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[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has expressed delight after veteran musicians’ royalties were secured for an extra 20 years following a E... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Doris Day has become the oldest artist to score a UK Top 10 with an album featuring new material, according to the Official Charts Company. At... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Madonna might be living in a material world, but her hold on the phrase “Material Girl” is legally dubious. A federal judge in Cal... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] AC/DC hero Angus Young doesn’t rate himself as a guitarist – but he believes Eddie Van Halen is comparable to Jimi Hendrix. The school-uniform... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Less than three weeks after the U.S. iTunes Store’s single-week album sales record was broken by Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “W... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Cody Beebe and the Crooks are a 6-piece, progressive Americana band from Seattle, WA. Formed in February of 2009, the group combines Beebe... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Yet another story to make indie artists gloat, and be on the alert. Elvis Presley’s estate is suing Arista Music in Germany for $9m (£5.... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Sinead O’Conner, on her website and Twitter account, has taken to making a public inquiry and search for a good man and a good time. She... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Australian super talented guitarist Orianthi Panagaris will stepped in to replace Damon Johnson as Alice Cooper’s guitarist. BraveWords.... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Gibson Guitar Corporation’s headquarters in Tennessee have been raided by government officials for the second time in two years. The company’s... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Black Water Rising have filed a multi-million dollar copyright infringement lawsuit against the New Jersey Devils. The New York Post puts the... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Journey leader Neal Schon, confirmed to Artisan News Service, that the group has left an open door to Steve Perry, if he ever decided to perfo... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Don Henley of the Eagles has slammed record labels’ attempts to prevent musicians from gaining legal ownership of their master tapes. He says... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] There’s all kinds of Van Halen rumors these days, as the band’s status and new album remain top secret. With their headlining shows at Austral... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] According to the Telegraph.co.uk, the frock coat legendary guitarist JIMI HENDRIX wore on the night of his death, is being tipped to sell for... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] A total of 250 years between them, can you believe two and a half centuries live on stage…will it be heaven or hell? With rumours circl... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Acclaimed indie songwriter and guitarist Robbie Tee (of Robbie T and the Mayan Prophecies) is clicking up the sales of his latest cd “Br... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Jon Lord, best known for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound in Deep Purple, is taking a break from performing while battling cancer. Said Lord... Read more
[tweetmeme] [fbshare type=”button”] Gavin DeGraw has been released from the hospital, following a violent attack on the singer in the early hours of Monday morning in New York Ci... Read more
