Click here to listen   We are on Twitter! Get your Rock History Book headlines on our Twitter page! Click Here. Top Stories   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     Get More Music News About Us Volunteer with Us Check out Our Sister site below Join our Facebook Group and get on our mailing list. Here   Custom Search
Mark David Chapman: Lennon's killer denied parole Aug. 12, 2008- Everyone knows what 9/11 is, same goes for December 8, 1980 – the day John Lennon was killed. Like a tragic Kennedy moment most of us remember what we were doing when we heard of Lennon’s death. Today the New York State Division of Parole denied the release of Lennon’s killer Mark David Chapman. The statement said it was, "due to concern for the public safety and welfare." Even Yoko Ono, Lennon’s widow has said in the past that she would fear for her life if Chapman were released, she went on to say she though Chapman’s life would also be in danger. Chapman, 53 gunned down Lennon outside of the couples Dakota apartment in New York on Dec. 8, 1980 just hours after their first meeting where Chapman received an autograph from Lennon. He is serving a sentence of 20 years to life in prison. This is the fifth time he has been denied parole. The board turned him down in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006. He can apply again in 2010. He has been at the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility for the past 24 years where he has received conjugal visits with his wife, Gloria. The same woman he was with when he killed Lennon. That is a little creepy. Shortly after Lennon’s death in 1980, some fans promised Chapman’s quick demise if he would ever be released from prison but these days according to officials with the state Department of Correctional Services “he spends most of his time outside of his cell since he doesn’t pose a threat to anyone and no one goes after him.” Chapman does housekeeping in the prison and spends hours each day in the library. Lennon was 40 when he died, Chapman was 25 at the time. He came to New York from Hawaii to Kill Lennon. He blamed his Christian beliefs for needing to kill the Beatle. He met the couple that night carrying a short-barrelled .38-calibre handgun and a copy of J.D. Salinger’s ‘Catcher in the Rye.’ The deeply disturbed Chapman believed the book’s protagonist, Holden Caulfield told him to Kill Lennon. Holden, a drifter in the book believed all “phonies” should be “wiped out.” Chapman looked at Lennon as that phoney. In 2007 the critically panned film ‘Chapter 27’ chronicled the weekend before Lennon’s shooting through the eyes of Chapman. He was played by Jared Leto. – by John Beaudin No Statement was released by Ono or either of the surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. – By John Beaudin Paul and Ringo Want “Let it Be’ to Disappear August 6, 2008 – If you’ve ever seen the Beatles film ‘Let it Be’ you’ll remember it depicts 4 guys who don’t really seem to like each other anymore. The film is the quintessential glimpse of a band on its last leg, maybe not musically but personally. The two surviving Beatles, also the two members actually first shown in the movie, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr would rather the film just go away. The pair wants the re-release of the 1970 film to be derailed. An insider said, "There has been talk of 'Let It Be' finally being released but now there has been a change of heart. The Beatles are still a massive global brand and it's felt it won't be helped if the public sees the darker side of the story. Read more. Rare Beatles Interview To Air on BBC July 3, 2008 – Beatles fan Richard Jeffs struck gold when he discovered a rare interview with the Beatles in a garage 44 years after it was first recorded. The TV interview had lost its video but the audio was still good and the BBC plans to air the rare clip on Tuesday. Paul McCartney and John Lennon talk about their song writing partnership on the 9 minute tape. Scottish Television recorded the clip in April 1964 during the height of the first wave of Beatlemania. – by John Beaudin   Randy Meisner Former Eagles member Randy Meisner tells the truth about his old band //See more Let us Make Sure Everyone Who Visits this Site Knows Who You Are! - Advertise with us. We build the Banners for free and we'll spread you on every page of this site. Contact us now. Retro Review: Linda Ronstadt - The Very Best of -Sept. 24, 2002 - In high school my best buddy John Scott could never understand how I, a rocker, preferred Barbra Streisand over Linda Ronstadt. //See more Retro Review: Bruce Hornsby - Spirit Trail- Oct. 16, 1998 - No one could ever accuse Hornsby of not paying attention. Every lyric on 'Spirit Trail,' his sixth album, describes his unquenchable thirst to understand what were all doing here. //See more