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Roger Daltrey Eying Amy Winehouse For West End Production Of 'quadrophenia'

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:37:57 +0000

Roger Daltrey thinks that troubled British singer Amy Winehouse and Carl Barat -- the former Libertines'bandmate of the equally troubled Brit rocker Pete Doherty -- would make a great addition to a We...

David Crosby Files Declaration Backing Rob Lowe In Nanny Case

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:38:02 +0000

David Crosby is backing actor Rob Lowe and his wife Sheryl in their battle against their former nanny, according to The Associated Press. Crosby filed a declaration in the Los Angeles Superior Court o...

Paul Stanley Painting Exhibit Opening In Washington, D.C. Tomorrow

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:38:13 +0000

Paul Stanley's traveling art exhibition will open tomorrow (October 11th) at Washington, D.C.'s Wentworth Gallery at Tysons Galleria, with Stanley on hand to greet guests. According to Rolling Stone, ...

Tony Bennett To Release 'a Swinging Christmas'

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:37:38 +0000

Veteran performer Tony Bennett teams up with members of the Count Basie Orchestra for his new holiday recording, Tony Bennett: A Swinging Christmas, due Tuesday, October 14th. This is the multiple Gra...

Neil Diamond Says Concert Audiences Have Welcomed New Material

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:37:58 +0000

Neil Diamond is thrilled that the new songs from his Home Before Dark album are being accepted in his live show -- by both casual and die-hard fans alike. Diamond told Rolling Stone that being a veter...

Neil Young Delays Archives Again, Vintage Set From 1968 Coming To Cd

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:38:07 +0000

Neil Young fans who've endured the frequent delays to his upcoming inaugural set of his Archives series are going to have to wait just a bit longer. Bad-news-beat.org, posted that the project's latest...

Paul Mccartney's Former Publicist Wrongly Credited For Anti-Mcdonald's Remarks

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:38:20 +0000

Representatives for Paul McCartney have denied that they called for a photo of the Beatles to be removed from a McDonald's in the Fab Four's hometown of Liverpool, England. The Abbey Road Best (abbeyr...

Bono Scores Music For Most Expensive Theatre Production Ever

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:37:48 +0000

U2 frontman Bono is involved in what is turning out to be the most expensive production in theatre history. He's scoring the music to the Broadway version of Spider-Man, directed by The Lion King's Ju...

Carlos Santana Finds Peace After Forgiving Man Who Molested Him

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:37:52 +0000

Carlos Santana says that, through his belief in God, he has forgiven the man who molested him beginning when he was 10 years old. Santana, who revealed the childhood trauma to Rolling Stone back in 19...

Beatles News Roundup

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:37:59 +0000

Paul McCartney is up in arms over a McDonald's in his hometown of Liverpool, England, for hanging pictures of the Beatles in the chain. NME.com reported that McCartney, a devout vegetarian, is furious...

Isaac Hayes, John Legend, Anthony Hamilton On 'soul Men' Soundtrack

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:38:08 +0000

The soundtrack to the upcoming Soul Men movie features both classic and brand-new tracks by the late Isaac Hayes. New tracks also feature Samuel L. Jackson, John Legend, and the late Bernie Mac, who a...

Brian Wilson Admits To Missing The Beach Boys

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:37:50 +0000

Brian Wilson says that although he's thrilled with his current band, he admits that he longs for the days when he was producing hits for the Beach Boys. Wilson, who recently released his critically ac...

Quick Takes

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:37:58 +0000

Mick Jagger was seen leaving a Los Angeles recording studio with the Eurythmics'Dave Stewart earlier this week. Entertainment Weekly reported that the pair are collaborating on a future project, but a...

Labelle Says That Reuniting In The Studio Took Some Adjustment

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:38:05 +0000

Legendary trio LaBelle is gearing up for the release of their first new studio recording in 30 years. The album Back To Now is due October 21st on Verve Records. The lead single, "Rollout" featuring W...

Aretha Franklin Not Amused By Tina Turner's 'queen' Comments

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:38:25 +0000

Aretha Franklin is not amused by recent comments by pop-rock icon Tina Turner about her royal title. Franklin, long dubbed the Queen Of Soul, expressed her displeasure back in February at the Grammy A...