BILLY GIBBONS UPCOMING SOLO ALBUM TO PAY TRIBUTE TO LATE PRODUCER & ZZ TOP ARE GOIN' 50
Posted by Lando on 2nd Jul 2019
Billy Gibbons is getting ready to release his third solo album, which he says will be called Hardwire, in tribute to Joe Hardy, who produced and engineered every ZZ Top and Billy Gibbons album, since Eliminator. Mr. Hardy passed away earlier this year.
According to Gibbons, "I think we're going to call it Hardware, and that's in tribute to the late Joe Hardy, our stalwart e
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TEXAS POP TURNS 50 - ZZ TOP & CHICAGO HEADLINING
Posted by Lando on 30th May 2019
50 years ago, this Labor Day weekend, exactly 2 weeks after the original Woodstock music festival, another huge, albeit not as well known music festival occurred in Lewisville, Texas, called the Texas International Pop Festival. This festival featured performances by Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Santana, Grand Funk Railroad and Chicago (then called Chicago Transit Authority), a
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EXIT 111 FESTIVAL
Posted by Lando on 24th Apr 2019
Want to see Guns N' Roses, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Def Leppard all in 1 weekend? Well then, you need to block out the weekend of October 11-13, for the first Exit 111 music festival.
To be held at Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee, this 3 day concert will feature a who's who of classic rock and heavy metal. In addition to th
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Alice Cooper's New Album to Feature ZZ Top and U2 Band Members
Posted by Lando on 13th May 2017
This July, Alice Cooper will release, Paranormal, his first solo album since 2011's Welcome 2 My Nightmare, and the 27th studio release of his career. Produced by Bob Ezrin, Paranormal will feature performances by ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and U2's Larry Mullen. Bob is the one who suggested Larry Mullen for the album, and Alice loved the idea saying "that’s a great idea, it’ll ch
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