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[9 Sep 2011 | 2 Comments | 8,128 views]
TBL NEWS ROUND UP: SEASICK STEVE & JPJ CROPREDY SET ON SKY ARTS/SEASICK UK DATES/BCC LIVE IN EUROPE DVD DUE/GLENN HUGHES UK DATES/JBLZE US & CANADA DATES/ROCKS BACKPAGES/THIS WEEKEND…

Tune in on Saturday September 10th at midnight to Sky Arts HD channel for an exclusive Seasick Steve performance featuring John Paul Jones from this year’s Cropredy Festival. John appears on Seasick Steve’s new album, ‘You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks’ which has been released through Jack White’s record imprint, Third Man Records in the US & through Play It Again Sam in the UK.

Last weekend the pair along with drummer Dan Magnusson performed at the  the Reading and Leeds Festival and the whole of the Reading set can be …

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[25 Jul 2011 | 8 Comments | 7,260 views]
‘’IT’S A BEAUTIFUL EVENING…’’ BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION TRIUMPH AT HIGH VOLTAGE  FESTIVAL

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At a sun blessed setting in London’s Victoria Park last night, Black Country Communion made a triumphant appearance at the Classic Rock High Voltage Festival.
The remorseless bass riffing of Black Country was met with huge applause from the crowd and it was quickly apparent that this was a band ready to take proceedings up to a level that did justice to the festival name. From there the loose loping groove of One Last Soul confirmed their intent and at the centre of it all was Glenn Hughes. …

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[30 Mar 2011 | 2 Comments | 4,275 views]
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION NEW ALBUM DETAILS

Black Country Communion, featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham, and keyboardist Derek Sherinian, have released the artwork for their much-anticipated second album “2”. The album will be released in the UK and Europe on June 13th by Mascot Records and in America on June 14th by J&R Adventures.
Tracklisting for the new album is as follows: The Outsider, Man In The Middle, I Can See Your Sprit, The Battle For Hadrians Wall, Save Me, Cold, Smokestack Woman, Faithless, An Ordinary Son, Little …

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[25 Feb 2011 | One Comment | 4,033 views]
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION FREE DOWNLOAD TRACKS VIA PLANET ROCK AND BAND OF JOY DUE LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN ON PBS US TV

Photo Credit: © Christie Goodwin
Black Country Communion have joined forces with Planet Rock, the UK’s leading classic rock radio station, to offer rock fans the opportunity to download two exclusive freelive Black Country Communion tracks.
The tracks, “Black Country” and “One Last Soul,” were originally recorded live in front of a specially invited audience at John Henry’s, London on  September 20th2010.  The live recordings have been exclusively mixed for Planet Rock by BCC’s producer, Kevin Shirley.
To be eligible to download the live tracks, rock fans are being asked to become VIP …

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[31 Jan 2011 | No Comment | 2,202 views]
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION ANNOUNCE FOUR JULY UK GIGS

Black Country Communion have announced details of four UK headline summer concerts they will be performing in the North of England, following their appearance at London’s High Voltage Festival at Victoria Park on Sunday July 24th.
The four piece rock band comprised of Joe Bonamassa (guitar, vocals), Jason Bonham (drums), Glenn Hughes (vocals, bass) and Derek Sherinian (keyboards), play Leeds O2 Academy (Tuesday 26th July), Newcastle O2 Academy (Wednesday 27th July), Glasgow O2 Academy (Friday 29th July) and Manchester Academy (Saturday 30th July).
A special ticket pre-sale will be available to O2 …

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[11 Jan 2011 | 2 Comments | 4,269 views]
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION VOTED BAND OF THE YEAR, RECORDING SECOND ALBUM AND GERMAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

Black Country Communion were voted the Planet Rock Band Of The Year last week stealing the title away from regular winners Iron Maiden, who were second followed by Muse and Slash. Planet Rock commented   “The first rule of supergroups is that they must be a crushing disappointment. Black Country Communion obviously didn’t get the memo and despite playing just two unbelievable concerts this year they have beaten several very big bands to win this category by some margin. An excellent album, several musicians at the top of their game, …

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[31 Dec 2010 | 7 Comments | 5,179 views]
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION GIVE NO QUARTER AT THE SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE DECEMBER 30TH 2010

Black Country Communion – Shepherd’s Bush Empire London  -December 30th 2010
Set List: 
Black Country
One Last Soul
Beggarman
Revolution In Me
Down Again
Too Late For The Sun
Song of Yesterday
The Ballad of John Henry
Great Divide
Medusa
No Quarter
Sista Jane
Drum solo >
Black Country (Reprise)
Burn (Encore)
Black Country Communion gave a first class  lesson in the art classic rock at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire last night.
From the moment Genn Hughes chugging bass line kick started the incessant riff of Black Country, through to a triumphant rework of  Deep Purple’s Burn, the band held the audience in the palm of their hand.
The …

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[9 Nov 2010 | 4 Comments | 4,321 views]
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION DECEMBER UK DATES ANNOUNCED

Photo copyright  Christie Goodwin
Black Country Communion, the critically acclaimed rock supergroup featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and keyboardist Derek Sherinian have announced details of two long-awaited UK concerts for December.
Fittingly, the first concert will take place right in the heart of the Black Country at the legendary Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Wednesday 29th December, followed by a concert at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Thursday 30th December.
Planet Rock Radio will launch an exclusive 4-day ticket pre-sale from Monday 15th November, for full details visit www.planetrock.com/bcc. Tickets …

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[21 Sep 2010 | 11 Comments | 13,599 views]
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION ALBUM LAUNCH SHOWCASE GIG IN LONDON:  ”ARE YOU READY?…”

Above Photo By Christie Goodwin

Black Country Communion:Album Launch Showcase gig –  John Henry’s Ltd Studios, London-September 20th 2010

Set List: Black Country/One Last Soul/Beggarman/Song Of Yesterday/Stand (At The Burning Tree)/The Great Divide/Medusa/Sista Jane (including Wont Get Fooled Again ending).

The photo of Black Country Communion that accompanied a preview of their debut album on the TBL site in late June  was met with  a ‘’Comments’’ response from the mysterious Nuvo 911 that said ‘’What a strange looking band. A Mexican, A kid, An Old Man and a Red-Neck . . . They …

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[16 Sep 2010 | 2 Comments | 6,375 views]
JOE BONAMASSA EXCLUSIVE BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION TBL INTERVIEW. ‘’THE ONE THING YOU CAN SAY ABOUT THIS ALBUM IS THAT THERE WAS NO DANGER OF IT BEING OVER THOUGHT’’

The long awaited Black Country Communion album is released here next Monday. It’s already number one on the Amazon pre order chart and is garnering excellent  reviews.
The band will be conducting a live interview on Nicky Horne’s show on Planet Rock this Sunday ahead of the album’s launch.
See http://www.planetrock.com/
In an exclusive interview with Dave Lewis for the TBL magazine,  Joe Bonamassa revealed how quickly the album was recorded.
‘’The one thing you can say about this album is that there was no danger of it being over thought. It was three …