Headcat, the bluesy rockabilly band that featured the late Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) along with Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats) and Danny B. Harvey (Lonesome Spurs, The Rockats), will be releasing a Buddy Holly tribute album, titled “Headcat Plays Buddy Holly,” on May 15. The effort will be available on CD and red/yellow split colored vinyl. A digital EP with alternate mixes of “Fool’s Paradise,” “Peggy Sue Got Married,” and “Crying, Waiting, Hoping” will be available as well. Pre-orders can be found HERE.
“Headcat Plays Buddy Holly” Track Listing:
01. “Fool’s Paradise”
02. “Tell Me How”
03. “Not Fade Away”
04. “Take Your Time”
05. “Well…All Right”
06. “Learning The Game”
07. “Peggy Sue Got Married”
08. “Crying, Waiting, Hoping”
09. “Love’s Made A Fool Of You”
10. “True Love Ways”
11. “Fool’s Paradise”
12. “Peggy Sue Got Married”
13. “Crying, Waiting, Hoping”
Harvey commented:
“When Lemmy, Slim Jim and I first teamed up to record a Headcat album, we knew it would be filled with songs we cherished and had always dreamed of recording. Since we had the chance to pick any great artist we loved (like Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Carl Perkins etc), it’s a bit funny that nine out of the thirteen songs we recorded for our first record were Buddy Holly songs. To top it off and add the icing to the cake, we also recorded an instrumental version of ‘True Love Ways,’ making it a cool ten Buddy Holly songs.
At the time I was mixing the album, there were many harmony vocal tracks, all done by Lemmy, that I made multiple mixes of every track with different levels of harmony vocals, from no background vocals to all the harmonies I had recorded. This release includes three bonus mixes I made with no background vocals added, stripped down and bare.
I’m so exited this album is coming out, showing how important Buddy Holly was to Lemmy, Slim Jim and I. We all love Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee and Little Richard, but as Lemmy said in his book ‘White Line Fever’, ‘Buddy Holly never did a bad track, as far as I could hear.’ I’m sure that’s why our first album was mainly Buddy Holly songs.”
Dying Wish have announced a summer U.S. tour. Guilt Trip, Holder, Contention, and Surfaced will serve as support on select dates.
Tour Dates:
With Guilt Trip, Holder, and Surfaced:
07/13 Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
07/14 Joilet, IL – The Forge
Dying Wish:
07/15 Cadott, WI – Rock Fest
07/17 Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration
07/18 Grand Rapids, MI – Upheaval Festival
With Guilt Trip, Holder, and Contention:
07/19 Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
07/20 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
07/21 Wichita, KS – Wave
07/22 Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
07/24 Albuquerque, NM – Backstage at Revel
07/25 Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole
07/26 Long Beach, CA – Warped Tour (Dying Wish only)
07/27 Pomona, CA – The Glass House
With Holder and Contention:
07/29 Reno, NV – The Alpine
07/30 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
07/31 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
With Contention:
08/02 Billings, MT – Pub Station Taproom
08/04 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
08/05 Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
Taking Back Sunday have announced a headlining U.S. tour. Thrice and Saves The Day will open.
Tour Dates:
09/16 Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
09/23 Wallingford, CT – The Dome
09/24 Wantagh, NY – The Bay Stage at Jones Beach
09/25 Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live
09/26 Worcester, MA – The Palladium – Outdoors
09/27 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
09/29 Buffalo, NY – Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B
09/30 Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
10/02 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
10/03 West Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
10/04 Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
10/06 Salt Lake City, UT – The Union
10/08 Tacoma, WA – Dune Peninsula
10/10 Stanford, CA – Frost Amphitheater
10/11 San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square
10/13 Albuquerque, NM – Revel
10/14 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre (“Louder Now” 20th anniversary set)
10/16 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
10/18 Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Concert Theater
Taking Back Sunday’s Adam Lazzara commented:
“We’ve been planning and preparing for this tour for a while. Rehearsing all the material and the arrangements we’ve worked out, I am so happy with how the band has taken shape. We also get to play a special show on a beautiful night in October at Red Rocks to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘Louder Now.’ Who better to go out on the road to share all that with than Saves The Day and Thrice, we love those guys. Always have. So, if you’re up for a good time that’s what we’ll be chasing.”
GWAR will be releasing a new EP, titled “The Pink Seven Inch,” on June 26. The vinyl pressing will feature the band’s covers of Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken.” Pre-orders can be found HERE.
In other news, GWAR have also announced a fall North American tour with Midnight and Mac Sabbath. X-Cops and Atomic Rule will also perform at select shows. Here’s the dates:
With X-Cops:
10/27 Charlottesville, VA – The Jefferson Theater
10/28 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Heaven)
10/29 Jacksonville, FL – FIVE
10/30–11/03 Miami, FL – The Headbangers Boat
11/04 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
11/05 Orlando, FL – The Beacham
11/06 Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
11/07 Winston-Salem, NC – The Ramkat
11/08 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
11/09 Little Rock, AR – The Hall
11/10 Dallas, TX – AM/FM
With Atomic Rule:
11/12 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
11/13 Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at The Complex
11/14 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
11/15 Reno, NV – Cargo Concert Hall
11/17 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
11/18 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
11/19 Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
11/20 Chico, CA – Senator Theatre
11/21 Bend, OR – Midtown Ballroom
11/23 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
11/24 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
11/25 Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
11/27 Edmonton, AB – Midway Music Hall
11/28 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
11/30 Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
12/02 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
With X-Cops:
12/03 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
12/04 Pontiac, MI – The Crofoot Ballroom
12/05 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
12/06 McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre
12/08 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
12/09 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
12/10 New York, NY – The Palladium Times Square
12/11 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
12/12 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
Blöthar The Berserker commented:
“As both father and mother to our precious dinosaur Gor Gor, my hearts break to see what he has become: a crack-addicted truck-stop lizard-of-the-evening. We didn’t raise him to hustle his cloaca up and down the street. It is time for some tough love! Come watch as GWAR lays a whoopin’ on his giant red ass on the ‘Gor Gor Must Die Tour‘ with Midnight, Mac Sabbath, X-Cops, and Atomic Rule.”
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