25.04.2008
- Recording underway in Ojai
Following
Duff McKagans previous update (see below) he has recently
updated fans again to confirm that he is once again recording
with Izzy.
Duff:
"I got to play on Izzy's new record yesterday in
Ojai...another stellar outing by that dude I must say. Always
a pleasure hanging with that guy, a true gentleman. Duff"
I'm
sure Izzy will update us all when/if the album sees the light
of day. Whilst waiting for an update be sure to visit both
beenafix.com
(Izzy fans message board) and
Loaded (Duffs official site).
21.04.2008
- Duff & Izzy Recording?
A
new Izzy album is currently being worked on, according to
Izzys friend and former gunner Duff McKagan.
Ed
put forward the following question to Duff: "Some
people are wondering if the ideas Izzy had when he was jamming
with VR were used a few months later on his Dog album."
Duff responded with: "Yes....that is correct. I am
actually gonna go out next week and play on a few Izzy tracks
for his new record. Always fun hangin' with Iz! Astute observation
and great question by the way! Duff"
Ed
was specifically referencing the similiarity between Izzys
tune "Bomb" from the Like A Dog album, and that
of Velvet Revolvers "Do It For The Kids".
06.03.2008
- Jimmy Ashhurst Interview Pt. II
Michael
has posted the second half of his interview with Ju Ju Hounds
bassist Jimmy Ashhurst over at izzyontour.com.
An extract follows:
Q:
Looking back on it now were the Ju Ju Hounds really a band
or just Izzy's solo project?...
Jimmy:
"...I think the albums that have been released by
Izzy more recently are more representative of a "solo"
effort by him, and I'm happy to see that he no longer refers
to what he's doing as "Izzy and the Ju Ju Hounds".
I'd like to think that it's out of respect for what we did
together, but maybe it's just because he never really liked
the name haha!...".
05.01.2008
- Jimmy "Two Fingers" Interview
Michael
recently interviewed Jimmy Ashhurst about his time in the
Ju Ju Hounds. As always Jimmy has provided some really cool,
detailed answers so head on over to the excellent IzzyOnTour.com
website to read the first
part of the interview. Many thanks to Michael and of course
Jimmy.
24.12.2007
- Timo Kaltio talks about "fire"
Ed
recently sent a few questions to Timo Kaltio regarding his
work on "fire, the acoustic album".
Ed:
How did you get in touch with Izzy again?
TK: "I was in touch with Izzy after I moved back
to London in 1990 for many years, but eventually we lost each
other's numbers... I got his email address a while back and
been in touch again since..."
You
can read the other questions and answers at beenafix.com
. Many thanks to both Ed and Timo.
19.11.2007
- "fire, the acoustic album" out now
"fire,
the acoustic album" is now available to download through
iTunes.
The song list is as follows:
1. I Dont Mind
2. Infrastruk
3. Listen
4. Airbus
5. Fire
6. Seems to Me
7. Long Night
8. Box
9. Milo
10. Harp Song
13.11.2007
- Stradlin amongst 34 Stars
For
information about how to download a free Izzy Stradlin song
courtesy of TuneCore through iTunes please read this
press release.
07.11.2007
- "fire" update.
 Just
a small update from Izzy to post up the song titles for the
samples :
1.
"i dont mind"
2.
"infrastruk"
3. "listen"
Izzy
also sent along a new version of the album cover with type.
Hi-Res copies of the album cover will be available shortly.
05.11.2007
- "fire, the acoustic album"
 "fire,
the acoustic album"...It was recorded in California
this Summer [07]. Its all acoustic.... very basic recordings,
2 guitars with one playing slide..... Rick and Taz play on
some of it. JT played bass on it, and percussion. He also
mixed it in Dallas at Nomad
Studios. Gary Long mastered it at Nomad as well. It was
a fun album to make. There are 2 songs i co-wrote with an
old friend of mine.... Timo Kaltia [guitarist/songwriter]
He lives in uk, the songs are "Box" and "Seems
To Me"... The writing started with those 2 songs and
I took off from there. I`ll send in cover photo...........enjoy.
cheers. izzy .......... I`ve sent music to Tunecore
so should be live on Itunes
in November. Take care."
- Download "fire, the acoustic
album" samples (.m4a format)
31.07.2007
- A Note From Izzy
A
rumor has been ciculating that Izzy will be joining "Adlers
Appetite" on tour. Izzy would all fans to know that this
rumor is FALSE, Izzy Stradlin will not be playing in Argentina.
:
"I
will not be playing with Adlers band in Argentina.
I played a couple songs Saturday night w/Adlers band.......
was fun.... they are going to Argentina to play August 2nd
and 3rd I believe..... Just want to let fans know I will not
be playing in Argentina in August. Cheers.... Izzy":
At
the Key Club gig on Saturday night Izzy played "TJ"
from the "Miami" album live for the first time.
Photos from the gig can be found in our Photo Gallery. Some
new Fan Art has also been added recently.
25.07.2007
- Key Club Update from Izzy
A
number of fans have asked for confirmation regarding whether
Izzy will be present at the Key Club for the rumored "GNR
Reunion". Izzy emailed us this today: "....Steven
is playing Key Club this Saturday.... I may drop by and say
hello. Cheers, Izzy".
 24.07.2007
- "MIAMI REMIXED"
Izzy
Stradlin dropped in with a cool update today...
"JT
Longoria and I have just remixed 10 tracks of the "Miami"
recordings and its much louder and more powerful sounding
now. It was done in Dallas at Nomad Studios. Gary long did
the mastering. Big thanks to those guys. It has just gone
live on I-Tunes today. You will hear the difference......
Cheers! Izzy".
The
only song not to be remixed was FSO Ragga. Check out the remixed
version of "Miami" on iTunes
today...
18.07.2007
- Exclusive Interviews Coming Soon
ChopAway.com
will soon be posting a cool article about the release of "Miami"
featuring exclusive interviews with Izzy Stradlin, Joey Huffman
and JT Longoria. We are also in the process of trying to track
down Rick and Taz at the minute.
In
other news chopaway.com is pleased to announce we are now
included in the links section of the "Silence Was Illusion"
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03.06.2007
- Update From Izzy
Izzy
dropped by with a cool update for the fans today, check it
out:
"I've
been painting since January, acrylic to canvas, lots of different
things... and I have five paintings I wanted to share with
fans.......... I'm gonna send you rough photos....unclipped
or cut..... i was thinking of starting a site of some kind
to post up artwork from anybody who cares to send it in: fans,
musicians, anyone! "Garage Art" maybe?! .....Cheers,
Izzy"
A
second email landed shortly after, not only containing photographs
of Izzys personal artwork, but with praise for the fans who
had submitted their own artwork.
"It's
funny. I just opened the new site and what do i find?... Art
from fans!!!!!!! Fucking great!! A wonderful coincidence....Thanks
again, Cheers.... Izzy"
Launch
Gallery
If
you have something cool you want to share with Izzy then why
not upload it to the board
for all fans to see aswell. You can post your photography,
paintings, recordings etc and hopefully Izzy will drop by
soon and check it out.
Izzys
new album "Miami" is now available on iTunes. You
can find all news items relating to "Miami" below.
30.05.2007
- "MIAMI" Available Now !!
"MIAMI"
is now available for download on iTunes. It is not easy to
notice however, please follow these instructions if you would
like to download the album:
1. Download and Install iTunes
2. In the iTunes search box enter "Stradlin"
3. You have to click on the link labelled "Pop".
4. You should now see the album available to download.
Those of you who have heard the samples will know it is certainly
not "Pop" music, blame it on a technical error.
"Hope
you enjoy.... izzy"
24.05.2007
- "MIAMI" Update From Izzy
With "MIAMI" soon to be available on iTunes we quickly caught
up with Izzy to ask for the tracklist for the upcoming album
~ and to answer some of the fans speculation about the album.
Let's begin with the tracklist:
"Ok...
1. TJ
2. Buildings In The Sky
3. Let Go
4. JR's Song
5. Partly Cloudy
6. Waiting
7. Bombs Away
8. Tough Check
9. Pick Up The Phone
10. Everythings Alright
11. FSO Ragga"
You should have already listened to the samples Izzy made
available, if not you can download them in the article below.
We asked Izzy if he could further describe the sounds found
on "MIAMI", and here's what he had to say: "Sure, it's a lot
like early solo stuff. It's got a few organs, and key bits
you will hear.... Some heavys and a couple balladish tunes,
raggae...........". Izzy also mentioned that he will try to
make some new photos available to us in the future ~ hopefully
before Miami is available on iTunes.
Remember to check back soon for possible further updates whilst
we await the albums appearance on iTunes ~ those looking to
download the samples taken from the album will find them in
the two articles below.
Fan Trivia : This is the first solo album that Izzy
Stradlin has released where the album title does not come
from a song of the same name.
Miami Update.
News of Izzy Stradlins forthcoming release
"MIAMI" has been showing up on websites around the world.
You will find news articles linked below.
Izzy Stradlin has also asked that two more
samples from the album be made available to the fans. As promised
in our original article, the samples are from "Buildings In
The Sky" and "Let Go" ~ they can be downloaded from the following
links:
02. Buildings
In The Sky
03. Let Go
Izzy also mentioned that he will soon be sharing some inside
information regarding the album, prior to its appearance on
iTunes. He intends to send along the albums full tracklist,
information about the sound of the album, aswell as a few
more promotional photos. Stay tuned for this exclusive update,
coming soon.
News Articles:
Metal
Sucks - "You Don't Have To Steal This Track"
Classic
Rock Magazine
Ultimate
Guitar
Blabbermouth
DrummerZone
Chicago
At Home
Brave
Words & Bloody Knuckles
Sputnik
Music
The
Gauntlet
Hard
Rock Hideout
Shout
Mouth
Rock
Sound
Hard
Rock Info .com - small mention at bottom of page
If you know of any other articles, either online or in printed
publications please drop an email to Will.
We will put it up on this page for fans around the world to
check out.
Enjoy the new samples.
29/04/2007 : Official
Update From Izzy.
Izzy Stradlin would like to inform all fans
that a new album is on the way ~ expect to see
"MIAMI" cropping up on iTunes
sometime between May and June 2007.
The album, featuring 11 tracks recorded at
Criteria Studios in Miami, is described by guitarist Rick
Richards as being "a bit of a departure from "Like A
Dog" but still quite a rocker!"
Izzy will be trying his best to keep the
fans informed of the pending release, stating "I've just
finished sending new CD "MIAMI" to iTunes, via TuneCore"
~ the same company who pushed Izzys previous solo albums onto
iTunes. Izzy has also offered to share one song with the fans
directly through ChopAway.com adding: "...to share with
the fans until it is actually up on iTunes, there is a ragga
song. It's called "fso ragga" (link removed) A sample
of the opening track, entitled 'TJ' can be found here.
The album is an exclusive 'iTunes only' release,
which will be available in USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and
Europe simultaneously. As no physical CD release is planned,
that we know of anyway, we are strongly suggesting that all
fans download a copy of iTunes in order to get the album.
"MIAMI" features the regular lineup of Izzy Stradlin
on vocals and guitar, Rick Richards taking lead guitar, and
Taz Bentley on drums. JT Longoria, who appeared on several
"Like A Dog" tracks returns to cover bass duties
on the album, and friend Joey Huffman takes keyboards.
Taz Bentley, who appears on all of Izzys
solo albums dating from 1998 - 2007 recalled the recording
sessions for "MIAMI": "We had such a good time
recording this one. We did it before Christmas and when we
got back home decided it was so much fun that we should go
back and do some more." Describing the sound of the forthcoming
album Taz added: "This recording is more loose. We spent
time jamming the songs out a pinch more than normal. I was
in a great place mentally so I think that carried over into
the recordings. Izzy, Rick and I found a hole in the wall
cuban restaurant that we would walk to every day for lunch.
The vibe was relaxed and the songs are as strong and diverse
as always."
To keep the fans happy before the album is
officially released, Izzy sent along the following message:
"In a few days I'll be sending more clips. Probably from
the songs "Buildings In The Sky", and "Let Go". " Izzy
has also included the album artwork, for fans to take a look
at, whilst he also mentioned the origin of the artwork, with
Izzy saying: "....Picture with no print....cool!...I
shot it in an abandoned steelmill in Ajo, Arizona last week......"
"MIAMI" continues Izzys prolific
run of album releases. Starting in 1998 with the scorchin'
117° on Geffen Records, he followed up with Ride On in
1999, River in 2001, On Down The Road in 2002, and finally
Like A Dog in 2005.
A very welcome update for the fans I'm sure
~ Izzy signed off with a simple "laters... Izzy".
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