hardDriveRadio salutes the Men and Women of the Armed Forces…past and present! Thank you for serving us so bravely! hardDrive XL listeners! Don’t forget to DVR the Concert For Valor on HBO tonight…..AC/DC have posted a “behind the scenes” making of their music video for “Play Ball.” Legendary English director, David Mallett, who has directed a bazillion amazing videos for mostly British bands like Queen, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Jethro Tull, U2, and also for Madonna, Joan Jett , Kiss and Blondie, did the music video and behind the scenes …I could go on and on about him. Watch the short clip here. (Cliff Williams, your hair never looked more awesome!) Looking forward to Angus Young and Cliff in the hardDriveRadio studios on Friday! OH MAN OH MAN! Send your questions in to me TODAY and I will be happy to ask the boys! Thanks to Shawnerz98 for being the first one in on the hardDriveRadio APP!….. Congrats to Shinedown! The band has just notched its fourth gold album in a row — indicating sales of more than 500,000 copies — for 2012’s Amaryllis, the Florida-based group’s fourth studio effort. All four Shinedown albums are now either gold or platinum, with the latter certification awarded for sales of more than one million copies. Frontman Brent Smith said in a statement, “Going gold on Amaryllis is a true testament to our ‘family’ of fans. In a time where music and the music industry is an ever-changing enigma, we as artists and performers must always remember that there is only one boss that we all truly answer to . . . and it’s everyone out in the audience. We are honored beyond belief to have such an amazing fanbase to get us to the next chapter.” Shinedown is already at work on its next studio album, and is also making a feature film to accompany it with video director Darren Doane. Smith told us earlier this year the film would not be a documentary in the usual sense: “It’s a little bit of a difficult thing to describe, because it’s such a unique concept, the way that we’re shooting it and the way that we’re putting together the life of the band over the past 15 years. But we’re doing it in a very impactful way, especially with how we’re gonna edit it and how we’re gonna release it.” Don’t expect the album til waaaaay later next year…..Working on getting Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil as a guest this week. He’s going to be doing most of the press behind Soundgarden’s B-sides compilation, the eagerly anticipated 3-CD rarities collection Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path, which is scheduled to drop Nov 24th. Kim has spent decades (seriously) on this labor of love and it is finally seeing the light of day! (The band posted this new track called “Twin Towers.” ) One entire disc is devoted to cover tunes, and you know that that means??!!! It will be on this year’s COVER IT UP special edition of hardDrive for Thanksgiving weekend! Oh yes indeed! The problem I am having is choosing WHICH of the songs we should play! They cover the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, even Sly and the freakin’ Family Stone (one of my favorite bands to see in the late 60’s. Those guys and Parliament/Funkadelic were something else, lemme tell ya!) So be listening weekend Nov 29th for some pretty special new tunes on the World Famous hardDrive!!!!….J. Loren of Hurt texted me this morning to tell me he is BACK and ready to start making new music! See the Hurt Facebook page for more! Welcome back Hurt!….Sorry to hear the news Mike Kerr of Royal Blood has contracted tonsillitis and has been instructed by doctors to go on complete vocal rest. Therefore, the band’s next three shows in the UK are affected. See RoyalBloodband.com for more….And finally today, Marilyn Manson has posted his new song, “Third Day of a Seven Day Binge” and a track listing for his forthcoming album, The Pale Emperor, set for release in the states Jan 20th, and Europe Jan 19th. I like the artwork that apparently is the cover. Track listing:
Killing Strangers
Deep Six
Third Day Of A Seven Day Binge
The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles
Warship My Wreck
Slave Only Dreams To Be King
The Devil Beneath My Feet
Birds Of Hell Awaiting
Cupid Carries A Gun
Odds Of Even