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• Summer Tour Guide Summer’s here, which means the time is right for dancing in the seats (or on the lawn, if you’re on a tight budget) under the stars. As the temperature rises, rock, pop and country tours tend to leave arenas to give fans the experience of...
• Summer Songs: 10 Classic Tracks To Kick-Start The Season Cruising with windows open, days at the beach, afternoons in the park, weekend getaways… What's summer without a soundtrack? As we head into Memorial Day weekend, let's revisit a handful of classic summer songs that are sure to help you kick-start...
• KOOL's "3-Play Memorial Day Flashback" Weekend This holiday weekend, KOOL will spotlight the biggest songs that ushered in Summers of the past.  It’s a “3-PLAY MEMORIAL DAY FLASHBACK WEEKEND!”  And, since everyone is checking out early (mentally, if not physically), we'll kick start the...
• Today In Pop Music - May 24 - McCartney In The U.S.S.R. May 24 birthdays include Bob Dylan who turns 71 today, Blue Oyster Cult (Don't Fear The Reaper) drummer Albert Bouchardt is 65, songstress Patti LaBelle (Lady Marmalade - On My Own), and Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson is 43. On this day in...
• Bobby Womack Cancer Free After Successful Surgery Soul singer Bobby Womack's management team announced some good news to his fans on Facebook this morning, declaring that he's officially cancer free after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor. The message read: "We're delighted to announce that...
• The Who's Pete Townshend Reveals Memoir Details, Release Date The Who's Pete Townshend has been writing an autobiography since the mid 1990s, and after a number of delays, the book finally has a new title and a release date. Townshend's long-awaited memoir traded its working title of Who He? for the...
• Aerosmith Performs New Track, Fogerty Sings, Elton John & Bee Gees Covered On American Idol Season Finale Last night, John Fogerty played two Creedence Clearwater Revival classics, Aerosmith debuted their new single, and America crowned a new American Idol. Sixteen year old Jessica Sanchez from San Diego, California went head to head with Phillip...
• Elton John Hospitalized In LA With ‘Serious’ Respiratory Infection LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Elton John has been hospitalized with a serious respiratory infection. John, who is being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, developed the infection last weekend while performing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las...
• Today In Pop Music - May 23: Jefferson Airplane's Revenge Musicians born on this day include Chairman of the Board lead singer Norman 'General' Johnson (1941-2010) who was best known for Give Me Just A Little More Time, Misty Morgan (1945) who along with Jack Blanchard had a top 10 country hit (Tennessee...
• Is "Glee" Predicting Musicians’ Deaths Like A “Musical Nostradamus”? For three seasons, Glee has been putting its spin on current hit singles and classic songs. The show has connected fans to music they may never have heard before. But it also has an eerie sense of timing, almost like a pop culture Nostradamus, when...
• What's That Google Doodle? It's A Moog To celebrate the birthday of Bob Moog, creator of the Moog synthesizer, Google has made it their doodle of the day. http://youtu.be/hkGlctY5zM4 A Theremin salesman at 20 years old in 1954, Bob Moog eventually created the first modular...
• Steven Tyler Backstage At "Idol": "Let's Just Say We Got Aerosmith Back" Amid the craziness of the season finale of American Idol, Steven Tyler took some time at a backstage press event to speak about Aerosmith and the status of their upcoming new album and tour. Tyler said the band have written 20 songs for the as-yet...