Matthew Wilkening
Eagles Spokesperson on Frank Ocean’s ‘Hotel California’ Sampling – ‘It’s Illegal’
An Eagles spokesperson has responded to an implication by R&B singer Frank Ocean that the band’s organization was somehow “intimidated” by Ocean’s unauthorized reworking of the group’s 1976 classic song ‘Hotel California’ with an extremely direct statement clarifying the band’s side of this issue.
Brit Floyd Guitarist Damian Darlington on Bringing Pink Floyd’s Music to the States
Brit Floyd are currently in the midst of a large U.S. tour, presenting a full-scale Pink Floyd show based largely on songs from the legendary space-rockers’ recent compilation album ‘A Foot in the Door.’ The tribute group’s much-praised presentation comes complete with light show, inflatables and most importantly, music from the Syd Barrett era right up through ‘The Division Bell.’
Skylar Laine Sings ‘Stay With Me’ by the Faces on ‘American Idol’
Skylar Laine, a small town girl with big dreams, performed the Rod Stewart / Ronnie Wood penned Faces song ‘Stay With Me’ on ‘American Idol’ last night (Feb. 29), and her enthusiasm seemed to thrill the judges.
Davy Jones of the Monkees Dead – Rockers and Celebrities React on Twitter
A world full of daydream believers is mourning the death of the Monkees' Davy Jones today (Feb. 29). As soon as news of his heart attack and passing at age 66 hit the internet, Jones' musical peers and fans took to Twitter to express their love for the '60s pop-rock star. Slash, De
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Boston’s ‘More Than a Feeling’ Performed on ‘American Idol’
A quartet of young ‘American Idol‘ hopefuls calling themselves Make You Believe teamed up to forget the words to the Boston classic ‘More Than a Feeling’ on tonight’s episode of the singing competition, although to be fair two of the members were dealing with a nasty flu.
‘Archie Meets Kiss’ Issue Four – Sneak Peek
Kiss‘s battle against zombies in Riverdale are about to come to an end, with the fourth and final issue of ‘Archie Meets Kiss’ headed to comic book stores next Wednesday (Feb. 22). Don’t wanna wait that long? We’ve got an exclusive sneak peek for you!
Neal Schon and Michaele Salahi Go On ‘Today’ to Defend Themselves Against 50 Million Dollar Lawsuit
Journey guitarist Neal Schon and his new love Michaele Salahi appeared on the ‘Today’ show this morning (Feb. 15) to tell their side of the story that found Michaele abruptly leaving her husband and former ‘Housewives of D.C.’ co-star Tareq Salahi last September.
Bruce Springsteen Kicks Off 2012 Grammy Awards by Singing ‘We Take Care of Our Own’
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band got the 2011 Grammy Awards off to a suitably overblown start with a big, string-section assisted live rendition of his current single, ‘We Take Care of Our Own.’
Beach Boys Reunite to Perform ‘Good Vibrations’ at the 2012 Grammy Awards
The Beach Boys, complete with their long-absent resident songwriting genius Brian Wilson, reunited on the stage of the 2012 Grammy Awards to perform their majestic single ‘Good Vibrations’ following tributes by some of today’s biggest indie and pop music stars.
Paul McCartney Leads Bruce Springsteen, Joe Walsh and Dave Grohl Through ‘Abbey Road’ Medley to Close out 2012 Grammy Awards
Paul McCartney put a big classic rock bow on the 2012 Grammy Awards by performing parts of the famous ‘Abbey Road’ medley with help from Joe Walsh, Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl.
Van Halen Brothers Interviewed About Their Childhood By David Lee Roth
The long-silent Edward and Alex Van Halen have finally submitted to an interview in support of their new album ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ (reviewed here), and the correspondent they chose for this honor is none other than the one and only “Diamond” David Lee Roth, their very own lead singer.
Van Halen, ‘China Town’ – Song Preview
We’re very pleased to bring you an exciting clip of perhaps the heaviest song to emerge so far from the new Van Halen album, ‘China Town.’ The full version of the track will arrive Feb. 7 along with the rest of ‘A Different Kind of Truth,’ the group’s first album with original lead singer David Lee Roth in 28 years.