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Glenn Frey Releases Video for Cover of ‘Route 66′
As we reported back in March, Eagles member Glenn Frey‘s new record ‘After Hours’ was going to be unlike anything that the musician had released in the past. The first video from the album proves this point quite clearly.
Vernon Reid Talks About Working with Jack Bruce in Spectrum Road
As we reported a few months back, Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid has assembled a jazz-rock/fusion supergroup together with former Cream bassist Jack Bruce, John Medeski (keyboardist for Medeski, Martin and Wood) and former Lenny Kravitz drummer Cindy Blackman Santana.
Michael Moore Covers Bob Dylan on ‘Occupy’ Benefit Album
Michael Moore can lay claim to many different titles including author, film-maker, activist, and now… rock star? It’s true. On ‘Occupy This Album’, a 4-disc set that includes 99 artists on 99 tracks, Moore delivers a surprisingly decent version of the Bob Dylan classic song ‘The Times They Are A Changin’.
Gregg Allman Given Green Light to Resume Book Tour
Approximately one week ago, Gregg Allman was forced to postpone his book tour in support of ‘My Cross To Bear‘ (released this past Tuesday) due to cardiac testing the rocker was undergoing at Florida’s Mayo Clinic. The clinic was looking to determine if additional care was going to be required for Allman relating to surgery he had recently undergone for a hernia.
Tenacious D Offer Free Stream of New ‘Rize of the Fenix’ Album
Starting today, comedy-rock band Tenacious D are streaming their upcoming record ‘Rize of the Fenix’ on their website. With a release date of May 14 in Europe and May 15 in North America, the duo’s new record marks their first release since 2006′s ‘The Pick of Destiny.’ Which, as they’ll gleefully tell you, was a bomb, or rather, “a stinky pile of cheese.” No such worries on this collection, from
Rolling Stones Recording Rumors Again Raised by Ron Wood
So are the Rolling Stones making a new record or are they not? You may recall approximately three weeks ago, Stones guitarist Ron Wood went on the record as saying that he and his fellow Stones were going to be meeting up in the studio to “throw some ideas around” and “get the feel again.”
Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Goes For a Ride With Three Cute Kids
Like many other classic rock songs before and after it, Queen‘s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ will never die. Hot on the heels of being performed on ‘American Idol’ last night, the song is treated to a car ride sing-a-long by three adorable kids.
The Beach Boys 2012 Set List – Tuscon, Ariz.
Fresh off the new of a new album that will be released on June 5, it was a reunion that was a long time in the making at the Beach Boys 50th Anniversary tour kick-off in Tuscon last night.
Though the members of the band had been involved in numerous disputes over the past two decades, bygones were bygones last night as Brian Wilson joined fellow Beach Boys Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston an
Steven Adler Says He Has ‘No Desire’ to Know or Work with Axl Rose Anymore
In a new interview, former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler has sounded off about his somewhat new found distaste for his former bandmate, Axl Rose, insisting, “I have no desire to know him or work with him or do anything with him again.”
Former Scorpions Bass Player Admits to Attending Snuff Parties
In a shocking (and hopefully not serious) video admission to online entertainment news outlet TMZ, former Scorpions bassist Ralph Rieckermann says he has attended snuff parties in the past. For those not in the know, snuff parties are attended by folks who, according to Rieckermann, pay upwards of $100,000 to witness someone get murdered.
Robbie Robertson Releases Statement on Levon Helm’s Cancer Battle
Although it is reported that they have endured a somewhat tumultuous relationship since the demise of the Band in 1976, it appears as though drummer Levon Helm and guitarist Robbie Robertson have mended some fences.
Robert Plant to Debut New Band at Intimate Show
Talk about your low-key gigs.
Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant will be performing at the Gloucester Guildhall located in Gloucester, UK on Tuesday May 8. While Plant playing a show might not be typically news-worthy, what makes the Guildhall show such a special occasion is the fact that the venue capacity is 400 people.