February 6, 2012 – It’s safe to say that Rock History Book Radio has tons of Van Halen fans listening everyday and it was a no-brainer to pronounce, today, “Van Halen Day!” All day hosts John Beaudin and Shannon Edwards will feature two tracks, every hour, from the new Van Halen album, “A Different Kind of Truth.” 
Jan 31, 2012 - Good news for all the Norah Jones fans out there! The singer is set to release a new album in spring called 'Little Broken Hearts.' This will be Jones' fifth studio CD and she will be joined by producer and musician, Danger Mouse who is notably the backbone for the project. He also co-wrote many of the tunes with her. 
Jan 24, 2012 - Bruce Springsteen is full speed ahead with his new album due out in March. “Wrecking Ball” will be his 17th studio album and is produced by heavy hitter Ron Aniello (Patti Scialfa, Jars of Clay) and talent thrown in from Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machines) and members of the E Street Band. 
January 24, 2012 - It’s a done deal as Paul has announced (via his website) that he will be preforming at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in L.A. on Feb 12. This is also a very special occasion for him as he’s nominated this year for Best Historical Album for "Band On The Run." McCartney is definitely no stranger to the stage and if he pulls this one in it will be his 15th Grammy win in all. 
January 23, 2012 - John Mayer has been out of the spotlight since he cancelled numerous gigs last year to undergo throat surgery. His decision to finally go under the knife was necessary after attempts to rest his voice did not help. In the meantime, John had to regroup and push back the release of his new album. 
Jan 20, 2012 - Etta James, an iconic R&B American singer known for her classic songs “ At Last” and “Something’s Got A Hold Of Me” has died today at the age of 73. 
January 19, 2012 - Steven Tyler of Aerosmith never ceases to amaze me. He sat in on an Ellen DeGeneres show recently and proceeded to explain why he decided over the Christmas holidays to marry girlfriend Erin Brady. 
January 14, 2011 - Aerosmith fans will be watching as Steven Tyler is about to get really comfortable in his seat for his second round of American Idol. Ever since he joined the panel for this vocal talent show last season Tyler says sales of Aerosmith’s back catalog has rose 260 percent. We all know he has much to talk about when it comes to American Idol, but let’s get back to your roots Steven! 
July 26, 2011 - Although Dan Peek left the group America in 1977 he is certainly not forgotten as a member of the famous band. Peek passed away on July 24 of undisclosed causes. He was 60. The singer’s site simply states, “Dan went to Heaven on July 24 2011” and features a video of Peek performing his 
Sept, 2011 – On her third album Colbie Caillat has decided to strategically give us an uptempo summer-vibe. It still sounds like her smash debut “Coco” but this time it’s Colbie with caffeine and it’s positive and fun. 
October 31, 2010 – This project started after Elton John just happened to mention his chief influences on “Spectacle,” a TV program hosted by Elvis Costello and produced by him and partner David Furnish. 
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November
7, 2007 - It looks like the Eagles will be No. 1 after all on the Billboard 200
album charts. The magazine revisited their
policy to disqualify album sales from exclusive
deals like the Eagles pact with Wal-Mart.
Britney Spears was to be number one with "Blackout"
which sold a disappointing 290,000 but with
the new rule appropriately the Eagles "Long Road Out of Eden" registering
sales of over 710,000 will occupy the top
spot. 
October
16, 2007 - "Long Road Out of Eden" the Eagles first full studio album since 1979's "The
Long Run" is set to be released on October
30 and Glenn Frey says up until 21
months ago the band was just goofing around
haphazardly looking for and writing tunes.
"There were times when we would work
for a little while, but we could never really
get everybody together to work for any long
periods of time mainly because we all live
in different places and we all have families,"
Frey, told Billboard Magazine. "So, it
became a little more difficult to parcel our
time to work on the record, but in the last
21 months obviously we found a lot of time. Don (Henley) made a lot of sacrifices
by coming to L.A. often to work on the record,
coming from Dallas." Frey explains one
of his main goals on finally releasing the
album was simply to get over the hump and
to finally give the fans new music. Frey adds,
"we were able to transcend worrying about
whether we needed to make a modern record,
a country record, a rock and roll record,
a Henley solo album, a Frey solo album. All
of that all fell under the umbrella of the
Eagles singing and as long as we were
singing and we liked the songs, then the material
was right for us." Frey points out that
at this point in the
Eagles timeline it was important for the
band to have new Frey/Henley material proving
the band was a unit again. Joe Walsh and Timothy
B. Schmit will also sing two songs each on
the new double album. Frey who along with
Henley is the only remaining original member
of the Eagles says the first disc on the album is meant
to simply re-introduce the band and disc two
is a "massive powerhouse that take you
on a journey." The lead off single by
J.D. Souther who has been called everything
from the "fifth Eagle" to the "silent
Eagle" because of his close collaberation
with Henley and Frey was actually a concert
tune for the band back in 1974. It was Frey's
kids who spotted an old clip of the band playing
the tune on Youtube spurring Frey's wife to
suggest the band finally record the song.
- by 
May
25, 2005 - It seems the Eagles reunion that started over seven years ago
has been mostly about touring. The band has
not released a whole album of new material
since 1979's 'The Long Run' and have been
working on it's follow up for the last few
years. In April guitarist Joe Walsh appeared
on "The Howard Stern Show" and admitted
there was no release date set for the new
album in spite of the fact that all four members
were working hard on its completion. The band
is touring this summer though; dates have
been scheduled from August 11 to October 17(dates
below). On Wednesday, June 1 (8-10 p.m. ET),
the Eagles will bring their concert to life
on NBC with a 2-hour special taped in Melbourne,
Australia. Throughout the special, viewers
will be treated to a front row seat of the
sold out Eagles tour as Glenn Frey, Don Henley,
Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit perform songs
from the band's six studio albums including
hits "Peaceful Easy Feeling," "New
Kid in Town," "Tequila Sunrise,"
"Hotel California" and "Desperado."
Before the major Eagles tour Don Henley will
co-headline a tour with Fleetwood
Mac's Stevie Nicks (dates below). -
by 
August
10, 2004 - The original Eagles bassist is in the hospital. Randy
Meisner was admitted on Friday with chest
pains. The 58-year-old who left the Eagles
after their 'Hotel California' tour in 1977
was taken to hospital in Burbank, California.
Meisner's manager Kevin White says, "He's
resting comfortably. He's not experiencing
any pain, he's doing well." Meisner is
most famous for the hit 'Take It To The Limit'
is said to be going through a series of tests
at the hospital. Interestingly, Meisner was
replaced by Timothy B. Schmit in both the
Eagles and Poco. The Eagles including Meisner
were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame in 1998. 
May
12, 2004 - Bernie Leadon who was an integral
part of the first country oriented version
of the Eagles say's he walked out on the band
to survive. The guitarist who was replaced
by Joe Walsh said he felt burnt out from the
bands constant touring. His last album with
the Eagles was 'One Of These Nights' in 1975.
Leadon was twenty-nine when he left the band
and he says he simply spent all his time at
the beach after leaving and ate a lot of health
food. Leadon is currently on tour. For
more on the Eagles 
December
23, 2003 - To no ones surprise the latest
version of the Eagles greatest hits titled
"The Very Best of The Eagles"
is another big hit for the band. The two
CD set just picked up a double platinum
award selling two millions copies in the
U.S. alone. The new compilation featuring
almost every Eagles hit also has a bonus
DVD of the bands most recent single "Hole
In The World" as well as a featurette
on the making of the DVD. The Eagles surpassed
Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
a few years back with their "Greatest
Hits, 1971-75" as the biggest selling
album in U.S. history selling 28 million
copies. The band is hoping to release
their first album of totally new material
since 1979's "The Long Run"
in 2004
December
1, 2003 I had the pleasure of interviewing
former Eagle Randy
Meisner a couple of years ago and
found a guilty pleasure in digging for
dirt. There have been a few books detailing
early versions of the band incorporating
all the typical rock n' roll clichés'
- too much booze, drugs and young women.
Meisner says the juicier stories were
about the dynamics within the band members,
Glen (Frey) and I got into a little fight
but it's something that just happened
and we kind of got mad at each other and
took a swing at each other in Knoxville
Tennessee," said Meisner with a nervous
laugh. It's important to note that this
was 1977 after "Hotel California"
and just before Meisner left the band
for good. Meisner adds, "At the time
to me it was just like two guys fighting
but it got really bad so at that point
I just decided to leave because I just
didn't like what I was doing anymore." 
August
28, 2003 - When you're rich snapping your
fingers takes on a whole new meaning.
Toronto Billionaire, Eugene Melnyk, who
just bought the NHL's Ottawa Senators
is giving fans a free concert featuring
supergroup The Eagles. The show October
8th at Ottawa's Corel Centre is open to
Senators season ticket holders, long time
fans and team staff. The concert is expected
to cost Melnyk two million bucks. "They're
my wife (Laura's) favorite band,"
Melnyk said. The show is one night prior
to the start of the NHL regular season.
Warner Strategic Marketing will release
the two-disc retrospective, "Eagles
- The Very Best Of," on Oct. 21 featuring
a newly recorded single, "Hole in
the World."