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Blog Entries for Friday, October 31
Halloween Treat - Frankenstein
Music of the 1970s is often identified as music of the "riff." The decade produced countless songs that are identifiable simply by one part, a part so recognizable that you know everyone has heard it, whether or not they know the name of the song, or who wrote and played ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, October 30
AC/DC HIT THE ROAD
With AC/DC hitting Atlanta for a sold out show 12/16 at Phillips Arena, here's a review of their opening night concert earlier this week with set list... Rolling Stone -- Walking into the opening night of a new AC/DC tour one expects few surprises. Based on past experience, Angus Young ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, October 29
First major Christie's punk auction
NEW YORK (Map, News) - Never mind the auction block - here's the Sex Pistols. Memorabilia from some of punk rock's biggest acts and seminal moments - including a scrawled flier for one of the Clash's first shows and publicity photos signed by the Sex Pistols - is headed for ...
Blog Entries for Monday, October 27
Steven Tyler in Led Zeppelin?
The rumors about a possible Led Zeppelin tour have taken a rather dramatic turn with a new report that Aerosmith frontman, Steven Tyler has been jamming with them, and being considered as a replacement for Robert Plant for a tour that has been anticipated since the success of the group's ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, October 22
BUDOKAN! - 30th Anniversary!
Cheap Trick have posted a video promo for their forthcoming four-disc (DVD + 3 CD) package, BUDOKAN!: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION, that brings the sight and sound together for the first time. The set will arrive in stores November 11th. Watch it here. For those with a vinyl fetish: Separately on ...
AC/DC Retiring?
(antiMusic) Kerrang! Radio speculates that AC/DC may be retiring: Could next years UK tour be the last we see of AC/DC? There have been all kinds of rumors that their new album Black Ice, - which is out this week, could be their final release and now even frontman Brian ...
Aerosmith: Back to the Studio
Aerosmith has plans in 2009 to head back to the recording studio to start work on their next CD. That's good news; the group was hit by injuries and setbacks in the last couple of years, and they haven't released a CD of all-new material since 2001. Check out more ...
McCartney's Head Left on Train
It's a wax head ... Paul McCartney's head, to be specific. It was made for a wax museum in the 1960s, and now it's gone missing on a train. The head was to be auctioned off, and they expected to get ten to twenty thousand bucks for it. Now, they're ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, October 21
U2 Stock Payday
The members of U2 will get about $19 million worth of shares of stock in the concert promotion behemoth, Live Nation. Check it out here.
Blog Entries for Monday, October 20
The Most Top-10 Albums. Ever.
When you look at the list of the musical artists who've landed the most albums in the Top Ten on the charts, a number of them are River artists. Rolling Stones ... Beatles ... Dylan ... Elton ... and Springsteen. Read about it here. There's also some interesting backstory about ...
"Going 'Cause I Might See Him Die!"
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson is 61 years old. Hey, we call Classic Hits "Classic" for a reason, right?!? But AC/DC are about to start their world tour this month, and Brian Johnson says he thinks some fans are going to buy concert tickets ..... to see if he dies in ...
Blog Entries for Saturday, October 18
New CD From Influential Songwriter
J. D. Souther helped craft the whole 70s Southern California country-ish rock sound, as a songwriter for the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt. He's also done work with James Taylor, too, and many others. Some of the Eagles songs he's co-written that you've heard include "Heartache Tonight," "Best of My Love" ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, October 16
Stevie Wonder Rumors Untrue
There are bad fires in California right now; and there have been rumors that Stevie Wonder's house was one of those that burned to the ground in a wildfire. Not true! Stevie says he's fine; his stuff is fine ... read about it here. And, click here to enjoy a ...
More Controversy: Politicians vs. Classic Artists
Politicians like to use music as part of their campaigns. They like to use music that people respond to ... music that makes people feel good. So ... they look to classic hits and songs by classic artists to fit the bill. Earlier, we referred to this here, and now there's ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, October 15
Special Pink Floyd Guitar Auction
Pink Floyd fans have the opportunity to buy a special autographed guitar, decorated by Gerald Scarfe, who did the graphic treatment for The Wall. It's for sale at an online charity auction site called "Buy Once Give Twice." Even though founding member Richard Wright recently lost his battle with cancer, ...
Blog Entries for Monday, October 13
Don't Send Ringo No Fan Mail
Former Beatle Ringo Starr says he's much, much too busy to take your fan letters. So don't even try sending him anything; he'll just throw it away. You can read the news story here, and see Ringo's site here. What do you think ... is Ringo Starr being honest ...
AC/DC re: iTunes: "Going To Kill Music"
AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson isn't pulling any punches about how he feels about downloading music. "Maybe I'm just being old-fashioned, but this iTunes, God bless 'em, it's going to kill music if they're not careful," he's been quoted as saying. Read more about it here. Their new CD, "Black ...
Elton in Atlanta for Charity
Elton John staged a tennis event at Kennesaw State University this weekend to raise money for AIDS causes in Atlanta and around Georgia. It turns out that almost half the cases of AIDS being reported are here in the South. So Elton gets a pat on the back for taking ...
Classic Hits, Red and Blue
It's a controversial, passionate election year, and as we head towards election day, both John McCain and Barack Obama have their supporters in the Classic Hits world. Plus ... it turns out that this music is so popular and so resonant that political campaigns almost can't keep their hands off ...
Blog Entries for Friday, October 10
Yes To Tour With Different Singer
Yes frontman Jon Anderson has been ailing in recent years with asthma, which is keeping him from joining the band for its fall tour this year. However, his bandmates insist he's not out of the group. Read about it here.
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