James Taylor & Carole King Announce World Tour
January 14, 2010
This one might be good for your live performance bucket list - lots of history here. Billed as the “Troubadour Reunion” tour” - the song list will include selections they performed together at the Troubadour club in Los Angeles back in 1969. Get the complete story along with specific dates and locations right here.
Bon Jovi Fans Get To Decide Which Song The Band Will Perform On The Grammy Awards
January 14, 2010
What’s it gonna be? “Livin’ On A Prayer” or “Wanted Dead Or Alive”? Actually, there are six tunes to choose from if you want to cast your vote online. Get the complete song list and VOTE HERE.
Woodstock - The Musical - On Broadway Next Season
September 10, 2009
Original festival producer Michael Lang announced that he will be producing an as-yet untitled play about Woodstock next year … and it’s going to be a musical. This is especially good news for fans who had hoped Ang Lee’s recent Taking Woodstock film had been a bit more music-intensive. Read the New York Times story HERE.
Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman Talks About His Concerns With Games Like “Rock Band”
September 10, 2009
Bill spoke to the BBC just before Beatles: Rock Band hit the streets from - where else? - Abbey Road Studios. Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason also puts his two cents in about Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Get the story from the BBC here.
Charlie Watts NOT Leaving The Rolling Stones
September 2, 2009
Maybe someone got confused because Charlie Gibson announced he was retiring from ABC World News. The Rolling Stones deny that the story flying around the web about Charlie Watts quitting the band is legit: “Contrary to a fabricated story that ran this morning on a small music web site in Australia, drummer Charlie Watts has not left The Rolling Stones.” Ouch. Maybe the site is bigger after today’s whirlwind of activity.
No word yet if Diane Sawyer will replace Mick Jagger instead of taking on the ABC World News anchor gig.
Read the exclusive story that caused all the fuss HERE.
Read what the band has to say about it HERE.
The Jimi Hendrix Story - On Film
September 2, 2009
Finally. Well, probably. At least it’s “in development’ - and that’s a big step forward after decades of waiting for someone to nail the official rights to film a biopic about Jimi Hendrix. Legendary Pictures plans to develop the project first and then get the OK from the Jimi’s estate. Here’s what Janie Hendrix, President & CEO of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. has to say about it: ”Just like the many discussions we have had over the years with other producers who have expressed an interest in developing a feature biography that will bring the true story of the amazing life of my brother, Jimi Hendrix, to the silver screen, we have had similar discussions with Legendary Pictures. However, our talks with Legendary and others are in the preliminary stages so there is nothing substantive to report at this time.”*
* http://jimihendrix.com/
Use It Or Lose It: It’s Time To “Jolly Up”
August 11, 2009
Roger Daltrey will kick off his “Use It Or Lose It” tour in October with a solid combination of Who tunes, solo material and covers. Roger says he wants to “give people a good night out. The economic situation being what it is these days, I think that’s what they want: to go out and feel they’ve had a good jolly-up.” Read all about the tour, dates and official information here.
Eddie Van Halen To Make Guest Appearance On “Two and A Half Men”
August 6, 2009
Entertainment Weekly reports that Eddie Van Halen will be stopping by the set of “Two and A Half Men” to tape a segment that will air this fall. According to executive producer Chuck Lorre, Eddie will be bringing his axe to work. Read the EW story HERE.
McCain Settles Lawsuit With Jackson Browne
July 22, 2009
“We got country and western on the bus and R&B, we got disco on eight track and cassettes in stereo”* - but, no Jackson Browne. That just might be the tune you’ll hear from the Republican National Committee now that John McCain has apologized for using a clip from Jackson Browne’s “Running On Empty” in a campaign video. The case has been settled for a confidential sum.
Looking back at 2008, it sure seems like more people heard about the lawsuit than actually saw the campaign video in the first place… including John McCain himself.
* From Jackson Browne’’s “The Load-Out”
Jimi Hendrix Murdered?
July 20, 2009
The ER doctor who tried to save to Jimi Hendrix thinks it’s “plausible” that he was murdered - a theory that would support claims made in Rock Roadie - a new memoir by Jimi’s former road manager.