Robert Palmer died aged 54
PARIS, France (R. Palmer Fans Forums) - Robert Palmer, the well-tailored British rock singer who created one of the first iconic music videos with the look-alike models of "Addicted to Love," died today of a heart attack. He was 54. A two-time Grammy winner in the 1980s, the star behind the hit "Simply ...
| Townshend and Daltrey are to begin working for a new Who album
NEW YORK (Townshead Official/Who Fans Website) - Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, the only surviving members of the Who, are to begin working on material for a new studio album. It would be released under the name of The Who and be the group's first new material in 21 years. According to Townshend's ...
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Johnny Cash died at 71
Gillingham, Kent, UK (By Mikey) - Country music legend Johnny Cash died this morning (Sept 12) at the age of 71. According to hospital officials in Nashville, Tennessee, the musician suffered complications from diabetes that resulted in respiratory failure. A press release issued by Baptist Hospital ...
| Simon & Garfunkel back together!
NEW YORK (Paul Simon Fans Website) - Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel have confirmed they are reuniting for their first tour together in nearly a decade. The couple ended months of speculation, making the announcement at a New York nightclub, and performing their hit The Boxer. The duo, who had hits with ...
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Warren Zevon has died of lung cancer aged 56
NEW YORK (W.Zevon Fans Website) - Warren Zevon, the US singer-songwriter who worked with REM, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, has died of lung cancer aged 56. Zevon, who released his latest album The Wind only two weeks ago, died on Sunday afternoon in the United States. During a 30-year recording ...
| Rolling Stones on a special edition of 'Mojo'
LONDON, UK (R. Stones Fans/Mojo magazine) - The Rolling Stones have barely made a memorable track in the past 30 years - and that is the view of their fans. Only a tiny handful of songs from that vast chunk of the band's 40-year life make it into a top 50 of the band's, greatest tunes compiled for a ...
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Toto's 25th Anniversary - Live In Amsterdam DVD is coming!
NEW YORK (EagleRockent press release) - Toto's "25th Anniversary Live in Amsterdam" is a musical celebration of the band's career. It was shot live at the Heineken Arena, in Amsterdam on February 25th, 2003. Toto was formed in Los Angeles in 1978 by David Paich, Steve Lukather, Bobby Kimball, Steve ...
| The Allman Brothers Band to release their first full-length Live DVD!
NEW YORK (Peach/Sanctuary press release) - Fans of the Allman Brothers Band who weren't able to make it to New York City this past March to catch any of their 13 shows at the Beacon Theatre will now be able to see what they missed. On September 23, the group will release "Live At The Beacon Theatre," ...
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Bruce Springsteen tribute album tracklisting
NEW YORK (Bruce Springsteen Fans Website) - A September 2 release date has been set for Light Of Day: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen, a two-CD set of all-star Springsteen covers. The 37-song project features performances by Elvis Costello, Pete Yorn, Patty Griffin, Billy Bragg, Dion, Joe Ely, and E ...
| Sam Phillips has died in Memphis at the age of 80
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Elvis Fans Website) - Sam Phillips, the US music producer who launched Elvis Presley's career, has died in Memphis at the age of 80. Phillips founded the Sun Records label in Memphis, Tennessee, and produced Presley's first record in 1954. Phillips was also credited with launching the ...
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Rolling Stones headline Toronto Sars gig
TORONTO, Canada (R. Stones Fans Website) - The Rolling Stones are headlining a massive open-air concert in Toronto on Wednesday to boost the Canadian city's damaged economy following the Sars crisis. More than 400,000 music fans were expected at Downsview Park for the gig, which is being hosted by Canadian ...
| Mick celebrates 60th birthday in Prague
PRAGUE, Czech (Rolling Stones Fans Website) - Mick Jagger is celebrating his 60th birthday with a party in Prague. He chose the Czech Republic's capital as his venue ahead of a show in the historic spot tomorrow evening. Details of his bash are a closely guarded secret, although there is speculation ...
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Dexy's Midnight Runners… are back!
Gillingham, Kent, UK, By Mikey: [email protected]) - Dexy's Midnight Runners are making a comeback; they have had two number ones - Geno and Come On Eileen - way back in the 80s. It seems 80s music is making a big comeback this year, you could say it's the 80s revival, so far we have had Erasure, ...
| 500,000 to see Rolling Stones in Toronto!
TORONTO, Cananda (Toronto Sun) - The Rolling Stones-headlined concert in Toronto on July 30th is expected to be one of the largest ticketed music events ever, according to organizers. The event is an effort to combat the economic damage done to the city by the SARS crisis earlier this year. Half a million ...
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Jefferson Airplane biography Tops Amazon rock book chart for four weeks
NEW YORK (Artia Books) - In his foreword to Jeff Tamarkin's Got a Revolution! The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane (Atria Books, $27), Jann Wenner, editor-in-chief and publisher of Rolling Stone, writes, "The classic Airplane lineup were both architects and messengers of a psychedelic age, a liberation ...
| Boston sues record company
NEW YORK (Boston Fans Website) - The lack of success of the comeback album for the band Boston has lead to the band taking legal action against their record company. Donald Thomas Scholtz (Tom Scholtz) of Boston has filed with the County of New York claiming Artemis Records failed to market and promote ...
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Robert Cray's new cd and USA tour dates
LOS ANGELES (Sanctuary Press release) - As five-time Grammy� Award-winning recording artist Robert Cray awaits the release of his Sanctuary Records debut album, Time Will Tell, he and his band are preparing for a four-month U.S. tour, many of which dates (July 24 - October 17) will be co-headline shows ...
| Eagles have landed in Texas
HOUSTON, Texas (Eagles Fans Website) - The Eagles have landed in singer-drummer Don Henley's home state of Texas. The band plays the second of a two-night stand at the Compaq Center in Houston on Tuesday (June 17), and then heads to Dallas, not far from where Henley grew up, for two dates at American ...
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Bruce Springsteen's 'Troubadour of the highway' photo exhibit
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (B. Springsteen Official Website) - The photo exhibit, Springsteen -- Troubadour Of The Highway, began a 12-week run at the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this weekend. The multi-media exhibit, which premiered last September at the University Of Minnesota's ...
| Bruce Springsteen & Jon Bon Jovi at New Jersey
NEW YORK (Bon Jovi Fans Website) - New Jersey-based rockers Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Bobby Bandiera, Gary U.S. Bonds, and Southside Johnny have all signed on to perform at the Hope Concert. The benefit show takes place April 29 at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey. Proceeds from ...
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