Quick comment on the double live CD Past Lives, which is due to be released next Tuesday the 20th. I’ve had several people email me and ask if August 20th is a world-wide release date. I just found out today that it is not. It will be released on August 20th in the US & […]
NEIL MURRAY UPDATE
August 13, 2002 by
Got a quick update on former bassist Neil Murray when I had asked him what he’s been up to lately. This is what he said: I’m busy almost every day playing in the Queen musical We Will Rock You in London, which is very successful and will probably run for a long time. I’ll take […]
NEW IOMMI – WITH PHIL ANSELMO?
July 24, 2002 by
Was sent a short tidbit overnight about a possible new album from Tony Iommi. Check it out (story originated here): It appears as if PANTERA/DOWN/SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Phil Anselmo will be heading to England in January to record a full length album with TONY IOMMI. This is the first I’ve heard of anything new from […]
NEW RONDINELLI ALBUM
July 23, 2002 by
An album that several folks have been looking forward to, the new Rondinelli album is due out in October. This short news blurb appeared on Hard Radio the other day. RONDINELLI release their new album, Our Cross – Our Sins on October 21st through MTM. The band lineup features: Tony Martin (BLACK SABBATH, vocals), Neil […]
BLACK & BLUE TO BE RELEASED ON DVD
July 23, 2002 by
Also over the weekend, I received a report of a news story about the old Black Sabbath / Blue Oyster Cult concert video "Black & Blue" being released on DVD later this year. Here’s the news story I saw: BLACK SABBATH and BLUE OYSTER CULT’s legendary "Black & Blue" concert, filmed at Nassau Coliseum in […]
MORE ON PAST LIVES II
July 23, 2002 by
After posting the update earlier this morning, I got off the phone with Sharon Osbourne’s label, and got some details about Past Lives. Here’s what they told me: The release date is August 20th. There are two different styles of packaging. There are no (current) plans to release it on vinyl (which someone emailed me […]
MORE ON PAST LIVES
July 23, 2002 by
Got a bunch of feedback on Past Lives over the weekend. I would have updated sooner, but I was sick most of the weekend (and Monday). Anyway, it appears that it’s available for pre-order from both Amazon & CDnow at the moment. Both Amazon & CDNow have two price points for the disc – what […]
PAST LIVES COVER ART UPDATE
July 20, 2002 by
I was informed of a link on vh1.com showing what purports to be cover art. That is shown here, although I’ve yet to completely confirm it with the record label. It does look authentic though. It also claims the release date is August 20th, which I also cannot confirm. If it’s true though, it means […]
SHARON OSBOURNE & CANCER II
July 19, 2002 by
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the cancer that has afflicted Sharon was colon cancer, and from news reports out this week, it’s spread elsewhere in her body. This is bad news, but everyone is optimistic about her recovery, including myself. I inquired about that, and was told it’s not affecting recording (which is […]
LIVE IN 75 GETS NEW NAME
July 19, 2002 by
Got a quick news story that folks will be interested to hear. The "Live in 75" double live Black Sabbath album has a new name. Actually, it’s more accurate to say that it has a real name, as "Live in 75" was just a working title. The name of the album is now PAST LIVES. […]
