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Alice Cooper Delivers One-of-a-Kind Commencement Speech

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:00:16 +0000

Most graduation ceremonies feature some boring person droning on as everyone checks their watches and wonders when they can leave. But what if your commencement speaker was Alice Cooper? On Saturday, 600 grads from the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles were treated to witty oratory from the shock-rocker, who also received an honorary doctorate from [...]

Dave Grohl Clarifies His Grammy Acceptance Speech

Shauna Wright — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:00:34 +0000

At Sunday night’s Grammy Awards, the Foo Fighters won five trophies — but it was the speech Dave Grohl gave after they picked up the prize for Best Rock Performance that lit up the interwebs. Now Grohl has written a lengthy clarification.

Ozzy Osbourne's Speech Is Finally Intelligible, Thanks to a New iPhone App

Jeff Giles — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:00:28 +0000

As anyone who’s ever watched an episode of ‘The Osbournes’ is no doubt aware, Black Sabbath singer and solo star Ozzy Osbourne can be somewhat difficult to understand when he isn’t singing — but it isn’t just the sloppy diction of a legendary rock star that’s to blame: Ozzy hails from Birmingham, where the thick “Brummie accent” was recently voted the “least cool” in all of England.

But help is on the way, thanks to an intrepid software developer who’s bringing a little gadget called the iBrummie app to your iPhone.

Bruce Springsteen to Give 2012 SXSW Keynote Speech

Nancy Dunham — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:00:37 +0000

Bruce Springsteen is scheduled to give the keynote address at the annual South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival (SXSW) on March 15, 2012 in Austin, Texas. Rolling Stone reports the appearance will come as Springsteen and the E Street Band open a new chapter on their career following the June death of [...]