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Friday night’s “Hope For Haiti Now” telethon raised more than $61 million for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the Caribbean island two weeks ago, Reuters reports. An average of 24 million people watched the entire two-hour special, while an astounding 83 million total U.S. viewers tuned in at various points of [...]
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Skeletal remains discovered on a farm south of Charlottesville, Va. have sparked speculation that they may be those of missing Metallica fan Morgan Harrington, according to Noisecreep. So far, police have not made an official connection between this morning’s discovery and the Harrington case. However, Dan and Gil Harrington, the girl’s parents, are said [...]
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Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is set to perform at the White House for the first time. As part of ‘In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement,’ Dylan, Natalie Cole, John Mellencamp and Smokey Robinson will perform songs from the Civil Rights era.
Hosted by President Barack Obama [...]
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Cheap Trick have never shied away from their Beatles influences — they’re even known in Japan as the “American Beatles.” Their brushes with the Fab Four are many: drummer Bun E. Carlos worked with John Lennon and the band collaborated with Beatles producer George Martin and recording engineer Geoff Emerick on several of their [...]
FROM WWW.CLASSICROCKMAGAZINE.COM:
Robin Trower is to play 13 shows during the late summer.
The dates confirmed are:
Sept. 8: Cardiff Globe
Sept. 9: Bilston Robin 2
Sept. 10: Birkenhead Pacific Arts Centre
Sept. 11: Glasgow Academy
Sept. 12: Holmfirth Picture Dome
Sept. 15: Norwich Waterfront
Sept. 16: Newcastle Academy
Sept. 18: London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Sept. 22: Bath Komedia
Sept. 23: Cornwall St. Ives Festival
Sept. 24: Barnstaple [...]
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Estranged Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was spotted at a Home Depot store in Rancho Mirage, California this past weekend, where he treated shoppers to another impromptu vocal performance.
Tyler, who was out and about on Saturday, randomly picked up a store microphone and belted out two of Aerosmith’s biggest hits – Dude (Looks Like A [...]
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Has Keith Richards stopped drinking? Yes, according to England’s The Sun. The paper reports that the Rolling Stone hasn’t had a drink in four months. A source says that Keith has seen the trouble bandmate Ronnie Wood has gotten in because of alcohol and [...]
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Mick Mars is not only working on a new Motley Crue album, but on a solo record too. The guitarist told the Toronto Sun that he has “at least 50 ideas for some new songs” both for himself and Motley. Mick also said that [...]
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Today, Eddie Van Halen turns 55. During his lifetime, the Van Halen guitarist has penned many songs that are now classics. So what’s his secret? The rocker filled us in a little.
“Somebody asked me a while ago, ‘What have you learned after all [...]
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Are Guns N’ Roses not letting fans wear apparel with ex-guitarist Slash on them to concerts? TMZ says that concertgoers to the group’s January 13th show in Canada were made by security to turn Slash t-shirts inside out and leave their top hats outside. [...]
