the upcoming Iron Man II movie, as he did for the first feature. The soundtrack carries 15 AC/DC songs too. Morello says: "The movie is awesome."
Tyketto singer Danny Vaughn will tour the UK in December:
03/12 Belfast Rosetta
04/12 London Camden Underworld
05/12 Sheffield Corporation
10/12 Dudley JBs
11/12 Newcastle Cluny
12/12 Glasgow ABC2
Rumourmill: Blink 182 are thought to be returning to the UK during the summer, with websites listing shows in Glasgow and Aberdeen on August 16 and 17 respectively. No official statement has been made.
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