Down N' Outz Release 'England Rocks' Video

Joe Elliott of Def Leppard has a new side project: the Down N' Outz. The project is Elliot on vocals and the rest of the band is the London Quireboys. The way the band came together is complicated, so read about it here. Anyway, the band just released a video for "England Rocks." I want to like it...but I don't think I do. It's just lacking...something. Joe's voice sounds good, though, so that's great news. I just think there's zero energy and no soul here. Hell, maybe you disagree. Watch and give me your opinion.

Down N' Outz will release a debut album this summer.

Tesla at Rocklahoma

Check out some videos I found of Tesla at Rocklahoma last weekend!

Love Song

Signs

Song and Emotion

Krokus Singer on Recording 'Born to Be Wild'

Krokus recently released a fantastic new album called Hoodoo. On that album, they cover the Steppenwolf classic "Born to Be Wild." I asked Krokus singer Marc Storace why the band chose to do the cover.

"It's a song that takes us back to our teenage days when we had hair down to our waists or our hippie beads and listen to the Woodstock double album record," Storace recalls to Bring Back Glam! "And from Country Joe and the Fish to Jimi Hendrix and Joe Cocker and Steppenwolf. So it was something from way back and something which is like a part of our backbones, a part of our rock culture. And the lyrics obviously very fitting: "Born to be Wild." And it's also partly a dedication to so many bikers who are Krokus fans and we thought, 'Well it's been covered by X thousands of bands maybe, but hell, we have a right to cover it too!'"

In the end, it was more special connection than anything else. Krokus played "Born to Be Wild" at their Swiss reunion show a couple years back. The rest is history.

Continues Storace, "It was the magical concert which ended with the song, 'Born to be Wild' and our fans really dug it, you know. Everybody really got turned on by it. And we played it the following year at the next the big concert. And it really hit the jackpot. So we thought, 'Well, this is a Krokus song as good as 'American Woman' or 'Stay Awake All Night' or the other covers that we did, [like] 'Ballroom Blitz' or 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet.' Let's Krokusize it too and put it on the album. And there it is. It's got a different riff, kind of more energized and beefed up; Fernando [von Arb, guitarist] did a great job on that. And we created a new middle part. And actually that turns into a big sing-a-long in the live shows. And we have a nice climax finale where I hit the highest note -- one of the highest notes in the show. And then bang! The show is over and the kids leave with a good memory."

Read more of my interview with Marc Storace soon on Noisecreep.

KISS at Rock am Ring

MTV Europe is apparently streaming Rock am Ring and Kiss played last night (remember, Germany is hours ahead of America). Anyway, some of the clips are epic and I LOVE the size of the crowd! I can't wait to attend a European fest - I imagine it's an experience like no other. Check out these clips

"God Gave Rock n' Roll to You"

"I Was Made for Lovin' You"

Your Band Can Play Rock n' America

Are you in a band? You can play Rock n' America, this summer's biggest Glam festival here in America.

Ever Made a Banner for a Concert?

Seeing the "Sevendust has arrived!" banner at Rocklahoma over the weekend got me thinking: have you ever created a homemade banner to show support for a band during a concert?

I haven't.

I think it would be cool and is definitely a throwback to the 80s. Just think of all those RATT and Bon Jovi videos that show the homemade banners created out of old bedsheets and finger paint. Glamtastic!

Thing is, nowadays there are a zillion restrictions on what you can and cannot take into a venue so it's hard to say if a banner would even be allowed. Rocklahoma allowed it because that is a camping venue and the rules are more relaxed. I'm not sure the result would be the same at Madison Square Garden. 

So, what do you think of homemade banners? If you've made one and have a picture, I'd love to see it!

Cinderella to Perform at Rock n' America

I think I wrote awhile back that Cinderella would be playing Roc n' America. Well, now it's official. Here's the release and I'll see you in July!

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK---Rock N America is proud to announce Cinderella performing at the historical Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City, OK July 22-25, 2010!
 
Cinderella, who formed in Philadelphia, PA in 1983 and whose hits include "Nobody's Fool," "Shake Me," "Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone," "Coming Home," and "The Last Mile.”   Current lineup includes Tom Keifer, Jeff LaBar, Eric Brittingham and Fred Coury.
 
Cinderella, currently on tour throughout the United States will be performing with Scorpions, Twisted Sister and RATT at the inaugural festival!  Other bands scheduled to perform at Rock N America are Dokken, Warrant, Great White, Lita Ford, Slaughter, Michael Schenker Group, LA Guns featuring Tracii Guns, Firehouse, Bulletboys, Lynch Mob, Pretty Boy Floyd, Steelheart, Faster Pussycat, John Corabi, Enuff Z Nuff, Toxin, Herman Rarebell formerly of Scorpions, Texas Hippie Coalition, Lizzy Borden, Trixter, and others to be named in the upcoming days. 
 
Rock-N-America has assembled the largest collection of Eighties Rock Bands in the United States during this three-day festival. 
 
Thursday, July 22 is a free day to the public at the Zoo Amphitheatre with bands performing beginning at 3:00PM.
 
Camping facilities are nearby the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City and there’s sufficient free parking at Remington Park Racetrack and Casino and Cinemark Tinsletown. 
 
The Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City is well known as being one of the Mid West’s unique concert facilities nestled next door to the Oklahoma City Zoo, one of the top rated zoos in North America and is the oldest zoo in the Southwest.  The Zoo Amphitheatre is located just over seventeen miles from Will Rogers World Airport.  Accommodations are not a problem as Oklahoma City boasts over 15,000 Hotel Rooms.  Hotel Packages complete with rooms, tickets and transportation are available by going to www.zooamp.com and click on tickets.
 
Three-Day General Admission and Three-Day VIP Tickets to Rock-N-America are on sale now at www.rocknamerica.com or call toll free at 800-511-1552.