ParlophoneFollowing the announcement of the David Bowie vinyl singles box set Spying Through a Keyhole, which is due out on April 5, comes word that another upcoming vinyl collection featuring rare recordings by the late rock legend will be issued soon. The Clareville Grove Demos box set features three seven-inch vinyl discs boasting six songs that Bowie recorded as a duo with John “Hutch” Hutchinson in early 1969. Like Spying Through a Keyhole, Clareville Grove Demos is being released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bowie’s classic song “Space Oddity.”…
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Rock of Vegas: Def Leppard announces new Sin City residency
Courtesy of Live Nation EntertainmentDef Leppard is headed back to Las Vegas. The British band, who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in March, has announced “Def Leppard Hits Vegas: The Sin City Residency,” which kicks off Wednesday, August 14, at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. The 12-show engagement runs through a September 7 performance. The rockers’ previous residency, dubbed Viva Hysteria!, took place in March and April of 2013 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. “Five years ago,…
David Byrne, Nile Rodgers added to list of featured speakers at 2019 South by Southwest Festival
Jody Rogac; Jill FurmanovskyA pair of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees — ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and Chic‘s Nile Rodgers — have joined the lineup of featured speakers at the 2019 South by Southwest Festival, which runs from March 8 to March 17 in Austin, Texas. Byrne’s speech, which is scheduled for March 13 at 12:30 p.m. CT, will be a presentation of his ongoing Reasons to Be Cheerful series. The multimedia event focuses on positive current music, writings, news stories, concepts and other happenings in the…
Smokey Robinson defends "super talented" J-Lo against Grammy Motown tribute haters
Smokey Robinson and Jennifer Lopez perform during the Grammys Motown tribute; Monty Brinton/CBSTell Jennifer Lopez not to worry about the people hating on her Motown tribute performance at the Grammys. She’s got a Motown legend in her corner. Smokey Robinson — who, granted, was part of the performance — says the people insisting there should have been a black or Motown artist in J-Lo’s place are way off base. In a lengthy Instagram statement, 78-year-old Robinson, who with The Miracles was one of the very first acts signed to Motown,…
Billy Idol schedules unplugged duo tour with Steve Stevens; announces first Mexican concerts
PRNewsFoto/Palms Casino Resort Billy Idol and his longtime guitarist, Steve Stevens, will hit the road as a duo next month for the first time ever for a North American tour that’s been dubbed “Turned On, Tuned In and Unplugged.” The acoustic trek kicks off March 3 in Vancouver, Canada, and is mapped out through an April 4 concert in Red Bank, New Jersey. In addition to performances of the pop-punk legends’ classic hits, including “Rebel Yell,” “White Wedding,” “Dancing with Myself,” “Eyes Without a Face” and “Flesh for Fantasy,” the…
Journey's Neal Schon recovering from gall bladder surgery; says Journey Through Time concerts won't be postponed
Credit: Robert KnightJourney guitarist Neal Schon is recovering after undergoing emergency surgery to remove his gall bladder this past week. Schon revealed details of his health scare in a message on Twitter. “Had to go into ER last night very inflamed-infected Gallbladder taken out and honestly couldn’t feel better,” Schon wrote. “Just need a few days [to recover]. I’ve apparently had this for the last 3 1/2 years and didn’t know it! I thought it was parasites. I’m feeling better [than] ever.” In a follow-up tweet posted Monday, Neal thanked…
Sex Tales of the Beatles . . . Including Group "Self-Gratification"
PAUL MCCARTNEY gave an EXTREMELY revealing interview to “GQ”, in which he told some BEATLES sex stories you’ve probably never heard. Like the time he, JOHN LENNON and a few other guys were hanging out together, and they just spontaneously decided to start PLAYING WITH THEMSELVES. He says, quote, “[It was] over at John’s house, and it was just a group of us. And instead of just getting roaring drunk and partying . . . we were all just in these chairs, and the lights were out, and somebody…