10 Grapevine GRAPELEAVES ’s The Edge and Gibson team up for Gulf Coast disaster relief News & notes: Pete Townshend has Visit www.sxsw.com or call 512-467- Los Angeles — Following a visit to announced that he will tour with The 7979 for more information. New Orleans in November, U2’s The Edge Who in 2006. On Dec. 24, 2005, On the bookshelf: The complete con- announced the unveiling of Music Rising, Townshend confirmed via a posting on cert files of Led Zeppelin are available in a campaign to raise funds to replace “Pete’s Diaries” section of his Web an updated, pocket-sized guide by Dave lost instruments and accessories of the site (www.Petetownshend.co.uk) that he Lewis and Simon Pallett titled Led musicians affected by the hurricanes that is ready to hit the road once more. “As it Zeppelin: Concert File (Omnibus Press, devastated the Gulf Coast region. Lead seems everyone in the world is already ISBN: 1.84449.659.7). The authors partners Gibson Guitar and Guitar Center making announcements about a forth- recount more than 500 Zeppelin shows Music Education Foundation have spear- coming Who tour I figured I should between 1968-80, with full set lists, headed the initial effort by collaborating make my own statement. I have said reviews and concert and group-member on the design, manufacture and sale of an many times, repeated up until a few days anecdotes. The guide is lavishly illustrat- www.goldminemag.com GOLDMINE #666 February 3, 2006 • www.goldminemag.com exclusive Gibson guitar with all proceeds ago, that I am reticent about committing ed with concert shots, ticket stubs, going directly to the Music Rising pro- to a tour without a completed new Who posters and also includes all major TV gram. The guitar will be available through album under my belt. As things stand I and radio appearances, extensive bootleg Guitar Center. am still pushing to produce some more and film references as well as complete The instrument captures the essence songs. So the announcement may seem appendices of the members’ solo careers. of the Gulf Coast’s musical tradition. A ©Interscope/by Anton Corbijn premature. It is not... I have high hopes For couch potatoes: From his first very limited quantity will be produced Above, U2, from left: The Edge, for the whole tour to be shared to a wide break with Procol Harum in the ’60s to with all proceeds benefiting Music Rising Bono, Adam Clayton, audience at home in a mixture of pay for embarking on a successful solo career in and a pledge of $1 million in support. and Larry Mullen. Below, the view and free special Web casts. Some of the ’70s, guitarist Robin Trower’s blues- The Gibson Music Rising guitar features Gibson Music Rising guitar. the proceeds will go to charity of course. based psychedelic guitar approach has hand-painted designs using the colors of I also have a very, very cool surprise to drawn him many comparisons to fellow Mardi Gras. Each guitar announce in June, just before the tour legend Jimi Hendrix. A new DVD from will be individually painted regain a foothold on their kicks off” ... has inked a Music Video Distributors, Living Out Of and handmade. All of the future, but will also ensure new deal with Lost Highway Records, Time (Live), captures the Stratocaster- usual plastic parts (back that one of the Gulf Coast’s which will release Morrison’s upcoming wielding Trower on a 13-track set record- plate, pick guard, toggle greatest assets, its music, album, Pay The Devil (March 15). On Pay ed at the WDR during the cover, truss rod cover) have will rise again.” The Devil, Morrison turns his muse to Crossroads Festival in Germany on the been replaced by woods The application and qual- interpreting classic country songs such as guitarist’s 60th birthday, March, 3, 2005. from the States affected by ification process for musi- Hank Williams’ “Your Cheatin’ Heart” ... “Too Rolling Stoned,” “Day Of The Eagle” the hurricanes, and the cians will be handled by Texas rockers ZZ Top will see two of their and “Bridge Of Sighs” are among the high- Music Rising logo, exclu- MusiCares®, a nonprofit early albums, Tres Hombres and lights. Bonuses include interviews, photo sive to this guitar, is etched organization dedicated to Fandango, reissued Feb. 28 (Warner gallery and a 5.1 surround sound option... into the pick guard. helping music people in cri- Bros.) with previously unreleased live Other recent Music Video Distributors The Edge visited New sis which has already provid- versions of “La Grange,” “Jesus Just Left DVD releases include Roy Ayers —In Orleans between U2’s ed more than $1.5 million in Chicago” and “Waitin’ For The Bus” and Concert: Ohne Filter, which features a Vertigo tour dates to see the direct financial assistance to “Tush,” “Heard It On The X” and nine-song performance by the celebrated profound impact on the more than 1,800 Gulf Coast “Jailhouse Rock” capping the respective vibraphonist recorded Nov. 15, 1994, at area first-hand and to spend music people. MusiCares discs... Neil Young will be the keynote the Ohne Filter Studios in Baden-Baden, time with local musicians, Foundation will manage all speaker at the South By Southwest Music Germany. Tracks include “A Wee Bit,” listening to their experi- eligibility for Music Rising And Media Conference in Austin, Texas, “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” and ences and trying to under- grants, and fulfillment of the March 15-19. Coinciding with Young’s “Running Away”; Gordon Haskell, The stand their needs. During grants will be managed by appearance will be the screening of Road To Harry’s Bar; Pain, Life Is Overrated; his stay, he toured several Musician’s Friend, one of the Jonathan Demme’s Neil Young/Heart Of various artists, God Save The Queen — A neighborhoods and strug- country’s largest online Gold, depicting Young’s 2005 Nashville, Punk Rock Anthology; and Buzzcocks, Live gling venues. music retailers. Tenn., performances, which center on At Shepherds Bush Empire 2003. “My recent visit to New In addition to the pur- songs from his latest album, Prairie Wind. For analog kids: Columbia Records Orleans gave me a first-hand look at the chase of the Music Rising guitar, interest- In addition, Chrissie Hynde, Kris has five classic long-players scheduled devastation which tragically destroyed ed supporters can make tax-deductible Kristofferson, , Judy Collins, for reissue on 180-gram vinyl Feb. 14: the lives of thousands. The area’s rich and contributions to Music Rising at Sam Moore, and k.d. lang will be speak- Uncle Tupelo, No Depression; Johnny spirited culture must be restored and can www.mus icrising.org or by sending a ing and participating in interviews dur- Cash, At Folsom Prison; Robert be by assisting those musicians affected check made payable to: Music Rising, c/o ing the conference. Artists scheduled to Johnson, King Of The Delta Blues by the disaster, which in turn will bring MusiCares Foundation, 3402 Pico Blvd., perform include Arctic Monkeys, Belle Singers; and Dave Brubeck Quartet, back the essence of the regions,” said Santa Monica, CA 90405. For more infor- & Sebastian, Neko Case, Cat Power, Time Out... Another 180-gram slab slat- Edge. “Providing replacement instru- mation on Music Rising or how to pur- Echo & The Bunnymen, Elbow, Nickel ed for a Feb. 14 release is Sly And The ments through Music Rising will not chase the Music Rising Gibson guitar go Creek, Beth Orton, Towers Of London, Family Stone, Fresh (Epic). only help the professional musicians to to www.musicrising.org. and Tom Verlaine, among many others. — Todd Whitesel