Ratt Tour Dates Dec 2009

Sunset Strip legends Ratt are set for a short UK visit this winter. As new signings to the Roadrunner imprint label, Loud & Proud, the band's new album is penciled for a 25th January 2010 release. The band will be playing the following shows this December to set up the new record. RATT Tour Dates Dec 2009 Tue 1st Dec - London Islington O2 Academy -

Thu 3rd Dec - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall -

Fri 4th Dec - Prestatyn Hard Rock Hell III -

Ratt's brand of hook driven melodic rock helped shape the legendary LA metal scene. The band boasts a deep catalogue of hits including Round and Round, Lay It Down, You're In Love and Lack of Communication and have sold millions of albums worldwide. With 1984's mega platinum debut, Out of the Cellar celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the guys are looking forward to starting a brand new chapter with brand new music to complement the impressive legacy they have established over the last two-plus decades. "This deal is a great opportunity for us to get our new music to RATT fans worldwide," says frontman Stephen Pearcy. "We are super excited about the new material!"

Komedia club showcase Soul singer's sensational

Ruby Turner, one of the UK's finest soul singers, has the unearthly ability to breathe life and meaning into any song, whether it is a passionate gliding ballad or a soulful up-tempo groove.
Having currently released her long awaited double album Live at Ronnie Scott's (an album demanded by Ruby's massive fan base), Turner was born in Jamaica, and grew up in Montego Bay relocating to Birmingham when she was nine.
Her major break came when taken under the wings of Britain's own blues legend Alexis Korner, and in the mid 1980's she joined Culture Club at the height of their stardom. Since then, Ruby has released 13 solo albums, the first of which – Women Hold Up Half The Sky – featured the hits If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) and I'd Rather Go Blind and the American r 'n' b chart number one single It's Gonna Be Alright – one of less than ten British records to achieve this.
It was at this time that she also released her hit album The Motown Songbook on which she performed with some of the excellent stars of that era – The Four Tops, The Temptations, Jimmy Ruffin and more.
Ruby has also been invited to sing on releases by such musical icons as Brian Ferry, UB40, Stevie Winwood, Jools Holland and Mick Jagger's solo album.
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Being a very prolific songwriter, Ruby's songs have been covered by many artists from Lulu through to Yazz and Maxi Priest.
An compeleted actress as well as singer, Ruby has appeared on-stage in productions, of A Street Car Named Desire, Carmen Jones, Fame (all in the West End), on TV in BBC TV's Doctors, Little Britain, EastEnders and Holby City and on the big screen in Richard Curtis' Love Really.
Another of the wonderful milestones in Ruby's career came when she was asked to sing the National Anthem for the Queen, Tony Blair and other major dignitaries at the opening of the Millenium Dome on New Year's Eve 1999/2000.
Described as "truly the genuine article and blessed with a voice that has been likened to Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin", Ruby continues to win the hearts and minds of an ever growing and diverse fan base.
Ruby Turner visits Bath's Komedia tonight at 8.30pm.
To check ticket availability visit www.komedia.co.uk/bath or call 0845 2938480.

Live DVD Little Feat

PR) In 1977, Little Feat performed on German TV's favored musical playground Rockpalast. On September 22, Eagle Rock Entertainment, through its Eagle Vision subsidiary, will release this performance on DVD, when Skin It Back: Live In Germany hits stores. Filmed at the Grugahalle in Essen, this concert was shot just days before the recording of their renowned live album Waiting For Columbus. Featuring the band's classic line up, late vocalist/guitarist Lowell George leads the band vocalist/guitarist Paul Barrere, vocalist/keyboardist Bill Payne, percussionist Sam Clayton, bassist Kenny Gradney, and drummer Richard Hayward through the 11-song performance. The thirty minutes of never-before-seen alternate rehearsal versions of the songs include "Rock N Roll Doctor," which did not make the cut for the final show. Formed in 1969, Little Feat is a band without musical boundaries. They meld southern influences, blues and Dixie land boogie, with R&B, folk and rock into jam band perfection. Getting their start after George left Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, the band's blend of top-notch musicianship and earthy, organic groove made them musical staples. This is perfectly captured on the Skin It Back DVD.Eagle Rock also released Little Feat's High Wire Act: Live In St. Louis 2003 on DVD in November 2003, and is readying other great performances from the Rockpalast vaults, including concerts from Meat Loaf, Thin Lizzy, and UB40.

Track Listing:

1.) Skin It Back

2.) Fat Man In The Bathtub

3.) Oh, Atlanta

4.) Day At The Dog Races

5.) All That You Dream

6.) Old Folks' Boogie

7.) Dixie Chicken

8.) Tripe Face Boogie

9.) Feats Don't Fail Me Now

10.) Willin'

11.) Rocket In My Pocket

Bonus Tracks:

1.) Old Folks' Boogie

2.) Fat Man In The Bathtub

3.) Rock 'n' Roll Doctor

4.) Skin It Back / Fat Man In The Bathtub

5.) Oh, Atlanta

6.) Willin'