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
Katie Melua Breaks off Ties with T-Bone Burnett and Settles With William Orbit On New Album May 18, 2010 – It’s not often that ones calling card includes firing T-Bone Burnett. Katie Melua had hired the famous musician/producer for her latest album “The House” but things just didn’t gel. Mike Batt, chairman of Melua's label Dramatico and one of her co-writers says, "They had a great time, but by the time we had gone through the process, it was just that this wasn't going to be the right time for these people at this moment for this album. There is a direction that they both want to go when they do work together, but this wasn't it." So, in came William Orbit out of self-imposed retirement to produce the project. The technical wizard known for his work with Robbie Williams and Madonna and his New Age “Strange Cargo” projects quickly bonded with Melua. “The whole thing has been really exciting,” says the singer,  “It was the same feeling I had the first time I went skydiving. I was really quite nervous, but I knew all I had to do was let myself go and it was going to feel amazing. I wasn’t trying to get away from anything. It was more about going towards something. I wanted the music to be inspired by the future, something unknown that’s never been heard before, but at the same time hold on to the values of the music of the past, to try and tap into something that’s so ancient and old that its kind of forgotten. I thought that, if we went far enough in both directions, we could end up in the same place.” Melua says the plan all along was to slowly change the sound on each album. Even though “The House”(her 4th studio album) is still categories as “Acoustic/Jazz/Blues” Melua has sold more than ten million albums but hasn’t crossed over as well in North America, "I've got a feeling that this is the one that could break [her] in the U.S.” says Batt. “The House” is already released in Europe and will be available everywhere else on August 3rd. – By John Beaudin Katie Melua’s Close Brush with Death June 17, 2009 – Katie Melua is counting her blessings. The young singer came so close to death recently that the whole experience has given her nightmares. One night while on tour in New York City she fell asleep while checking out the Manhattan skyline and almost fell 70 feet to her death. This is not one of those, maybe she would have died stories, it would have been all over. Melua explains, “I had a near miss with death on a hotel balcony in New York after having had too little sleep, where you think you’re dreaming and you can fly.” Her management said, “Katie had been on a tour of America, travelling around, just her and her guitar. She was at a party, had a few drinks and was very tired. 'Outside on the balcony she was sitting on the railing. She’d had too little sleep and was dreaming but unfortunately this was while she was on the railing.” Luckily a fan saved her life after noticing the impending accident from a combination of alcohol, deep sleep and her slumping in the wrong direction. Let’s hope that fan gets free concert tickets for life. – 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