Music News & Notes

With A Little Help From Their Friends

KISS has announced a partnership with social media company Eventful in order to allow their fans to vote where they will play on their next tour.

“No matter where the fans say – from stadiums to cornfields – if there are enough votes, KISS will be there!” according to a statement from the band.

The final determination will not be made just on votes but, to give small towns a fair chance, on the ratio of total population to number of votes. Fans who let their opinion be known will also have first shot at the pre-sale of tickets to the show.

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Aerosmith LP Delayed Again

Aerosmith's new album has been delayed once again. The band had to change the date when Joe Perry had to have surgery for a knee replacement and again last month when Steven Tyler came down with pneumonia. According to Perry, that left too little time to finish anything before they went out on tour.

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Rogers Guitar Sells For Big Bucks

Singing Cowboy Roy Rogers' OM-45 Deluxe Martin Guitar was sold last week at auction to an anonymous bidder for $460,000. The guitar was #1 of only 15 produced and was purchased in 1933 by a young Rogers for $30.

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All You Need Are The Beatles

After a nearly 22-year wait, digitally remastered versions of all of the Beatles studio albums will be released on September 9, a press release has confirmed. Each album will feature the track listings and artwork as it was originally released in the U.K. and come with expanded booklets including original and newly written liner notes and rare photos.

The Beatles Remasters:

Please Please Me
With the Beatles
A Hard Day’s Night
Beatles for Sale
Help!
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles (The White Album)
Abbey Road
Let It Be
Past Masters
Yellow Submarine