Toutes les news sur le Rock and Roll, c'est sur BabelRock   23/07/04 Massacre à la tronçonneuse : deuxième opus en projet Le remake du célèbre film que... ...réalisa Tobe Hooper en 1974). Le film de Marcus Nispel, bien que n'ayant pas le même impacte que celui de maître Hooper, a remporté un certain succès, à tel point que les producteurs ont décidé de donner une suite au film. Ce coup-ci le Tronçonneur se mesurera à une troupe de soldats ! Le scénario sera signé Sheldon Turner ("The Longest Yard") et le film sera distribué aux States par "New Line".   DVD : Gene Simmons Le groupe, "Simmons Audio Visual/New Millennium/Sanctuary Records" a annoncé la sortie d'un DVD (et CD) de "GENE SIMMONS' SPEAKING IN TONGUES". Cette nouveauté est prevue le 10 août prochain. Des images rares de la Rock Star, dont certaines privées, à son domicile, en famille,... En bonus 10 chansons totalement inédites, enregistrées par Gene Simmons entre les années 70 et 90.   Ronstadt : un retour à Vegas ? La chanteuse, Linda Ronstadt est en négociation avec la "Recording Artists Coalition" (RAC) et les nouveaux propriétaire du "Alladin Theater" de Las Vegas. Un retour sur scène qui pourra se faire le 1 septembre. L'artiste sera annoncée par le réalisateur Michael Moore.   Zutons fait les prolongations en Angleterre Le groupe a ajouté de nouvelles dates... ...à sa tournée prévue en octobre. Zutons fera un concert supplémentaire au "Bush Empire" de Shepherd, le 26 octobre. Dates confirmées en octobre : - 04 Brighton Corn Exchange - 05 Bristol Anson Rooms - 06 Exeter University - 08 London Shepherd's Bush Empire - 09 Portsmouth Pyramid - 10 Cardiff University - 12 Northampton Roadmenders - 13 Norwich Waterfront - 14 Leeds Metropolitan University - 16 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall - 17 Nottingham Rock City - 19 Newcastle University - 21 Glasgow QMU - 22 Manchester Academy - 23 Sheffield Leadmill - 24 Cambridge Junction - 26 London Shepherd's Bush Empire   Les Pogues se réunissent en décembre Ils n'étaient pas monté sur scène ensemble depuis 2001. Selon le site officiel du leader du groupe, Shane MacGowan, une tournée est prévue en décembre, avec un arrêt à Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester et Dublin. Les Pogues ont cartonné en 1987 avec l'album "If I Should Fall From Grace With God". MacGowan avait quitté le groupe en 1991. Le dernier album enregistré par les Pogues en studio, "Pogue Mahone", date de 1995. Quant à MacGowan, son dernier album "Across the Broad Atlantic: Live On Paddy's Day", enregistré avec le groupe Popes, date de 2000. Concerts prévus en décembre : - 13 & 14 Glasgow (Academy) - 16 Newcastle (Arena) - 17 Birmingham (Academy) - 18 Manchester (M.E.N. Arena) - 20 & 21 London (Brixton Academy) - 23 Dublin (Point)   Biographie d'un ex Guns N' Roses Le batteur du groupe, Guns N' Roses, Steven Adler sortira une autobiographie, couvrant la période de 12 ans à aujourd'hui. Le livre contient quelques informations relativement "trash" sur les membres des Guns. Adler a déclaré sur un site de fans : "I didn't [talk] s*** in it, because when you talk s***, you look like s*** yourself."   Placebo prépare une compile Le groupe, Placebo sortira un "Best Of" à l'automne. Après 4 albums, Placebo sort la compilation "Once More With Feeling", le 18 octobre, sous la label "Virgin Record". Cet nouvel album sera compose des hits presents sur les 4 albums "Placebo", "Without You I'm Nothing", "Black Market Music" et "Sleeping With Ghosts", mais aussi une nouvelle chanson. Le bonus qui tentera les fans. Un single est aussi prévu le 4 octobre.   Rhino : un Giga coffret pour les fans des années 80 Une période fertile en hit et en bon vieux Rock And n' Roll "Left of the Dial: Dispatches From the '80s Underground" est le titre de ce coffret. Cadeau magique que les jeunes (ceux qui n'ont pas connu la grande époque), se doivent de posséder. Abandonner un instant le rap, la house, le R&B (d'aujourd'hui) ou encore pire la techno, pour écouter ce qu'il y a de meilleur... Bon il faudra quand même attendre le 5 octobre, ce coffret de 82 chansons, le travail de groupes américains et australiens et débourser environ 65 $. Parmi les hits à redécouvrir, "Radio Free Europe" (R.E.M.), "Hollywood (Africa)" (Red Hot Chili Peppers) ou encore "Message of Love" (Pretenders). Trackiste de "Left of the Dial: Dispatches From the '80s Underground" : * CD 1 - "Radio Free Europe," R.E.M. (Athens, Ga.) - "Going Underground," the Jam (Woking, England) - "A Forest," the Cure (Crawley, England) - "Holiday in Cambodia," Dead Kennedys (San Francisco) - "I'm in Love With a German Film Star," Passions (London) - "I Will Dare," the Replacements (Minneapolis) - "That's When I Reach for My Revolver," Mission Of Burma (Boston) - "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline," X (Los Angeles) - "Just Like Honey," the Jesus And Mary Chain (Glasgow, Scotland) - "Black Celebration," Depeche Mode (Basildon, England) - "Tell Me When It's Over," the Dream Syndicate (Los Angeles) - "Hollywood (Africa)," the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Los Angeles) - "Temptation," New Order (Manchester, England) - "Ghosts," Japan (London) - "A Song From Under the Floorboards," Magazine (Manchester, England) - "Oblivious," Aztec Camera (Glasgow, Scotland) - "Don't Want To Know if You Are Lonely," Hüsker Dü (St. Paul, Minn.) - "Rise Above," Black Flag (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) - "Back in Flesh," Wall Of Voodoo (Los Angeles) - "Cattle and Cane," the Go-Betweens (Brisbane, Australia) * CD 2 - "Message of Love," the Pretenders (London) - "Vienna," Ultravox (London) - "Freak Scene," Dinosaur Jr. (Amherst, Mass.) - "This Charming Man," the Smiths (Manchester, England) - "Stigmata," Ministry (Chicago) - "Ways To Be Wicked," Lone Justice (Los Angeles) - "Wardance," Killing Joke (Notting Hill, England) - "Enola Gay," Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (Liverpool) - "Mirror in the Bathroom," the English Beat (Birmingham, England) - "Fairytale in the Supermarket," the Raincoats (London) - "Behind the Wall of Sleep," the Smithereens (Carteret, N.J.) - "Political Song for Michael Jackson To Sing," Minutemen (San Pedro, Calif.) - "Punk Rock Girl," the Dead Milkmen (Philadelphia) - "Still in Hollywood," Concrete Blonde (Los Angeles) - "Love Will Tear Us Apart," Joy Division (Manchester, England) - "Blister in the Sun," Violent Femmes (Milwaukee) - "Lake of Fire," Meat Puppets (Tucson, Ariz.) - "Amplifier," the dB's (Winston-Salem, N.C.) - "When Love Breaks Down," Prefab Sprout (Newcastle, England) - "Goo Goo Muck," the Cramps (New York) - "This Corrosion," Sisters Of Mercy (Leeds, England) - "Senses Working Overtime," XTC (Swindon, England) * CD 3 - "The Cutter," Echo & The Bunnymen (Liverpool) - "Pay To Cum!" Bad Brains (Washington, D.C.) - "Birthday," the Sugarcubes (Reykjavik) - "Madonna of the Wasps," Robyn Hitchcock 'n' the Egyptians (London) - "We Care a Lot," Faith No More (San Francisco) - "Teenage Riot," Sonic Youth (New York) - "To Hell With Poverty," Gang Of Four (Leeds, England) - "Fa Cé-La," the Feelies (Hoboken, N.J.) - "Ana Ng," They Might Be Giants (Brooklyn, N.Y.) - "Swamp Thing," the Chameleons UK (Middleton, England) - "The Mercy Seat," Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (London) - "I Look Around," the Rain Parade (Los Angeles) - "All That Money Wants," Psychedelic Furs (London) - "Under the Milky Way," the Church (Sydney) - "Rise," Public Image Ltd. (London) - "Kundalini Express," Love And Rockets (London) - "Gravity Talks," Green On Red (Los Angeles) - "Adrenalin," Throbbing Gristle (Manchester, England) - "She Bangs the Drums," the Stone Roses (Manchester, England) * CD 4 - "Monkey Gone to Heaven," Pixies (Boston) - "Uncertain Smile," (original 7" version)," the The (Swadlincote, England) - "Bela Lugosi's Dead," Bauhaus (Northampton, England) - "Christine," Siouxsie And The Banshees (Bromley, England) - "Straight Edge," Minor Threat (Washington, D.C.) - "I Want To Help You Ann," the Lyres (Boston) - "Our Secret," Beat Happening (Olympia, Wash.) - "Jane Says," Jane's Addiction (Los Angeles) - "World Shut Your Mouth," Julian Cope (Liverpool) - "Running up That Hill," Kate Bush (Bexleyheath, England) - "Sex Beat," Gun Club (Los Angeles) - "Take the Skinheads Bowling," Camper Van Beethoven (Santa Cruz, Calif.) - "Institutionalized," Suicidal Tendencies (Venice, Calif.) - "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops," Cocteau Twins (Grangemouth, Scotland) - "24 Hour Party People," Happy Mondays (Manchester, England) - "I Want You Back," Hoodoo Gurus (Sydney) - "Suburban Home," Descendents (Los Angeles) - "A Pair of Brown Eyes," the Pogues (Kings Cross, Ireland) - "Jet Fighter," the Three O'Clock (Los Angeles) - "Moving To Florida," Butthole Surfers (San Antonio, Texas) - "A New England," Billy Bragg (Barking, England)