Doors drummer sues over concert
LOS ANGELES (Doors Fans Website) - The Doors' drummer John Densmore is suing two of his bandmates for using the rock group's name in a reunion concert later this week. He claims the concert, featuring Cult singer Ian Astbury on vocals and former Police drummer Stewart Copeland, cannot legally be called ...
| The Allman Brothers Band set to release 'Hittin' The Note' March 18
LOS ANGELES (Allman Brothers Fans Website) - The Allman Brothers Band has never stopped rockin', never been long off the road, never left an audience disappointed. What's wrong with this picture is that this legendary group, whose catalog includes more than a few timeless, landmark albums, hadn't laid ...
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Funeral for punk hero Joe Strummer
LONDON, UK (Radio 1) - The funeral of Clash star Joe Strummer, who died of heart failure last week aged 50, has taken place in west London. The singer died on 23 December at his home after taking his dog for a walk. It is believed the singer, whose real name was John Mellor, had a hereditary heart condition. ...
| Pete Townshend working on new Who album
LONDON, UK (Pete Townshend Official Website) - Pete Townshend says he is working on The Who's first studio album since 1982. He says his New Year's resolution is to finish work on it. Townshend tells fans to "expect some new music to arrive in about a year, maybe later". Writing on his official website, ...
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Clash star Joe Strummer dies
LONDON, UK (Clash Fans Website) - Joe Strummer, the leader of legendary Seventies punk band The Clash, has died of a suspected heart attack aged 50. A spokesman for Strummer, real name John Graham Mellor, said the singer died at home in Broomfield, Somerset, on Sunday. A post mortem examination is to ...
| Entwistle Died From Cocaine Use
LOS ANGELES (Who Fans Website) - The Who bassist John Entwistle died after taking cocaine that caused his already diseased heart to fail, a coroner has ruled. The 57-year-old was found dead in a hotel room in Las Vegas in June as the band were about to embark on a US tour. The inquest at Tewkesbury ...
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Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil has quit
SYDNEY, Australia (Midnight Oil Fans Website) - Peter Garrett, the energetic lead singer of Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has quit. With his distinctive bald head, wild dancing and strident voice, Garrett was one of the most recognizable Australian singers of the last generation. "The last 25 years ...
| Springsteen & E Street Band were joined onstage by O'Brien (producer)
ATLANTA (B. Springsteen Fans Website) - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were joined onstage Monday night (December 1) in Atlanta by Brendan O'Brien, producer of The Rising. O'Brien came out during the concert's first encore, playing rhythm guitar for "Glory Days" and "Born To Run." "Should we ...
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Bono, Dave Stewart & Dion Join Springsteen In Miami
MIAMI, Fl. (B. Springsteen Fans Website) - Bono of U2, the Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, and Dion joined Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band onstage in Miami Saturday (November 23) at American Airlines Arena. Bono and guitarist Stewart came out halfway through the show to sing on "Because The Night," ...
| Tom Petty plans to sing Beatles & Harrison's Songs
LONDON, UK (Tom Petty Fans Website) - Tom Petty is getting ready to honor his friend, the late George Harrison. Petty and the Heartbreakers are on the bill for Friday's (November 29) George Harrison tribute concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which marks the first anniversary of the singer-guitarist's ...
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Tom Petty In L.A.
LOS ANGELES (Tom Petty & Heartbreakers Fans Website) - The anti-corporate sentiments on Tom Petty's new record, The Last DJ, are necessary and noble, but the songs themselves sometimes suffer from a blunt message (best described as "Clear Channel Sucks!"), a lack of intensity, and a too-pervasive air ...
| Pink Floyd Will Remain Inactive For The Forseeable Future
NEW YORK (Pink Floyd Fans Website) - Pink Floyd leader David Gilmour is telling fans not to expect anything from the band in the near future, despite plenty of urging to reactivate it. Gilmour told that "the management sometimes rings me up and says, 'Hey, you should get out there and do some stuff.' ...
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Bob Dylan Collection Goes To His Hometown Library
HIBBING, Minn. (Bob Dylan Official Website) - Bob Dylan rarely visits his hometown. Still, the town's library has been putting together a collection of artifacts about the singer-songwriter, known as Robert Zimmerman in his Hibbing days. Dylan, whose songs include "Like a Rolling Stone,'' "Blowin' in ...
| Bono Talks On 'Oprah' About AIDS And Poverty Crises
NEW YORK (U2 Fans Website) - Bono's appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, which was taped Wednesday (September 18), is scheduled for broadcast Friday (September 20). The frontman of U2 didn't perform or flog the Irish band's upcoming best-of CD and DVD--he was on the show to talk about various causes ...
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Rolling Stones throw a special for HBO
NEW YORK (HBO Website) - The Rolling Stones will star in their first live TV concert special for HBO next January, the network announced today. The event will be broadcast on Jan. 18 from New York's Madison Square Garden - one of the last U.S. stops on the group's current Licks World Tour. "The Rolling ...
| Stones and Bono Together On Stage!
CHICAGO, Ill. (Rollng Stones & U2 Fans Websites) - The Rolling Stones were joined by U2 frontman Bono for a version of "It's Only Rock And Roll (But I Like It)" Monday night (September 16) at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Bono walked on stage unannounced; said nothing to the crowd of 5,000; sang on ...
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R.E.M. new album due next year
ATLANTA, Geo. (REM Fans Website) - R.E.M. are at work on their thirteenth studio album, which they plan to release next year. "We're writing zillions of songs and pieces of songs, and patching them all together," says singer Michael Stipe. "Themes are starting to emerge, and it sounds like it's taking ...
| Nirvana's Greatist Hists Compilation In October
Nirvana's Greatest Hits is set to hit stores October 22, according to a Universal Music release schedule. It's the first greatest hits package by the trio, and it's rumored to feature a previously unreleased track, "You Know You're Right". Although the song's inclusion hasn't been confirmed, it's ...
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The Rolling Stones Warm Up For World Tour In Toronto
The Rolling Stones played a surprise, warm-up gig Friday (Aug. 16) at the club Palais Royale in Toronto. Among the songs the group played were "Brown Sugar," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Wild Horses," "Can't You Hear Me Knocking," "Torn and Frayed," "Hot Stuff," "Happy," and "Can't Turn You Loose." The gig ...
| Springsteen, Bon Jovi vs Bar
Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi are suing the owners of a roadside theme bar in Pennsylvania because they say their songs are being played without a licence. Springsteen alleges that RPM's bar in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, keeps playing his 1984 classic Born in the USA without the relevant licence ...
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