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Kid Rock to Re-Record ‘Devil Without a Cause’ Album, Premieres ‘Let’s Ride’ Video

YouTube “Control” is a key word in the music industry these days, and Kid Rock is the latest musician to make sure he’s got a handle on his past hits by re-recording them for future usage. Acts like Squeeze, Def Leppard , and Electric Light Orchestra have re-recorded past favorites in recent years to maintain control over their songs, and Rock is following suit with the music from his breakout album, ‘Devil Without a Cause.’ The musician is planning to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the album in Aug. 2013, and he tells Billboard that having ownership over the master recordings played a key — but not the only — role in the decision. Rock says it also gives him the ability to add to what fans remember from the record as well. He explains, “Some of [the songs] will be exactly like they were an some of them will have the sensibilities of what we’ve learned playing those songs live for 15 years. I’m not going to say they’re going to be better than the originals. That’s tough to top. But I think there’s something special about them that people will dig, whether it’s ‘Bawitdaba,’ ‘Cowboy,’ ‘Only God Know Why,’ ‘…Bullgod,’ ‘Welcome 2 the Party,’ … We’ve twisted them up so much to where it’s very interesting, very cool.” Rock says that one song that will definitely have an updated version is ‘Wasting Time,’ and he adds, “I think we’ll have a monster single with the way we’re doing ‘Wasting Time’ now, without any of the samples and stuff. I think that could be a really big song. It’s just really cool.” The singer also stated that a tour built around the ‘Devil Without a Cause’ album could be in the works as well, but nothing is set as of yet. In addition to re-recording ‘Devil Without a Cause,’ Rock says he may change things up for his next album, revealing that he would open the process to outside writers. He explained, “Right now I’m thinking I might do a record like I’ve never done. I might actually go get song submissions and do four or five country tunes, like country rockers, just get a Nashville producer for those. Then I’m thinking about getting some of my buddies in the hip-hop business to produce four, five tracks of that, getting my old school buddies like Reverend Run, D-Nice, to write rhymes for me. I would not write anything on the record but just do this half-and-half record, country and hip-hop.” Meanwhile, Rock has a new album to support. ‘ Rebel Soul ‘ just arrived in stores, and the musician is promoting the new single, ‘Let’s Ride.’ The video for the track just surfaced online, and can be seen below. Watch Kid Rock’s ‘Let’s Ride’ Video [button href=”http://loudwire.com/win-a-trip-to-see-kid-rock-live-on-new-years-eve/” title=”Next: Win a Trip to See Kid Rock Live on New Year’s Eve” align=”center”]

Devin Townsend Receives Copyright Warnings From YouTube After Posting His Own Videos

Photo Credit: Erich Saide Odd news: YouTube have apparently realized that they host copy-written material! As the world’s largest video hosting and sharing service, YouTube hosts an endless amount of content uploaded by people who have no legal right to do so. YouTube is now ruling with an iron fist against hosting such content, starting with the music of Devin Townshend . Unfortunately, the only issue is that YouTube has been pulling down videos that Townsend himself had posted legally. According to Tweets sent out by Townsend, some of his videos have been mysteriously vanished from his YouTube account. Along with the videos being taken down, YouTube sent Townsend copyright infringement warnings about posting his own music. Townsend comically tweeted: HA! Got a copyright infringement warning from YouTube for posting my own shit…AWESOME!!!!Suck it!=] — Devin Townsend (@dvntownsend) September 18, 2012 Youtube is pulling lots of my own stuff for illegal content. So freaking weird. Get over yourself, money isn’t everything. — Devin Townsend (@dvntownsend) September 19, 2012 ? Townsend’s solo outfit, The Devin Townsend Project,’ just released ‘Epicloud’ on Sept. 18. The group is currently on the ‘Epic Kings & Idols’ tour with Katatonia and Paradise Lost . Check out the remaining tour dates here . [button href=”http://loudwire.com/katatonia-devin-townsend-project-paradise-lost-epic-kings-idols-prize-pack/” title=”Enter Loudwire’s ‘Epic Kings & Idols’ Contest” align=”center”]