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VAN HALEN’S MUSIC CAN WAKE YOU FROM A COMA
Today (1/26), Eddie Van Halen turns 57 years old. During his career, the guitarist has created some of the most iconic rock songs to date and affected millions of people with his music. Eddie’s brother and bandmate, drummer Alex Van Halen, told us about one amazing story in particular.
“As far as a legacy, if you will, well, there was a woman who wrote us a letter about her son who had been in a coma for about a year and a half and the doctors were Read More→
SCORPIONS TO PLAY COVERS LIVE?
Tuesday (1/24), the Scorpions released Comeblack, an album that features re-recorded versions of their classic tunes as well as covers of songs like The Beatles’ “Across the Universe,” The Rolling Stones’ “Ruby Tuesday” and Gloria Jones’ “Tainted Love.” So with the band continuing their final tour ever this year, can we expect to hear them play some of the covers live? Singer Klaus Meine filled us in.
“You know, we might, so far we just played ‘Tainted Love’ here and there because it works very well in the set. We might pick something else, we’ll see. But at the same time, it’s the fans who, in a way, dictate, through the Internet, and go, ‘Aw, come on, we want to hear your songs, we want to Read More→
FILMMAKER WANTS TO BRING KISS’ THE ELDER TO THE BIG SCREEN
A British author and filmmaker plans to make Kiss’ 1981 album Music From The Elder into a movie. According to Classic Rock Magazine, Seb Hunter wants to turn the record into a “post-apocalyptic road movie” using the characters and Read More→
ON THE SHOW TONIGHT: THURSDAY
Tonight we are featuring Van Halen! Plus we will play new music off of their new album, A Different Kind of Truth!! Show starts at 7 and you DO NOT want to miss this!!
STEVEN TYLER READY TO TEACH AT ROCK CAMP
Three years ago, campers at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp got to jam with and learn from Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler and in a few months, they’ll get to do it again. The rocker has signed on to take part in the latest camp, which happens from May 2nd to the 6th. Back in 2009, Steven told us why he was so excited to do the camp and impart his wisdom on the campers.
“I love this. I love Fantasy Camp. It’s not just BS. I get a chance to tell them what it’s like to write a song. What it’s like to be so f***ing big headed to Read More→
SPRINGSTEEN IS TOURIN’ IN THE USA
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced their upcoming tour, which will support their latest album, Wrecking Ball. The record hits shelves on Read More→
ANOTHER SHADE OF DEEP PURPLE
It’s been nearly seven years since Deep Purple released their latest album, Rapture of the Deep, and when singer Ian Gillan was asked last year when that would change, he said the band is too busy touring to “feel the drive” to write. However, Ian has had a change of heart. The band Read More→
ON THE SHOW TONIGHT: WEDNESDAY
Join us tonight as we play all of your favorite songs, ALL NIGHT!! Show starts at 7 EST, don’t be late!
THIS DAY IN ROCK: JANUARY 25TH
ON JANUARY 25TH…
In 1958…Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” became the first single to enter the U-K pop chart at number one.
In 1961…On his second day in New York, Bob Dylan hunted down his hero, Woody Guthrie, in Howard Beach, Queens. He taught Woody’s son, Arlo, some rudimentary harmonica.
In 1963…Janis Joplin performed in San Francisco for the first time, singing at the North Beach Coffeehouse.
SLASH’S SLASHER FILM GETS PICKED UP
A couple of years ago, Slash formed a horror film production company aptly called Slasher Films and now, one of their movies has been picked up by Anchor Bay Entertainment. The flick is titled Nothing to Fear and is based on an actual town in Kansas which, according to Read More→
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