Oldies

Gary Glitter Leaves Prison, Wants To Return To Music

Gary Glitter is expected to be released from a southern Vietnam prison today (Tuesday, August 19th), after serving time for child sexual molestation. He's being deported to Britain, and according to A...

Glen Campbell Hopes To Turn 1980 John Lennon Song Into A Standard

Glen Campbell hopes to turn one of John Lennon's final songs into the wedding standard the late Beatle had hoped it would become. On his new album, Meet Glen Campbell, Campbell covers Lennon's...

Dave Stewart Cancels U.S. Tour

Dave Stewart has suddenly cancelled his 17-date North American tour in support of his new album The Dave Stewart Songbook, Volume One. Yesterday (August 18th), Stewart posted a note on his off...

Spinners Co-Founder Pervis Jackson Dead At 70

Spinners co-founder Pervis Jackson died yesterday (August 18th) at Sinai-Grace hospital in Detroit at age 70. The Associated Press reported that over the weekend Jackson was diagnosed with brain and l...

Jimmy Page Said To Be Teaming Up With Leona Lewis To Close 2008 Olympics

Jimmy Page is slated to close out the 2008 Olympics on August 24th with a performance with R&B pop singer Leona Lewis, according to gigwise.com. It's still unknown if between Page and Lewis will be pe...

Aretha Franklin To Release First-Ever Holiday Album

Eighteen-time Grammy winner Aretha Franklin will release her first-ever holiday album, titled This Christmas, Aretha, on October 14th. The long-awaited project will be delivered on DMI Records, a divi...

Annie Lennox Undergoes Spinal Surgery, Album Release Delayed

Singer/activist Annie Lennox is recovering from spinal surgery following a nerve injury she sustained while attending last week's International AIDS Conference in Mexico. Although the surgery went as ...

Billy Gibbons Says Even Inflated Ticket Prices Can't Keep Zz Top Fans Away

ZZ Top credits their hardcore fans for the sold out success of their current double-bill tour with country stars Brooks & Dunn. Billy Gibbons says that with inflation and the current state of ...

Isaac Hayes Memorialized In Memphis

Celebrities pals, friends and family turned out Monday (August 18th) in Memphis for the memorial send-off for Isaac Hayes, who died August 10th. Shaft star Richard Roundtree as well as Chuck D, Bootsy...

Man Injured During Steely Dan Concert

A man was injured at a Steely Dan concert on Saturday night (August 16th) in Chicago. The Associated Press reported that during the band's show at the Chicago Theatre, a man attempted to slide down a ...

Phil Collins Paid Ex-Wife Nearly $50 Million In Divorce Settlement

It's been revealed that Phil Collins has paid former wife Orianne Cevey $46 million in a divorce settlement. Telegraph.co.uk reported that the amount of the settlement was made public after the accoun...