Archive for November 12th, 2009

Paul Rodgers’ Big Night

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At last week’s Classic Rock Roll of Honor awards show, Paul Rodgers was given the Classic Songwriter Award, and some big names handed the Bad Company singer the trophy.  Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page bestowed Paul with the award as he received a standing [...]

Rod Stewart Shooting For Eighth Child

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Rod Stewart must like the number eight because that’s how many kids it seems the singer wants.  The 68-year-old rocker is already the father of seven but he and his third wife, 38-year-old Penny Lancaster, are hoping to add one more.  Rod told the [...]

Neil Young: “If I hadn’t written any songs, I think I would have exploded.”

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Today, Neil Young turns 64 years old.  That means he’s been making music for nearly five decades.  But what would the singer have done had he not pursued a career in music?  He filled us in. 
 “If I never sold a record?  Never got [...]

Ronnie Woods’ Wife Files For Divorce

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Ronnie Wood has been gallivanting with a younger woman for over a year and now, the Rolling Stone guitarist’s wife has finally filed for divorce.  According to England’s The Sun, the 53-year-old Jo Wood has submitted divorce papers in London citing Ronnie’s “adultery.” 

Bon Jovi Lawsuit Dismissed

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A man suing Bon Jovi, Time Warner and Major League Baseball for 400-billion dollars has had his suit dismissed.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Samuel Bartley Steele claims when the band wrote their song “I Love This Town,” the rockers ripped off a tune [...]

Steven Tyler on Aerosmith: “It’s f*&#ing insane.”

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Lately, there have been a lot of rumors circulating about Aerosmith.  Is the band looking for a new singer?  Did Steven Tyler quit?  When we recently caught up with Tyler, he told us what it’s been like being part of the group. 
 “Being in a [...]

Frehley To Play In Rock Camp’s Battle Of The Bands This Sunday, November 15th

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HOLLYWOOD, CA (November 11, 2009) – Ace Frehley announced he will join this Sunday’s Battle Of The Bands for Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp’s showcase finale of the graduates of the 3-day camp. Frehley will hit stage and jam with the campers as they battle it out to be the top campers of 2009! [...]

ELP Will Reunite To Headline High Voltage Festival

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Emerson Lake And Palmer will headline the High Voltage Festival, the UK’s new flagship classic rock event, on Sunday, July 26, 2010.
 
The launch of the High Voltage Festival was announced by Classic Rock’s Editor In Chief, Scott Rowley, at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour at London’s Park Lane Hotel this past Monday (November [...]

New Kinks Album In The Works

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Tired of waiting for a new Kinks album? There could be a new one from the band next year, their first since 1993’s Phobia.
Band leader Ray Davies has been in the studio with original drummer Mick Avory, plus later members Jim Rodford (bass) and Ian Gibbons (keyboards).
He told Billboard: “We’ve got four, five new songs…and [...]

Tyler Says He’s Not Quitting Aerosmith, Perry Not So Sure

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It seems that Steven Tyler’s surprise appearance onstage with the Joe Perry Project in New York hasn’t resolved the Aerosmith situation.
Tyler joined the band on November 10 for Walk This Way, and grabbed the chance to tell everyone that he wasn’t quitting the ‘Smiths. However Joe Perry seems less than convinced this is the [...]