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METALLICA'S "THE WALL"?
Posted by JD @ Monday, March 15, 2010
06:32 PM EST
From Classic Rock Magazine:
Metallica manager Peter Mensch has revealed the band have some major plans for 2011.
“Let’s just say that next year you will see a Metallica tour that will blow your mind. They will only play in 10 cities but it will be a huge undertaking. It will be Metallica’s equivalent of The Wall.”
This revelation came up when Classic Rock scribe Peter Makowski interviewed Mensch for a feature about the most powerful men in rock and asked him to define his role as a manager.
Mensch replied: “Coming up with ideas so that the lives shows are interesting. Just shooting off dumb ideas and, by the way, between you and me, some of it is recycling stuff that people did 25 years ago but no one’s smart enough to know that we recycled it.
“Saying something like: ‘I have this idea for us to play an equivalent of The Wall. So here’s some ideas so we can get the professionals in to they can tell me if I’m crazy or not.’ It’s like plotting out a canvas so someone else can fill it in.”
Hmm… so this could be a new version of an old idea? Metallica’s Wall? Any more clues?
Well, this could be a red herring but Mensch was insistent that Makowski checked out American opera singer Renée Fleming on YouTube. Apart from being a highly respected soprano Fleming also appeared on the soundtrack of The Lord Of The Rings singing in the imagined language of Sindarin.
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2011 is also the 20th Anniversary of the release of Black Album... coincidence?
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BEHIND THE MUSIC REMASTERED
Posted by JD @ Friday, February 5, 2010
10:50 AM EST
VH1’s Emmy Award-nominated and critically acclaimed series “Behind The Music,” returns to continue some of these now iconic stories. Starting Saturday, February 6 at 10PM ET, VH1 Classic will air eight new half-hour weekly episodes of “Behind the Music Remastered” featuring some of classic rocks seminal artists including: Genesis, Mötley Crüe, Metallica, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, and John Lennon. Picking up where the original “Behind the Music” episodes left off, VH1 Classic will air brand new interviews, footage, and video clips that update the stories of several classic artists over the last 10 to 15 years.
Heavy metal pioneers, Metallica, will be the focus of this week’s show. Be sure to catch the premiere episode of Behind the Music Remastered this Saturday, February 6 at 10/9C only on VH1 Classic
While all of these artists have previously been featured on BTM, the Remastered series will pick up where those episodes left off with new interviews and footage from the past decade. Behind the Music Remastered will premiere on VH1 Classic on Saturday, February 6th.
(from Shawn at Wiredset).
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Posted by JD @ Monday, February 1, 2010
04:27 PM EST
Sadly, the body of missing Metallica fan Morgan Dana Harrington has been discovered. The 20 year-old disappeared during a Metallica concert on October 17, 2009 at Charlottesville, VA's John Paul Jones arena. Her body was found on a farm about 10 miles from the venue. No arrests have been made nor have any suspects been named.
We urge fans to consider making a donation in Morgan's honor to either the Morgan Dana Harrington Memorial Scholarship at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine or to OMNI – Orphan Medical Network International, an organization that provides medical care in Africa.
Virginia Tech
Attn: Gift Accounting
University Development (0336)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
OMNI
6930 Empire Lane
Roanoke, VA 24018.
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UNFORGIVEN III = GRAMMY X?
Posted by JD @ Thursday, December 3, 2009
05:38 PM EST
Metallica received their 18th Grammy nomination, this time for 'The Unforgiven III' in the Best Hard Rock Performance category. If Metallica wins it will be their tenth Grammy award.
Metallica had won Best Recording Package and Best Metal Performance for 'My Apocalypse' in 2009.
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NIMES & OZZY
Posted by JD @ Tuesday, October 20, 2009
05:53 PM EST
Metallica's concert from July 2009 at the historic Arenes de Nimes in Nimes, France will be titled Francais Pour Une Nuit ("French For One Night") includes the full show, interviews and more is available November 23, 2009. The show will be sold outside of France via Metallica.com.
The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert Site has announced that "Ozzy Osbourne will join Metallica in their section of the show on October 30th. More special guest will be announced in the next few weeks."
UPDATE: The Rock Hall 25 site has updated that Ray Davies of the Kinks will also join Metallica onstage. The Kinks were part of the so-called 'British Invasion' of the 60's. The Kinks' guitar sound - much due to the cutting of slices into the speakers of their amplifiers - notably on the song 'You Really Got Me,' "arguably provided a blueprint for hard rock, and served as template for heavy metal." (Wikipedia)
Kirk's also mentioned Ozzy being part of the Metallica set at the Rock Hall show, he's also mentioned that Tony Iommi might join them as well (here). Metontour footage has footage of the band jamming to the Black Sabbath classic 'War Pigs' in their backstage practice space (here).
UPDATE: The Madison Square Garden website also lists Lou Reed as a guest during Metallica's set (but not Ray Davies).
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MISSING GIRL
Posted by JD @ Monday, October 19, 2009
06:30 PM EST
The University of Virginia Police Department is seeking information that would help locate a missing person.
Morgan Dana Harrington, a 20-year-old student from Virginia Tech, was last seen on October 17, 2009 near the John Paul Jones Arena.
Morgan was last seen wearing a black t-shirt with the tan letters that spelled “Pantera” across the front, a black mini skirt with black tights and knee high black boots. She has long blond hair and blue eyes. Morgan is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 120 lbs.
If you have seen Morgan Dana Harrington or have knowledge of her whereabouts contact the University of Virginia Police Department at 434-924-7166.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
Posted by JD @ Sunday, September 27, 2009
12:18 PM EST
 Today marks the anniversary of the passing of Cliff Burton. Cliff was Metallica's bassist on the first three Metallica albums and a huge influence on the band's work. He was killed in a bus accident in Sweden on September 27, 1986 at the age of 24. He would have turned 47 earlier this year.
"Cliff was so completely honest to himself and the people around him. He hated all this being-put-on-a-pedestal bullshit." - Lars
"He loved music. He was really intellectual but very to the point. He taught me a lot about attitude." - James
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