GUNS N’ ROSES, THE CURE, JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS UP FOR ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Guns N’ Roses, the Cure, Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Eric B. and Rakim, the Spinners and more are all nominated to be in the 2012 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Other acts with a stab at the honor include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chaka Khan, Freddy King and Rufus, Read More→

BUCKINGHAM ON FLEETWOOD MAC AND SOLO TOURS

Earlier this month, Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood revealed that next year, the band would tour again.  We brought the topic up to the group’s guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham, and here’s what he said.

“Mmmm, that’s what I hear but, you know, there’s Read More→

ROGER WATERS BRINGING THE WALL TOUR BACK TO U-S

Did you miss Roger Waters’ The Wall tour when it was in America?  Well don’t worry, the Pink Floyd legend not only plans to bring the trek back here but will perform in venues he missed the first time around and in some baseball stadiums as well.  Waters told Rolling Stone that they will base the tour around Saturday night Read More→

BRET MICHAELS INTRODUCING LINE OF PET PRODUCTS

Bret Michaels isn’t just a rock star, he’s a pet lover too and now, he’s introducing a line of products that will be available exclusively at PetSmart.  It’s called the Bret Michaels Pets Rock collection and you can pick them up at all PetSmart stores across the country next summer.  In a statement, the rocker Read More→

SEE JACKSON BROWNE AND HELP A GOOD CAUSE

Want to attend an upcoming Jackson Browne show and pick up a framed autographed vintage vinyl of the singer’s 1976 album The Pretender?  Well now you can and it’s all for a good cause.  MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation are auctioning it off as a package deal and all proceeds benefit the organizations, which help musicians in Read More→

STEVEN TYLER CONSIDERING JEFF BECK COLLABORATION

At last weekend’s iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler performed and even got some help from legendary guitarist Jeff Beck.  The pair collaborated onstage on songs like “You Really Got Me” and Sly and the Family Stone’s “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).”  Later, Steven was asked Read More→

GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE OUT ON DVD NOV. 15TH

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, the documentary that tells the Prince of Darkness’s life story while shedding light on his family life.  Well if you haven’t seen it yet, you will soon be able to own it.  The film is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15^th.  It features Read More→

MAN JAILED FOR STEALING GUITAR FROM COFFIN

If you really want a guitar, don’t go grave digging.  That’s what one 39-year-old Wisconsin man learned this week.  Steven Conrad is now facing jail time for felony theft from a person or corpse after he confessed to stealing a Fender Telecaster from a coffin at the cemetery where he works as a groundskeeper.  According to Gawker, Conrad Read More→

CURRENT AND FORMER GN’R MEMBERS ON THE ROCK HALL NOD

Guns N’ Roses have been nominated for induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Guitarist Gilby Clarke spoke of the recognition to The Plain Dealer, saying, “It’s a great honor.  The band deserves it.  It was a long time coming.”  News of the nomination might be a surprise to former drummer Matt Sorum.  He predicted to us that an induction into the Rock Hall would come right after the band’s original line-up announced a reunion tour, or it could lead to one.

“I mean, I suppose it will probably be announced that they will get that as soon as they decide that they’re going to tour Read More→

MICK JAGGER CONSIDERING GETTING INTO TABLOID

Mick Jagger might be getting back into acting.  The Rolling Stones singer is considering playing a media mogul in Tabloid, a new movie being developed by his production company, Jagged Films.  The flick is based on an idea Mick had and tells the story of a Rupert Murdoch-like mogul and a young journalist Read More→