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Blondie Turns Down Olympic Concert Over Gay Rights Issues in Russia
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Artists Line Up for ‘A Psych Tribute to the Doors’
The Doors have already been the subject of multiple tribute albums, but the folks at Cleopatra Records have put together a new one that promises to see "the original riders on the psychedelic storm get their own minds blown by the leaders of the new psych rock movement."
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Setlist: Sting and Paul Simon Kick Off Highly Collaborative New Tour
When Paul Simon introduced his new tour with Sting as "our experiment melding two bands, two styles, two catalogs of songs," he wasn't kidding.
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Don Henley Allegedly Wipes Out Indie Band’s ‘End of the Innocence’ Cover
Eagles co-founder Don Henley is famous for a lot of things -- he's a fine songwriter, a gifted singer, and a darn good drummer, too. It seems he can also be pretty quick to round up his legal team when someone ticks him off.
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Nikki Sixx Discusses Motley Crue’s ‘Final Tour’
When Motley Crue announced their 'Final Tour,' they signed a legally binding "Cessation of Touring Agreement" forbidding their members from using their name in future live endeavors. In a new interview, Nikki Sixx explained that the band decided to take that approach as a matter of pride.
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Kiss Sign Reality TV Deal for Arena Football Team
With the L.A. Kiss set to begin their inaugural Arena Football League season on March 15, the team's owners, Kiss members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, have signed a deal with AMC to film a reality show based on the team. The show will debut in the summer of 2014.
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Emm Gryner, Canadian Musician, Arranges Music For Space and Herself
February 10, 2014 I was talking this morning about a friend of mine that had a connection with David Bowie. Astronaut Chris Hadfield did a version of Space Oddity, a David Bowie song. Certain clearances had to be made to get the song to be done. My friend Emm Gryner is the one that arranged the song for Chris and played on it too.
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ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill on the Band’s Longevity: ‘We Still Love It’
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Joe Satriani to Release ‘Complete Studio Recordings’ Box Set
The career of guitar whiz Joe Satriani will be the subject of a new box set. On April 22, Sony/Legacy Recordings will release 'Joe Satriani: The Complete Studio Recordings,' a retrospective spanning his nearly 30 years as a solo artist.
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Arnel Pineda Denies Rumors He Wants Out of Journey (Updated)
This has been quite the week for Journey rumors: Steve Perry seemed to say he was talking to the band about a reunion, which his former bandmates quickly denied, and now those ever-talkative anonymous sources are saying current vocalist Arnel Pineda wants to be let out of his contract.
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Elton John Producing Animated ‘Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ Movie
We tend to think of Elton John as a piano-playing rock star, but he's also a busy film producer -- and for his next Hollywood project, he's reaching toward Broadway for inspiration.