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Yes And Jon Anderson Perform On Separate Stages

Real Rock News — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:16:00 +0000

A recent phone interview with Yes guitarist Steve Howe has shed some additional light on the troubles that have kept himself and the current incarnation of Yes separate from the group’s most recognizable frontman, Jon Anderson, who is currently on his “Have Guitar Will Travel” tour in Europe. Until now, it may have appeared that the [...]

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Is Aerosmith ‘09 Tour Becoming Van Halen ‘08 Tour?

Real Rock News — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:28:03 +0000

Having just begun their much-anticipated summer tour with ZZ Top, Boston rockers Aerosmith have postponed two shows due to an “artist injury.” The show at Cincinnati’s Riverbend Music Center was called off Wednesday night and the group issued a statement yesterday announcing that Sunday’s show in Virginia Beach has been postponed as well. One cannot help [...]

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Who Knew? A Queen-Michael Jackson Connection

Real Rock News — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:26:17 +0000

As millions of fans around the world mourn his untimely passing, it has come to light that Michael Jackson had become friends with Queen’s late singer Freddie Mercury during the 1980’s. As described by Brian May, the two met up when Jackson would go to see Queen in concert and the two eventually ended up [...]

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Tommy DeCarlo Audio Interview

Real Rock News — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:17 +0000

From the way Tommy DeCarlo talks about his experience as the lead vocalist for legendary rock group Boston, the appreciation he has for the opportunity has not diminished at all. The former Home Depot employee recently talked to the folks at Melodicrockconcerts.com for about 36 minutes and shared some of his memories from the amazing [...]

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Alice Cooper: Shock Rocker For Christ

Real Rock News — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:40:02 +0000

It may seem like an odd combination. A shock rocker whose acts often included murder scenes dramatized on stage, fake guillotines, electric chairs, blood as well as lyrics that included subjects like necrophilia. But don’t let the on-stage Alice Cooper fool you into thinking he is some kind of disciple of Satan. In face, Cooper [...]

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Heart’s Wilson Sisters Broaden Their Horizons With Children’s Book

Real Rock News — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:09:10 +0000

You may know them as the rocking sisters of the veteran rock act Heart, but sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson are set to make a name for themselves as authors as well. They are in the process of finishing up work on a children’s book that is based on their 1978 album Dog & Butterfly. [...]

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Now That’s Just Gross!

Real Rock News — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:13:43 +0000

Okay, I’m willing to give credit where credit is due, and the idea that the A&E TV network came up with recently is pretty unique. They have put the Gene Simmons’ mug on a new line of urinal cakes. For you young ladies out there who might not be familiar with this wonderful invention, it’s basically [...]

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Jimmy Page And Jack White No Guitar Heroes

Real Rock News — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:29:35 +0000

Not in the virtual world of video games anyway. It’s probably safe to say that neither of the two real-life guitar heroes have spent much quality time with either of the two wildly popular music-themed video games “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band.” In fact, both Page and White recently shared their thoughts about the new [...]

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Michael Anthony Talks Chickenfoot And Van Halen

Real Rock News — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:34:23 +0000

Could any interview with any member of the new “supergroup” Chickenfoot be complete without some explanation regarding that crazy name? When the group’s bassist, Michael Anthony, talked with Detroit radio station WRIF recently, that was the first issue that came up, and much to everyone’s surprise, there actually is some logic behind the name choice. Anthony [...]

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Aerosmith’s Whitford Takes ‘Head Banging’ To A New Level

Real Rock News — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:38:03 +0000

While the nature of Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford’s medical issues have been a bit of a mystery lately, we are now getting word that his problem resulted from a blow to the head, taking the slang term “head banger” to a new level. Not to make light of what could have been a serious condition for [...]

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