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‘You can check

out, but you can
Former Styx frontman/
never leave…’ keyboard player

Dennis DeYoung
Eagles confirm London Hotel releases 26 East:
California shows. Volume 1, part one of
what will be his final
album, this spring via
The Eagles have announced two Frontiers. It includes
summer gigs at Wembley Stadium, their a duet with Julian
only European concerts of 2020. The band, Lennon on the song
still featuring mainstays Don Henley, Joe The Good Old Days.
Walsh and Timothy B Schmit, and The album title refers
accompanied by Deacon Frey (son of late to the birthplace of
co-founder Glenn) and Vince Gill, will Styx, 26 E 101st Place
perform their landmark 1976 album Hotel being the address
California in its entirety, followed by where DeYoung grew
a second set of ‘greatest hits’. The shows up on the south side
take place on August 29 and 30 and will of Chicago.
feature an orchestra and choir.
Meanwhile, the band were the highest- Neil Finn, a touring
placed from the rock genre in an annual list Mac, has reunited Theory
member of Fleetwood
of music’s biggest earners of 2019 published
by Forbes magazine, at number four, pulling with Crowded House
in $100m (£79m) during the past year. for the band’s first Tyler Connolly on UK daytime TV, Sunday roasts, the
Others in the list include Elton John at European tour in
number five (£63m), Metallica number 10 a decade. They play band's new name and outrunning knifemen.
(£51m), Fleetwood Mac number 21 (£37m) Cardiff Motorpoint
and Guns N’ Roses number 25 (£33.5m). Arena June 16,
The list was topped by Taylor Swift with Glasgow The Hydro When Theory addressed the US What did you get up to in London?
a whopping $185 (£140m). DL 17, Birmingham Arena opioid crisis on 2017 their single Rx We found this TV show called Can’t Pay?
18, Manchester (Medicate), it seemed like just a blip We’ll Take It Away! We got some Dungeons
Castlefield Bowl July 2, in a six-album catalogue with lyrics that & Dragons going. Dave [Brenner, guitaist]
London Chalk Farm largely concerned frontman Tyler have been playing since we were kids. We
Roundhouse Jul 4/5. Connolly’s head space. But seventh album always try to find a Sunday roast. Last
Say Nothing confirms that the Canadian time we were here we went to The
Ozzy Osbourne is alt.rockers have indeed found politics, London Dungeon.
offering a $25,000 – and have also moved away from their
reward for information early ‘dirgey riffs’, into pop-tinged waters. Can you tell us what some of the songs
leading to an arrest on the new album are about?
and conviction and/ What’s the significance of Say Nothing? History Of Violence, that’s about domestic
Eagles: flying to or the return of items It has to do with people that won’t shut abuse. It’s the story of a woman who
Wembley Stadium stolen from the the heck up. Lately, fights back, killing her
in August. Musonia School there’s been so much lover, feeling that’s the
Of Music in North trolling, negativity only way she can be
Hollywood, where and unhappy people. “Fans did call us free. The irony is that
Black Days Randy Rhoads taught Everyone has such she ends up going to
guitar. Although some mean, disgusting ‘TOAD’, but prison. In Strangers,
Dispute with Chris Cornell’s exhibits have been things to say to one I mention Emma
widow blocks new recovered, a number another. If you don’t people would still González, who was
of instruments and have anything nice a student at one of the
Soundgarden album. be like: ‘What?’”
items of memorabilia to say, say nothing. mass shootings, who
are still missing. spoke up and started
Vicky Cornell is reported to be suing What made you write about the state this movement called We Call B.S. I talk
Soundgarden over the rights and royalties of America? about racism on White Boy, which is about
to seven unreleased tracks. The widow of It’s something I’ve never tackled before. that white supremacist rally that
the band’s late singer Chris Cornell also Being in a band, you’re quite insecure, just happened in Virginia.
alleges that his bandmates are withholding trying to get people to like you. But it was
hundreds of thousands of dollars in just a great time for me to speak about the Until 2017, the band were called
royalties which are owed to her and Chris’s things I would discuss with my friends. Theory Of A Deadman. How’s the
children. Until the deadlock is resolved, Things that were pretty messed-up, rather abbreviated name working out?
there’s very little likelihood of the band than more ‘internal turmoil’ kind of thing. It’s getting there. The ‘Theory’ thing
releasing a follow-up to their 2012 reunion started because I’d be getting my hair cut
album King Animal. So what’s keeping you awake at night? and someone would ask: “What’s your
Vicky claims to have offered to share the Judas Priest frontman A lot of it is the polarised politics. And band called?” “Theory Of A Deadman.”
material which was “solely authored by Rob Halford (pictured) living here in America, every week you “Theory Of A what?” I wondered if we
Chris, contain Chris’ own vocal tracks, says he is open to the see there’s been a mass shooting. We seem could shorten it – like, System Of A Down
and were bequeathed to Chris’ Estate” with idea of guitarist KK so desensitised. It’s like: “Oh, that’s were ‘SOAD’. The fans did actually call us
Soundgarden’s remaining members, with Downing making terrible.” Then within two days you’ve ‘TOAD’, but if I told people that they’d still
stipulations laid down, including which a temporary return to forgotten about it. It’s kind of gross that be like: “What?”
producer would be involved. It’s reported the band’s line-up if it’s come to this.
that the band refused. Priest are inducted to Any advice for American voters in the
Soundgarden have reportedly said that the Rock And Roll Hall You recorded Say Nothing in London. upcoming US elections?
prior to Chris’s death in May 2017 the Of Fame on May 2. Are things any better there? No advice from me, man. Everything
group had been “working on the files in “Anything can happen Well, I feel safer in the UK. Someone will could be great, and then four months
a collaborative effort”, and have also with Priest,” Halford be like [aristocratic voice]: “Oh, you’ve from now some BS will come up. HY
reportedly listed the names of various says, “so just keep an got to be careful, there’s been a bunch of EAGLES: GEORGE HOLZ/PRESS
members as co-songwriters with Chris on eye out and a lookout, stabbings”. It’s like : “Stabbings? I can Say Nothing is out on January 31 via
five of the seven disputed tracks. SM especially when we outrun a knife!” Atlantic Records.
play live. So yeah, it’s
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