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last updated: Oct 05 2008 11:48 PM

Ron Wood Wants To Have His Cake And Eat It Too
Both Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood and his wife of 23 years, Jo, have met with their legal representatives within the last few days, and it is presumed that they are entering the early stages of divorce proceedings.The 61-year-old rock star, who is estimated to be worth about $70 million, met with his legal team [...]



Chris Squire Reacts To Comments By Jon Anderson Regarding Yes Tour
We learned recently that Yes frontman Jon Anderson was not feeling too happy about the news that the Yes 40th Anniversary tour will hit the road without him. The group has brought in a stand in for Anderson, who they are referring to as an “understudy.” In response to recent comments from Anderson, in which [...]



AC/DC To Extend ‘Black Ice World Tour’ Into 2009
Press Release:September 30, 2008, New York NY – AC/DC extend their trek across North America by adding sixteen more shows to their Black Ice World Tour.  Newly added dates begin on December 20, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and wrap up on January 31, 2009 in Nashville, TN.  The tour kicks off on October 28, 2008 [...]



CBS Censors Alice Cooper’s Performance on The Late Late Show
Alice Cooper was back on Craig Ferguson’s Late Late Show on CBS the other night, and entertained the studio audience with a performance of a song from his new album Along Came A Spider. The song, entitled “Vengeance Is Mine,” was enjoyed in its entirety by the studio audience (depending on individual tastes, of course), [...]



AC/DC comes exclusively to Rock Band In November
Press Release:AC/DC comes exclusively to Rock Band beginning this November for the worldwide release of AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band® Track Pack™ by Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).   This exclusive deal with Columbia Records and AC/DC marks the first time ever [...]



Springsteen Confirmed For Super Bowl Half-Time Show
As rumored back in August, Bruce Springsteen has been confirmed as the half-time performer for the next Super Bowl which is scheduled for February 1, 2009 at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The announcement comes from the NFL and NBC, which will be airing the annual event. Almost 150 million viewers watched the [...]



Rock And Roll Hall of Fame’s ‘In The Know’ Sweepstakes
What rock fan wouldn’t love a private guided tour of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? That’s just what the “In The Know” sweepstakes is all about. The winner will receive four tickets to the house that rock built, enabling them to join the curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum [...]



Can We Possibly Be Surprised? Robert Plant Denies Tour Rumors
Towards the end of last week, the rock world was buzzing with word that Robert Plant had finally agreed to reunite with his band mates for a tour next summer. As I wrote here on Friday, “Like so many other Led Zeppelin rumors we have heard over the past nine months or so, one has [...]


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last updated: Oct 06 2008 6:27 PM

AC/DC Tour Extended
Even before AC/DC's U.S. tour begins, it's being extended.Tickets for the first 18 dates sold out in minutes. so additional shows have been added to those already scheduled in Chicago,...


At Halftime, It's The Boss Bowl
The rumors turned out to be true. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will fill the time between commercials during halftime at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa on February...


Review: Uriah Heep - Wake The Sleeper CD
For a band that never really caught on the U.S., Uriah Heep is doing very well, thank you, after nearly 40 years of rock-making.With 21 studio albums and 12 live...


Respect - Don't Mess With Queen!
Is The Who really The Who without John Entwistle and Keith Moon?How about Led Zeppelin without Bonzo Bonham? The Doors without Jim Morrison?Queen without Freddie Mercury? Oops! I think I...


McCartney Makes Tel Aviv Rock City
Whatever the real reason was for the cancellation of a scheduled Beatles concert in 1965, Paul McCartney's much anticipated appearance in Israel this week suggested there were no lingering hard...


Interview: Todd Rundgren
If you want to know how Todd Rundgren really feels about something, just ask.Whether its about popular performers ("a great technological advance would be for [them] to learn how to...


So-Called "Rock" Hall Nominees - Let the Debate Resume!
A sure sign of autumn: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its nominees for induction, and the debate resumes over the Rock Hall's relevance, and its puzzling definition...


Jon Anderson "Disappointed, Disrespected" About Yes Tour
With the band's long history of turnover and turmoil, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that Yes co-founder Jon Anderson isn't happy about his bandmates' tour plans.To...