Jan. 19, 2010

A spokesman for Elton John says he is "not going to be a judge" on American Idol.

Jan. 19, 2010

Peter Frampton will release his first album in four years when Thank You Mr. Churchill hits stores on April 27th.

Jan. 19, 2010

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is most definitely looking for a singer to replace Steven Tyler. Joe and his Project are on tour with Motley Crue in Canada and he told JAM! Music that auditions will begin once he gets off the road. Joe hopes to have a new frontman by this summer and take Aerosmith out on the road.

Jan. 15, 2010

To recognize what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday on October 9th of this year, EMI is rolling out a major reissue program of his solo work. First up will be expanded editions of five albums, and the very first box set of his officially released material.

Jan. 14, 2010

Sammy Hagar and Heart will headline a benefit for children's charities in Sacramento, California on May 30th. The dates are part of a series of shows Heart has planned for May.

Jan. 14, 2010

Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil now has his own airline. On Tuesday, he embarked on the maiden voyage of the Vince Neil Aviation charter service, going from Las Vegas to Grand Cayman.

Jan. 14, 2010

Sammy Hagar and Heart will headline a benefit for children's charities in Sacramento, California on May 30th. The dates are part of a series of shows Heart has planned for May.

Jan. 14, 2010

Bryan Adams will be honored for his charity work at this year's Juno Awards. The Canadian rocker is set to receive the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award during the live telecast on April 18th

Jan. 12, 2010

Ringo Starr's new album, "Y Not," is out today. It's truly an all-Starr affair with guest appearances from Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh (who is also Ringo's brother-in-law), Billy Squier, and others.

Jan. 12, 2010

Pink Floyd's Nick Mason and Stewart Copeland from The Police are among the drummers who've taken part in Beat for Peace, a film made in support of the Sudan peace effort.

Jan. 11, 2010

We're starting to understand why there hasn't been a CD or DVD of Led Zeppelin's one-off reunion in December 2007 in London. It was captured, but according to sources close to the band, it needs a lot of work and none of the members have the time to work on it.

Jan. 11, 2010

Gregg Allman is down to the final four dates of his Northeast tour, but he plans to do more touring on his own and with the Allman Brothers later this year. He'll go out in support of a new album he just recorded with producer T-Bone Burnett. Allman says, in 11 days, they cut 14 tracks -- many of them old blues songs dating back to the 20s -- and it was the first disc he recorded after giving up smoking pot. While he feels it has its place in society, he admits smoking it played havoc on his throat.

Jan. 8, 2010

The Beatles were the top-selling band of 2009. Billboard.com says thanks to the newly remastered individual stereo albums, stereo box set and mono box set, the Fab Four sold 3,282,000-units from September 9th through the end of the year

Jan. 8, 2010

Ted Nugent tells Royal Flush magazine, "Because of Pam Anderson and because of Bill Maher and because of Paul McCartney, all the members of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), whenever I hear the word animal or rights in the same paragraph, I'm killing an extra hundred of something this year. I have unlimited deer tags in Michigan and Texas ... I'm not just killing them, I'm [eff-ing] slaughtering them and I'm going to gut them and skin them, quarter them and butcher them, and feed them to the soup kitchen and homeless shelters of America.

Jan. 7, 2010

A new live Pretenders CD/DVD package and separate Blu-Ray disc will hit stores February 9th. Pretenders: Live in London, filmed at the O-2 Shepherd's Bush Empire last summer, features 20 songs on the CD and 24 songs on the DVD and Blu-Ray.

Jan. 7, 2010

The producers behind the Green Day musical American Idiot have announced that it will open on Broadway on April 20th. The show, based on the trio's 2004 album, will play at the St. James Theater. Preview performances will begin on March 24th.

Jan. 5, 2010

J. Geils Band singer Peter Wolf will release his seventh solo album on April 6th.

Jan. 5, 2010

Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart are working on a new album that they hope to release in May.

Dec. 31, 2009

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is being sued for changing the words to a cover he did for the Into the Wild soundtrack. The writer of "Hard Sun," Gordon Peterson, claims in his suit that "Vedder altered certain key lyrics of 'Hard Sun' ... eroding the integrity of the composition."

Dec. 21, 2009

John Mellencamp is impressed with his son Speck's efforts to get him to stop smoking. Mellencamp has agreed that if Speck gets one-million people to befriend him on his Facebook page, he'll kick the habit. He says on Mellencamp.com, "A son's love for his father can be daunting sometimes, but here it's the total opposite ...

Dec. 17, 2009

Scott Weiland says the eagerly awaited new StoneTemple Pilots album is almost complete. He tells Spinner.com, "There will probably be 11 songs on the record and we have nine completed already.

Dec. 17, 2009

After a couple months of rumors, Metallica have confirmed that they'll play some shows with Megadeth, featuring their former guitarist Dave Mustaine, for the first time ever next summer.

Dec. 16, 2009

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame revealed its Class of 2010 yesterday. The five performer inductees are:
ABBA, Genesis,Reggae great Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies, and proto-punk pioneers, The Stooges, fronted by Iggy Pop.

Dec. 9, 2009

Jessica Simpson is dating Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. A source tells E! News that "she has fallen hard and is smitten" and that the two consider themselves "officially dating." Jess's friends aren't happy about the hook-up. They supposedly think the 42-year-old is too old for her.

Dec. 9, 2009

Former Geffen Records executive John Kalodner who guided Aerosmith through its comeback in the late 1980's, reportedly suggested that Lenny Kravitz fill in for Steven on a new Aerosmith album and tour in 2010. Lenny Tweeted yesterday that although he is flattered by the notion, there is no way he could ever take Steven's place, nor would he since Tyler is a longtime family friend.

Dec. 3, 2009

Bruce Springsteen has four Grammy nominations -- Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance and Best Rock Song for "Working on a Dream," Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for "Sea of Heartbreak" with Rosanne Cash and Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for "The Wrestler"

Nov. 19, 2009

Bon Jovi's new album, The Circle, will debut at number-one on next week's Billboard album chart after selling 163,000 copies its first week in stores.

Nov. 18, 2009

Santana continue to lay down tracks for their next album, which should be out in the spring.

Nov. 9, 2009

Brian May wants you to know that he does not have a Facebook page. The Queen guitarist writes on BrianMay.com"Apparently there's some French person pretending to be me on Facebook. What is the deal? What is the problem with all these people? Get a life, honeys, and put your undoubted talents to some real purpose!" The only website May writes on is his own.

Nov. 6, 2009

John Fogerty will be the guest on tomorrow night's "Live By Request" on PBS. The former Creedence Clearwater Revival leader will play songs called in by viewers, and answer questions sent in via Facebook and Twitter.

Nov. 5, 2009

The Canadian Press says guitarist Randy Bachman and bassist Fred Turner are being sued by Randy's brother Robbie (drummer) and guitarist Blair Thornton over use of the BTO name. Robbie and Blair claim Randy and Fred signed away the rights to use the names Bachman-Turner Overdrive and BTO in three separate contracts, giving Robbie and Blair exclusive use of those identities. But, the lawsuit claims that in May of this year, Randy registered trademarks for Bachman-Turner, B.T.U. and Bachman Turner Union.

Oct. 28, 2009

Robert Plant says he's had discussions about headlining next summer's Glastonbury Festival in England.

Oct. 9, 2009

Steve Miller will do two special shows to mark the 125th anniversary of the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music, The shows, on October 22nd and 23rd at USC's Bovard Auditorium in Los Angeles, kick off his next leg of dates.

Oct. 1, 2009

Paul McCartney's new live album will be called "Good Evening New York City." The New York Times says the tracks were recorded during his sold-out three-night stand at Citi Field back in July.

Sept. 16, 2009

The Scorpions are among the all-star line-up of musicians hoping to bring attention to climate change with a cover of Midnight Oil's 1988 hit "Beds Are Burning." The remake, which also features such acts as Duran Duran and Bob Geldof, will be released on October 1st as a free download by Global Humanitarian Forum.

Sept. 3, 2009

Peter Frampton is getting close to finishing his next album.

Sept. 2, 2009

Sometime after ex-Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler releases his sixth solo album, "Get Lucky" on September 15th, the master guitarist will hit the road. He told Billboard.com that the tour will begin in April here in the States and run through the end of May

Aug. 31, 2009

The death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones will be reinvestigated by police. BBC News says detectives in Sussex, England have reopened the 40-year-old case now that some new evidence has been discovered. Brian was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool in July of 1969 and the death was declared a "misadventure."

Aug. 26, 2009

Pete Townshend of The Who once wrote, "I hope I die before I get old." Now, he's writing about getting old. Pete posted on The Who's official Web site that he's composed a musical called "Floss" which takes on (quote), "aging and mortality, using the powerfully angry context of rock'n'roll."

Aug. 20, 2009

REM will release their second official live album on October 26th

Aug. 12, 2009

Neil Young will be honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year in Los Angeles on January 29th, two days prior to the 52nd annual Grammy Awards.

Aug. 11, 2009

Slash says that he will likely tour for his solo album before Velvet Revolver end up selecting a new singer. As far his solo tour next year, Slash says, "The plan is to perform some new stuff, [Slash's] Snakepit, Velvet Revolver and Guns stuff. The new album is really great and deserves that I should support it."

June 22, 2009

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Apr. 21, 2009

Whitesnake singer David Coverdale is not pleased with remarks made by former Rainbow and Deep Purple singer Joe Lynn Turner, who said Coverdale lip-synchs in concert. Coverdale says, "I have no idea what the hell the daft bugger's talking about.

Apr. 13, 2009

Lindsay Lohan said she wants to buy the rights to Stevie Nicks life story and play her on the big screen. Stevie's response.."Over my dead body!"

Apr. 7, 2009

Kiss plans to hit the road this Fall and wants you to tell them where to play..check out www.eventful.com/kiss