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Leave it to Joe .... Good news is, it ain't broken! But Joe did have a run in with another soccer player and banged up his arm pretty good. He is suffering from a "damaged shoulder" which hurts like a bugger, but he'll be fine! Get better quick babe!!!
What the heck is up with the new single?! The release of the next single off of DL's X, "Long, Long Way To Go," has a new release date: April 14, 2003. The video has been supposed shot and both versions of the single will have it, but one will be a CD version and the second will be a DVD version. And yes, "Long, Long Way To Go" still will NOT be released commercially OR on radio in the U.S. ..... You also have the opportunity to purchase the two singles via a few different places, but the official site has HMV.co.uk linked, and for a pretty decent price, too.
First rumoured gigs in U.S. are as follows: in Pittsburgh, PA on March 21st at the Petersen Center .... now no confirmation on the official website OR Pollstar BUT tickets will be on sale for this show at Ticketmaster Online on Thursday (02/06/03) at good ol' 10:00am ... in Indianapolis, IN on March 22 at Conseco Fieldhouse .... in Cleveland, OH on March 24 at Gund Arena ... and lastly in Erie, PA on April 7 at Louis Tullio Arena .... more soon I hope!!!
Clock Special Show Announcement!!! Viv's side project Clock will be at Molly Malone's on Wednesday, January 22nd at 9:00 pm. It'll only cost you $8.00 at the door, but you must be 21 & over. Molly Malone's is located at 575 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA, and their phone number is (323)935-1577. For further information please visit the official website www.clockrocks.com.
Wanna rock on stage with the Leps? Well you can! At least during sound check that is. You can bid on the chance to rock out with the band during sound check and be the lead vocal on "Pour Some Sugar On Me." Proceeds go to HELP A HALLAM CHILD. The gig is on February 20th, in the Leps' home town of Sheffield at the Hallam FM Arena, and the winner of this auction will attend the band's soundcheck, then join them on stage to perfrom their greatest hit .... with the Def Leppard actually backing you up! Check out the auction at http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3000761600 *** As of 2/6/03, they were able to raise £5007 (which translates to a little more than $8000) ***
So what is up with the new Lep single? Finally, some type of information has been released about the new single off X, "Long, Long Way To Go." The official website has posted that the third single, but second commercial single release (in the UK/Europe) has been scheduled for February 24, 2003. usual, there will be various versions of the single available and they will include one or more of the following extra tracks:
Two live versions of "Now" (live acoustic in Germany and live electric in Japan) as well as "Hysteria" (live acoustic, recorded in Germany) and "Long, Long Way To Go"(live in Japan)
As well as two previously unreleased tracks:
"10 X Bigger Than Love" and "Gimme A Job"
The video will be filmed sometime in the first week of February, which will be partly shot in Spain. The director is a yet-to-be-confirmed Brit who has worked with the band before, and it will contain a storyline by Phil!! (Can't wait!! Hurry up!! ;-) - L.K.)
Def Leppard rocks Hidden Hills? Supposedly the Denver, CO gig the boys played on December 17, 2002 was filmed and will be appearing during the January 14th, 2003 episode of NBC's new show, Hidden Hills. Check your local listings! (thx to Leppardized for the heads up!)
Def Leppard rocks a T. Mobile Commercial.... "Pour Some Sugar On Me" is featured in a T Mobile Commercial ..... apparently the premise is as follows: there is this guy and his girl and they are in the car getting ready to leave a parking garage, and the guy sings "Pour some sugar Ramen," and she looks at him and asks, "What?" and he responds, "You know, like the noodles" ... we all know what the RIGHT lyrics are .... and Catherine Zeta Jones hands the girl a phone so she can call the library to get the real lyrics. It's actually kinda cute. So keep your eyes peeled for it ....
Def Leppard's "Love Bites" ranks in .... at #52 on VH1's 100 Greatest Love Songs .... check out their website for times to see who has what to say about one of the greatest ballads of all time!
Def Leppard rocked Nascar .... Def Leppard did a short, three song set before the Nascar race in Phoenix, AZ on November 10, 2002. "Now" was aired in its entirity, while the two others "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and "Let's Get Rocked" were segues at different times of the race .... Check out nascar.com and the official site for any other details running amuck.
Mariah Carey covers Def Leppard?! Yeah you read right. Apparently on her upcoming album Charmbracelet, the high pitched squealer covers the rock ballad. You can check out the article at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,66464,00.html ... just ignore the fact that they listed BOTHB's release as 1993 ... sheeessssshhh .....
Def Leppard rocks Rock Radio.... Yes, the next commercial single is "Long, Long Way To Go" .... but rock radio will be receiving the promo cd for "Four Letter Word" on November 18th! So on and after that date, call your local rock radio stations and request it!!!
X remains on the charts... Here's the run down: well in it's first week, and even though X may have sold 27,000 less than Euphoria, it still charted at the same number as its 1999 predecessor. Selling more than 71,000 copies, the tenth DL album took the #11 spot in its firts week of release. In it's second week however, it slid quickly down to the #36 spot and is barely hanging on. Now in it's third week, X slides down even further, clinging on to the #73 spot on the charts. Even more ironic, Vault, well, it had vaulted the competition on the Pop Catalogue Chart AGAIN to hit #1 and has remained there for the past 3 weeks .... For more info, check out Billboard.com.
Win a trip to see Def Lep live, anywhere in the US! VH1 is giving away one grand prize to one winner. The winner and a guest will receive airfare for two to see Def Leppard perform at any stop on their upcoming US tour (continental US only). Along with front row tickets to the show! 10 runners-up will receive copies of the new Def Leppard DVD Visualize. Visit them at: http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/def_leppard/artist.jhtml.
Even though an official tour ..... isn't slated until late November/early December, the lads are being booked .... On Friday, 09/20/02 in Reading, PA, Y102 presents Def Leppard at the Sovereign Center. Tickets are on sale now and start at $39.50. The boys then will play the next day, 09/21/02, in Boston, MA at the Fleet Center. No ticket information is available through ticketmaster.com yet.
More chatting.... for the Leps and their fans! Check out TheSun.co.uk for a chat with the Leps on Thursday, August 8. Joe's chat from usatoday.com is available, and it'll eventually get archived on the Lair.
Vivian interviewed... on madblast.com is also available for fans to listen to. There he discusses the new album, singles, and much more!
Wanna ask a Lep some questions? Joe will chatting on usatoday.com on Friday, August 2 @ 6:00pm (EDT). Go ahead and submit your questions. Just bear in mind it's going to be a short chat. Also on Tuesday, July 30, Phil Collen will answer questions that can be submitted at WashingtonPost.com. Questions have to be submitted before 1:15pm (EDT) then the answers will be posted in the early afternoon.
Ebay Auctions for VH1's Save The Music .... the boys are giving up some fantastic opportunities to help VH1's Save The Music program. You can check out the official site to check out what will be available. No word as to when they will be available.
See the "Now" video and listen to X .... on Vh1.com. As of last night, you could vote for X on the front page. Starting today, you can watch the "Now" video, and starting July 22, you can listen to the whole album via their website.
Wanna get rocked? Leps are doing gigs and signings ... so here are the three dates thus far:
The one for Minneapolis, MN has already popped up on www.ticketmaster.com (search "def leppard") and some more might be showing up soon ....
Update on the episode of Classic Albums that focuses on the making of Hysteria ... it will be released on DVD in the USA and Canada on August 27.
Wanna know about the "Now" video? Then stop by KNAC.com and read the article regarding the video shoot. Oh yeah, the best torture? There's pictures!!
X review on melodicrock.com ... the webmaster of melodicrock.com emailed members of his mailing list letting them know that he had a review of the yet to be released X ... check out the website under the update dated 6/20/02 to check out his take on the new album (you'll have to scroll down and find it).
Leppard gig in June ... it's been announced that the lads will be doing a gig in Kansas on June 29, called Red, White and Boom. Details are available through the radio station Mix 93.3, (click here for website), who organizes the event. You can purchase your tickets through TicketMaster. Big NOTE: this is not part of a tour, last I heard there would not be a tour for this summer ...
DVDs rock the charts still... according to yahoo.com the Historia/In The Round In Your Face DVD is hanging in at #7 while the Visualize/Video Archive DVD slipped off the top ten of Billboard's Top Music Video chart. Last week (issue: 3/16/02), the Historia/In The Round In Your Face DVD debuted at #3 and the Visualize/Video Archive DVD debuted at #9 on Billboard's Top Music Video chart.
DL Article on RollingStone.com ... Check it out at http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=15554 ... it basically talks about X and reiterates what Joe says on the official site.
Special programming on VH1 Classic ... if you got the channel, check VH1 Classic this weekend because they'll be showing Def Leppard's Storytellers, the live concert In The Round, In Your Face and also their videos will air continuously until the premiere of VH1's Ultimate Albums.
Surprise chat on USA Today.com ... apparently we fans and Joe didn't know it was a chat, but nonetheless, he had a chat! You can check it out at: http://cgi1.usatoday.com/mchat/20020306005/tscript.htm. Or you can read it here on the Lair ....
Vivian has been busy... he appears with Rob Lamothe on "Brave Enough" off Rob's Brave Enough E.P. You can check it out at Rob's website roblamothe.com.
VH1's Ultimate Albums series premiers ... with their documentary focusing on Pyromania. Check out VH1's page dedicated to the episode and read up on Joe's personal views on Pyromania (look out some of it's wacky) and vote for your favourite track. You can also read others' views on the album or post your own on the message board. http://www.vh1.com/insidevh1/shows/ultimate_albums/pyromania/. And see DL On TV for show times.
New pitter patter in Sav's new house? A very quiet almost unnoticeable addition has been made to Sav's bio on the Official Site. The name Scott has been added to the list of cubs! No other information is available in regards to the new addition but a hearty congrats go to the new parents!! CONGRATS!
Another side project for Joe ... (from riffola.com) Joe is helping out the frontman (and his friend) of The Almighty with his new solo album. Joe is cowritting and prodcing the album with Ronan McHugh (who has worked on such projects like Def Leppard, Cybernauts, The Almighty) They're using Joe's Garage to record it and will be relased soon.
Amidst the mayhem ... of recording and birthday celebrations, Joe supposedly found time to do some DJing at the Temple Bar last Thursday, together with [The Almighty's] Ricky Warwick .... amongst the artists played, Marilyn Manson and Staind ... but no Def Lep apparently ...
A new season of VH1's What's My 20 ... is around the corner. Phil is listed as a candidate for Six String King. Vote for him at: http://www.vh1.com/insidevh1/shows/wm20/polls/index.jhtml?pollid=mw20_sixstringking
Rick's auction ... is officially over (hey better late than never). He was auctioning off a shirt via Ebay from the Adrenalize tour, for the Raven Drum Foundation and it finally closed yesterday at $3550! Congrats to the final bidder, to Rick, and to the charity that overall won! Now ... see the guys have a good way to get rid of their unwanted clothes that are taking up much needed room in their closet ... (Hey guys, you want a list of what'll go for the most, ask me hehehehehhehee)
New song from Rick ... Rick and his girlfriend Lauren recorded a new song in response to the 9/11/01 attack on the United States. Check it out at: http://www.ravendrumfoundation.com/mp3.html
Rick Allen receives award . . . on August 29, 2001, Rick received an humanitarian award at Charity Jam, for his involvement in a programs like The Raven Drum Foundation, which was founded by Rick and his girlfriend Lauren. The Foundation involves the use of spritual outlooks and methods to help people.