News Roundup: 11/9/2009
November 9th, 2009 | 3:03 pm est |
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry confirmed rumors that singer Steven Tyler has left the band. In an interview with The Las Vegas Sun, Perry said “Steven quit as far as I can tell.” Tyler, who suffered a broken shoulder at an August concert in Sturgis, SD, said recently that he planned to “work on the brand of myself.” Said Perry, “We’ll probably find somebody else and then we’ll be able to move Aerosmith up a notch.” [Guardian.co.uk]
R.I.P. drummer Jerry Fuchs, who played with !!!, the Juan MacLean and Turing Machine. Fuchs fell to his death at a Brooklyn fundraising party in an industrial building; he was trying to leap over a gap between an elevator and the building’s fifth floor when his jacket got caught on the elevator car. Fuchs was 34. [NYTimes.com]
The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty, the reality show that will follow Jermaine, Jackie, Tito and Marlon Jackson in the months after their brother Michael’s death, will begin on December 13 on A&E. Originally a special focusing on the Jacksons’ proposed comeback tour, the series has been expanded to six episodes. [Gigwise.com]
Morrissey cut his Saturday night show at Liverpool’s Echo Arena short when he was hit in the head with a bottle thrown by an audience member. Moz was singing the rather apt song “Black Cloud” when the incident happened, after which he said “Goodnight” and left the stage. Just a couple of weeks ago, Morrissey collapsed on stage after singing “This Charming Man.” [Stereogum.com]
Pavement’s reunion tour schedule just keeps getting longer: The band is set to play 2010’s Sasquatch Festival in Quincy, WA over Memorial Day weekend. [Pitchfork.com]
Download a free live EP from the Pixies’ Doolittle tour. [TwentyFourBit.com]
Is it just me, or do the first four news articles look like they should be on an April Fool’s Day list?
LOL……you’re right, Brian! :D
That Jackson Family show sounds interesting. They were real big in the Seventies, then dropped off the face of the Earth after Michael went solo.
I think he had some sisters that sang, maybe they’ll do a cameo. I hope they have a segment with their father too. I hear he played a big role in making them famous. I’d be curious to hear how he did it.
We just don’t hear enough about what celebrities do in their free time.
It’s always the drummer. I think this is the same Fuchs who played with Maserati. A previous drummer of theirs was killed riding his bicycle.
There are two rules that all bands must follow:
1) Never let the drummer talk
2) Although drumming requires innately perfect timing, superhuman reflexes and the ability to work all four limbs independently, drummers are more accident-prone than demolition derby drivers. Always have a spare.
Gary Cherone, now’s your chance!