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Van Halen In the Studio with Producer John Shanks
January 25, 2011 – The new Van Halen album is on. The band is in the studio with producer John Shanks to record their first full album with original lead singer David Lee Roth since 1984, released the same year. MORE

The Day John Bonham Almost Kicked Sting's Ass
January 25, 2011 – Jason Bonham has interesting memories of his dad going backstage and meeting Sting. When the younger Bonham was 13 he convinced his dad to meet the Police. He told Spinner.com, the whole thing happened at a show promoting the band's second album “Reggatta de Blanc” MORE

Don Henley Working On Country Covers Album
January 24, 2011 – Don Henley is working on, only, his fourth solo album since 1982. The Eagles lead singer is in Nashville with producer/drummer Stan Lynch from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers fame. MORE


Elton John Frustrated with Slow Movement in Gay Rights
January 24, 2011 – Elton John is not too happy with how gay rights is moving especially with California's gay marriage ban. The 63-year-old singer says, "In this country, we need more dialogue, We don't need any more stone throwing. We don't need any more vitriol. We need people to say, 'OK. I'm straight. You're gay. Let's get along. I'm Republican. You're Democratic. Let's work together.' I'm sick and tired of people being hateful to each other in this country." MORE

Aerosmith Working on New Album Despite American Idol
January 23, 2011 – Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton just gave the world an update on the band's new album.

The guitarist claims that all members, it seems including Steven Tyler who is busy with American Idol, have some time right now to start working on their latest project. Here is what he told AeroForceOne MORE

Clint Eastwood Suffers Blow To The Head and Joins Forces with Beyonce
January 22, 2011 – What the hell is Clint Eastwood thinking? The famous actor and director is trying to land the rights to “A Star is Born" and have Beyonce star as the lead. Expect lots of close-ups of the long-legged wonder. Is this the best Clint could do...really? MORE

Paul Simon Set to Release “So Beautiful or So What” In April
January 22, 2011 – Paul Simon says he's gone back to recording music much like he did in the early seventies by just sitting down with a guitar and seeing what happens. The new project, due in April, “So Beautiful or So What” MORE

Despite Facelift American Idol Loses 13%+ of Its Viewers
January 21, 2010 – American Idol is not the king it once was. Even though 26.1 million viewers watched Wednesday’s 10th season premiere it was still down 13% from last years opening show. Last night’s New Orleans episode was a bigger drop with the show losing 18% in the key demo 18-49. MORE

Robert Plant Reminds Us That Led Zeppelin is Dead
January 21, 2011 – A Led Zeppelin reunion sounds like a great idea until you talk to Robert Plant. The singer told Rolling Stones magazine that the famous O2 show in London in 2007 was amazing but “The preparations for it were fraught and intense, but the last rehearsal was really, really good, for all that it represented and all that we were trying to capture,” says Plant. MORE

 

 


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Scariest Halloween Tunes - Top Downloaded, We Pick Pink Floyd’s ‘Be Careful With that Axe Eugene’
Oct. 31, 2008 – Ok, you’ve planned and planned and you and your sweetie have come up with the scariest costume concept for Halloween – John McCain and Sarah Palin as Prez and Vice. You’ve changed the curtains, Joe six-pack and Joe the plumber will give out treats and maybe a little foreign policy, but where is the music? You can choose to rip off John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Van Halen, Heart and a host of others who are pissed off at the Republicans for using their songs without permission or how about a new list? Here is a chart for your party tonight.

Unfortunately, it doesn't include what I think is the scariest song of all time ‘Be Careful with That Axe Eugene" by Pink Floyd. The studio recording is featured on' Relics', while a live version can be found on 'Ummagumma.' Trust me, you’ve never heard screaming like this. The Urban legend behind the song says it was inspired by the late great front man of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia who lost his right-hand middle finger while chopping wood as a child. When I was in high school, my best buddy Kendal Howard locked me in a room, half drunk, turned off the lights and played the song at high volume. I’d never heard it before. It scared the living bajesus out of me!  It’s worth buying for Halloween because it’s overwhelmingly menacing and long. Just press repeat and you’re set for the night.

We have consciously left out recordings by Ashlee Simpson and Heidi Montag. Though both are pretty freakin’ scary, they didn’t qualify as singers. They will appear in a future list named, ‘Songs of Deep Vacuous Need Ready to Suck the Life Right Out of You.” - by John Beaudin

1 - Monster Mash -Bobby 'Boris' Pickett
2 - Thriller - Michael Jackson
3 - Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
4 - Halloween Theme Song - SOUNDTRACK, (ST HALLOWEEN)
5 - Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr
6 - Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
7 - Theme from a Nightmare on Elm Street 
8 - I Put a Spell on You - Animals  
9 - Sounds of Halloween - None   
10 - Addams Groove - M.C. Hammer
11 - Highway to Hell - AC/DC
12 - Super Freak - Rick James
13 - The Time Warp - Cast, (ST ROCKY HORROR PICTUE SHOW)
14 – Spooky - Classics IV
15 - Theme from Twilight Zone SOUNDTRACK
16 - Hells Bells - AC/DC
17 - Spiders and Snakes - Jim Stafford
18 - Clap for the Wolfman - Guess Who
19 - Theme from X-Files - Dust Brothers, (ST X-FILES)
20 - Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
21 - Psycho Prelude/the Murder - SOUNDTRACK, (ST PSYCHO)
22 - Funeral March of a Marionet...Standard
23 - Theme from Friday The 13th - SOUNDTRACK, (ST FRIDAY THE
24 - Frankenstein's Monster Talk - Gabriel Dell   
25 - Theme from Jaws - John Williams, (ST JAWS)
26 - Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield, (ST EXORCIST)
27 - Dracula (Main Theme) - SOUNDTRACK, (ST DRACULA)
28 - Theme from the Shining - SOUNDTRACK, (ST THE SHINING)
29 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - U2, (ST BATMAN FOREVER)
30 - Gremlin Rag - SOUNDTRACK, (ST GREMLINS)
31 - Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
32 - Dracula's Return - Gabriel Dell   
33 - Theme from Poltergeist - SOUNDTRACK
34 – Hell - Squirrel Nut Zippers
35 - Theme from Gremlins II - SOUNDTRACK
36 - Carol Anne's Theme - SOUNDTRACK, (ST POLTERGEIST)
37 - Toccata and Fugue - Vanessa Mae
38 - The Time Warp - Damian, (ST ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW)
39 - Be Quick or Be Dead - Iron Maiden
40 - Theme from Jaws - Lalo Shifrin, (ST JAWS)

Mariah Carey Wants to Be a Cookie and Springsteen Closes Shop for Halloween
Oct. 31, 2008 – Mariah Carey says though she has many options for tonight, she will probably dress like a chocolate chip cookie (insert obvious dirty X-rated joke here.) What’s even scarier is that she’s still married to Nick Cannon. Wasn’t this union supposed to last three weeks? Carey says her husband came up with this idea, "Nick made this up and he was only kidding, but I liked it. He would be a milk carton with a 'missing' sign over his head." Are you feeling as nauseous as I am right now?

Bruce Springsteen isn’t going to spread the joy this Halloween. The superstar wants to celebrate in private this year and has decided to close the doors to his New Jersey mansion. Each year he and wife Patti Scialfa offer up an elaborate Halloween display but according to his web site safety concerns have forced him to shut it down. Maybe they couldn't get their cookie costumes done in time. – by John Beaudin

 

 

 

 

 

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