The Bad Boys from Boston aka Aerosmith have scheduled one Canadian date on their upcoming (ahem) “Cocked, Locked, Ready To Rock” North American tour. Front man Steven Tyler, who is 62, and the rest of the I-can’t-beleive-they’re-still-vertical quintet will hit the Air Canada Centre on Tuesday August 17th along with opening act Sammy Hagar (Montrose, [...]
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In April I wrote about the upcoming DVD release of Springsteen’s 2009 Hyde Park concert from London. Turn up them computer speakers then click on the links below for a couple of full-length sneak peeks. Methinks I’m going to have to get this on Blu-Ray. Out In The Street Glory Days
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When Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who were among the honorees to be feted by the Kennedy Center Honors in 2008, a number of musicians graced the stage to pay them tribute including Joss Stone, Dave Grohl and Rob Thomas. But it was soul singer Bettye LaVette who stole the show with her [...]
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Tour news is on the agenda today. First up, both U2 and Christina Aguilera have postponed their North American summer tours until 2011. In the case of U2, this is due to Bono’s recent back surgery and the time needed to recuperate. At first only a couple of the dates at the start of the [...]
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On this day in 1977, Stevie Wonder started a three-week run at the top of the U.S. singles chart with this tribute to Duke Ellington, who passed away three years earlier. “Sir Duke” was the second single from the album that also produced the hits “I Wish” and “Isn’t She Lovely”. Songs In The Key [...]
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Did you happen to catch Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers this past weekend on SNL? They sounded awesome. While their new album ‘Mojo’ doesn’t hit stores until June 15th, two new music videos have surfaced for the songs “I Should Have Known It” and “Something Good Coming”. Great stuff. Click on the link below for [...]
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The Shuffle Report: 10 songs I listened to, in order, on my iPod in shuffle mode at a given point in time. No editing, no skipping. It is what it is. Finally. It’s finally starting to feel like summer. I don’t even mind the walk to and from the subway now. The actual ride itself…well, [...]
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