New Live Stones Album On The Way

According to Sound Generator, The Stones will soon be releasing a new album featuring live recordings from a show they did at the Beacon theater in New York during October, 2006.

The show at the Beacon was the one that was filmed by Martin Scorsese and features numerous special guests. You can read some reviews of that show here.

The new album will include 22 tracks from the Beacon show and is scheduled for release in the U.K. on April 11 to coincide with the release of the Scorsese film which is called Shine-A-Light.

There’s no word from Sound Generator on a U.S. release date.

Tags: Beacon Theater, Film, Live Album, Rolling Stones, Scorsese

Meatloaf To Be Featured In New Documentary

Meatloaf is a name that I don’t see all that often these days among other classic rock happenings like new singers for Journey, new albums from Def Leppard and tours by Rush, Van Halen and others.

Our old friend Meatloaf is not quite finished with the spotlight quite yet, however, and he will be featured in a brand-new documentary that is set for its first viewing on March 12 at New York’s IFC Center.

The official website for the film describes it as follows:

"MEAT LOAF: IN SEARCH OF PARADISE is an intimate and highly-entertaining theatrical feature documentary chronicling the rock icon on an ambitious 18 month long tour in support of  Bat Out of Hell III, the final album of the legendary Bat trilogy.  Capturing a major talent battling time, budget, ambition – and often himself – in the name of the ever-elusive goal of perfection, the journey takes him from Burbank, California through the first leg of his tour in Canada.  When an unexpected media controversy erupts along the way over the staging of one of his songs, questions are raised over his art, age and relevance, bringing into focus the drive (and demons) that have fueled his over-the-top stage persona for almost 40 years."

The trailer looks to me like Mr. Meatloaf could be an entertaining character to watch and I would probably give it a look if I get a chance. Love him or hate him, he was a force to be reckoned with back in the 70’s with the release of Bat Out of Hell, which I still regard as a very memorable and impressive album.

For all the official news and information about this new film, check out the VOOM HD website.

Tags: Documentary, Film, Meatloaf, Voom

Bon Jovi Documentary In The Works

After 25 years rocking fans the world over, the realization that they have skimped a bit on recording the group’s history has prompted Bon Jovi to take action in order to correct the situation.

Bon Jovi has recently hired renowned documentary director Barbara Kopple to begin work on a new film that will document the group’s history and include footage of the band from the past as well as new footage that will be captured during the group’s tour that just got underway with the opening show in Omaha last night.

The group’s frontman, Jon Bon Jovi, was recently quoted as saying "I’m guilty of never having had enough film footage or photographs, simply because I kept the doors shut."

Although Jon Bon Jovi and perhaps others in the group may value their privacy more than some other celebrities, they now appear willing to give fans a little bit longer look behind closed doors by way of this new film which tells a story that they want their fans to hear.

There is no word yet on when the documentary will be completed and released to the public.

Tags: Barbara Kopple, Bon Jovi, Documentary, Film