Elton John and his life partner David Furnish have both said in recent weeks that they hope their son Zachary won’t be an only child. It looks like the couple was optimistic for a reason. The Daily is reporting the men will welcome another child via surrogate, later this year or in early 2013.
‘The Dark Knight Rises‘ star Christian Bale showed he has the values instilled in Bruce Wayne when he made a personal visit to Aurora, CO, yesterday to meet with the victims of last week’s horrific movie theater shooting.
As Bruce Springsteen‘s career skyrocketed in the early ’80s, he struggled with depression and self-isolation stemming from his complex relationship with his father. This news, and many others, are revealed in an extensive piece in the new issue of the New Yorker.
July 24, 2012 Everyone is familiar with the story now. Twelve people were killed and 58 wounded early Friday morning when a gunman walked into a soldout midnight showing of the latest Batman film in Aurora and opened fire
July 24, 2012 Just in case you've not heard the news of the passing of blues legend Big Walter Smith, you may want to read the earlier post from this morning.
Upon being notified of Big Walter's death, I phoned Bayfront Bluesfest owner Chris Mackey. We remembered some stories we each had of Big Walter, and Chris tells me how a chance meeting with Walter, inspired Chris to start this wonderful event called Bayfront Blues Festival. Enjoy the audio.
July 24, 2012 With the Olympics coming soon, I was thinking of some of the sports I like to watch, and why I like to watch them. I am a friend of Misty May-Treanor on facebook, part of the two time gold medal winning team. She posted a picture of her and her team mate Kerri Walsh in the new Olympic uniform. I didn't like it as much as the day she posted her new USA bikini.
July 24, 2012 Some sad news came into the KOOL 101.7 studios this morning from our friends at the Bayfront Blues Festival, long time Blues Fest performer and regional blues legend Big Walter Smith died at 3:30 this morning.
July 23, 2012 Elton John once said he would "never make a dance album, because I don't know how". John teamed up with Australian electronic duo Pnau for "Good Morning To The Night", giving his 70s catalogue a modern summer vibe. The album's title is also the name of the lead track, which has become an official song of the London Olympics and this week the album debuted at number one!
July 23, 2012 I want to say thanks to Faith and Ashley for stopping by this morning as the newly crowned Miss Hermantown and Ambassador. Thanks to Rhonda for inviting me, I met with past Miss Hermantowns and the Ambassadors too. I didn't realize how tough it is to be a judge in something like that. One thing I have to say is that when you are judge you aren't judging the negative aspects of these young women, you are judging the positive.
While Elton John remains very much in the know about the current music scene, he says there are elements of today’s culture he will likely appreciate only from afar.
How far can a musician go towards helping a fan during a concert? That’s the question posed by former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde as he reflects on the situation involving Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe.
