Def Leppard Atomic Mess News

Gibson Guitars features an article on Viv and the guitars he is using during the Summer 2000 Euphoria tour.

DefLeppard.com has reopened after a month's worth of development. This is the band's official website under the care of a new webmaster.

I have been busy moving this past week, and have been unable to do many updates the last 2 weeks. However, that will now change and I will once again start with updates. Already, there are 5 new reviews (see above) from several shows of the Summer 2000 tour and soon I will have some pictures from various shows.

With the start of the Summer 2000 Tour, reviews and pictures from the shows will be posted here as they arrive. Keep your eyes open for new stuff.

If you have taken pictures and wish to post them online at The Def Leppard Archive, contact me.

Debbie's Def Leppard Theme has been added to the Downloadable Files section.

Def Leppard will be on the radio show Rockline on Wednesday July 12, 2000 at 11:30 pm ET, 8:30 pm PT. Check the Rockline website for local stations carrying the show. Listeners can call 1-800-344-ROCK (1-800-344-7625) to talk to the guests, or questions can be emailed to rockline@aol.com.

Phil Collen and Rick Allen will do an online chat on AOL. The only information currently available is that the chat will be on July 12, and can be accessed via the AOL Keyword "Rock Chat".

Place: AOL
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Link: aol://4344:754.mp_lepp.6716767.647494355 - AOL only link
AOL Keyword: Rock Chat

Rick Savage and his wife had a baby boy at 5am today. He weighed in a 7lb 7oz and was named Tyler Kenneth.

Mark Senff, currently the webmaster for Def Leppard NOW has been hired by the band's management to be the webmaster for a totally revamped Def Leppard.com. This move follows after repeated inquiries by several people as to the moribund state of the current defleppard.com.

• March 2, 2000 - Svideo.com: "Photograph" of a "Bad Reputation"
• February 15, 2000 - Ottowa Sun: Def Leppard delights with fist-pumping '80s faves
• February 14, 2000 - Halifax Herald: Lots of pounce left in this old cat
• February 14, 2000 - Blethen Maine: With "Euphoria," Def Leppard gets back to their tried-and-true rock roots
• February 12, 2000 - Ottowa Sun: Def defying odds
• February 12, 2000 - Halifax Herald: Def Leppard on the prowl
• February 12, 2000 - The Globe: Fans lick up Leppard sugar
• February 7, 2000 - The Leader Times: Fans get rocked at arena as Def Leppard shines
• February 1, 2000 - Wall of Sound: Def Leppard Lacking Euphoria
• January 7, 2000 - Edmonton Sun: Leapin' Leppards
• January 7, 2000 - Launch: Falling On Def Ears

The Summer 2000 Tour has begun. No new dates have been announced since the last update.
Forty-eight more tour dates have been confirmed.
Four more tour dates in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Wisconsin have been added.
First tour dates have been posted for Summer 2000.

Shorts of 21 music videos from High n' Dry through Euphoria have been added to the Promotional Video section. The majority of the videos are in Quicktime 4.0 format.

The Unband will open for the first half of Def Leppard's 2000 summer tour. Below are links to several reviews of the band, as well as information on other projects The Unband have undertaken.

The Unband released it's first album, Retarder, on March 7, 2000. They are a power punk rock outfit, that relishes on playful lyrics of sex, drugs, and rock n' roll. The Unband will be featured on the soundtrack to "Scary Movie" with a cover of the Billy Squier track, Everybody Wants You, opening July 7, 2000.

• Ottowa Sun: Retarder album review.
• CDnow: The Unband Review.

Billboard Magazine's June 24 issue has confirmed that 21st Century Sha La La La Girl will be the next single released to rock radio. From their singles review section:

It's a darn shame that the venerable hard-rock band's current collection, Euphoria hasn't garnered more support. It's such a fun project, jam packed with hook-laden gems. 21st Centruy Sha-La-La-La Girl is among the stronger cuts on the album, thanks in large part to it's playfully sexy lyrics and an arena-ready chorus that just makes you grin from ear to ear. The band plows through the track with maximum energy, underlining front man Joe Elliott's trademark vocal swagger with layers of harmonies and razorsharp guitarwork. Ok, so nothing about this single fits the narrow molds from which rock and top 40 radio are currently cast. But it's certainly as infectious (if not more so) as much of what programers are shoving down listener's throats at the moment. C'mon folks, give it a try. You're guaranteed to love it despite your so-called better judgement.

DEF LEPPARD stopped by the Gibson acoustics factory in Bozeman, Montana, for a little tour, to meet the luthiers, "give it a go" on some Gibson guitars, and sign the traditional "Wall of Fame." "If you go back far enough, I started playing Gibsons and Les Pauls," said Campbell, who has toured with a Gibson J-200 acoustic as well as a number of Les Pauls, including a Custom Shop '57 Gold Top Reissue and a '57 Black Beauty Reiss…

Source: Electric Basement.