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November 18, 2014

KNAGGS GUITARS STEVE STEVENS SIGNATURE MODEL

Knaggs Guitars will introduce the Steve Stevens Signature Model at The NAMM Show, Winter 2015. Tailored to Steve’s specs and preferences, the Steve Stevens Signature model SS2 will accompany him on Billy Idol’s 2015 world tour.

Limited to 100 instruments in three colors (Red Sparkle, Cream and Black), the SS2 features a mahogany body with carved maple top, custom SS neck carve, rosewood finger board with mother of pearl inlays, Ray gun head stock inlay and Signature Bare Knuckle pickups with engraved Ray guns not available in any other guitar.

Each instrument comes with an exclusive

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Posted in: STEVE STEVENS
November 6, 2014

EUROPEAN TOUR KICKS OFF

Billy Idol’s Fall European Tour kicked off last night at O2 Academy in Birmingham, UK and saw the live debut of tracks from the album Kings & Queens of the Underground. The tour resumes on Friday, November 7 in Dublin, Ireland with dates running through

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Posted in: TOUR DATES
Billy Idol
November 1, 2014

BILLY IDOL RETURNS WITH HIS HIGHEST-DEBUTING ALBUM

Source: billboard.com
Billy Idol, Kings & Queens of the Underground – No. 34 — Iconic rocker Billy Idol returns to the Billboard 200 with his first new studio album of original material in over nine years, as Kings & Queens of the Underground bows at No. 34.

The album — his 11th chart hit — was released on Idol’s own imprint (BFI) through Kobalt Label Services, and is the

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Posted in: MUSIC
October 24, 2014

BILLY IDOL SIRIUSXM ARTIST CONFIDENTIAL AIRS OCT 28

Billy Idol’s SiriusXM ‘Artist Confidential’ episode, recorded live at the Troubadour in Hollywood, will air next week features a live recorded performance by Billy, Steve Stevens and the band, interspersed with an interview with Billy by Mark Goodman. Billy Idol’s ‘Artist Confidential’ airs Tuesday 10/28 at 8pm & 11pm ET on SiriusXM Radio 80’s on 8 (Channel 8) and

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Posted in: AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MUSIC
Billy Idol New Album
October 21, 2014

NEW ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW!

Billy Idol - Kings & Queens of the Underground

Buy the new album Kings & Queens of the Underground on iTunes and receive the extra track HOLLYWOOD PROMISES.
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Track list:
1. Bitter Pill
2. Can’t Break Me Down
3. Save Me Now
4. One Breath Away
5. Postcards From The Past
6. Kings & Queens Of The Underground
7. Eyes Wide Shut
8. Ghosts In My Guitar
9. Nothing To Fear
10. Love And Glory
11. Whiskey And Pills

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Posted in: MUSIC
October 15, 2014

DANCING WITH MYSELF HITS BESTSELLER LIST!

Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol is officially a New York Times Bestseller! Dancing With Myself is a survivor’s story at its heart, but also an enchanting, sometimes chilling, and always riveting account of one man’s creative drive joining forces with unbridled human desire, this startling memoir is unmistakably literary in its character and

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Posted in: AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Billy Idol Tour Dates
October 15, 2014

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES

Billy Idol is returning to Australia and New Zealand for his first concert tour of Australia since 2002 and his first of New Zealand since 1987.

The original punk turned global superstar will perform indoor shows and ‘A Day On The Green’ winery events in March and April 2015. All shows feature

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Posted in: TOUR DATES
October 13, 2014

BILLY & STEVE PERFORM AT CBGB FEST

Billy Idol and Steve Stevens performed a searing acoustic set for a sell-out crowd in New York City to kick off the 2014 CBGB Music & Film Fest. The unplugged set featured “White Wedding”, “Kiss Me Deadly”, “Eyes Without A Face” and “Rebel Yell”. Prior to the performance Billy was interviewed on stage by Timothy Sommer about

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Posted in: AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MUSIC
October 8, 2014

BILLY & STEVE ON THE TODAY SHOW

Billy Idol and Steven Stevens appeared on NBC’s Today Show on October 7! Billy was interviewed about his just-released autobiography, Dancing With Myself followed by an acoustic performance of White Wedding by Billy and Steve. You can watch

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Posted in: AUTOBIOGRAPHY/TELEVISION
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself - Book Tour
October 7, 2014

DANCING WITH MYSELF IS RELEASED!

Billy Idol’s long-awaited autobiography Dancing With Myself is released today!

An early architect of punk rock’s sound, style, and fury, whose lip-curling sneer and fist-pumping persona vaulted him into pop’s mainstream as one of MTV’s first megastars, Billy Idol remains to this day a true rock ’n’ roll icon.

Now, in his long-awaited autobiography, Dancing With Myself, he delivers an electric, searingly honest account of his journey to fame—from his early days as frontman of the pioneering UK punk band Generation X to the decadent life atop the dance-rock kingdom he led—all rendered with the in-your-face attitude and fire his fans have embraced for decades. Beyond adding his uniquely qualified perspective to the evolution of rock and culture, Idol is a brash, lively chronicler of his own career.

Featuring sixteen pages of behind-the-scenes photos, Dancing With Myself is a survivor’s story at its heart, but also an enchanting, sometimes chilling, and always riveting account of

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Posted in: AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Steve Stevens
October 3, 2014

STEVE STEVENS FEATURED IN PREMIER GUITAR

Steve Stevens talk to Premier Guitar about his work on the new Billy Idol album, Kings & Queens of the Underground, developing his signature style and tons more.

Premier Guitar: How’d you go from playing on the beach and in garages to working with Billy Idol?
Steve Stevens: By the early 1980s, I was living in New York City and playing in a band called the Fine Malibus. Bill Aucoin, who was also Kiss’ manager, managed us. But things weren’t really happening for us. So at one point I got a call to go to a meeting with Billy Idol, who was ready to put something together in the United States. At that time I hadn’t met any real rock stars, and it was exciting to be

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Posted in: STEVE STEVENS
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself - Book Tour
September 30, 2014

EXCLUSIVE BOOK PREVIEW AT TIME.COM

Time.com is offering readers this exclusive preview of the prologue from Billy’s autobiography, Dancing With Myself:

They say if you hear the bang, you’re still alive

By the morning of February 6, 1990, I’d been living on a fine edge for more than a decade, always courting disaster to experience the biggest high. I’d been living the deranged life. I felt so nihilistic, yet why hadn’t I just tuned in and dropped…

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Posted in: AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Billy Idol at hmv
September 29, 2014

UK SIGNING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

Billy Idol will meet fans and sign copies of his new autobiography Dancing With Myself and new studio album Kings and Queens of the Underground at two upcoming exclusive UK signing events at HMV Manchester on 27th October and HMV London on 29th October. For details and additional

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Posted in: AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Billy Idol
September 26, 2014

NEW BOOK AND SONG PREVIEW

Read a revealing chapter excerpt from Billy Idol’s autobiography Dancing With Myself and listen to ‘Bitter Pill’ from the forthcoming album Kings & Queens of the Underground exclusively from Rolling Stone! Read and listen here.

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Posted in: AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MUSIC
Shit From The Lip
September 26, 2014

UPDATE FROM BILLY 9.26.14

It’s a wildly exciting time right now with the book and album finally reaching a conclusion and near being released. It’s great you are hearing ‘Can’t Break Me Down’. It was a fun song to record. We recorded at Greg Kurstins’ home studio and Steve Stevens was putting his guitars on it on the evening of the day my Dad passed away, August 7th… a very sad time… but also thrilling as I know Dad was in the room making sure this album we have made was up to scratch! It was his favorite album of mine as he

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Posted in: SHIT FROM THE LIP