The Kurt Cobain Documentary 'Montage of Heck' Will Return to Theaters Next Month.
The film's run on HBO is up, so the project's distributors will have it back up on big screens in select cities starting August 7th. Montage of Heck already had a run in New York and Los Angeles, and at ArcLight Cinemas around the country, back in April to make it eligible for the Academy Awards. A Blu-ray and digital release is expected in the fall.
U2: Into 2016?
When U2 opened their Innocence and Experience tour in May in Vancouver, we asked if there were plans to extend it into next year. The Edge told us that they would take a wait-and-see approach -- but now it appears they have something in the works.
We caught up to them this week, and The Edge told us, "We can't announce anything, but there could possibly be some extra shows next year." And bassist Adam Clayton added, "Life is long and so's the road."
In the meantime, U2 have four shows in Boston starting Friday night at the TD Garden. Bono says Boston was the town that broke U2 in America and that they view it as "a capital and America as a colony. We are made to feel very at home [there]."
Instead of one-night stands in multiple cities, U2 have been playing multiple nights in a select group of major cities. Drummer Larry Mullen says this approach has worked out very well.
"There are a lot of advantages, and it also pushes the band to be creative. We can't sit back and do the same set... It's has the affect of making the band better."
Following the four shows in Boston -- through next Wednesday -- U2 will park themselves at Madison Square Garden in New York for eight nights from July 18th to the 31st. Then it's on to Europe from September 4th through November 15th.
SHERYL CROW: Diner Does Delaware
Diner, the musical based upon the 1982 film, with songs written by Sheryl Crow, will return at the end of this year.
The musical was initially staged in December 2014 at Virginia’s Signature Theater with an eye to it reaching Broadway this past spring, but those plans fell through.
This second run is from December 2nd through the 27th at the Delaware Theater Company in Wilmington, Delaware. That has given rise to speculation about a Broadway debut in spring 2016.
IMAGINE DRAGONS: "Radioactive" Diamond
What does it take to make a radioactive diamond?
We don't know if that's even possible, but Imagine Dragons hit "Radioactive" has just been certified Diamond by the RIAA for a combination of sales and equivalent streams adding up to 10 million copies sold, with every 100 streams equaling one sale.
It follows Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," Justin Bieber's "Baby" and Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" and "Not Afraid" as Diamond-certified digital songs. Elton John's "Candle in the Wind, backed with "The Way You Look Tonight" is the only Diamond physical single.
The Diamond certification is yet another honor for "Radioactive," which also holds the record for the longest stay of any song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. (Billboard)
PEARL JAM, ALICE IN CHAINS: One More Mad Season Re-Issue
There's another re-issue on the way from Mad Season, the Seattle supergroup that brought together Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and late Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley.
Live at The Moore, which documents the original band's final concert, will be released on vinyl on August 28th. The 11-song set was a home video released in 1995. The audio from it was included in a deluxe edition of the band's Above album that was released in 2013.
Mad Season drummer Barrett Martin revealed earlier this week that he, McCready and Duff McKagan are recording some new tracks together.
PETER GABRIEL: New Album in the Works
Peter Gabriel is working on a new album -- and he's got the hard drives to prove it.
Gabriel posted a picture of the back-up hard drive that's storing the songs for the album with the caption, "New album... Backup one of three in the anti-static case (also backed up off site to raid). And it's still getting full!"
Gabriel's last two albums were orchestral covers of other people's songs (Scratch My Back) and his own (New Blood). His last album of new, original songs was 2002's Up.
THE WHO: Not Happy at Glastonbury
A blog post on The Who's website suggests their recent set at England's Glastonbury festival was sabotaged.
It says, "As we began to prepare [to set up], we found someone had sabotaged the carefully tested audio connections for much of our gear. We’ve never seen that before, but we’re good at plugging things in, so all damage was repaired in time. Was it [Paul] Weller or Lionel [Richie], no way. Dalai Lama -– hmmm… he did steal the show already. Well, so far…"
Turns out, Pete Townshend was also unhappy with the way the set began, with the band playing "more than a little loose... Pete decided the clear sound screens in front of Zak [Starkey]’s drums were in the way, and violently pulled them over onto his amps."
KEITH RICHARDS: Its Former Owner Is a Rolling Stone
Last month, former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman auctioned off two of his cars, and now one formerly owned by Keith Richards is up for bids.
It's a 1965 Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur, which Keith used to affectionately refer to as "Blue Lena," after the legendary singer Lena Horne. He bought it new in '65, and for the most part everything is original, even the hidden storage compartment he had built into it for carrying his stash of illegal goods. It was this car that he drove to Morocco in the late '60s along with Brian Jones in an attempt to escape drug charges in England. He later banged up the car after falling asleep at the wheel, with his nose reportedly leaving a mark on the dashboard.
Bonhams will put it on the auction block in England on September 12th at the Goodwood Revival, and it is expected to go for anywhere from $610,000 to $920,000.
Meanwhile...
The Rolling Stones paid tribute to Motown Records Wednesday night in Detroit by covering The Temptations' "Just My Imagination." The last U.S. show on the Zip Code tour is Saturday in Orchard Park, New York, just outside Buffalo, followed by the tour finale next Wednesday in Quebec City.
DAVID CROSBY: Doesn’t Like Kanye. Period.
David Crosby has taken another shot at Kanye West. Asked on Twitter what he thought about Kanye's statement at last month's Glastonbury Festival that he's "the greatest rock star of all time" Crosby replied, "He can't write, sing or play at all. He is an egomaniac. He is dumb as a post. He creates nothing. He helps no one. [I'm] not picking a fight. Just call 'em like I see 'em."
SNOW PATROL: Lightbody to Play West Coast Solo Shows
Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody has announced a run of six intimate West Coast solo dates starting at Sodo Lounge in Seattle on July 29th. The other dates are:
7/30 - Portland, OR - Star Theater
8/2 - San Francisco, CA - Swedish American Hall
8/4 - Santa Cruz, CA - Don Quixote's Music Hall
8/5 - Napa, CA - City Winery
8/8 - Los Angeles, CA - Largo
FINALLY…
American Authors release the video for their single “Go Big or Go Home” tomorrow (Friday). In case you can’t wait, they’ve posted a 15-second snippet on their Facebook page.
Duran Duran have moved the release date of their 14th album, Paper Gods, up a week. It will now come out on September 11th.
Billy Zoom, guitarist with the seminal L.A. punk band X, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer and will start chemotherapy next week. Five years ago, the now-67-year-old revealed that he’d been successfully treated for prostate cancer. A Web page has been set up to raise money for his medical costs at GoFundMe.com/yx66a4.
