VH1 CLASSIC ROCK NIGHTS
Meet Vh1 Classic Rock Nights host Eddie Webb. Webb began his radio career at 15 in a small town in Iowa. He has worked for Skid Row, Guns N' Roses and most recently for Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's Ozzfest where he ran the VIP program for the tour.
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DUFF McKAGAN TALKS ABOUT ADDICTION
While the cause of Amy Winehouse’s death has not yet been determined, she did live her last few years battling addiction. It’s something that former Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan knows about and in his latest column in the Seattle Weekly, the Velvet Revolver rocker talks about drugs. Read More→
ON THE SHOW MONDAY
Join us Monday as we play ALL of your favorite songs!! Show starts at 7!
MEAT LOAF COLLAPSES ON STAGE, IS OKAY
Meat Loaf collapsed on stage during his show in Pittsburgh on Thursday. However, always the consummate professional, after a short time on his back, the rocker got up and finished the show. During that time, he explained what happened to the crowd saying, “I f***ing fainted. I have asthma… I can’t breathe… Read More→
HOW PATTI SCIALFA MAKES MUSIC
Guitarist Patti Scialfa turns 58 today (7/29). She’s not only a prominent member of the E Street Band, but she’s also married to Bruce Springsteen. They’ve made some sweet music together and Patti spoke to us about how they do it.
“Well I think that old fashioned thing of just making music for music’s sake, having nothing to do with the big arm of commerce and just making music because Read More→
GEDDY LEE NOT THINKING OF RETIRING
Today (7/29), Rush singer Geddy Lee turns 58 years old. Since the rocker is getting up there in age, does he ever think of retiring? He filled us in.
“Not really because we are rock and rollers at heart, we like to Read More→
PERCUSSION SUPERGROUP JAMS TOGETHER
If you’ve ever dreamt of the best drum circle in the world, it might include the members of a supergroup that recently made some music together. The band is called CCCP and it’s made up of The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart of Rush, Tool drummer Danny Carey and Primus bassist Les Claypool. Apparently, the guys met up at Stewart’s studio in April and jammed Read More→
THIS WEEKEND IN ROCK
ON JULY 29TH…
In 1961…Bob Dylan performed at New York’s Riverside Church as part of a 12-hour radio broadcast.
In 1963…The Newport Folk Festival was held after a four-year layoff. Headliners included Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Peter, Paul & Mary. With a good sense of timing, Peter, Paul & Mary also released their interpretation of Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind,” which later went to number two.
In 1965…The Beatles second film Help! debuted at The Pavilion Theatre in London. Halliwell’s Film Guide said, “It looks good but becomes too tiresome to entertain.”
ON THE SHOW TONIGHT: FRIDAY
Join us tonight as we rock out to all of your favorite songs. Show starts at 7, don’t be late!
RUSH DVD PUSHED BACK
Rush fans excited to see the DVD of the band’s April gig in Cleveland from their Time Machine tour will have to wait a little longer. The set was due out on September 27th but it’s been pushed back to October 25th. It’s not the group’s first DVD and singer Geddy Lee spoke to us about what it’s like watching the band’s live shows on DVD.
“It’s kind of what you expect. You know, we’ve been living in that environment for 30 years so we’ve had so much exposure to listening back to your voice, looking Read More→
SIMON KIRKE TALKS SONGWRITING, GUITAR
Today (7/28) is Free and Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke’s 62nd birthday. These days, Simon is working on his solo career. He just released a new album called Filling the Void, which he wrote all the songs for. In fact, he told us he’s been penning songs for quite a while. Read More→
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