Toronto rocker DANKO JONES recently launched a column at Canada's Huffington Post. Following is an excerpt from his latest article:

"Much ado has been made about Gwen Stefani's (NO DOUBT) lyrical flub while singing 'Wild Horses' with the ROLLING STONES last Friday night (May 3, 2013). Most of the comments poked fun at her mishap, telling her to rehearse etc. They're exactly the sort of comments you'd expect directed at someone largely seen by people to be some pampered 'it' girl and/or a person not worthy enough to step on stage with a Rock N' Roll Institution such as the Stones and her slip-up more than proves their point (see the video below).

But as someone who's had the privilege to step onstage with musicians I've admired since I was a kid, I can completely empathize with Stefani. You try singing 'Wild Horses' with The Stones and see how well you fair. My guess is most people, including those who sing for a living, wouldn't even be able to cough up the word 'wild' without choking on their own saliva. The fact that Stefani made it onto the stage without having a heart attack is impressive enough to me. If I was in the same position, they'd need paramedics following me until breakfast the next day, so fast would my heart be palpitating before and after.

The high chances of me screwing up in front of the Rolling Stones are not because I'm unprofessional. Trust me, I've logged my fair share of shows in front of my fair share of crowds, it's because I am fanatical for the Rolling Stones. When Mick Jagger hosted SNL last year and played songs alongside the ARCADE FIRE and the FOO FIGHTERS, watching him keep up with bands much younger was impressive, but what was more impressive was the fact the Fires or Foos didn't collapse from sheer fandom playing alongside Mick Jagger. I don't even know if my hand could hold my guitar pick if Mick saddled up next to me to finish the line 'couldn't drag me away.'

I know this from experience.

Last fall, when Jello Biafra was in Toronto to play with his band The Guantanamo Bay School Of Medicine, he asked me to join him on stage and sing the DEAD KENNEDYS classic, 'Too Drunk To Fuck'. Never one to pass up an opportunity to sing alongside the incredible Jello Biafra, whose distinct voice I've been listening to in my headphones for more than half my life, I jumped at the chance like a dog on Alpo. 'Too Drunk...' was also a song that I had listened to a million times and with confident smugness believed I knew it like the back of my hand.

I was wrong."

Go to this location for the complete article.

As previously reported, Danko Jones is invading your TV on June 15th. Podcast host and frontman Danko Jones is scheduled to appear as a “surprise” guest on the June 15th episode of VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show. Danko will hop in for a quick Skype visit during the episode, which also features special guests SEBASTIAN BACH and REX BROWN.

More info at this location.

Danko Jones recently added some festival shows to their European tour in support of their new album, Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue. The new festival shows have been booked for June and July (**).

The band's schedule is available below:

May

2 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
3 - Saarbrucken, Germany - Garage
4 - Dresden, Germany - Reithalle
5 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
7 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
8 - Linz, Germany - Posthof
9 - Dornbirn, Austria - Conrad Sohm
10 - Milan, Italy - Factory (Area 3)
11 - San Alberto, Italy - Maximum Festival VI
12 - Marseille, France - Le Moulin
14 - Barcelona, Spain - Music Hall Barcelona
15 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Arena
16 - Porto, Portugal - Hard Club
17 - Lisbon, Portugal - TMN Ao Vivo
18 - Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Sala Capitol
19 - Gijon, Spain - Sala Acapulco

June

14 - Interlaken, Switzerland - Greefiend Festival
20 - Bratislava, Slovakia - City Beats **
23 - Clisson, France - Hellfest
29 - Helsinkie, Finland - Rock The Beach **

July

4 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Metaltown
19 - Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival
20 - Holte-Stukebrock, Germany - Serengeti Festival **
24 - Nyon, Switzerland - Paleo Festival Nyon **

August

2 - Kostrzyn On The Oder, Poland - Woodstock Festival
9 - Eschwege, Germany - Open Flair Festival DE
10 - Berlin, Germany - Ehemaliger Flughafen Tempelhof (Rollfeld) - supporting DIE ÄRZTE
11 - Berlin, Germany - Ehemaliger Flughafen Tempelhof (Rollfeld) - supporting DIE ÄRZTE

Danko Jones (the band) released the official video for the Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue album track, 'I Believed In God'. Watch the clip below along with a behind-the-scenes of the making of the video in the footage below:

On April 9th, Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue was reissued via iTunes. The reissue features an exclusive, brand new, unreleased track called ‘Crazy In Bed’. The track was recorded during the Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue sessions.