Willie Nelson: Anti-Dogfighting Crusader
November 25, 2007 by Jo Minor
Willie Nelson will be combating dogfighting in a television spot that supports an anti-dogfighting bill that is moving through the Georgia Legislature. According to him, the weak laws in the state aren’t strong enough to reduce dogfighting - and as such has made Georgia a popular spot for dogfight enthusiasts around the country.
Utah-based Best Friends Animal Society, an animal welfare organization, created the ad and asked Nelson to participate.
MTV: Rock Band
November 25, 2007 by Jo Minor
MTV’s newly-launched video game is likely to place the ban on the popular Guitar Hero series. The game will allow 4 players to simultaneously play the guitars,bass,drums and sing the vocal parts of the songs. As with Guitar Hero, every note hit correctly will earn the band points to advance further into the game.
U2: Surprise Gig
November 25, 2007 by Jo Minor
U2,the legendary rock band, gave about 200 of their fans a treat they’ll never forget - a surprise gig at a small venue in London. Even though only Bono and The Edge performed the songs, they were kept company by fellow band member Adam Clayton.
Bono and The Edge performed Stay, Desire, Angel of Harlem and Wave of Sorrow. The acoustic set was for charity.
American Idol Runner-Up
November 24, 2007 by Jo Minor
Blake Lewis, the runner-up of the past American Idol season - coming second to winner Jordin Sparks - will be releasing his debut album Audio Day Dream on Dec 4. According to the entertainer, he has written 13 out of the 14 songs for the record, and is proud of his creative control over the project. He also came up with specialized intros and outros for the songs.
E Street Band Blues
November 24, 2007 by Jo Minor
Danny Federici, keyboardist of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, has been diagnosed with melanoma.
Danny Federici is “one of the pillars of our sound,” Springsteen said in a statement Wednesday.
The Eagles: After 28 Years
November 24, 2007 by Jo Minor
Rock legends The Eagles have finally decided to release an album after 28 years. Long Road Out of Eden hit the stores last month and debuted at #1 - a testimony to the bands everlasting appeal.
Led Zep: 2008 Tour Confirmed?
November 23, 2007 by Jo Minor
Legendary rock act Led Zeppelin might have just signed a deal to tour in 2008. According to Ian Astbury, lead singer of The Cult: “We’ll be back next year, because we’re opening for a band you may have heard of. The name starts with an ‘L’ and has a ‘Z’ in it.”
People should realise that it could well mean ‘Limp Bizkit’ instead of ‘Led Zeppelin’. Duh!
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the ’80s
November 23, 2007 by Jo Minor
The makers of the game, Activision Inc., are in trouble. The Romantics have sued the game house for creating a sound-alike of their 1980 hit song ‘What I Like About You’.? Strangely, Activison Inc. was given the rights to create an imitation of the song, but somehow the recording sounded too much like the original version. Oh well, we knew this Guitar Hero fad would cause some nonsense, but this is pretty ridiculous.
Velvet Revolver Denied Visa Into Japan
November 21, 2007 by Jo Minor
The land of the rising sun has denied Velvet Revolver from entering their country amid stricter immigration laws, citing the band members? pasts brushes with the law as their justification.
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Well, what did they expect? Between the 5 of them, they can probably operate a pharmacy.
Red Hot Chilli Papers
November 20, 2007 by Jo Minor
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have filed their fiery hot papers to Showtime Networks over their show entitled Californication.
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“Californication is the signature CD, video and song of the band’s career, and for some TV show to come along and steal our identity is not right,” said Anthony Kiedis in a statement.
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The TV show stars ex-X Files detective David Duchovny as a writer prone to writer?s block and the ever looming mid-life crisis.
