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Birthdays This Week

June 8:
Alex Band (The Calling) (1981)
Nicci Gilbert (Brownstone) (1970)
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) (1962)
Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) (1960)
Bonnie Tyler (1953)
Boz Scaggs (1944)
Chuck Negron (Three Dog Knight) (1942)
Nancy Sinatra (1940)

June 9:
Dean Felber (Hootie & The Blowfish) (1967)
Dean Dinning (Toad The Wet Sprocket) (1967)
Jon Lord (Deep Purple) (1941)

June 10:
Faith Evans (1973)
Lemisha Grinsted (702) (1973)
Jo-Jo (K-Ci & JoJo) (1971)
Dan Lavery (Tonic) (1969)
Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins) (1967)
Maxi Priest (1961)
Shirley Alston (The Shirelles) (1941)

June 11:
Dan Lavery (Tonic) (1969)
Joey Santiago (The Pixies) (1965)
Kim and Kelley Deal (The Breeders) (1961)
Donnie Van Zandt (38 Special) (1952)
Frank Beard (ZZ Top) (1949)

June 12:
Robyn (1979)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (1977)
Bardi Martin (Candlebox) (1969)
Grandmaster Dee (Whodini) (1962)
Michael Hausman ('til tuesday) (1960)
John Linnell (They Might Be Giants) (1959)
Brad Delp (Boston) (1951) Died March 9, 2007
Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) (1951)

June 13:
Raz B (B2K) (1985)
Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) (1970)
Soren Rasted (Aqua) (1969)
Paul DeLisle (Smash Mouth) (1963)
Dennis Locoriere (Dr. Hook) (1949)

June 14:
Billie Myers (1971)
Chris DeGarmo (Queensryche) (1963)
Boy George (Culture Club) (1961)
Alan White (Yes) (1949)
Rod Argent (The Zombies) (1945)

June 15:
Dryden Mitchell (Alien Ant Farm) (1976)
Ice Cube (1969)
Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche) (1963)
Steve Walsh (Kansas) (1952)
Garry Roberts (Boomtown Rats) (1954)
James Smith (The Stylistics) (1950)
Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) (1949)
Ian Matthews (1946)

June 16:
Gino Vanelli (1952)
Edward Levert (The O'Jays) (1942)

June 17:
Kevin Thornton (Color Me Badd) (1969)
Paul Young (1956)
Barry Manilow (1946)

June 18:
Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men) (1971)
Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses) (1963)
Alison Moyet (1961)
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) (1957)
Paul McCartney (1942)

June 19:
Brian Welch (Korn) (1969)
Brian Vander Ark (The Verve Pipe) (1964)
Paula Abdul (1962)
Ann Wilson (Heart) (1950)

June 20:
Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson) (1972)
Murphy Karges (Sugar Ray) (1968)
John Taylor (Duran Duran) (1960)
Michael Anthony (Van Halen) (1955)
Cyndi Lauper (1953)
Lionel Richie (1949)
Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) (1942)

Gene Simmons Accused of Sexual Assault
May 28, 2010 – How could a meeting between a make-up artist and Kiss’ Gene Simmons go so wrong? Well according to documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday the guitarist wanted more from her than she was willing to give and it didn’t involve make-up. More

Bret Michaels Didn’t Tell His Doc About American Idol
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Don’t Let Elton Cook You Dinner
May 27, 2010 - File this under “You can’t be good at everything.” Elton John was arguably the biggest solo musician in the world in the seventies and he was easily in the top 10 in the eighties but it seems he was too busy conquering the world to learn to cook. More

Reformed Faces Set for Vintage at Goodwood Without Stewart
May 27, 2010 – The good news is the Faces are back together but the not-so-fine print says Rod Stewart will not be in the mix. More

Only 2% Separated Final Two On Low-Rated American Idol Finale
May 28, 2010 – “What-eva” seems to be what many are saying about Wednesday’s American Idol finale. While 24.2 million viewers checked out Simon Cowell’s swan song it was the show’s lowest rated finale since season one which could spell trouble for winner Lee DeWyze. More

Paul McCartney’s Daughter Controls his Touring
May 27, 2010 – It sure sounds like Paul McCartney is a responsible dad. The former Beatle say he never tours when it’s his turn to look after his daughter Beatrice – his child with ex-wife Heather Mills. More

Slash Yawns at New Rock Scene
May 27, 2010 – Slash says he’s not holding his breath for the next big thing in Rock. In fact the former Guns N’ Roses guitarist is disappointed in the current Rock scene. More

Jones Experimenting With Summer Festivals
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Phil Collins, Huge Alamo Fan
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Sting Says Legalize Marijuana
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Killers Brandon Flowers Very Upset over Poor Sales
July 23, 2009 – The Killers lead singer Brandon Flowers has gone on record several times lamenting the fact that his band sells much more in the UK than in his home country of the U.S. Now he has more to bitch about. Flowers is upset that the bands latest album “Day and Age” sold a little more than half of what their last. “Sam’s Town” did. He’s also pissed that “Sam’s Town sold 2.5 million less than their debut album “Hot Fuss.”

He said: "How much does it bother me? I think about it every day. I've thought about it today. I've already talked about it today with my press officer."  Flower adds, "If you look at us and you hear it, it's almost too good to be true. We have good songs, it sounds perfect, it sounds contrived, but it wasn't."

Wasn’t Flowers the brainiac who blamed his band’s lack of world domination on Led Zeppelin a few months ago? I’m sure that scored the group some points on that one. He said too many people are into classic rock and not open to new sounds. No, maybe they are buying Coldplay albums instead. – by John Beaudin

Where's My Teeth?: Killers Blame Led Zeppelin and Nirvana for Lack of World Domination
May 1, 2009 – Brandon Flowers of the Killers figures his band would be much bigger if Led Zeppelin and Nirvana never existed. In fact he told NME.com he’d like to knock both bands “off their pedestals.” Yeah, good luck with that. Let’s see Brandon, Zeppelin had changed the face of Rock music forever and had broken up long before you were even born.

Flowers goes on to say he appreciates his groups huge success in the UK but feels a need to overcome listeners prejudices in his home country of the U.S.

"We’ve been embraced in Britain in a way that I’ll never understand, and it’s such a wonderful thing," he said. "But over here [in America], people are still so obsessed with Led Zeppelin and Nirvana, those sorts of bands, that nobody else is allowed [to grow]."

Flowers, who is the lead singer and chief songwriter of the Las Vegas band, said, "It’s not just us; there are a lot of great bands that have been held down or confined by the influence of these people that we’ve put up on pedestals. I’m tired of it, you know? I just want to knock them all off! And people don’t like that attitude. It’s almost like they don’t believe that it’s possible that anybody else can be the real deal.”

It looks like Brandon is a little anxious considering the Killers only formed in 2002 and really, how does Led Zeppelin and Nirvana have anything to do with his band's success? Is he sniffing donkey dung or is he just that petty? Let's hope these quotes were taken out of context. Last time I checked Zeppelin and Nirvana had a right to celebrate their glory without someone else pulling a Hannah Montana jealousy rant.

He also said, "It doesn’t matter how many great songs we write or how many great shows we play. But we’re slowly chipping away at it. With this last album [Day And Age], there’s been a noticeable shift but we’re still nowhere near where we are in Europe."

Let’s check in with the envious Brandon in about 22 years shall we? He'll be 50 by then and that's about the time it'll take for his ego to stop driving blindly up his own ass. – by John Beaudin

 

 

 
 
 
 
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