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‘Motley Crue Day’ Declared in Las Vegas
In anticipation of the band’s upcoming Vegas residency — kicking off tonight (Feb. 3) at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino — Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has proclaimed today Motley Crue Day.
Sammy Hagar Says Chickenfoot is ‘Man for Man’ Better Than Van Halen
With Chickenfoot in the midst of a brief overseas tour, the members of the band have been hitting the promotional trail, doing rounds of interviews in support of their latest release, ‘Chickenfoot III.’ And you know what that means: plenty of questions about the new Van Halen record. Chickenfoot singer (and ex-VH vocalist) Sammy Hagar has never been shy about expressing his opinions when it comes
George Harrison’s Lost ‘Here Comes the Sun’ Solo Found
More than four decades after the sessions for the album, a previously unheard George Harrison guitar solo for the Beatles‘ ‘Abbey Road’ classic ‘Here Comes the Sun’ has been discovered — and not only can you hear it, you can see video of the track being heard for the first time by George’s son Dhani, producer George Martin’s son Giles, and George Martin himself, who admits he’d forgotten the solo
Journey Drummer Arrested for Assaulting Girlfriend
Journey‘s recent rash of unfortunate lawsuits and bizarre paparazzi drama looks like it isn’t over yet: According to TMZ, drummer Deen Castronovo was arrested in Oregon over the weekend for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.
New Van Halen Songs To Debut on Tonight’s ‘CSI’
The last time Van Halen released a studio album with David Lee Roth, it would have seemed awfully strange, to say the least, for a major band to promote its new music by debuting tracks on a TV drama. But times have changed, and as part of the rollout plan for their new album ‘A Different Kind of Truth,’ VH is including clips from two new songs in this week’s episode of ‘CSI,‘ which airs tonight (
Neil Young Reportedly Recording Two New Albums with Crazy Horse
Neil Young showed up at the Slamdance Film Festival over the weekend to promote ‘Journeys,’ his latest film collaboration with director Jonathan Demme, and during the coffee klatsch the duo held after the screening, Young reportedly dropped a bit of a bombshell: he has a new album with his longtime on-again, off-again band Crazy Horse in the can, and another one already in the works.
Kiss Stars Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley Both Announce New Guitars
Ace Frehley may not be sharing the stage with Paul Stanley and the other original members of Kiss anymore, but thanks to a pair of new custom guitars being produced by Washburn and Les Paul, you can relive your memories of the band’s glory days with some hot licks of your own.
Bruce Springsteen Reveals ‘Wrecking Ball’ Album Details
We ushered in 2012 with the knowledge that a new Bruce Springsteen album was on the horizon, but we didn’t know just how long we’d have to wait to hear it.
As it turns out, the Boss was planning a January surprise for us: Today (Jan...
The Doors to Release New Song ‘She Smells So Nice’ Shortly
It’s been more than 40 years since Jim Morrison died, and we haven’t exactly had a shortage of Doors compilations over the ensuing decades, so you could be forgiven for thinking we’d heard everything there was to hear from the band’s original lineup.
Paul McCartney Talks Up His ‘Meat Free Monday Cookbook’
Paul McCartney is entering the celebrity cookbook game with his first collection of recipes, and this one has a vegetarian twist. Titled ‘The Meat Free Monday Cookbook,’ it finds McCartney — along with his daughters Mary and Stella — doing their part to spread the word about eating a socially responsible diet.
Steven Tyler’s Family Reportedly ‘Furious’ Over His Engagement
Aerosmith told us that falling in love is hard on the knees — but according to the rumors swirling around singer Steven Tyler‘s recent engagement, it can apparently also be hard on one’s family.
TMZ reports that Tyler’s loved ones are “furious” that he asked his longtime girlfriend Erin Brady to marry him, with anonymous sources telling the site that “she’s just not nice” and “she’s just been mean
Eddie Van Halen Auctioning Signed Guitar For Charity
We still don’t know when we’ll hear him play guitar again, but Eddie Van Halen is putting at least one of his axes to good use right now: he’s offering it up for auction, with the proceeds going to benefit the Drop in the Bucket charity — and the winner walking away with a true one-of-a-kind instrument.
The guitar in question is a 1999 Wolfgang Translucent Cherry Sunburst 5A Flametop, autographed