Archive for January 27th, 2011
Gladys Horton of the Marvelettes Dies at 66
January 27th, 2011
Gladys Horton a founding member of the pioneering Motown girl group the Marvelettes who sang lead on their 1961 classic "Please Mr Postman" died January 26th in Sherman Oaks California from complications related to a stroke She was 66 Smokey Robinson's Motown MemoriesHorton formed the Marvelettes (then known as the Casinyets)...
Why Coachella Sold Out in Less Than a Week
January 27th, 2011
This year's Coachella festival has sold out faster than ever before in the 12-year history of the event Tickets for the festival which will be held on April 15-17th in Indio California were gone entirely yesterday after having gone on sale Friday According to concert promoter Paul Tollett this year's...
Success Doesn’t Suck: Rolling Stone’s 1994 Kurt Cobain Cover Story
January 27th, 2011
A shirtless disheveled Kurt Cobain pauses on the backstage stairway leading to Nirvana's dressing room at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago offers a visitor a sip of his après-gig tea and says in a drop-deadpan voice "I'm really glad you could make it for the shittiest show on the tour" He's...
Digest: Boy George Announces Culture Club Reunion; Jimmy Buffett Recovers From Fall
January 27th, 2011
Culture Club Will Reunite in 2012Boy George announced in an appearance on the television series BBC Breakfast that his old band the Culture Club will reunite and record a new album next year In the meantime the singer is promoting a new solo album titled Ordinary Alien due out next...
Bon Jovi to Take a Break After World Tour
January 27th, 2011
Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres says that the band will take a well-earned break when they finish their long-running Circle tour at the end of the summer The tour is the highest-grossing of their career and was also the top-earning concert draw of 2010 pulling in more than $1465 million...
‘Glee’ Creator Blasts Kings of Leon Drummer For Insulting Tweet
January 27th, 2011
The feud between Kings of Leon and Glee creator Ryan Murphy intensified yesterday Tweeting in response to Murphy's claim in the Hollywood Reporter that his band are "self-centered assholes" for declining a request to include one of their songs in his hit television series Kings drummer Nathan Followill suggested that...
Bob Seger Announces American Tour
January 27th, 2011
One day after dropping a strong hint on his website Bob Seger has officially announced plans for a North American tour that kicks off in March According to a press release dates will be announced shortly The statement added "Fans can expect to see and hear Seger’s timeless classics like...
Wilco Leave Nonesuch Records to Start Their Own Label
January 27th, 2011
Wilco have announced that they are departing Nonesuch Records to open their own label dBpm Records The label will be marketed and distributed by Anti- Records which itself a subsidiary of Epitaph Records The new label will be run by the band's longtime manager Tony Margherita Photos Backstage With Wilco Wilco released...
Exclusive: Katy Perry Reveals Plans for California Dreams World Tour
January 27th, 2011
No one could ever accuse Katy Perry of not taking the preparation for her 95-date California Dreams Tour seriously "I'll give you a sneak peek of my day" Perry told Rolling Stone when she called on Wednesday morning "After this interview I'm going to have a nice healthy breakfast I'm...