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Daddy's Junky Music has put up an autographed jacket on eBay to support the Brad Delp Foundation.The jacket was signed by 35 artists, including Brad's son John, after the Come Together show on August 19, 2007. The auction runs until Jul-03-08 12:37:43 PDT. The jacket will also come with a CD filled with photos of many of the artists who signed the jacket. The jacket is Lee Brand, men's small. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Brad Delp Foundation.
You can check out the auction and place a bid (unfortunately the auction is open to US residents only).
The Brad Delp Foundation, a non-profit, 501(c)3 charitable entity, was created by his children Jenna and John Michael, family and friends for the purpose of carrying on Bradley's legacy of compassion, generosity, and kindness. Brad had an uncommon ability and desire to listen, understand, and care about people. The foundation seeks to honor Brad's memory by awarding music related grants, scholarships and funding for school music programs.
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Tom Scholz will be appearing on Off the Record with Joe Benson this weekend. For more information on stations and times, go to unclejoe.com.
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Well the day has finally come -- June 06, and that means the start of the summer tour.
Boston will be starting the tour today in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and will be performing at over 50 venues this summer. Whether you've seen Boston on every tour, or this is your first time, don't miss out on the chance to see Boston. You can check the tour dates listing to see where Boston will be performing.
Good luck to everyone in Boston with the tour, can't wait to see you guys out there!
If anybody wants to share photos taken during the tour, please feel free to send them so they can be posted in the Image Gallery, just go to the Contact Us link and send an email.
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Boston will be on ABC's Good Morning America on Sunday, June 01 in a prerecoreded interview with a look at rehearsal for the 2008 tour. Check local listings for time and channel.
June 01 Update: If you slept in, you can catch the segment in the Interviews/News Footage page.
June 01 Update: If you slept in, you can catch the segment in the Interviews/News Footage page.
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Tom Scholz and Tommy DeCarlo will be on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch on CNBC Tuesday May 20 at 10pm and again at 1am EDT. Check your cable or satellite provider for channel info.
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The Brad Delp Foundation is awarding two significant grants this week, according to foundation director and spokesman Bill Faulkner. The presentations are to The Nashua Community Music School of Nashua, NH and Plugged In of Needham, MA.
"With these donations, we at the Brad Delp Foundation are pleased to further our mission to continue on Brad's spirit of generosity and giving”, said Jennifer Delp, foundation President. “We are particularly pleased to be making donations to organizations in Brad's home region of New England, as he always took pride in his ability to help out in the community where he always felt happiest, and most at home."
"With these donations, we at the Brad Delp Foundation are pleased to further our mission to continue on Brad's spirit of generosity and giving”, said Jennifer Delp, foundation President. “We are particularly pleased to be making donations to organizations in Brad's home region of New England, as he always took pride in his ability to help out in the community where he always felt happiest, and most at home."
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By Gary Graff, Detroit (billboard.com)
Boston leader Tom Scholz tells Billboard.com he hopes to finish recording the band's next studio album after its summer tour and have it out "just after the first of the year."
Scholz says the album -- Boston's first since 2002's "Corporate America" -- is a mix of "really straightforward rock 'n' roll songs and some things that are pretty esoteric.
"When I first started," he continues, "I was doing music that had pretty simple themes. Then as I got into 'Third Stage' and 'Walk On' I got a little more technical and a little more involved, more complicated. In this one I'm trying to do both."
The new album will also include several songs from "Corporate America" that Scholz is remixing, rearranging and, in some cases, completely re-recording -- including the title track, "You Gave Up on Love" and "Someone."
"'Corporate America' was a really poor seller," Scholz acknowledges. "Very few people have heard it. I'd like to give some of these songs another chance to be heard."
Boston leader Tom Scholz tells Billboard.com he hopes to finish recording the band's next studio album after its summer tour and have it out "just after the first of the year."Scholz says the album -- Boston's first since 2002's "Corporate America" -- is a mix of "really straightforward rock 'n' roll songs and some things that are pretty esoteric.
"When I first started," he continues, "I was doing music that had pretty simple themes. Then as I got into 'Third Stage' and 'Walk On' I got a little more technical and a little more involved, more complicated. In this one I'm trying to do both."
The new album will also include several songs from "Corporate America" that Scholz is remixing, rearranging and, in some cases, completely re-recording -- including the title track, "You Gave Up on Love" and "Someone."
"'Corporate America' was a really poor seller," Scholz acknowledges. "Very few people have heard it. I'd like to give some of these songs another chance to be heard."
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By Marco R. della Cava, USA TODAY
See how this rock 'n' roll fantasy sounds: One day you're trying to get Home Depot shoppers to apply for in-store credit. The next you're rehearsing with Boston and getting ready for a national summer tour."I never could have dreamed this," says Tommy DeCarlo, 43, Boston's new Brad Delp-channeling frontman, who is taking leave from his credit manager job at a Charlotte Home Depot to perform with the band. "That first gig is going to be something."
Bands ranging from AC/DC to Lynyrd Skynyrd have found new singers in the wake of tragedy (Delp committed suicide last year), inevitably choosing road-tested replacements. DeCarlo's rocking Cinderella tale includes the fact that he never has even been in a band.
"I did sing After the Lovin' at my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary," says the affable DeCarlo, who is married and has two teenagers. "I think they enjoyed it."
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Boston's Tom Scholz will appear on the Alice Cooper show Nights with Alice Cooper on Wednesday. April 16. Check your local stations to see if any of them broadcast the show and at what time they do. You can find more info on the show at the Nights with Alice Cooper website.
April 17 Update: The interview broadcast was part one of two, with part two airing at a later date, keep an eye out on the Nights with Alice Cooper site. You can hear part one of the interview on the Interviews page.
April 19 Update: Part two of the Tom Scholz interview is scheduled to be broadcast on Wednesday. April 23.
Both parts of the interview are available on the Interviews page.
April 17 Update: The interview broadcast was part one of two, with part two airing at a later date, keep an eye out on the Nights with Alice Cooper site. You can hear part one of the interview on the Interviews page.
April 19 Update: Part two of the Tom Scholz interview is scheduled to be broadcast on Wednesday. April 23.
Both parts of the interview are available on the Interviews page.
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Boston's Tom Scholz and Gary Pihl will be on Rockline on Wednesday, May 14. For information on where you can find the show and at what time, you can go to the official Rockline site.
May 15: You can listen to the interview in the Interviews/Radio Shows page.
May 15: You can listen to the interview in the Interviews/Radio Shows page.
May 14: Tune into Rockline tonight at 8:30 PM PDT (11:30 PM EDT). If you don't have a local station that carries the show, you can tune into one of the following stations:
San Francisco - 107.7 KSAN | Portland - 92.3 KGON | Nacogdoches - 107.7 KTBQ | Joplin - 97.9 KXDG | Portland - 102.9 WBLM | Augusta - 105.7 WEKL | W. Palm Beach - 98.7 WKGR | Bangor - 100.3 WKIT | Grand Rapids - 96.9 WLAV | Greenville - 101.1 WROQ | Dayton - 104.7 WTUE | Birmingham - 99.5 WZRR | Colorado Springs - 103.9 KYZX
May 09 Update: Some more information posted on the Rockline site:
"...ROCKLINE has learned that the venerable Mr. Scholz might be inclined to bring some demos from the new album the band is working on. That same scenario occurred several years ago when Tom brought in some unreleased songs that did indeed surface on the “Corporate America” album, which wasn’t released until almost two years after that show."