Archive for January 4th, 2011
Baker Street Singer Gerry Rafferty Dead At 63
January 4th, 2011
Scottish singer/songwriter Gerry Rafferty best known for his solo hit "Baker Street" and "Stuck In The Middle" which he recorded as a member of Stealers Wheel died January 4th after a long battle with liver disease He was 63 "Stuck In The Middle" the lone hit of his band Stealers...
Def Leppard Plan First Live Album
January 4th, 2011
Def Leppard are in the process of putting together their first-ever full-length live album of their three-decade career Unlike other artists such as Pearl Jam REM or Dave Matthews Band — who tend to have a warts-and-all philosophy in terms of releasing documents of their live shows — the notoriously meticulous...
Gerry Rafferty’s ‘Baker Street’ Blues: Rolling Stone’s 1978 Feature
January 4th, 2011
"For the time being I feel good — at the moment" Fewer reservations and a bit more ebullience might be expected from a man with America's Number Two single "Baker Street" and album City to City (both have been Number One on some charts) But Gerry Rafferty is wearing a button...
John Mellencamp and Meg Ryan: Secretly Dating
January 4th, 2011
"A little ditty 'bout John and Ryan…" Rocker John "Cougar" Mellencamp and actress Meg Ryan 49 are collaborating…on a romance PHOTOS Hollywood's hot new hookups! "They are indeed dating" a source tells the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands Wednesday) According to the insider Mellencamp and the Sleepless in Seattle star were...
Former The Band Guitarist Robbie Robertson Preps New Album
January 4th, 2011
Robbie Robertson former guitarist and songwriter for The Band is set to release his first solo album since 1998 The record titled How to Become Clairvoyant is due out in April and will include "This is Where I Get Off" a track said to be about the singer's departure from...
Pink Floyd Signs New Contract with EMI Records
January 4th, 2011
Despite some thorny legal issues in the recent past Pink Floyd have signed a new five-year contract with EMI Music The new contract described as a global partnership to market and distribute the band's bestselling catalogue will settle all legal disputes between the band and label The Dark Side of Pink...
Jane’s Addiction Teams with Dave Sitek on New Album
January 4th, 2011
Jane's Addiction will be collaborating with TV on the Radio member Dave Sitek for their forthcoming album due sometime this summer Sitek will be filling in as the band's bassist a role previously occupied by Flea Chris Chaney and original member Eric Avery A Brief History of...
Gucci Mane Committed to Mental Health Facility
January 4th, 2011
Gucci Mane has been committed to a mental health treatment facility after he filed a “Special Plea of Mental Incompentency” in a Georgia courtroom yesterday The plea claims that the rapper would be unable to “intelligently participate” in his probation revocation hearing; his condition is currently being evaluated at the...
Pre-Cancerous Growths Removed From Roger Daltrey’s Throat
January 4th, 2011
Roger Daltrey was roundly criticized for his singing voice at the 2010 Super Bowl halftime show but few people knew that just weeks earlier The Who frontman had a precancerous growth removed from his vocal cord Daltrey noticed he was having extreme difficulty with his singing voice while on a...
Waka Flocka Flame Surrenders to Police on Drug, Gun Charges
January 4th, 2011
Juaquin James Malphurs the rapper better known as Waka Flocka Flame turned himself in to police in Henry County Georgia yesterday on a variety of gun and drug charges Waka Flocka Flame's Home Raided; DMX Sentenced It's been a rough month for Waka On December 16th his home in Atlanta ...