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Slash Jockeying for ‘Sesame Street’ Gig [AWESOME ’80S WEEKEND]
Believe it or not, Slash hasn’t performed everywhere. In fact, the guitarist has one gig that’s eluded him for years that he still wants to play. So please, can’t you tell him how to get… how to get to Sesame Street?
Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx Says Encores are a ‘Rip Off’
Motley Crue have earned the right to approach their shows as they want. But there was at least one fan who called out the band for failing to deliver an encore during their recent Phoenix performance.
Paul McCartney Shares His Admiration for Sprinter Usain Bolt
Make no bones about it, Paul McCartney is not just dropping by the Olympics for the Opening Ceremony performance. Sir Paul is truly a fan of the athletes taking part in the games and continues to voice his opinion on his favorites in the media leading up to the ceremony.
Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ Leads Most Popular Sporting Songs Poll
With the London Olympics starting today (July 27), the British music body, PRS for Music, recently decided to conduct a poll to determine the most popular song when it came to sporting events, and a classic popular anthem has come out on top.
Freddie Mercury Photo Book ‘The Great Pretender: A Life In Pictures’ Coming In September
Late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury is as popular as ever, and the vocalist is getting yet another salute this year. Along with the upcoming documentary release, The Great Pretender, which chronicles his life and times, there’s also a new book in the works titled The Great Pretender: A Life in Pictures.
Roger Waters Discusses How ‘The Wall’ Has Changed Over Time
Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters has the biggest tour of 2012 at the year’s midpoint, as his live production of the classic ‘The Wall’ album moved the turnstiles at a major clip.
Rush’s Alex Lifeson Shares Love for the Album Experience
Rush may not be burning up a singles chart or have the hot radio jam of the summer, but that’s quite alright with guitarist Alex Lifeson. That’s because he says that their latest disc, ‘Clockwork Angels,’ is meant to be experienced as a full album.
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Colorado Shooting – Joe Perry, Nikki Sixx + More React on Twitter
The world awoke Friday (July 20) to the horrible news coming out of Colorado that armed gunman James Holmes entered a Friday morning showing of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in Aurora, Colo., tossed a canister of tear gas into the showing, and while wearing a gas mask he proceeded to fire random gunshots into the crowd.
Alice Cooper: ‘I Think Every Album I’ve Done Has Been a Conceptual Album in My Head’
Alice Cooper is known for his theatrics, but along with that came some quite in depth storytelling over the years. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer says whether everything always came together in one neat package or not, he always had an eye toward creating conceptual pieces of work.
U2 on Schedule for 2013 Release
Pretty much since the early part of promotion for the ‘No Line on the Horizon’ album, U2 has hinted that there’s a wealth of material that could result in multiple projects, but so far there’s been no mention of an actual release date.