HAPPY HALLOWEEN

 FROM

LUCY & ROB

A quiz for you this special day

Look at photos below  to see if you can find the 3 differences:

Study it for at least 1-2 mins - as it takes this long to figure them out



http://members.home.nl/saen/Special/Zoeken.swf



HAPPY HALLOWEEN

CHECK OUT STRANGE KARMA

Playing tonight on Halloween

EXCELLENT BAND

Check them out !!!!!

http://www.myspace.com/superstackmusic

Brady Cole

 To Open For The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

13th December 2006

Brady Cole will Open for The Sensational Alex Harvey Band,

The SAHB will do

 an intimate show at PJ Malloys in Dunfermline, Ted McKenna and Chris Glenn

 approched the band after catching their opener at King Tuts In Glasgow with

Gwen Ashton And Dan Baird,  and offered the band the opening slot

Please support my band in Atlanta

Yes this is my project, something I believe in

BRAND NEW CD OUT NOW !!

GRASSFOOT
GESTALT

© 2006 ROB STEELE

GRASSFOOT

is one of those truly unique musical groups, who combine beautiful harmonies with heartfelt, honest lyrics. Music that can take you from light acoustic ballads to scorching,driving,hard rocking songs while still being intricate, detailed, crafted pieces of music.These guys and gal have many years well spent honing their songwriting and musical skills.This is one album you will not be disappointed with.

www.myspace.com/welovegrassfoot

CD Baby Price: $12.97

International Fan Club

www.simonkirke.com

Updated

T SHIRT GIVE AWAY

!!!WE HAVE WINNERS !!!!!!!!!!!

See below

For those who could not make it to the  Paul Rodgers Tour in England

Here's your chance to win a

T Shirt from the tour

I only have Ladies T shirts - small or med so you need to be a  8/10/12 size

The 15th person 16th + 17th + 18th  who sends me in a email  giving me the names

 of the two new  members

in Paul's band will be a winner of a Ladies  T shirt

Please provide me your full name with a mailing address

Remember - it's for those fans who did not attend a show in the UK

 As soon as their is a winners I shall annouce it here

CONGRATULATIONS TO:-

The Twins Deb + Denise from CO

Sylvana  from Canada

Chuck's Daughter from MD

Lauren Kren from MI

Another Give Away coming shortly................

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Listen to

RIDE ON PONY by the BLACK CROWES

Live Jambands in Holland #39:
The Black Crowes
Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006-03-24 part#01  (click to download)

Song comes on at 35mins into concert.

Thank you Scott !

BRADY COLE

"Live shows "

GRASSFOOT DEBUT CD
NOW AVAILABLE AT

CDBABY

GRASSFOOT

Photos from the UK being added daily

Go here to view photos

PHOTOS FROM THE UK TOUR  BEING ADDED DAILY

GO HERE TO VIEW THEM

See Also NEW videos Here

Atlanta's No. 1 Singer /guitarist

Andrew Black

 launches new Website (at last)

Andrew Black is a singer, songwriter specializing in public, private, solo and group musical performance.

 A third generation musician, he started playing piano at age seven and today plays more

 than eight instruments including the guitar, drums, bass guitar and trumpet.

He now tours clubs and theaters in the southeastern United States.

Watch video of Andrew on left  performing with Simon Kirke on drums  live at Lucy's

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Tribute band

COMPLETELY FREE

Next Gig

Nov 23rd

Changed Venue

The New Roscoe in Leeds

Free DVD London Premiere Pics now in the Gallery

PAUL RODGERS UK TOUR

PHOTOS WILL BE ADDED DAILY TO THE PHOTO TOUR PAGE

Dave "Bucket" Colwell Joins REALITY

Long time Bad Company guitarist/songwriter Dave "Bucket" Colwell joins REALITY with a brand new album set to be released in the first quarter of 2007.

The album from Bucket & Co. will contain 10 new songs penned by Dave as well as two covers, including a re-make of Reach Out, a song Dave wrote for Iron Maiden. Dave is joined by Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden on vocals.

Dave joined Bad Company in 1993 and is featured on several Bad Company albums before departing the band in 2002. Prior to his stint with Bad Company, Dave was a member of the Adrian Smith & Project (aka ASAP) with Adrian Smith and Zak Starkey, as well as a member of Samson.

Bad Company's  Lead Guitarist Dave "Bucket" Colwell is now up on Myspace at

http://www.myspace.com/bucketco

Message from Rockstarz, Inc.'s

Simon Kirke  is on his way to Cleveland and Akron Ohio October 21 and 22.

Simon Kirke will be on WNCX Thursday October 19th at 11:30 A.M

. to discuss the Lessons from a Legend DVD as well as our other Events in the Cleveland and Akron area.

Rockstarz and Sam Ash of Cleveland present a Drum Clinic led by Simon Kirke on October 21st at 2:00 P.M. Sam Ash is located at 5700 Mayfield Rd. Cleveland, OH 44124 Call (440) 446-0850 for more information.

On October 21 and 21, Simon Kirke is the special guest at the 2006 Drum Battle East Coast Chops Competition being held at The Daily Double located at 370 Orleans Avenue Akron Ohio.

 The competition is brought to you by One Music Entertainment,

The Federation of Drum and Percussion and Rockstarz, Inc.

 Tickets are on sale at TicketMaster, all ages are welcome. Show time is 5:00 P.M.

Music Review by Elly Roberts 

Artist – Paul Rodgers -

Venue – Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester

Rating – *****

British blues-rock icon Paul Rodgers is still going strong on his UK Tour 2006. In fact, the legendary singer’s voice is in great shape. This night at the Lyric Theatre, he rolled back the years backed by his sensational all-American band – Howard Leese (ex-Heart) and Kurtis Dengler (Electric Shades of Blue) on guitars, drummer Ryan Hoyle (Collective Soul) and bassist Lynn Sorenson. The former Free and Bad Company frontman is going through a serious commercial renaissance via the release of the outstanding Free Forever DVD, Free ‘Chronicles’ and Free ‘Live At The BBC’ CD’s. With the added benefit of leading Queen last year, all things are pointing towards Rodgers once again. This outstanding gig was a memorable night in many ways. Going back to the early 70s when I saw Free at the Boxing Arena in Liverpool, this was very much a sentimental event. Thrilled at seeing him once again, and meeting him after the show, it brought back floods of memories from that night when a music - mad teenager went to his first rock gig at the age of 16.Arguably one of the greatest voices of all time, he’s proving he can still cut the mustard at the age of 56. The setlist, drawn mostly from his Free days, some Bad Company and solo releases, the seasoned veteran went all out to impress – and how. As the white spotlight draped him, he opened with soulful funky bass-led I’ll Be Creepin’ with greetings engulfing the venue. Parading the stage to engage his fans, he was out to have good night, spinning and lofting his mic stand. Free’s All Right Now follow-up flop, The Stealer cranked up the pace with the band showing their collective credentials. Two gems followed – Pony and one of Free’s most treasured songs, the haunting Be My Friend.

Dropping in “work-in-progress” War Boys ( A Prayer For Peace ), he encouraged the crowd to stand and party, though that would take a bit longer to take effect. When Feel Like Making Love arrived three dancers popped up at the stage front, which clearly delighted Rodgers. Moving to tinkle the grand piano, Rodgers launched into the rock blast of Bad Company. A song with The Maytals, Smile, recorded in Jamaica, was considerably beefed-up for purpose, as mesmerising 17 year old Dengler and slick Leese went head-to-had on solos. The three song run-in became the crowing glory. Fire And Water raised the stakes. The opening of Wishing Well brought the long overdue party atmosphere, raising the roof. Then Rodgers asked, “Are you reaaaaaaady ?” “Yes we’re reaaaaady, “we replied to the drumstick countdown of All Right Now. Chords blasting out, the story of the boy-meets-girl pickup sent the crowd wild. Leese’s solo (a match for Kossoff’s any day), was the defining highlight of the show. Rodgers even managed to let us sing the chorus a few times on our own, to everyone’s delight.

A change of T-shirt for the finale, more thrills followed. Hendrix’s Little Wing was superb (more dazzling work from Dengler) as was sexy rocker I’m A Mover. Going out in style, a thumping The Hunter boomed out, taking the set to another level, again with Dengler and Leese showboating, whilst Rodgers’ mic stand was lofted and thrown several times, marking a triumphant return to Manchester.

Lynn Sorenson (pic: Elly Roberts)

See also this link

Weblink – www.paulrodgers.com & www.noblepr.co.uk

Free Forever DVD Launch Party/London

FREE DVD

REVIEW

Reviews and Photos to be posted as soon as possible

ALL SHOWS NEARLY  "SOLD OUT"

2nd top show of the week after Paul Rodgers

Brady Cole

concert on

October, 14 2006

at King Tuts Glasgow, Scotland day after the PR Glasgow show

 Support To

Dan Baird

Expect this to sell out too!!!

DAN BAIRD + The Gwyn Ashton Band featuring Ted McKenna &

Chris Glen + Brady Cole tix £9 availible from Ticket Master-King Tuts

I might just go myself to this show !!! Lucy

GET READY TO ROCK WITH

Photo ©2006 www.simonkirke.com

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FREE Forever Universal 9842235 (2006)

REVIEW by Pete Feenstra

FREE FOREVER DVD Launch
The Paper/Cafe Royal, London
Thursday 7 September 2006

Review by Pete Feenstra

More from Get Ready to Rock

I will be attending this show below too while in London- Lucy

Joe Bonamassa Band

JOE IS BACK AT BOOM BOOM!!! on Sat 7th Oct 06

The BoomBoom Club
Sutton United Football Club
The Borough Sports Ground
Gander Green Lane
Sutton, Surrey SM1 2EY
Here's a map
opposite West Sutton Railway Station
(10 mins to Wimbledon, 3 to Sutton)

Mick Ralphs

GIBSON BACKSTAGE PASS

In the late ’60s, when it suddenly became cool for dudes to wear makeup and glitter while playing unruly riffs,

 the Les Paul Junior came along for the ride. Mick Ralphs—whose blistering tones powered Mott the Hoople

 and set the bar for glam guitarists to follow—used the Junior’s raw edge to keep the band’s sound

 from getting too campy. In such densely arranged Mott songs as David Bowie’s “All the Young Dudes,”

Ralphs proved that a P-90’s howl could successfully compete with churning organ, jangling acoustic piano,

and punchy horns. His honking power chords in 1972’s “One of the Boys” formed the blueprint for Bad Company,

 which Ralph formed with singer

 Paul Rodgers in 1973. Tough stuff!

' LIVE '

SUPER CHAT FROM LONDON

After the RAH show

Sat 7th Oct 2006

4pm UK TIME

11am East Coast

8am West Coast

CHAT ROOM

PAUL ON UK RADIO SPECIALS

Gary Moore to perform with Paul

Words from Paul about Boz Burnell

"Boz was an extremely fine bass player and added so much to the Bad Company sound. He had a wicked sense of humor.

My heart goes out to Cathy, his devoted and unconditionally loving wife of forever. He will be missed."

Day after the Paul Rodgers show in Glasgow, Scotland

ARN's BRADY COLE

 WILL BE PLAYING AT THE KING TUT'S in Glasgow -

Opening up for Dan Baird

in

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, UK
Sat 14 Oct 2006, 8.30pm

UK’s largest national newspaper

reports on

THE FREE STORY

1. R.I.P. Bad Company’s Boz Burrell 
   Undercover - Sep 24 10:58 PM
   Raymond ‘Boz’ Burrell, the original bass player for Bad Company, has died at his home in Spain at the age of 60. Prior
2.  to founding the all-star Bad Company with Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke of Free and Mick Ralphs of Mott The Hoople, Burrell
3. was the frontman for art-rock act King Crimson.
    
4. Bad Company Star Burrell Dies 
   ContactMusic - Sep 25 5:01 AM
   Former BAD COMPANY bass player RAYMOND 'BOZ' BURRELL has died at his Spanish home. He was 60 years old.
5. Burrell fronted art-rock band KING CRIMSON be
    
6. Raymond "Boz" Burrell: 1946-2006 
   [Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
   Raymond "Boz" Burrell, an original member and bass player with Swan Song/Atlantic recording group Bad Company,
7. passed away of a heart attack on September 21 at his residence in Spain.
    
8. Boz Burrell 
   Independent - Sep 24 5:00 PM
   Raymond Burrell (Boz Burrell), bass guitarist: born Holbeach, Lincolnshire, 1 January 1946; married; died 21 September 2006.
9.  
10. Free Reunion Hopes Scotched By Rodgers 
    ContactMusic - Sep 22 5:02 AM
    FREE bassist ANDY FRASER is desperate to reunite with bandmates for a one-off concert - but the other two
11.  surviving members are less than enthusiastic
     
12. All right now? Nope 
    Belfast Telegraph - Sep 22 8:47 AM
    Thirty years after drugs killed Free's guitarist, the band are back in vogue. They just won't talk to each other.

Newsflash!!! from ARN

Paul Rodgers

will be live in the studio this Thursday 28th Sept with  presenter Nicky Horne.

  Nicky's show starts at 7pm.UK time

2pm East Coast time  + 11am West coast time

   Earlier on Thursday he is going  into the studios to record some acoustic tracks,

 these will be debuted on Nicky's show.  Not sure if they will all be played, depends on time.

TUNE IN LIVE TO PLANET ROCK.COM

UK Postal Needed

London Shepherds Bush Empire

24 hr Ticket Hotline:
0870 735 5000

Box Office:
0870 771 2000

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THE NEW AMEN CORNER

While I was in the UK attending the FREE DVD Launch I also managed to catch a

New Amen Corner show at the Boom Boom Club in Surrey

I must admit it was really a blast to hear all the music I grew up with in the late 60s.

The band were 'outstanding' and are worth seeing for sure !!!

Check out if they are playing near you

See bands myspace or website

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Message for fans attending the Royal Albert Hall

Press Link then Press Play

Simon Kirke

Friday September 29

Performing for

Right Turn

 A non-profit organization for recovering addicts in Boston.

 There is a suggested donation...

 all proceeds go to the facility.

Suggested Donation $15
Call (781) 646-3800 for Details

 

Review of Simons Bein Inn Show by Ingrid Doneus

The man is usually hidden behind the drum kit laying down the 
impeccable rhythms in bands like Free and Bad Company. Given that 
what are we supposed to hear and see when doing his solo shows?
I knew what to expect, so I went all the way from Austria to Scotland 
just for Simon´s gigs. He went on stage together with Larry Oaks, 
formerly with Foreigner.
The Bein Inn, as the venue is called, is the the perfect setting for 
intimate concerts, making the artist perform in front of no more than 
50 people, thus creating a feeling like he´s playing in your living 
room.
No stage entrance exists, the performers use the same door the 
audience does.
Enter Simon, taking centre stage, normally inhabited by someone like 
Paul Rodgers, he immediately makes contact with the audience in a 
very gentle and disarming way. Telling stories of times gone by, 
antics from the wild days as well as touching memories from his every 
day life struggle with substance abuse and family rows endears him to 
all the listeners.
For a start, no drums or percussion are to be seen anywhere. A set of 
guitars and a piano, that´s all that is there. And it doesn´t need 
any more gimmicks, because Simon is quite familiar with those 
instruments.
Displaying songs from various periods with his former bands he also 
confronts the audience with his own material from Seven Rays Of Hope, 
making you ponder upon your own life and leaving you with your mouth 
open regarding all the talents within one single man.
I am a dedicated Paul Rodgers fan, and he is the epitome of all the 
songs from Free and Bad Company. Never thought I would accept any 
other version, but guess what? After the opening chords of Movin´On I 
it never occured to me something was missing, Simon delivered the 
songs passionately and perfectly (sorry Paul, I still love your 
voice, and will do so forever, but one should never underestimate the 
talents of other band members).
Rockers like Feel Like Makin´Love, Bad Company and All Right Now 
alternated with songs like Love you so, Shooting Star or Filling The 
Void, every one of them performed flawlessly and leaving the audience 
stunned. Larry Oakes does very well on back vocals, playing the piano 
and doing a brilliant solo in All Right Now.

This is a special year for me. Never before had I seen one of the 
members of neither Free nor Bad Company perform live. This year it is 
going to be two of them, first it was Simon twice, then it will be 
Paul thrice.
But I wonder whether I will gain so much joy from the latter as I got 
from Simon. What made Simon´s shows unforgettable was the opportunity 
to talk to him during the breaks and after the shows. He is very down 
to earth, intelligent and witty with a typical English sense of 
humour. He is very affable and a gentle man, a gentleman indeed.

As I could tell from his comments he loves to perform and it seemed 
to me he misses it a lot. So we all should try to get Free back on 
the road, even with only half the original line up (you certainly all 
know why). During the writing of this review I learned Boz Burrell 
passed away. No more time wasting, there´s a huge demand for Free´s 
music and they were at their best when playing live. Even if that 
only remains wishful thinking I do hope Simon will play again at the 
Bein Inn. And I´ll be there as well. Thank you so much for those 
wonderful performances!

Seize the day!
Ingrid

Tony Franklin  Bass player of the FIRM

at a Bass Clinic near Atlanta GA. For two hours he entertained the audience with his humor and

his amazing guitar skills.

Also visit Tonys Official website

Free: The inside story

(Thanks Arthur for sending it in to ARN)

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Scotland's

BRADY COLE 

heading south !!!!

First will be  Manchester at the ITC Oct 30th

& then  their

First appearence in

LONDON

at the Borderline Club Dec 8th

Congratulations Guys........

More details to come

Very Sad News to report

Boz Burrell passes away

Fri., Sep 21st, 2006

Boz Burrell Has Died
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Sep 22, 2006

Details are now coming in surrounding the untimely death of ex-King Crimson singer and bassist, Boz Burrell who passed away yesterday.

I spoke to guitarist Neil Warden who told me that Boz had died at his Spanish home in Puerto Banus, Marbella, and not Edinburgh as had previously been reported.

Singer Tam White with friend Billy had been visiting Boz, and all three were ready to go out to a small party to play a few tunes with some friends. 

Neil went on to say "Tam was sitting in Boz's apartment singing when Boz picked up a guitar and sat back in his seat, and slumped over and passed away.  Efforts were made to revive him before the emergency services arrived but no luck."

Neil went on to pay tribute to his fellow musician and friend.

"Very sad, I'm very upset to say the least. Boz was one of the good guys, I'll never forget that impish smile and crazy humor, a sad loss indeed. I used to stand next to him on stage in 'The Groove Connection' and have a great laugh.

He was a great musician and a cool guy to say the least. He was like a long lost older brother to me; we were both into the same music and hit it off from first meeting.

A sad loss indeed. I can't stop thinking of him at present; my heart goes out to Kath his wife."

Howard Leese - Kurtis Dengler - Paul - Ryan Hoyle - Lyn Sorrensen

PHOTO BY Terry Divyak

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Music Review: Free - Live At The BBC

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But I have been informed  it will available in the USA soon

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 It will be available only in black and in both men's and women's sizes.

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