July 7, 2010 Music News from the Rock Station,92-7 WQLZ by Bishop Just conjecture If you heard about a new Van Halen album in the works, you're hearing some misinformation. According to Eddie's wife and spokesperson Janie, the rumors going around about a new album being finished up by the legendary rock back is indeed just rumors. Last month, MelodicRock.com cited an anonymous source as stating a new Van Halen single was out later this year and that a forthcoming Van Halen album would be the first since the album “1984” to feature original front man David Lee Roth. Granted, back in 2007, Roth hooked up with the band to do a world tour bringing in about $90 million and Eddie recently had surgery on his wrist to remove a cyst. Both of these things would hint at a reunion and new album of some kind, but again it is nothing but rumors. Changing genre What happens when most of your career is focused on one genre of music and then you decide to bust out something entirely different? Well, there will surely be a bit of confusion. Moby moved from poppy techno to the land of heavy metal where dragons and elves rule, and he's felling a bit of a transition hangover. Though his new album under the monicker Moby is primarily electronica mixed with ambient and house beats, his new band Diamondsnake is indeed a heavy metal band, well sort of. Many people tuning in for the first time seemed confused. Being part of the new band allows Moby to get into a rehearsal room and get loud, something that he doesn't do with his own solo creations. “There's just something really nice about writing heavy metal songs. I leave myself out of it completely. I think about what a heavy metal guy would write. ” You can swing by the band's MySpace page and judge it for yourself. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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