Alice Cooper’s official website is reporting that a firefighter named Todd Pendelton has climbed Mt. Everest to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. One of the items Pendelton took along on his journey was a Fender guitar signed by Alice. Pendelton reportedly plans to auction the instrument to raise more funds for his cause. A posting [...]
A star-studded list of musicians, including Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson, the Eagles’ Joe Walsh and The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, have contributed to the upcoming album by technology mogul and philanthropist Paul Allen and his band The Underthinkers. Scheduled for an August 6 release, Everywhere at Once features 13 songs either written or co-written by Allen. Other musicians who appear on the multi-billionaire’s album include Allman Brothers [...]
Ozzy Osbourne has remained sober since announcing to fans last month that he had consumed alcohol and taken prescription drugs for an extended period of time. On Wednesday’s edition of the CBS daytime program The Talk, Ozzy’s wife, co-host Sharon Osbourne, casually mentioned, “My husband is sober.” Sharon previously addressed the matter on The Talk April 23 as she denied [...]
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A former Playboy bunny who claims Sammy Hagar fathered her now-deceased child is appealing a ruling that dismissed her lawsuit against the former Van Halen frontman. The Iowa woman, identified in court records as Jane Doe, filed the appeal Wednesday. A judge ruled that Hagar didn’t defame the woman when [...]
In honor of Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, who passed away Monday at age 74 after a battle with cancer, VH1 Classic will air a special block of Doors-related programming on Thursday night. The network will kick things off at 8 p.m. ET/PT by screening the influential band’s recently restored concert film, Live at the Hollywood Bowl ’68. The film [...]
Acclaimed Beatles biographer Hunter Davies has donated lyric sheets and letters written by John Lennon to the British Library in London as part of a new U.K. government initiative. The Cultural Gifts Scheme, which was adopted by the British government in March, allows citizens or companies to donate historically significant items in exchange for having their tax liability lowered. Davies officially handed [...]
A new two-CD/DVD set featuring highlights from 1970′s star-studded Kralingen Music Festival in the Netherlands is scheduled to be released on July 2. The Dutch Woodstock 1970 offers rare vintage performances by such beloved rock acts as Santana, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, T. Rex and Canned Heat. Among the memorable tunes featured on the set are Santana’s “Jingo,” the Jefferson Airplane classic “White [...]
A public library in Dartford, England, apparently can’t get satisfaction from Keith Richards. The veteran rocker admits he still owes fines for books he borrowed and failed to return to the library decades ago, the Mirror reports. The newspaper quotes Richards as saying, “I’ve still got overdue fines from about 50 years ago. They must be astronomical by [...]
Last month, Rush and Heart finally were welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after each being passed over for the honor for more than a decade. One legendary rock band that continues to be overlooked by the Rock Hall, much to the chagrin of its rabid fans, is KISS. The group’s longtime frontman, Paul Stanley, also is apparently [...]
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