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"Falling In Between Live" has done extremely well on the international charts right after its release.

Germany Amazon Music DVD #1, DVD #28
Sweden #1
France #2
Netherlands #3
Germany #4
Norway #4
Denmark #4
Finland #5
Italy #6
Japan #9
Australia JB Hifi #9
New Zealand #20

All you need to know about Steve Lukather's new album "Ever Changing Times" can now be found on a brandnew website dedicated to this release.

In other news, Steve Lukather is also featured in the May issue of Guitar Player magazine and has just confirmed two additional German dates in July. Check out all the details in the Mag World and the Tour Dates.

After his European Clinic Tour, Simon will tour Japan in late May together with Steve Weingart (Keys), Andy Timmons (Guitar), Everette Harp (Sax) and Del Atkins (Bass). Check out all the dates on the Simon Phillips Tour Dates page.

Steve Lukather will be on Rockline radio this Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 from 8.30 to 10 pm PST. For a list of affiliate stations click here. A list of internet live streams can be found here.

Steve "Luke" Lukather "Ever Changing Times" Worldwide Tour 2008 Press Release

Steve Lukather "Ever Changing Times" Worldwide Tour 2008 commences on June 20 pulling all the stops on this first jaunt into cities with some of the greatest genre of music fans around the world. Steve Lukather will be performing many of his best solo spanning career songs that he has recorded as well as some of his secret guitar-vocal gems that he has written over his multi-million record selling career. Steve Lukather has billed this 2008 tour as the: "No Jazz Tour".

Lukather's new touring unit includes the Rock-keyboard wizardry of Steve Weingart, ToTo alum and Arkansas Blues guitar-giant Tony Spinner along with the intensified unleashed bass playing of Carlitos (8 X 10) DelPuerto and the "DC" locomotive drum power of Eric Valentine.

Luke and his new band will be performing the stellar tracks from Steve Lukather's new critically acclaimed CD "Ever Changing Times" adding their amazing interpretations and musicianship to this amazing and top selling worldwide release. The entire band will also be adding their vocal harmonies into the mix to compliment Steve Lukather's dynamic lead vocals and "voted #1" guitar playing that will be truly show stopping.

Advanced tickets are currently on sale and are selling out at a swift rate. Steve Lukather and his 2008 band will deliver all the rock punches.

This tour is a knockout!

David Maida
Summer/Fall 2008

www.stevelukather.net

The following musicians will join Steve Lukather on his upcoming Ever Changing Times Tour:

Tony Spinner: Guitars / Vocals
Steve Weingart: Keyboards
Carlitos Del Puerto: Bass / Vocals
Eric Valentine: Drums / Vocals

Tour Dates have now been confirmed for Steve Lukather's upcoming "Ever Changing Times" Tour. Check out the Luke Tour Dates Page for the latest!

Sony has just released a special limited box set called "The Collection" which contains the first seven albums plus the DVD "Greatest Hits Live... And More". The box contains the 7 albums in card walletswith spines and inner sleeves plus DVD. Inside the card wallets replicate the original album artwork. Check out this great box in a special feature in the Releases section. Wether you are new to the band and want to get the older albums or you're a collector of special items, this limited box at a very reasonable price is a great asset for every TOTO fan!

Classicrockrevisited.com/ did an in-depth interview with Bobby Kimball which you can now find on their website.

TOTO's lighting designer and cartoonist Stephen "Astro" Duros has taken hundreds of great pictures of the current Oceania/Asia leg of the "Falling In Between" World Tour which you can check out in his personal photo album on Flickr.

Check out the special site for "Ever Changing Times" on Shot Radio with information on the album, picture gallery, wallpaper downloads and a special promo for residents of Japan.

After more than two years on the road, TOTO will finally wrap up their
highly successful "Falling In Between World Tour" on April 5th in Korea.
To celebrate the end of the tour and the shows with Boz Scaggs,
David Paich will be joining Toto and Boz Scaggs on all the
Japanese shows.
Also Joseph Williams by chance will be in Japan promoting his new CD and he
will guest with Toto at the International Forum on March 29 and 31st.

TOTO will then take a well-deserved break, and all the members will be
participating in solo and other projects for the foreseeable future.
Steve Lukather has just released his new solo album "Ever Changing Times"
which he will take on the road in summer, Simon has clinics and live gigs planned with his own band, and is recording a new CD.
Bobby Kimball is working on his solo CD, and Greg Phillinganes has many
events in his calendar as Musical Director.
Tony Spinner will be playing in Luke's new band as well 'playing the blues'
at his own gigs, and Leland Sklar will be growing his beard.

It's been a wonderful 2 years and the band want to thank all the fans that
attended the shows, without whom there would be no TOTO.

Hardrockhouse.com has published a review and photos from the Perth gig on March 10th!

Take a look behind the scenes of the recording sessions of the new solo album from Steve Lukather "Ever Changing Times" in this special Making Of video!

Urgent News!
Toto’s show in Kuala Lumpur has been postponed by one day to Sunday - March 16.

The band arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday morning, but their equipment got held up in Jakarta and arrived late Saturday evening.

All tickets are valid for the new show date.

Steve Lukather's new album "Ever Changing Times" has made a very respectable debut on the European charts, being the second highest new entry on the Dutch Album Top 100 at #39 and even entering at #21 on the Swedish charts.

It is with great sadness that we report that Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey lost his battle with cancer. He was a great friend of Steve Lukather who was one of the last people to speak with him on Monday and who remembers him fondly:
"Jeff..
What can I say? A dear soul brother. Some people don't know that. We toured together in the summer of 2000 and just hit it off so well we stayed in touch. He would invite me up to his Club in Totonto and we would jam for hours and laugh our asses of. I truly loved the guy. I knew he was having a tough time with the fucking cancer but I didn't know that I would be one of the last calls he took. He dies the next day. I am torn up over this. I hate the fact that the good die young. I am afraid this happens more than not and at the age I am now it may well happen more and more.
I did get to tell him I loved him and I made him laugh a little so I have that memory as well as all the great times we had together.
I know he is in heaven groovin ...
I will see him again
Luke in Brisbane"

Steve Lukather's new solo album Ever Changing Times has just been released, so check out the tracklist, sound samples, the music video and the picture gallery on the Solo Releases page.

Steve Lukather was recently voted the number 1 guitarist on Votenumber1.com, an interactive website on which people from all over the world can vote for their favorite things. Congratulations Luke!

Steve Lukather did a promo music video in Japan for his upcoming single and album "Ever Changing Times". Check it out.

The release dates for the upcoming TOTO DVD "Falling In Between Live" will be as follows:
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND: 16-Feb-08
JAPAN: 20-Feb-08
ITALY: 22-Feb-08
UK, HOLLAND, FRANCE, SCANDINAVIA, SPAIN: 25-Feb-08
GERMANY/AUSTRIA : 14-Mar-08
USA, CANADA, MEXICO: 1-Apr-08
SOUTH AFRICA: April 08
SOUTH AMERICA: 25-Apr-08

The release dates for the upcoming TOTO Double CD "Falling In Between Live" will be as follows:
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND: February 2nd
USA & CANADA: February 19th

Steve Lukather was in Japan in January filming a video for his upcoming album "Ever Changing Times". You can check out some images of the shoot at WireImage.com.

It's been 25 years this week that "Africa" topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts!

MusicNation.com has an interesting little article about it:

"A popular eighties anthem, "Africa" displaced the prior week's number one, Men At Work's "Down Under," which was about a different continent altogether.

Nas, Ja Rule, Xzibit and JoJo are among the artists who have blessed the rains of "Africa" by sampling its catchy chorus. Howie Day and Olivia Lufkin have covered the entire song. And Grand Theft Auto pays tribute by featuring the tune on its dashboard radio.

Toto was formed in 1976 as an all-star outfit of top session musicians. Eddie Van Halen once called the band "collectively the best musicians on the planet."

Still active, the 30 million-selling band will release LP number 18, Falling In Between: Live, in the Spring of 2008."

During The Making of Falling In Between, Mike Porcaro took a moment to reflect on Jeff, his influence on Toto, his friends, and his family. Check out this very special video on the Tribute to Jeff.

Steve Lukather and Bobby Kimball along with Leland Sklar and lots of other legendary rock musicians will participate in an exclusive event called "Rock Legends Adventure" where music enthusiastics can get up close and personal with their stars including four days of intensive rehearsals plus finale concert for large audience of fans.

The event will take place from 21. - 25. May 2008 in Cologne/Germany.

In the three days of practice sessions, participants will enjoy not only a minimum of eight hours of on-stage rehearsals and jam sessions with the best in the music industry, but also eat their meals and stay in the same hotel as their idols. To ensure that the grand finale concert goes as smoothly as possible, all participants will receive sheet music, CDs and a set list of the songs planned for the show four weeks in advance. After all, the audience at the concert will consist not only of the participants' friends and business partners, but also a base of fans numbering in the thousands expected to attend to the concert thanks to a broad-based marketing effort.

Rock Legends Adventure also invites non-musicians who would like to experience the rock-and-roll life to attend the event and learn to contribute their talents as video producers, sound and lighting engineers and more. After the event, each participant will receive a DVD with highlights from the four-day event and a complete recording of the live concert.

For more information check out http://rocklegendsadventure.com/index.php (please enable cookies in your browser)

Registration:
http://rocklegendsadventure.com/register.php

Tickets for the grand finale concert:
www.KoelnTicket.de

Accompanying the double CD and DVD release of "Falling In Between Live" we present you brand new wallpapers for your computer with the new artwork. Chose between the atmospheric cover design, the band, and two live image montages capturing the energetic spirit of the current tour.

With the new double CD "Falling In Between Live" just released and the DVD on its way, we present you an exclusive look at how these new songs originally came to life. In a mult-part video documentary you get to see all the work behind the scenes and the making of "Falling In Between". In part 1 David Paich talks about the team effort and the input that every member had in the writing and recording process.

Spread the word and e-mail the new Steve Lukather E-card to all your friends to let them know about his upcoming album "Everchanging Times"!

TOTO will be playing at the Civic in Auckland on March 2nd for the first time ever in New Zealand. Tickets go on sale this weekend. For all details check out the Tour Dates and Tickets page.

There's a new interview with Steve Lukather over at www.alloutguitar.com.

Now exclusively available in our Media section you can find two very special video montages from the newly released live double CD (and forthcoming DVD) Falling In Between Live!

We've added some new video links to the Multimedia section. Check out the rare promo video for "Straight For The Heart" in "TOTO on the web" as well as some great related Youtube videos.

Frontiers Records is thrilled to announce the European release of STEVE
LUKATHER's brand new studio album entitled "Ever Changing Times" on February
22nd 2008.

Best known as guitar player and singer for TOTO and tireless session man,
Steve Lukather released so far three vocal solo albums. "Ever Changing
Times" is certainly another musical gem to be added to the list of top
quality productions featuring his classic trademarks: exquisite playing,
finely crafted productions and a very diverse range of music styles,
encompassing heartfelt ballads, straight-ahead rockers and fusion
extravaganza.



"It's been 10 years since my last "vocal" record", explains Lukather,
introducing his new album "And I thought it was time to rock again and
sing". While his songwriting and abilities naturally evolved with time, one
can't deny that "good music is always good music", especially when the
creative process was "done in the traditional way: guys playing in a room
together and writing good songs".

The result of this new studio effort, which lasted several months in between
Toto tours during 2007, are eleven songs which incorporate all aspects Steve
Lukather is well known for. "The record rocks harder than Toto, but there is
enough melodic stuff on there to please any Toto fan. There is also stuff
that sounds youthful because my co-producer Steve Macmillan and my son were
keeping me honest and up to date" says Luke, "It shows a lot of my
influences and music I like. If it sounds good, then I keep it".
Steve of course could not make it all on his own. How could a musician that
played on hundreds of records of other amazing artists could make it without
some help ? But this time there are some very special people and friends
involved. "My writing partner / executive producer Randy Goodrum suggested
that I should do this record. He got me excited to do something different
and work with such great players and songwriters. I was also thrilled that
my son Trevor co-wrote 2 of the tunes with us and my daughter sang on a tune
and all my friends and amazing musos came out to support". The list of
special guest also includes former Toto singer Joseph Williams and Chicago's
Bill Champlin on background vocals, Leland Sklar on bass, Steve Weingart,
Jeff Babko, Randy Goodrum on keyboards and synths plus a Steve Porcaro cameo
on one track, Abe Laboriel Jr. on drums and other friends and guest stars
who all lent their talent to ensure a truly exciting and fresh result.
"I think if you blindfolded rock critics and played them "Tell Me What You
Want From Me", they would be VERY surprised to find out who the artist is",
says Luke presenting the songs on the new album, adding "I also really like
the way "Stab in the Back" turned out. I am a Steely Dan fan and I know
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and this was a tribute to them".
"Ever Changing Times" offered Steve Lukather a unique chance to showcase his
invigorating musical freedom and is set to give the listener a complete
reward for his attention and dedication.

The complete track listing is as follows.

Ever Changing Times

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The Letting Go

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New World

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I Am

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Tell Me What You Want From Me
Jammin With Jesus
Stab in the Back
Never Ending Nights
Icebound
How Many Zeros
The Truth

Steve Lukather will also tour Europe and the rest of the World with his band
in the summer 2008. Lookout for dates in a city near you on
www.stevelukather.net

Weblinks: www.stevelukather.net
www.frontiers.it /
www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords

On VoteNumber1.com you can currently vote for Best Guitarist of all-time, so don't hesitate to support Steve Lukather there!

TOTO have just added another show in Tokyo on March 31st 2008. Tickets will go on sale December 15th.

SEVEN-TIME GRAMMY WINNER DAVID PAICH TO SERVE AS ONE OF THE MUSIC COORDINATORS FOR PRIME-TIME CBS SPECIAL MOVIES ROCK
Founding Toto Member Will Oversee Talent Including Carrie Underwood, Beyonce, Elton John for Special to Air Dec. 7 on CBS

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26, 2007—Seven-time Grammy winner David Paich, whose songs for Toto include the 1983 Record of the Year “Rosanna” and co-writing the chart-topping “Africa” with Jeff Porcaro, will serve as Music Coordinator for the Movies Rock two-hour prime-time special, airing December 7 on CBS from the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles.

Carrie Underwood will sing the theme from the Sound of Music, Beyonce will perform “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” while Elton John will do a tribute to music from animated films. Other artists scheduled to appear include Mary J. Blige and John Legend singing a duet on Casablanca’s “As Time Goes By,” Jennifer Hudson performing a medley of James Bond themes and John Williams leading an orchestra in a medley of his movie themes.

The special is being produced in part by the Producers Guild of America and Conde Nast Media Group as part of their special magazine supplement sent free this month to subscribers of 14 of their titles. The Movie Rocks issue, dedicated to the use of music in films, features Bill Murray on the cover dressed as Vegas-era Elvis.

“I love award-winning film music and giving the selections a musical twist is a real challenge for me,” commented Paich, who earned Producer of the Year and songwriting honors for “Rosanna” at the ’82 Grammys, when Toto IV won a then-record six awards. “Working with people of this caliber is always an honor.”

Paich is one of the most successful songwriter/producers in pop music. His hits for Toto include “99,” “Hold the Line” and “Georgy Porgy,” as well as Cheryl Lynn’s smash, “Got to Be Real.” His credits include co-writing with Boz Scaggs on songs like “What Can I Say” and “Lowdown,” for which he shared a Best Rhythm & Blues Song Grammy in 1977. Paich earned an Emmy Award for Best Song with his father, songwriter/ composer Marty, for the Ironside theme, “Light the Way.” He wrote or co-wrote songs for Bryan Adams, Cher, George Benson, Jon Anderson and Chicago, among many others. Those for whom he has worked as an arranger include Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart, Patti Austin and Donna Summer.

Simon Phillips, who played drums on the soundtrack of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3 - At World's End", is also featured in a documentary about the music of the movie on the 2 Disc Special Edition DVD box which has just been released. If you wacth carefully, you can catch some shots of him playing drums and talking to the composer Hans Zimmer.

Here are some more details on that collaboration from Simon himself:

"I have known Hans Zimmer for many years dating back to when we were both living in London. I believe we played on some sessions together. When I moved to LA he tracked me down and I worked on a few soundtracks at his studio, Media Ventures. The Lion King, The Preacher's Wife and a few others which escape me now. I got a call out of the blue to work on POTC 3 and off I went to Todd AO (a beautiful soundstage which sadly will close it's doors in December) and was set up in the large room where they were recording the orchestra. Wonderful sounding room which of course makes my job so much easier. We did a few cues that evening and it was fun to do some move work again. Hadn't read a chart with bar 247 in it for years - ha ha !!!
Anyway - Hans hadn't finished the score yet and I was just about to leave for Europe to tour with Toto. He insisted that I play on the rest of the score so whilst I was in Stuttgart he arranged for a studio there to be linked to his studio in Santa Monica - sent a load of files over to the Stuttgart studio via internet - and I went in and recorded the rest of the score. We used iChat to communicate with each other. Pretty cool really!"

On December 1, BBC Radio 2 will be broadcasting Thriller – Michael Jackson’s Masterpiece. The hour-long documentary tells the story of the most successful long player of all time.
The show features all the songs from the album with contributions from producer Quincy Jones, songwriter Rod Temperton, engineer Bruce Swedien, former CBS President Walter Yetnikoff, founder of MTV Bob Pittman, Paul McCartney, Toto's Steve Lukather and Greg Phillinganes, dancer Jeffrey Daniel and Motown President Berry Gordy.

We hear the story of how the LP nearly never got off the ground, how – when it finally did – it was a disaster and rapidly remixed, how the music critics reacted, how MTV came to Jackson’s rescue and how he returned the favour by making MTV the international station it is today. And, we he hear about the songs which catapulted Jackson into the status of global superstar.

Here is, at last, a Jackson documentary about the music, the phenomenon which became Thriller.

Toto fans will enjoy Luke recalling his and Jeff Porcaro's reaction to hearing Jackson and McCartney's The Girl Is Mine for the first time and how they laughed at the song's lyrics. Luke also talks about his role on Beat it and the use of Eddie Van halen for the song. Luke and Mike Porcaro discuss how Human Nature was rejected by the band who wanted to go down the rock and roll road more and Greg goes shopping with Jackson at the height of his fame.

The documentary - produced by Neil Cowling and Jed Pitman – airs on BBC Radio 2 on December 1 at 8pm GMT .

You can listen to the online stream at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio2.shtml

TOTO visited the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires on November 6th and did a question and answer session with musician kids from various parts of BA. It was great fun for them and also to meet all the Embassy staff who kindly provided us with lots of great pictures from this event which you can find in a new Picture Gallery.

Inside MusiCast recently interviewed the legendary Bernard Purdie, who had much to say on Jeff Porcaro. Check out the Podcast on their website or download it below!

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TOTO have just announced 5 shows in Australia in March! Check out all the details on the Tour Dates and the Tickets page.

TOTO have just announced new tour dates for Mexico in January/February 2008. Check out all the details on the Tour Dates.

The official date for the release of "Falling In Between Live" in Germany has been pushed back to November 23rd. However, it's possible that some stores might have imports from Holland or Belgium where the album is released tomorrow.