Oasis to roll with Ringo's son
LONDON, UK (Oasis Fans Website) - London - British retro rockers Oasis have never hidden their love for the Beatles, with one member even naming his son after John Lennon. Now they have taken the hero worship to a new level - bringing in a second-generation Beatle. Zak Starkey, the son of Beatles drummer ...
| David Bowie invites fans to bootleg his music?
LONDON, UK (David Bowie Official & Fans Website) - The Times in the UK yesterday has published a large piece regarding David Bowie, mash-ups and the whole concept of bedroom DJs. Entitled: Just steal my greatest hits, says Bowie By Adam Sherwin, it's an interesting piece which you can view online by ...
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MC5 returns!
DETROIT, Mich. (70s website) - Pioneering proto-punk Detroit band the MC5 have been name-checked by everyone from The White Stripes to The Flaming Lips to Sum-41 in recent years - and their logo has turned up on t-shirts in unlikely spots like episodes of "Friends" and Justin Timberlake photo shoots. ...
| B.B King delays surgery for concert
NEW YORK (Blues online magazine) - B.B. King will not make it to his annual homecoming in Indianola, Mississippi, in June because he needs cataract surgery and recuperation will be lengthy, his manager said. King, 78, issued a statement through the manager, saying he was disappointed that he would not ...
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Dead Kennedys member wins 'Rock album of the year'!
NEW YORK (Dirrty Records announcement) - Best known as one of the pioneers of American hardcore punk and recently winning Rock Album of the Year for his solo album Sum of Our Surroundings(Dirrty Records), D.H. Peligro's pedigree runs deep. He's the original member/songwriter in the California punk quartet ...
| J.J. Cale is going to release the new album 'To Tulsa and Back' after 8 years
NEW YORK (Conqueroo press release) - "To Tulsa And Back" is J.J. Cale s first new studio album since 1996 s Guitar Man. But as he says, It doesn t seem that long. You just can t rush the good things in life and that includes Cale, who, for his Sanctuary Records debut, went back to his hometown of Tulsa ...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2004
CLEVELANT (RNRHOF Official Website) - It's that time of year again, when the eyes of longtime rock fans turn toward the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. "Rock 'n' Roll Never Forgets," but Bob Seger must have been wondering if its Hall of Fame forgot him. Until now, that is! Bob Seger will be ...
| US rocker David Crosby arrested for drug, gun possession
NEW YORK (CSNY Fans Website) - A living myth, the US rocker David Crosby, who gained fame as a member of the Woodstock generation, has been arrested in New York on Saturday for drug and gun possession, a New York City Police Department spokesman said. Crosby, 62, who has twice been inducted into the ...
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Omar & The Howlers are going to release new album 'Boogie Man' due February
NEW YORK (Ruf Records announcement) - Omar & The Howlers, with their bone-rattling display of swinging, rocking, rough & tumble blues, have earned their badge of honor while wowing audiences for over 20 years. Their new release "Boogie Man," set for February 24 release on Ruf Records, is a testament ...
| Warren Zevon's 'The Wind' is going to be released on special vinyl edition
NEW YORK (Artemis Records announcement) - On March 9th, 2004, Artemis Records will release a special limited edition vinyl version of Warren Zevon's 5-time Grammy-nominated album, The Wind. The vinyl will be 180 gram audiophile quality. The Wind has been included in many Best of 2003 music wrap-ups ...
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U2's Bono gets MLK award in US
NEW YORK (U2 Fan Website) - U2 lead singer Bono is this year's honoree at the Martin Luther King Center. Bono has received a Salute To Greatness award from the King Centre in Atlanta for his efforts to combat third world debt and AIDS in Africa. The humanitarian award is one of the highest honours given ...
| Radiohead are back in their own Oxford studio!
LONDON, UK (Radiohead Fan Website) - Great news about Radiohead: the band is planning to release a new album! They are back in their Oxford studio working on songs for their seventh album. The band were supposed to be taking a break after almost a year on tour but have been working on the follow up ...
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Willie Nelson's new song takes anti-war stance
NEW YORK (Willie Nelson Fans Websites) - Willie Nelson realizes his new anti-war ballad, "What Ever Happened to Peace on Earth," could result in criticism from right-wing country music fans. "I sure hope so," Nelson told the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman newspaper. "I don't care if people say, 'Who ...
| Clarence Butler, the legendary bluesman has died
NEW YORK (https://the-blues-blog.blogspot.com) - The Great Butler Twin and legendary harmonica blues man, Clarence Butler, passed away Dec. 22 in Detroit. He is survived by his twin brother Curtis. Curtis and Clarence, sons of an Alabama sharecropper, were born seconds apart on Jan. 21, 1942 (in the ...
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Coldplay, Radiohead, Ryan Adams contribute to Amnesty International album
NEW YORK (Amnesty International) - Radiohead and Coldplay are among the artists who have contributed album tracks to Music For Human Rights, a CD compilation issued by human rights organization Amnesty International USA. The disc, which is not being sold in stores, is only available through the Amnesty ...
| Bob Dylan retrospective debuts at EMP November 2004
NEW YORK (Bob Dylan Fan Websites) - Experience Music Project (EMP) will debut Bob Dylan's American Journey, 1956-1966, an extensive, first-ever exhibit dedicated to exploring a critical and transformational ten-year period in this American music legend's career. Few performers have reached the status ...
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Mick Jagger: 'Sir' Mick at Buckingham
NEW YORK (Rolling Stones Fan Websites) - Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has been knighted at Buckingham Palace. Jagger, 60, with a career in rock music that has spanned four decades, arrived at the London palace in a black suit and leather jacket, rather than the more formal top hat and tails. ...
| Paltrow and Martin secretly marriage confirmed
LOS ANGELES (Coldplay Fan Websites) - The rumours are true - parents-to-be Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin have gotten married. According to the Santa Barbara County clerk-recorder's office, there's a document showing that a marriage between the two did take place last week. An official in the Santa ...
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Keith Richards says 'Jagger's knighthood sends wrong messages'!
LONDON, UK (Rolling Stones Fan Websites) - Is knighthood something good for the image of the most revolutionary rock band of the 60s? It's not what the Stones is about, is it? Yesterday, Keith Richards has launched a scathing attack on Mick Jagger for accepting a knighthood. Richards dismissed the honour ...
| Chris Martin takes to the Streets
NEW YORK (Coldplay Fans Website) - Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has been busy in the studio with Brit rapper, The Streets. They have collaborated on a Streets track expected to appear on next year's follow up to "Original Pirate Material." Lead singer Chris Martin confirms he has made a track with ...
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