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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. 
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” 
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. 
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." 
January 23, 2011 – Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton just gave the world an update on the band's new album.
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? 
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” 
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. 
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. 
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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.
May 28, 2010 – Didn’t Bret Michaels look healthy on American Idol on Wednesday night? There is a chance he wasn’t. After three serious health scares he appeared on American Idol against doctors orders or at least he didn’t tell his doc.
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. Turns out the guy can’t boil water without having a panic attack. 
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. The legendary 1970’s band will perform at the inaugural Vintage at Goodwood festival in West Sussex, England on Friday August 13th with a new lead singer. Mick Hucknall of Simply Red will try to fill Stewart’s big shoes along with original Faces members Ronnie Wood, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan, plus Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols). 
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. 
May 27, 2010 – Annie Lennox says she is all about giving back. The singer has just been named as a special envoy to the Scottish Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. The appointment will continue her work at helping people fight HIV/AIDS.
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. “What happens is, I don’t work when I have my little one,” says McCartney. “I’m actually on the road very much half the time. So when I do tour, I’m kind of hungry, and the concerts are usually quite choice – it’s Hyde Park, or it’s the Isle of Wight, or it’s Coachella.” 
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. 
May 18, 2010 – Norah Jones says she hasn’t done too many festivals in the past because her music was too “intimate and quiet.” But the singer recently told Billboard magazine that it’s all going to change this summer with a host of festivals including Bonnaroo, the Montreux Jazz Festival and Lillith Fair. Jones says, “Now it's a more dynamic set and I'm excited to play in front of some people that may not even be fans but are just around." 
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. 
May 11, 2010 – The name Phil Collins reminds us of countless hits, huge arena tours and complicated drumming. How about the Alamo? That’s right Phil is a huge Alamo fan and was in Dallas last night to talk it with their Historical Society. 
May 11, 2010 – Congrats to Sade! Her first album in ten years has just gone platinum according to RIAA. ‘Soldier of Love’ has sold over one million copies in just one month giving her a seventh Platinum award. 
April 19, 2010 – It was big love for Michael Buble at the Juno Awards Last night. The crooner picked up 4 trophies over the weekend in St. John’s Newfoundland. His prizes included the prestigious ‘Fan Choice Award” that’s voted on, as the title states, by the people. Buble’s “Haven’t Met You Yet” also picked up ‘Single of the Year’ and his ‘Crazy Love” won ‘Album” and “Top Pop Album” of the Year. 
April 15, 2010 – Looks like Kevin Eubanks might be heard on the radio again. The popular sideman/guitarist for the Tonight Show has just announced his retirement from the show after 18 years.
April 14, 2010 – Some Whitney Houston fans are saying, “If it quakes like a duck.” The singer is again under scrutiny about a possible drug relapse after more terrible concert reviews and more concert cancellations but the singer told People magazine those rumors are "ridiculous.” 
April 5, 2010 – Sting seems to be fed up with our paradigms around pot! The singer says we, as a society, spend too much time putting marijuana users in jail when legalizing the substance could feed the hungry of the world. Here is what he said on his blog.  |
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