“This was kind of an accident because I never ever thought that I wanted to do anything like this,” Carlisle tells American Songwriter. 1, everything came full circle when Carlisle launched her new SiriusXM series Mad About Music with Belinda Carlisle on SiriusXM, and opened up the show with her first song: Pop’s 1977 Lust For Life hit “The Passenger.”Įxploring the music that shaped her, Carlisle’s show also blends in earlier musical influences who left an imprint on her-everyone from Cat Stevens, The Beach Boys, The Animals, and The Stylistics-and are part of her playlist of songs, along with rediscoveries, behind-the-scenes stories and memories from her solo career and her time with The Go-Gos interspersed in each show. Eventually I decided to put a leash on my beloved black dog and we started howling together instead of barking at each other. “As fun as the funeral rites for HIM were, it took me more than a few moons to lick my wounds in the shadow of the Heartagram and come up with an excuse to strum and hum again. Thus it came as no surprise that the news of a farewell tour in 2017 was greeted with shock and disbelief among devotees and endless speculation as to what or who was to take up the velvet mantle. Inspired by everyone from Poe to Bukowski and tinged by a penchant for perfumed Sabbathian gloom, Valo’s creative lovechild would produce eight era-defining studio releases and over ten million record sales, not forgetting a Grammy nomination, countless magazine covers, critical acclaim, and the veneration of a generation. Judging by the monolithic presence of the Heartagram in any account of music this side of the millennium it’s apparent that he succeeded. “We only hoped to temporarily redirect hard rock’s blood flow from the nether regions towards the heart”, reminisces Ville Valo, the singer, songwriter and primus motor of HIM. Their founder stood for something delightedly out of step with the status quo. The scarlet letters stood for His Infernal Majesty. Zealously revered, gleefully reviled but impossible to ignore, their music left an indelible mark on a worldwide legion of fans. After all, his band HIM were easily among the most iconic and idiosyncratic groups of the millenium. In the annals of 21st-century alternative rock history, there are few artists who cast a longer or more peculiar shadow than Finnish Love Metal pioneer Ville Valo. Tickets are available, s.Ġ3.03 – Backstage Werk, Munich (sold out)ģ/31 – Theatre of the Living Arts, PhiladelphiaĤ/1 – Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia (sold out)Ĥ/18 – The Belasco, Los Angeles (sold out) Get your tickets now to avoid disappointment. VV’s headline tour – taking place next year across Europe, the UK and North America – has already sold-out across a number of cities. Meanwhile, watch the video for the current single, ‘Echolocate Your Love’, HERE. Head to to read their cover feature, in which Ville discusses the album in-depth. “It’s a teary mascara marathon between Robert Smith and Ozzy, with a dash of hope.”Īlbum & merch pre-orders for Neon Noir are now live, HERE. “Neon Noir is a sonic step-by-step guide on how to survive, and perhaps even enjoy, the realm of VV with its abundance of things that go bump in the night,” says Valo. Now he has released a new single, “Ville Valo (VV) of HIM Releases a New Single “The Foreverlost” – which you can stream now! The previously announced world tour is quickly selling out. Pre-orders are, at last, live at the link below. Finnish Gothic Metal pioneer, Ville Valo (VV) of HIM, will release his debut solo album, Neon Noir, on January 13th via Heartagram Records, distributed by UMG/ Spinefarm.
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