Posts Tagged ‘university’

Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Richard Fortus to Hold Master Class at University of Central Oklahoma

Ethan Miller, Getty Images While Guns N’ Roses are off the road, guitarist Richard Fortus will help other aspiring musicians learn his chosen trade. The axeman has agreed to host a master class this coming week at the University of Central Oklahoma that will give him a chance to share his skill. Fortus is the latest musician to visit the campus’ ACM@UCO Performance Lab, following in the footsteps of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Roger Daltrey and Jackson Browne , Black Country Communion ‘s Joe Bonamassa, Flaming Lips instrumentalist Steven Drodz and singer-songwriter Ben Folds among others. The guitarist joined Guns N’ Roses in 2001 and can be heard on the ‘Chinese Democracy’ album. He’s also performed or recorded with Thin Lizzy , the Psychedelic Furs, Fiona Apple and Jesse Malin among others. His master class will take place this Thursday (Feb. 21) at the Academy of Contemporary Music lab at the University of Central Oklahoma in Oklahoma City’s Bricktown district (329 E. Sheridan) at 7PM local time. For more information, visit the UCO website here . Fortus will take his place onstage with Guns N’ Roses this spring when the band headlines the Governors Ball and Rocklahoma festivals. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-offer-first-look-at-3d-concert-film-announce-tour-dates-in-australia/” title=”Next: Guns N’ Roses Offer Peek at 3D Concert Film” align=”center”]

Green Day Cancel 2012 Gigs, Postpone 2013 Tour + Move Up Release of ‘¡Tre!’ Album

Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire As singer  Billie Joe Armstrong  remains in  rehab  for substance abuse treatment, Green Day  have announced that they’ve canceled all of their remaining 2012 club shows and have postponed their entire 2013 North American arena tour set for January and February.  Bassist Mike Dirnt explains, “Obviously the time for this isn’t ideal, but Billie Joe’s well-being is our main concern. We are happy to say the Billie Joe is doing well, and we want to thank you for all the outpouring of support and well wishes that we have received, and we can’t wait to see you all again soon.” New dates for the January and February performances will be announced shortly, and all previously purchased tickets will be honored. The band also revealed that because of all the schedule maneuvering, they will go ahead and push up the release of their ‘¡Tré!’ album to Dec. 11 from Jan. 15. Drummer Tre Cool added, “We feel bad we have to delay our tour, so to make up for it we want to give our fans the music earlier than we had planned. If we couldn’t be there to play it for you live, the least we could do was give you the next best thing.” ‘¡Tré!’ is the third of the band’s new album trilogy, which also included the recently released ‘¡Uno!’ and the Nov. 13 release ‘¡Dos!’ One of Green Day’s missed performances came over the weekend as they were scheduled to headline the Voodoo Arts + Music Experience in New Orleans. However, their Bay Area pals Metallica stepped in to deliver a stellar show . Green Day Canceled 2012 Tour Dates 11/26 — Seattle, Wash. — Paramount Theatre 11/27 — Kennewick, Wash. — Toyota Center 11/29 — Salem, Ore. — Salem Armory Auditorium 12/1 — Sacramento, Calif. — Memorial Auditorium 12/2 — Reno, Nev. — Grand Sierra Resort 12/4 — Santa Cruz, Calif. — Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 12/10 — Tempe, Ariz. — Marquee Theatre Green Day Postponed 2013 Tour Dates 1/7 — Green Bay, Wis. — Resch Center 1/8 — Rosemont, Ill. — Allstate Arena 1/10 — Wilkes-Barra, Pa. — Mohegan Sun 1/11 — University Park, Pa. — Bryce Jordan Center 1/13 — Rochester, N.Y. — Blue Cross Arena 1/14 — Pittsburgh, Pa. — Consol Energy Center 1/16 — Brooklyn, N.Y. — Barclays Center 1/18 — Manchester, N.H. — Verizon Wireless Arena 1/19 — Uncasville, Ct. — Mohegan Sun Arena 1/21 — Fairfax, Va. — Patriot Center 1/22 — Philadelphia, Pa. — Liacouras Center 1/24 — Providence, R.I. — Dunkin Donuts Center 1/25 — Portland, Maine — Cumberland County Civic Center 1/27 — Quebec City, Quebec — Colisee Pepsi 1/29 — Toronto, Ontario — Air Canada Centre 1/30 — Cleveland, Ohio — Wolstein Center 2/1 — Moline, Ill. — i Wireless Center 2/2 — Madison, Wis. — Alliant Energy Center 2/4 — Omaha, Neb. — CenturyLink Center 2/6 — Broomfield, Colo. — 1st Bank Center 2/8 — Las Vegas, Nev. — MGM Grand Garden Arena [button href=”http://loudwire.com/green-day-mike-dirnt-on-billie-joe-armstrong-health-i-know-my-friend-life-in-danger/” title=”Next: Green Day’s Mike Dirnt Comments on Billie Joe Armstrong’s Troubles” align=”center”]

Swedish Scientist Names Newly Discovered Species After King Diamond

Scientists love metal. This isn’t some sort of theory that we’ve hypothesized; we’ve got undeniable proof supporting this statement, and the proof is 420 million years old. The people at Bravewords.com seem to have a dedicated reader in Dr. Mats E. Eriksson, Associate Professor of Paleontology at the Department of Geology at Sweden’s Lund University. In 2006, Eriksson named a species of extinct, marine polychaete annelid worm after Motorhead frontman