Jukebox – Music News Cuts – 12/1

Jukebox – 12/1

Bruce Dickinson

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has a new offering, a video for the single “Afterglow of Ragnarok,” of of the forthcoming album The Mandrake Project. The overall project contains the single, the album that serves as its progenitor, and a series of comic books that will be inserted into the album. Dickinson claimed The Mandrake Project as a passion project, years in the making. Also included in this collection is a re-do of the song “If Eternity Should Fail,” off of Iron Maiden’s 2015 album, The Book of Souls.

The Jesus and Mary Train

Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain have released their latest album, Glasgow Eyes, and with it, have set dates for a headlining tour. The first single from the album, “jamcod,” is available for streaming here. Expect new terrain on this album, as brothers Jim and William Reid have picked up a taste for jazz. The track list and tour dates are as follows:

Glasgow Eyes Tracklist:
01. Venal Joy
02. American Born
03. Mediterranean X Film
04. jamcod
05. Discotheque
06. Pure Poor
07. The Eagles and the Beatles
08. Silver Strings
09. Chemical Animal
10. Second of June
11. Girl 71
12. Hey Lou Reid

The Jesus and Mary Chain 2024 Tour Dates:
03/22 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
03/25 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia
03/26 – Belfast, UK @ Limelight 1
03/27 – Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall
03/30 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
04/02 – Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio
04/03 – Gothenburg, SE @ Pustervik
04/05 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
04/06 – Stockholm, SE @ Munich Brewery
04/07 – Malmo, SE @ Plan B
04/09 – Hamburg, DE @ Markthalle
04/11 – Berlin, DE @ Huxleys
04/12 – Cologne, DE @ Live Music Hall
04/13 – Paris, FR @ Elysée Montmartre
04/15 – Geneva, CH @ L’Usine
04/16 – Winterthur, CH @ Salzhaus
04/17 – Milan, IT @ Alcatraz
04/19 – Krems, AT @ Donaufestival
04/20 – Heidelberg, DE @ Halle O2
04/21 – Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn Festival
04/23 – Brussels, BE @ AB
04/24 – The Hague, NL @ Paard

Squeeze

New Wave band Squeeze will be celebrating its 50^th Anniversary, and will christen the milestone with a 27-show anniversary tour of the UK. Joining the band on tour will be Badly Drawn Boy. The tour will kick off in Sheffield and land in London’s Royal Albert Hall. The tour will also be raising money for a charity group called The Trussel Trust, which helps people in need.

The tour dates are as follows:

Squeeze 2024 Tour Dates:
10/04 – Sheffield, UK @ Sheffield City Hall *
10/05 – Birmingham, UK @ Birmingham Symphony Hall *
10/08 – Aberdeen, UK @ Aberdeen Music Hall *
10/09 – Edinburgh, UK @ Edinburgh Usher Hall *
10/11 – Glasgow, UK @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall *
10/12 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester O2 Apollo *
10/13 – Newcastle, UK @ Newcastle O2 City Hall *
10/15 – Stoke-On-Trent, UK @ Stoke-On-Trent Regent Theatre *
10/17 – Nottingham, UK @ Nottingham Royal Concert Hall *
10/18 – York, UK @ York Barbican *
10/19 – Liverpool, UK @ Liverpool M&S Bank Arena *
10/21 – Llandudno, UK @ Llandudno Venue Cymru Theatre *
10/22 – Leicester, UK @ Leicester De Montfort Hall *
10/23 – Cambridge, UK @ Cambridge Corn Exchange *
10/25 – Ipswich, UK @ Ipswich Regent *
10/26 – Southend, UK @ Southend Cliffs Pavilion *
10/27 – Southampton, UK @ Southampton Mayflower Theatre *
10/29 – Guildford, UK @ Guildford G Live *
10/30 – Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon *
11/01 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff Utilita Arena *
11/02 – Brighton, UK @ Brighton Centre *
11/03 – Plymouth, UK @ Plymouth Pavilions *
11/05 – Aylesbury, UK @ Aylesbury Waterside Theatre *
11/07 – Reading, UK @ Reading Hexagon *
11/08 – Swansea, UK @ Swansea Arena *
11/09 – Eastbourne, UK @ Eastbourne Congress Theatre *
11/11 – London, UK @ London Royal Albert Hall *

* = w/ Badly Drawn Boy

Reeves Gabrels

Reeves Gabrels, former David Bowie guitar player, current guitar player of The Cure, has, as all musicians do, favorite songs. Noting the transcendent nature of music, he said, “With music, you seem to take it all in and it becomes immersive. Music has a power all its own.” He chose the singles not for reasons of pure music, but of pure impact.

Enjoy the list.

https://www.loudersound.com/features/reeves-gabrels-10-records-that-changed-my-life?fbclid=IwAR0MDLG6OMmkl0SGYc8OoaXSC8dZIQa9TGMR3iIx0aS-esop5e7n0234_r0

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton had a very beautiful and important guitar when he tailed off of John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers and launched into Cream, a 1964 Gibson SG called “The Fool,” after the Dutch collective that painted it during 1967’s “Summer of Love.” This guitar just sold at auction for $1.27 million in a bidding war, won by Larry Hall of the world renown Jim Irsay Collection. The auction, “Played, Worn, & Torn: Rock ‘N’ Roll Iconic Guitars and Memorabilia” raised money for a mental health awareness initiative called “Kicking the Stigma.”