Next to Van Halen’s spiteful parting with David Lee Roth, no other singer vs. band debacle in the pop-metal scene generated more press or tested allegiances harder than Motley Crue’s ugly divorce from singer Vince Neil in 1992.
For the Eagles' Glenn Frey, popular singing televised contests like 'American Idol' and 'X Factor' are nothing more than an opportunity for singing hopefuls to take the stage and oversing. He has a message for its contestants: Tone it down a bit.
"The nature of these shows is such is that they make everybod
April 26, 2013
The PIX Theater presents Air Margaritaville: Annual Spring Break at the Lapeer American Legion Saturday (4/27) night at 7:30pm.
Ask and you shall receive. After teasing fans last week with the announcement of four North American 2013 tour dates, Black Sabbath have now revealed the itinerary for the entire tour. The summer trek now boasts 20 dates that span across the United States and Canada.
From the looks of the photos leaked from the set of David Bowie's latest video, it appears that the former Ziggy Stardust has found religion. Or maybe he's playing one of the apostles. We wouldn't put it past him. After all, he did star as Pontius Pilate in 'The Last Temptation of Christ' and played a Christ-like alien in 'The Man Who Fell to Earth.'
April 25, 2013
April 26, 1987, U2’s fifth studio album "The Joshua Tree" album began the first of nine weeks at #1. The collection of songs has sold over 10 million copies. The album received the GRAMMY Award for Album of the Year
You think you've got problems? Just be glad you weren't in Doc McGhee's shoes on April 25, 1988, when the famous manager -- whose clients at the time included Motley Crue and Bon Jovi -- was convicted of smuggling 40,000 pounds of marijuana into the United States from South America.
You might say Jesse Bongiovi -- son of Jon Bon Jovi -- is living on a prayer when it comes to his college football dreams. Lacking a scholarship, the 18-year-old plans to walk on at Notre Dame this off-season.
Forty-five years ago, Joe Cocker laid the groundwork for his '70s stardom when he unveiled his debut album, ‘With a Little Help From My Friends.’ For almost a decade, the Sheffield-born Cocker had been toiling in the trenches -- first under the pseudonym Vance Arnold and later under his own name, fronting cult pub legends the Grease Band. In an era of self-contained bands and singer-songwriters, ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’ bucked the trend in establishing Cocker as one of the most imaginative and distinctive interpretative singers of his generation.
Coachella has come and gone, bringing together music lovers who pride themselves on knowing obscure bands that we, the general public, have never heard of. Enter Jimmy Kimmel to take them all down one by one.
