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  • September 2008

    • Founding Member of Pink Floyd Dead at 65

      Times (UK)  |  Sep 15, 08 6:11 PM CDT

      Founding Member of Pink Floyd Dead at 65

      (Newser) - Founding Pink Floyd member Richard Wright died today of cancer in London at age 65, the London Times reports. A keyboardist who gave the group its moody, dreamy sound, Wright co-authored many Floyd songs including ones on their masterpiece, Dark Side of the Moon . He left after The Wall in 1979, when band relations broke down and Roger Waters effectively fired him, the BBC reports. More »

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      obituary  • cancer  • rock music  • Pink Floyd  • Richard Wright

    • Twist Is Top All-Time Hit

      Billboard  |  Sep 12, 08 3:12 PM CDT

      Twist Is Top All-Time Hit

      (Newser) - Billboard has produced its definitive list of the top 100 songs of the past 50 years—and it's full of surprises. One is that neither Elvis nor the Beatles made the top five. They were beaten out by Santana, Bobby Darin, and even Los Del Rio's Macarena . Another twist—Chubby Checker's The Twist is the all-time No. 1 hit song. The top 10 are: More »

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      music industry  • rock music  • Billboard charts  • Nielsen SoundScan  • Chubby Checker

    • You Are Your Music: Study

      Independent (UK)  |  Sep 6, 08 6:11 PM CDT

      You Are Your Music: Study

      (Newser) - Our favorite music speaks volumes about who we are, according to a new psychological study. It turns out that Indie fans are miserable, and metal heads act a lot like classical music lovers. The Independent breaks down personalities by genre:   Indie: Low self-esteem and lazy, not to mention selfish and unkind. Rock: Hard-working and creative, but also unfriendly and hardly generous. More »

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      list  • music  • psychology  • rap music  • classical music  • rock music  • country music  • survey  • indie rock  • blues  • heavy metal  • reggae  • dance music

    • Great White to Pay $1M Over Deadly R.I. Stage Fire

      Associated Press  |  Sep 2, 08 5:18 PM CDT

      Great White to Pay $1M Over Deadly R.I. Stage Fire

      (AP) - The 1980s rock band whose pyrotechnics sparked a nightclub fire that killed 100 people in Rhode Island has agreed to pay $1 million to survivors and victims' relatives. The settlement offer from Great White was revealed in court papers today. Roughly $175 million has now been offered by dozens of defendants to settle lawsuits over the blaze in February 2003 at the jammed club in Warwick. More »

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      accident  • settlement  • rock music  • fire  • accidental death  • courts  • nightclub

  • July 2008

    • Athletes Got Nothin' on Rock 'n Roll Drummers

      Times Literary Supplement  |  Jul 23, 08 7:05 PM CDT

      Athletes Got Nothin' on Rock 'n Roll Drummers

      (Newser) - Sure, the lead singer gets all the attention, but how about a little respect for the drummer? Sports scientists are taking up the cause with a new study that says the rockers are as fit as Olympic athletes, the Times of London reports. The best of them lose 2 quarts of water a night, burn about 500 calories an hour, and have a heart rate that rivals a top soccer player. "You get a three-hour workout every night," says the Blur's Dave Rowntree. More »

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      health  • athlete  • musician  • rock music  • drums

  • June 2008

    • Chief Justice Ain't Got a Bob Dylan Quote

      New York Times  |  Jun 29, 08 4:22 PM CDT

      Chief Justice Ain't Got a Bob Dylan Quote

      (Newser) - A Supreme Court decision was livened up this week by a quote from 1960s thinker, Robert Dylan—known to his fans as Bob. Regarding a stand-off between phone companies, Chief Justice John Roberts quoted, "When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose," from Bob Dylan's 1965 hit Like a Rolling Stone . But Roberts left out a word that most Dylan fans remember, the New York Times reports. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • John Roberts  • pop music  • rock music  • Bob Dylan

    • Rock Band Indeed: Beatles Pursuing Game Deals

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Jun 23, 08 6:27 PM CDT

      Rock Band Indeed: Beatles Pursuing Game Deals

      (Newser) - Representatives of the Beatles' companies are meeting with video-game outfits to hash out the rights for possible Beatles-themed games. The reps are holding discussions with the makers of Guitar Hero and of Rock Band , the Financial Times reports. Analysts say that a deal might lead to more licensing of Beatles songs in other digital media. More »

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      Beatles  • rock music  • video games  • Guitar Hero  • Rock Band

    • Steaming Coldplay Denies Stealing Song

      Independent (UK)  |  Jun 19, 08 3:59 AM CDT

      Steaming Coldplay Denies Stealing Song

      (Newser) - Coldplay is hotly denying allegations of plagiarism from a Brooklyn-based indie band, the Independent reports. Members of the Creaky Boards say the melody of the British band's new album's title track Viva la Vida was lifted from a tune of theirs called The Songs I Didn't Write. Coldplay members insist they were in the studio the night the Yanks claim they saw Chris Martin listening to the song at one of their gigs. More »

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      rock music  • plagiarism  • song  • bands  • Coldplay  • Chris Martin

    • 'Rock Band' Reinvents the Cover Band

      More Intelligent Life  |  Jun 17, 08 8:07 AM CDT

      'Rock Band' Reinvents the Cover Band

      (Newser) - The hugely popular "Rock Band" is more than just a video game—it's a musical revolution, Brett McCallon writes in More Intelligent Life. The game, which expands "Guitar Hero" to two axes, a drum kit and a singer, finally realizes “the democratizing dreams of the punk movement.” McCallon should know, because his "Rock Band" band plays live—and has amateur musicians grousing. More »

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      rock music  • video games  • Guitar Hero  • Rock Band

    • Johnny McCain No Goode for Chuck Berry

      Reuters  |  Jun 10, 08 8:27 AM CDT

      Johnny McCain No Goode for Chuck Berry

      (Newser) - Chuck Berry hopes Barack Obama will rock his way to victory in November—even though it's John McCain who used Berry's classic Johnny B. Goode as a theme song in the early days of the campaign. The McCain camp has since switched to Abba's Take a Chance On Me. Berry, whose first new album in 30 years is in the works, says Obama's nomination is a great moment for America.  More »

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      John McCain  • rock music  • rock stars  • guitarist  • Chuck Berry

    • How an Amateur Made Classical Cool in NYC

      Gramophone  |  Jun 7, 08 4:16 PM CDT

      How an Amateur Made Classical Cool in NYC

      (Newser) - Ronen Givony is no musician, he can’t read music, and had never organized a concert—until recently. Now the 28-year-old is considered one of New York’s top impresarios, thanks to his “Wordless Music” series, which puts top indie rock and electronica bands on the same bill as classical performers. The series is a blockbuster, drawing the young, curious 20-something crowd that Lincoln Center so desires. More »

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      New York City  • concert  • classical music  • rock music  • Lincoln Center  • indie pop

  • May 2008

    • Metal Makes a Heavy Comeback

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 24, 08 7:27 AM CDT

      Metal Makes a Heavy Comeback

      (Newser) - Heavy metal is coming back with a vengeance this summer, the Guardian reports. Kiss, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, and plenty of other massive metal names from the '80s will dust off the spandex and play stadium shows for audiences of aging headbangers along with a new generation of fans weaned on Guitar Hero. Many of the rock dinosaurs are even recording new material. More »

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      rock music  • rock stars  • Guitar Hero  • concert tour  • heavy metal  • Kiss  • Metallica

  • April 2008

    • E Street Rocker Danny Federici Is Dead at 58

      Associated Press  |  Apr 18, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      E Street Rocker Danny Federici Is Dead at 58

      (Newser) - Longtime Bruce Springsteen keyboardist Danny Federici died yesterday at the age of 58 in New York after a three-year battle with melanoma. As a member of the Boss’ E Street Band, he performed on hit records for decades and helped bring Springsteen into the spotlight after jamming in New Jersey in the 1960s. “We grew up together,” Springsteen said in an online statement. More »

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