July 2019

BIG WHITE WONDER - 50 Years of Bootleg Culture

9. July 2019

Bootlegs

GROSSES WEISSES WUNDER - 50 Jahre Bootlegkultur

Almost every record collector has one thing on his shelf: a bootleg. At first, the manufacturers and sellers of unauthorized studio and concert recordings were washing their way through loopholes in the Code. But the record industry and the artists it represented quickly declared war on the hustle and bustle to recover lost profits. 50 years ago "Great White Wonder" was released, a double LP with songs by Bob Dylan: the first bootleg in rock history.

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GENERATION AXE - The longest guitar solo in the world

9. July 2019

Generation Axe Steve Vai

GENERATION AXE - Das längste Gitarrensolo der Welt

Under the banner of Generation Axe, Steve Vai has gathered a whole armada of great guitarists around him and put them on the tour bus. Together with Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne), Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) and Tosin Abasi (Animals As Leaders) the high priest of all stunt guitarists has already done two US tours and one trip to Asia. During their trip to the Far East, they also recorded their latest live album "The Guitars That Destroyed The World: Live In China".

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The CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD lives on a smaller foot - and enjoys it

Die CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD lebt auf kleinerem Fuß – und genießt es

Huge stadiums, 30 million albums sold, desert drug excesses, but also two divorces and children for whom he has no custody: Chris Robinson experienced all the ups and downs of the Showbiz brand - and came to a momentous conclusion: He simply has no desire anymore for all the hustle and bustle that goes along with a successful rock band like the Black Crowes. That's why he now lives in Marin County, in the mountainous north of San Francisco, in very modest, rural conditions.

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50 YEARS AND NO BISS SILENCE - Half a century ago EPITAPH were founded

9. July 2019

Epitaph

50 JAHRE UND KEIN BISSCHEN LEISE - Vor einem halben Jahrhundert gründeten sich EPITAPH

Epitaph's career began in the winter of 1969/70. And that in the cellars of the Dortmund music club Fantasio. Success in the USA came quickly - but also financial difficulties, which led to the multiple break in the band's history. But the group around the British guitarist Cliff Jackson and the German bassist Bernd Kolbe proved to be long-lasting. Their new album "Long Ago Tomorrow" will be released in time for their golden anniversary.

eclipsed: Band foundation in 1969 - how did you experience this great year of rock, keyword: Woodstock?

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With "Citizen: In The Next Life" BILLY SHERWOOD resurrects a lost soul once again

9. July 2019

Billy Sherwood

Mit „Citizen: In The Next Life“ lässt BILLY SHERWOOD erneut eine verlorene Seele auferstehen

Three and a half years after the concept album "Citizen" with "Citizen: In The Next Life", the multi-instrumentalist, singer and current Yes-bassist Billy Sherwood has dealt a second time with his fictional figure Citizen, a man whose soul incarnates in ever new historical situations. A bad thing for Citizen is that he has to stay only in dark times. Unlike his predecessor, the 54-year-old Sherwood, who also works as a sound engineer and producer, recorded everything on his own this time.

eclipsed: What makes the character Citizen so exciting for you?

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Neil Hannon from THE DIVINE COMEDY still has some melodies in stock that work

Neil Hannon von THE DIVINE COMEDY hat noch immer Melodien auf Lager, die auf und abseits der Bühne funktionieren

Neil Hannon and The Divine Comedy are always good for surprises. Hannon is a music lover who constantly sucks all kinds of sound directions. The new album "Office Politics" is a treasure chest of bizarre ideas and irresistible melodies. Hannon neither wants to be limited nor underchallenge his listeners. After 30 years of band history and a dozen albums, he still wants to entertain himself and his listeners at the highest level - and sometimes annoy them a little bit.

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