Weekly Music News 18.09.22
A roundup of music news for the week beginning September 18, 2022.
This has us excited... "The Smashing Pumpkins" have released a new single, "Beguiled", from their upcoming album, "Atum: A Rock Opera In Three Acts". This is a huge, 33-track concept album that will complete the trilogy that began with 1995's double album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" and continued with 2000's "Machina/The Machine of God". The album will arrive in three installments of 11 tracks each, forming a rock opera in three acts. Act One is due on November 15, 2022, Act Two on January 31, 2023, and Act Three on April 21, 2023. A special-edition box set containing all 33 tracks plus 10 previously unreleased songs is also scheduled for April 21.
"Atum: A Rock Opera In Three Acts" was written and recorded over four years by Billy Corgan and the rest of the current lineup: guitarists James Iha and Jeff Schroeder, plus drummer Jimmy Chamberlin.
From Pumpkins to Peppers... The new single released by "Red Hot Chili Peppers" is dedicated to legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Simply titled "Eddie", the song will appear on "Return of the Dream Canteen", due on October 14. Guitarist John Frusciante spoke about his love of Eddie Van Halen, saying that he loves guitarists such as Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen for the way they could make a guitar explode through their playing techniques. On the other hand, he also loves how people such as Kurt Cobain play without that kind of technique. The idea was to find a bridge between those approaches.
Listen to the song on: Spotify
Speaking of Van Halen, did you know that every member of "Sabaton" has a Van Halen tattoo? In an interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, bassist Pär Sundström said that all the band members have the iconic logo tattooed on their bodies. Why? It started with a bet, and then everyone got one. Asked whether he is a Van Halen fan, he said he thinks everyone in the band likes them.
The video for "Losing My Religion", from the iconic album "Out of Time" by "R.E.M", has passed one billion views on YouTube. Released as a single in 1991, the song dominated radio while the video was in heavy rotation on MTV. It was first uploaded to YouTube twenty years later and crossed the billion-view mark this week, having averaged around 300,000 daily views over the past year. "Losing My Religion" joins an exclusive club of songs to reach that milestone, including "Don't Stop Believin" and "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Only last week, we celebrated the 31st anniversary of "Use Your Illusion I & II" by "Guns N' Roses" with a review. This week brings news of a huge box set devoted to the two albums, due on November 11, with no fewer than 63 previously unreleased audio tracks and videos. It will come in several configurations, including seven CDs plus Blu-ray, or twelve vinyl records plus Blu-ray. For the first time, the original studio albums have been fully remastered from their original analog masters in high-resolution 96kHz/24-bit audio. Both Super Deluxe editions include the complete "Live In New York" concert, recorded at the Ritz Theatre on May 16, 1991. This legendary show was one of three warm-up concerts for the Use Your Illusion tour, still featuring Izzy Stradlin, with versions of "Don't Cry" and "You Ain't The First" featuring the late Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon on vocals. The set also includes the concert on video in 4K with Dolby Atmos sound, the first official release of the complete concert film from this period. Here is a taste:
Is singer Liam Gallagher, who turned 50 this week, planning a supergroup with the Stone Roses' John Squire? The Gallagher brothers' admiration for their fellow Manchester band is well known, so this would be something of a dream come true. Gallagher welcomed Squire at his Knebworth shows in June for "Champagne Supernova", then tweeted, "Super group incoming LG JS. (sic)" Now that tweet has further backing. In an interview with Matt Wilkinson for Apple Music 1's Home Sessions, Gallagher confirmed that he wants to work with Squire again.
Singer Steve Perry, who fronted "Journey" from 1977 to 1998 and helped create its best-known hits, is trying to stop his former Journey bandmates from holding merchandise trademarks on the names of some of the band's biggest songs. Billboard reports that guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain hold trademarks, through their company, on titles including "Any Way You Want It", "Wheel In The Sky" and "Open Arms", covering merchandise such as shirts and hats. In a petition to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Perry argues that the registrations conflict with the three musicians' partnership agreement, which requires unanimous consent for uses involving the songs, and that he never gave his consent. He has asked the office to cancel 20 registrations.
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