When it comes to rock and roll bloodlines, you’d be hard pressed to find an active artist with a more impressive pedigree than bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, who fronts British/American supergroup Black Country Communion. Hughes, who was born in 1951 in Staffordshire, England, came to prominence in the early ’70s as a member of British funk-rock [...]
Black Country Communion will enter the studio in June to record the band’s third album for release in late 2012. The hard blues-rock group comprises Glenn Hughes, Derek Sherinian, Joe Bonamassa and Jason Bonham. Since the band’s formation in 2010, they have released the acclaimed “Black Country” (2010) and “2” (2011) albums. In a [...]
Studio fire can’t stop Black Country Communion Hughes pleased to finish recording sessions after producer Shirley arrives just in time to stop blaze getting out of control. Glenn Hughes is delighted that a fire in producer Kevin Shirley’s Malibu studio didn’t stop Black Country Communion complete recording work on their second album. The blaze broke [...]
There are a dozen ways to skin the cat of performance DVDs and all too many ‘artists’ fall into the camp of believing that they have to create lasting filmic statements of their ‘journey’ while many others feel that the backstage battles and the rehearsal sessions are far more important than the actual gigs that [...]
Rock group Black Country Communion led by Cannock singer Glenn Hughes landed a top prize at last night’s Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards. The four-piece band, who released their second album earlier this year, won breakthrough act of the year. The band also includes Dudley-born drummer Jason Bonham, son of late Led Zeppelin drummer [...]
During a Q&A with Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy he was asked, “What other bands have been inspiring you lately? to which he replied “Before you called I was listening to the new Black Country Communion record. Those guys are all just monstrously talented musicians and they create great songs as well, which is what I [...]
Black Country Communion, the English-American rock supergroup featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath), blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), was voted “Best New Band of the Last 10 Years” by VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show. Hosts Eddie Trunk, Jim [...]
Glenn Hughes Announces Solo Acoustic Tour Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (Black Country Communion, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) has announced his first U.K. solo acoustic tour. Billed as “An Evening With Glenn Hughes,” the 5-date run this November will featuring acoustic interpretations of songs from Hughes’ extensive career, set to enthrall not only hardcore fans, but [...]
Black Country Communion to Release Double Concert DVD “Live Over Europe” on October 24, 2011. The 2-DVD live set was filmed with 14 HD cameras and 5.1 surround sound during the band’s debut tour in the summer of 2011. Over three nights, playing to packed venues in the German cities of Hamburg, Munich and Berlin, [...]
From Classic Rock Magazine In a letter written to Classic Rock and published in the Communication Breakdown section- I’ve been to a lot of gigs. Some have been extraordinarily special, like The Who at Charlton, or watching Thin Lizzy from the sidelines at Hammersmith during their Johnny The Fox Tour. But nothing prepared me for [...]
Interview: Glenn Hughes of Black Country Communion on the New Album, ’2,’ His Autobiography and His Favorite Bass Producer Kevin Shirley, who has worked with the Black Crowes, Aerosmith and Journey, was attending Guitar Center’s King of the Blues event in Los Angeles in November 2009 when he happened upon an inspirational sight – a [...]
The last leg of the critically acclaimed UK tour ended here in the packed out O2 Academy. Having reviewed BCC last week at Llandundno, the difference here was energy. This time around, the effervescent Jason Bonham stepped it up an extra gear (as if fourth gear wasn’t good enough) and the others nodded to the [...]
Michael Schenker is the perfect choice to open tonight, and this is clear from the first number. These guys are real rockers and clearly real friends as well; evident in the way they move around the stage and interact with each other. Armed and Ready really gets the crowd going and Another Piece of Meat [...]
Black Country Communion and Judas Priest flew the flag for the Midlands at the second High Voltage rock festival in London at the weekend. Black Country Communion,- featuring Cannock-born singer and bassist Glenn Hughes and Dudley-born drummer Jason Bonham, son of Led Zeppelin legend John – had the unenviable task of following the ultimate goodtime [...]
Supergroup are ready to rock the UK The latest rock “supergroup” is about to undertake a short UK tour in support of their latest album, 2, which was released last month. Combining the talents of Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath), blues supreme Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and keyboard player Derek Sherinian(Dream Theater), the [...]
Black Country Communion is a modern ‘supergroup’. Their individual talents bring in sounds from their past bands yet they gel so well that BCC has a sound all its own. This could be a lost album from the ’70s as the music fits that era, but the expertise gained since then means that it could [...]
Having barely paused for breath since releasing their first album, Jason Bonham is back with his Black Country muckers for record number two There’s something reassuringly old-skool about Black Country Communion. From the collection of four great musicians, to the honesty of their ballsy rock, right through to their decision to release two albums in [...]
Supergroup Black Country Communion rocks the beach First a little background. The rock supergroup Black Country Communion consists of Glenn Hughes (“The Voice of Rock”, Deep Purple), young blues legend Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Alice Cooper) and Jason Bonham (the son of John Bonham from Led Zeppelin.) They performed at the Hampton Beach [...]
Black Country Communion’s 2nd album “2″ has moved to the top of the BBC Radio 1 Top Rock Charts, the UK’s #1 chart for music. BCC “2″ has beat out the likes of The Foo Fighters and Iron Maidens new albums as well as many other Artists. The link to the chart is below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/rockalbums [...]
Black Country Communion 2 Album Review Black Country Communion 2 was released on June 14, 2011, just nine months after the initial release by the band comprised of Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes, Derek Sherinian, and Jason Bonham. It’s a positive step when a supergroup releases a sophomore record within a year after the debut, primarily [...]
I can still remember a time when hard rock bands played music that had a lot of soul, meaning and depth. When the music meant more than the image. When listening to them lifted you up, not brought you down. And when you could count on a fresh new batch of music every year, and [...]
It was over 40 years when “the voice of rock” Glenn Hughes was at the epicenter of the rock explosion from middle England. He found success with the blues rock band Trapeze and went on to join Deep Purple and Black Sabbath (on the Seventh Star album, technically a Tony Iommi solo project) and sell [...]
A chance to watch singer-guitarist Joe Bonamassa (right) perform is reason enough to get any fan of virtuoso fretwork out on a Friday night. But when one of the world’s best happens to be just another member of a hard-rocking supergroup – one that includes bassist-vocalist Glenn Hughes (of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath fame), [...]
Black Country Communion has released their first music video for the single “Man In The Middle”. Click the link below to view the video. BCC- Man In The Middle
Bonham’s on a roll and he’s more than a chip off the old block Jason Bonham and his supergroup Black Country Communion (BCC) launch their first tour in Wales this summer – and with it, the drummer hopes, an identity in the UK. The son of legendary Led Zeppelin stickman John Bonham – who defined [...]
SECOND COMMUNION Anglo American quartet Black Country Communion raised several eyebrows when they made their debut in the spring of 2010. Fronted by former Trapeze and Deep Purple vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes, joined by fellow Midlander Jason Bonham on drums the lineup is completed by Americans keyboard player Derek Sherinian (Dream Theatre) and guitarist Joe Bonamassa. [...]
JASON BONHAM and his supergroup Black Country Communion (BCC) launch their first tour in Wales this summer – and with it, the drummer hopes, an identity in the UK. The son of legendary Led Zeppelin stickman John Bonham – who defined hard rock drumming and the hard-living lifestyle before his death in 1980 – has [...]
In a recent interview Jason Bonham has revealed details of a track on the new Black Country Communion album that was formerly started with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones in 2008. Speaking to the Toronto Sun he revealed “There’s a song that started off as an idea that I worked on with (them), so I [...]
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the Anglo-American rock supergroup featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE,TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH), blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER), will perform at this year’s edition of Classic Rock magazine’s award-winning High Voltagefestival, set to take place Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Victoria Park, London, England. Hughes [...]
Black Country Communion’s second album is finally coming. The aptly named “2″ has been finished. This will be their 2nd album in 9 months. Coinciding with the new album will be an international tour starting in California and ending in England. It will be available for pre-order on April 25th. On May 9th will be [...]
Black Country Communion is planning to film a music video for a song off their upcoming second album. The album is set to be released some time this June. Tour dates and shows have been announced and will feature songs from the first two albums.
Classicrockmagazine.com asked Glenn Hughes his thoughts on the passing of guitarist Gary Moore. Hughes said this “I’m devastated to hear of Gary’s passing. A truly great British rock and blues hero. I shared many wonderful musical and personal experiences with him. He was a ferocious player and had no fear of his instrument. I’m glad [...]
BCC coming off being named The Best Rock Group for 2010 by PlanetRock has announced two shows in The United States before going on their 2010 European Tour. The first two shows will be held in San Diego and Anaheim, CA on June 9th and June 10th respectively. New shows to be announced. June 9th- [...]
The Black Country Communion Rock Lives contest has come to a close and the winners have been chosen. Thank you all to those who have entered. Below are the winners and prizes. Grand Prize Winner: Antwon Childress Signed BCC Vinyl Black Country Communion Album Dunlop Joe Bonamassa signature Fuzz Face Pedal Marshall MAC100c Gibson Joe [...]
Black Country Communion have announced details of four UK headline summer concerts they will be performing in the North of England, following their appearance at London’s High Voltage Festival at Victoria Park on Sunday July 24th. The four piece rock band comprised of Joe Bonamassa (guitar, vocals), Jason Bonham (drums), Glenn Hughes (vocals, bass) and [...]
Black Country Communion has been nominated in the best Hard Rock album of the year category in the Metal Storm Awards 2010. Metal Storm is one of the world’s largest metal webzines with on average 830,000 visits per month. There are nine other bands that are also up for the award. Only registered members are allowed to vote, [...]
High Voltage: BCC and Tull confirmed! Black Country Communion, Jethro Tull, Spock’s Beard, Caravan and Mostly Autumn have been added to the bill of Classic Rock’s award-winning High Voltage Festival, which takes place at Victoria Park in East London on July 23-24. Now into its second year, HV won the Best Festival Award (15,000-39,999 [...]
After being named best rock band by Planet Rock, Black Country Communion comes right out of the studio from recording their second album to announce six new tour dates coming to Germany starting at the end of June and going into July. They also have a date to play The High Voltage Festival in London, [...]
Being entirely uneducated in the ways of Black Country Communion, having been introduced to them by one of our new writers, I really had no idea what to expect from the group. In retrospect I feel slightly better about knowing little about them as they formed as recently as 2010. It must be understood that [...]
