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Musweek: Stone Roses, Johnny Depp, David Bowie, Bob Welch // Issue #16

Rounding up this week's most important music news stories

by Jack Stovin +, June 9th, 2012 and has been Read 2271 times.
Last Edited by: Jack Stovin June 10th, 2012.

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On a daily basis, we're constantly inundated with news. News about political affairs, news about what's happening in the sporting world, entertainment news that's now more like gossip as opposed to actual news, and news about family, friends, and the cat down the road. Basically, information has never been easily attainable than it is today. In some way, this is fantastic, enabling us to constantly develop our brains, and in another way, we're bombarded with so much crap we have to wade through it to get to the good bits. So, here they are I guess.

16 years is a long time, do Roses last that long?

Ian Brown and his bitches kicked off their first tour in 16 years in Barcelona as a group called The Stone Roses, you may have heard of them? A 90-min set was played to a crowd of almost 2,000 hungry-ass fans in the band's first date in the 27-date tour. Question is can they still handle the madness? The list of re-united bands seems to be never ending lately, so let's hope they can all keep to the schedules, and more importantly, earn back the money wasted on all those penny sweets.

WATCH // Stone Roses - 'Fools Gold' on Top of the Pops in 1989

Johnny Depp plays onstage with The Black Keys

Did you know (according to IMDB) Depp was paid $35mill for his voice in Rango? How mental is that. While he spends his gazzilions of bucks on beads and hats, our boy Johnny has a talent and passion for the Geetar. This week he found himself looking slightly perplexed ontstage with The Black Keys for the MTV Movie Awards. Not a bad effort. Check out the performance below:

WATCH // The Black Keys Feat Johnny Depp @ MTV Movie Awards 2012

Bowie's 40th Anniversary Remaster

EMI announced the 40th anniversary edition of David Bowie’s truly groundbreaking and hugely influential album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars. If you can get past the dodgy hair, random outfits and crazy ass make-up then Bowie is the one for you. Originally released back in 1972 this album has become a unique masterpiece and won't ever let you down.

WATCH // David Bowie - 'Starman' on Top Of The Pops, in 1972

Another sad day for the industry, Bob Welch commits suicide

Adding to the never ending depressive side of the industry is the news of ex-Fleetwood Mac member Bob Welch who committed suicide at his home in Nashville. Having to do another RIP is heartbreaking, but here goes, Bob Welch, Rest In Peace.

WATCH // Fleetwood Mac - 'Midnight Special' Live

At The Drive-In go limited edition

A limited run of 3,000 10" hot pink vinyl copies of Vaya have been released as well as 10" vibrant red copies of Vaya, with limited run of 1,000 copies. A random move some of you may be saying, but At The Drive-In have timed this into their schedule for the tour dates they have lined-up in July and August.

WATCH // At The Drive-In - 'One Armed Scissor'

Until next week, stay tuned into the AltSounds news pages...