On this day 30 years ago, Hysteria hit #1 on the UK charts! It eventually went on to reach the US #1 spot in July of ’88!
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Month: August 2017
Phil Collen Electric Splatter Shoes (30 Pairs)
Phil Collen X Six Hundred Four
30 limited edition, custom shoes featuring his iconic Jackson Pollock-style splatter paint.
Pre-order now at https://bit.ly/ElectricPhil
Combining his interest in distinct footwear with his passion for art, Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen has teamed up with the Vancouver-based Six Hundred Four shoe company to produce a limited run of “Electric Splatter” sneakers.
Only 30 pairs of the shoes were produced — each of them custom hand-painted, numbered and signed by Collen, who can be seen working on them in the video above. As pointed out in a press release, his design was inspired by his “other artistic love,” namely Jackson Pollock’s style of painting; it’s a fondness that will be familiar to fans who’ve seen or purchased Collen’s limited-edition Jackson Splatter Guitar, which boasts a similar design.
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Phil’s Final Night at the G4 Experience
Check out Phil Collen jamming at the last night of Joe Satriani’s G4 Experience earlier this month!
Comedian Leslie Jones wears Def Leppard on Seth Myers
Comedian Leslie Jones rocked her Def Leppard tee on the Late Night with Seth Myers this week! Watch them discuss Game of Thrones below.
Def Leppard Rock Castle Donington 31 Years Ago Today
On this day in Def Leppard history, August 16 1986, Def Leppard took the stage for the Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donington. Rick Allen returned to the stage for the first time since the accident with an unforgettable performance. Warlock kicked off the night followed by Bad News, Motörhead, Def Leppard, Scorpions and Ozzy Osbourne.
Watch: On The Road with Def Leppard
Go on the road with uDiscover’s Kylie Olsson & the Def Leppard crew!
Watch HERE
Take the Hysteria Buzzfeed Quiz!
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Def Leppard Featured in Daily Express
With over 25 million copies sold worldwide and counting, Hysteria was a difficult album in the making. With the coming and going of guitarists, and a near-fatal car accident, this now multi-platinum album was three years in production.
Now with the re-release of Hysteria being made available, Express caught up with Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott to talk about this period of time…
Read the full story on Daily Express HERE
Phil Collen talks 30th anniversary of ‘Hysteria’
“The 30-year anniversary of Hysteria, is going crazy. The response on that has been incredible. It was really cool to document everything, especially looking back on it,” he said. “I got to play ‘Hysteria’ last week with Joe Satriani, and it was really cool. That show was a lot of fun,” he added.
On his plans for the future, Collen said, “We are going to be busy. We have new Def Leppard material that we are starting to write, which is really exciting. We’ve got new Delta Deep material as well, and a live Delta Deep album coming out soon.”
Read more HERE
JOE ELLIOTT ON PLANET ROCK RADIO (AUGUST 12)
This weeks program features songs from The Clash, Rod Stewart, Foo Fighters, Garbage, amongst others, as well as some stories from Joe!
Radio show time is Saturdays at 6pm (GMT) / 1pm (EST) and repeated on Tuesday nights @ 9pm (GMT) / 4pm (EST).
For those in the U.K. tune into Joe’s weekly radio show on PlanetRock.com.
For those listening outside the U.K. or in the U.S. listen live from this site HERE. Please note this Surf.com internet site may not work in some countries. As a quick fix, please download a VPN application and set it to the UK territory. Then download the Planet Rock app and boom, it work