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2/3/2012
Van Halen played an hour-long secret show on Wednesday night (February 1st) at Henson Studios in Hollywood, California. The audience of about 250 attendees saw the band perform three songs from its new album, A Different Kind Of Truth, including "She's The Woman," "The Trouble With Never" and first single "Tattoo," as well as a brace of classics like "You Really Got Me," "Runnin' With The Devil," "Unchained" and "Dance The Night Away." The show served as a launch party for the record, which arrives next Tuesday (February 7th) as well as a warm-up for the band's tour, which kicks ...
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2/3/2012
Original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has announced that he will not be able to participate in the recording of the reunited band's new album or perform with them on tour unless he is presented with what he described as a "fair agreement" and a "signable contract" that financially reflects his contributions to Sabbath's history and his standing as a founding member of the band.Ward issued a statement in which he said in part, "At this time, I would love nothing more than to be able to proceed with the Black Sabbath album and tour. However, I am unable ...
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2/3/2012
THE WHO AT THE SUPER BOWL - 2010It was two years ago this Super Bowl Sunday (February 7th, 2010), that the Who performed a medley of five of their classic songs at the halftime show during the Super Bowl at Mia mi's Sun Life Stadium. The band performed a nearly 12-minute set featuring abbreviated versions of "Pinball Wizard," "Baba O'Riley," "Who Are You?," "See Me, Feel Me," and "Won't Get Fooled Again."Joining the band on stage was their longtime backline featuring Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey on drums, John "Rabbit" Bundrick on keyboards, Pino Palladino on bass, and ...
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2/3/2012
One would think Brad Pitt was nudged into humanitarian work thanks to his relationship with the always-charitable Angelina Jolie. But, that’s just not so. Pitt actually praises U2 frontman Bono with inspiring him to help make a difference in the world!Speaking with the Hollywood Reporter, Pitt explained that he “sought out” Bono after he took a trip to Morocco and experienced personally how much certain areas of Africa were hurting.The moving trip urged Pitt to “get off the couch” and join Bono and the other superstars who use their fame to help make the world a better place....
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2/3/2012
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will make their first performance of the year on the February 12th Grammy Awards telecast on CBS. Springsteen, who'll release his latest album, Wrecking Ball, on March 6th will be part of a high profile telecast featuring performances by Paul McCartney, the Beach Boys, Foo Fighters, Glen Campbell, and Coldplay, among others. "The Boss'" 2010 collection, The Promise, is nominated in the "Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package" Springsteen and co. has also just announced their first group appearance at Harlem's historic Apollo Theater for satellite radio listeners.With fan anticipation running ...
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2/3/2012
The first handful of dates for the Eagles' 40th anniversary tour have dribbled out, with the band kicking things off on April 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirate. The band will take in further stops in Las Vegas, Atlanta, and New Orleans. The upcoming tour will feature a new multimedia screen production showcasing the band's career throughout the show.Don Henley told us that he's always remained unsure of the Eagles' future ever since group began performing together again 1994 after a 14-year-split: "The group weather changes from week to week, so I don't, I take everything with a grain ...
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2/3/2012
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has signed on to be an executive producer of a new sitcom for the FX cable network. According to Deadline, the show will star comedian Dana Gould and will focus on a rock band that's about to become superstars but seeks therapy to avoid breaking up a la Metallica. The catch is that the therapist they enlist hates people and is on the brink of getting a divorce herself. Gould will write the series as well, and enlisted Grohl to come on board because he is a fan of Grohl's music and because the former ...
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