May 18, 2012

Bono is poised to become the world's richest musician today (Friday) when Facebook stock goes public. Elevation Partners, his private equity firm, owns 2.3 percent of the shares of the social media giant, paying $90 million for them in 2009. So with today's IPO, Bono's fortune could hit $1.5 billion and elevate him past Paul McCartney, who's reportedly worth $1.05 billion.

May 18, 2012

Mick Jagger will make his third appearance as a musical guest on the season finale of Saturday Night Live on Saturday night, but it's his first time as the program's host. And instead of bringing his bandmates The Rolling Stones on the show, Jagger has picked a diverse trifecta of acts to back him -- Jeff Beck, Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire. There's no word yet as to what songs Jagger will perform on the show.

May 18, 2012

"Legendary Child," the first new song from Aerosmith in six years, will hit the airwaves on Wednesday. It's the first single from their new unnamed album due for release in the fall. However, the song is not that new, as it was written in 1992 during the sessions for their Get a Grip album. A video was recently filmed in Los Angeles and will be out shortly, and the song will be featured in GI Joe: Retaliation, in theaters June 29th.

May 17, 2012

Members of the Westby High School Choir, under the direction of Peter Engh, submitted a video audition to be the backup choir for Foreigner at Freedom Fest 2012 on Saturday, June 16 at UW-La Crosse Veterans Memorial Stadium.They will perform with Foreigner during their hit song "I Want to Know What Love Is."

May 17, 2012

Not only does Tom Cruise star in the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages, but he also sings. Among the songs he tackles are Guns N' Roses' "Paradise City," Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive" and Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me."
The Rock of Ages soundtrack is due out June 5th with the film to follow on June 15th.

May 16, 2012

Green Day have signed on to headline this year's Voodoo Experience in New Orleans, which takes places October 26th through the 28th. The full lineup is expected out tomorrow. The trio last headlined the festival in 2004.This is Green Day's only U.S. date announced so far, although they have Japanese and European shows booked for August and September. They'll likely play some more U.S. dates around the September release of Uno! and the November release of Dos!

May 16, 2012

While we wait for Bruce Springsteen to decide if he will ever write his memoir, we'll have to rely on others to tell his story. The next Springsteen biography is simply titled Bruce and it will be published by Simon & Schuster on November 6th. Written by Peter Ames Carlin, it's 464-pages long and features in-depth interviews with his family, band members, including the last interview given by Clarence Clemons, childhood friends, ex-girlfriends and Springsteen himself.

Mar. 14, 2012

Ozzy Osbourne's 2009 concert DVD, Speak of the Devil, has been digitally restored and will be re-released on July 17th. It captures Ozzy on stage at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine, California, on June 12th, 1982, during his Diary of a Madman tour following the death of guitarist Randy Rhoads a few months earlier. Among the 14 songs performed are "Mr. Crowley," "Crazy Train," "Flying High Again," "Iron Man," "Paranoid," and "Children of the Grave."