Legendary guitarists Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton have announced three concerts in North America in what is presumed to be a warmup for a longer tour. The pair are both in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and both got their start in the Yardbirds, so these concerts are widely anticipated. Similar shows have [...]
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Jimmy Buffett says he felt a greater level of engagement on his new album, “Buffet Hotel,” than he has on many of his other recent efforts.
“With a band this good and with people this good around you, you kind of get in a routine,” Buffett tells Billboard.com, acknowledging that previous “listening and fixing” was [...]
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It’s a cool, crisp November evening in Nashville, Tenn., and Bruce Springsteen knows where the hell he is.
A few days ago, Springsteen committed what he called “every frontman’s nightmare” by confusing Michigan during an onstage callout with neighbor and rival Ohio. But if Springsteen gets mixed up occasionally as to which city or state [...]
Rocker Annie Lennox shocked fans at a recent performance by openly wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the slogan “HIV Positive”, setting off a round of online speculation that the famed singer had in fact contracted AIDS. Now Lennox has taken to YouTube and her official web site to explain that she is using her fame [...]
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Ladies and Gentleman and “kids” of only adult ages, welcome to what promises to be the spectacle of all spectacles better known as the Queensryche Cabaret.
On Thursday, February 4th and Friday, February 5th, Queensryche — Geoff Tate, Scott Rockenfield, Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson and Parker Lundgren — will invade the Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom near the band’s hometown [...]
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Tom Petty has come clean about his upbringing and says he still has nightmares about his violent father. According to Petty, his old man didn’t understand his love of the arts and thought he was homosexual because he had no interest in playing football or baseball. Petty also says he loathed joining his dad, an [...]
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The Rolling Stones are set to go on a world tour next year, if guitarist Ronnie Wood’s Russian girlfriend is to be believed. Although the band hasn’t announced anything, Ekaterina Ivanova reportedly let the cat out of the bag last week.
“She’s not supposed to talk about it, things haven’t been finalised but she couldn’t [...]
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Ronnie James Dio is suffering from cancer – but fortunately, this seems to have been caught in time for treatment to be successful.
An official statement from his management says:
‘Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie [...]
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AC/DC have finally won an ARIA.
This is the Aussie equivalent to the Grammys and the Brits, and AC/DC actually received two awards, for Best Rock Album and Highest Selling Album at the ceremony. Both for the album Black Ice.
Although the band were inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame in 1988, they’ve never actually [...]
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Guns N’ Roses’ touring plans continue to take shape for next year.
Having previously announced 13 shows in Canada between January 13 and February 4, the band have confirmed they’ll be doing a month-long tour of South America from March 10. Exact dates will be announced shortly.
So far, there’s no sign of anything happening in [...]
