Details of how so many A-list performers agreed to take the stage at Madison Square Garden for the 12-12-12 Superstorm Sandy relief concert last December are beginning to emerge, as is the name of one band who simply said no. Led Zeppelin turned down a chance to reunite for the cause, at the personal request of former president Bill Clinton.
May 6, 2013 Loverboy was one of the most successful hard rock groups of the eighties. With three multi-platinum albums, the group enjoyed much success in America and Canada, but did nothing in Europe.
If there's any rocker who can rest on his laurels onstage, it's Paul McCartney. After all, with such a huge catalog, he can simply fill up a setlist with dozens of his hits, play them night after night without changing, and nobody complains that they didn't get to hear their favorites.
Except he doesn't. Consequence of Sound noted that, at the op
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You can relax, Motley Crue fans: Mick Mars is doing fine after being knocked down by an overzealous fan during the band's May 4 show in Saskatchewan.
On May 6, 1973 in Boston, Paul Simon kicked off his first tour as a solo artist. He and longtime partner in musical splendor Art Garfunkel parted ways in 1970 following a highly successful run as pop's premier duo. The Simon & Garfunkel musical relationship dated back to 1957 as Tom & Jerry, but it wasn't until the 1965 single of 'The Sounds Of Silence' that the gates swung open. Their final album, 'Bridge Over Troubled Water,' was released in early 1970, and despite its huge success, time had frayed the duo and they split.
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It wasn't a very happy birthday for Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars, who got knocked over by an overzealous fan on stage during a concert in Canada on Saturday night (May 4).
Robert Plant has recently had to take some safety precautions, including obtaining a restraining order against a woman he claims is stalking him.
May 3, 2013 Working Class Dog is an album by Rick Springfield, released in 1981. The album was certified Platinum and eventually sold over three million US copies. It produced Rick's biggest career hit with the #1 million-selling smash, "Jessie's Girl." Rick was awarded the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male.
Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is thanking fans for their support as he recovers from a lung infection that's forced him off the road.
"I'm under the best of care," Hamilton has tweeted, "and I will provide more information wi
The four painted faces of Poison's Bret Michaels, Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille and Rikki Rockett made their debut in 1986 on ‘Look What the Cat Dragged In,’ but it was the band's 1988 follow-up LP that sealed their fate. Twenty-five years ago today, ‘Open Up and Say … Ahh!’ was released, crowning Poison the kings of rock's glam revival.
Country music suffered a tremendous loss last Friday (April 26), when the legendary George Jones passed away at the age of 81. But more than a Nashville icon, Jones was a friend and inspiration to many -- including Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, who penned a eulogy for Jones that was released in time for his funeral service yesterday (May 2).
