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rock and roll stories: 61 news summaries

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 Cars Driven Out of Pop Music 

In the lyrics of popular music, where have all the cars gone?

Sep 7, 08 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Songs paying homage to cars exploded onto the scene in the earliest days of rock 'n' roll, but since the the Beach Boys described the workings of their "409" and Bruce Springsteen sang about "Racing in the Street," auto-themed rock seems to have gone the way of... More »

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music • Dodge • rock and roll • Chevrolet • cars

 Joel Movin'
 Out of Shea 

Piano Man will play the last shows at iconic venue that first hosted the Beatles

Jul 8, 08 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - His idols set a pop-cultural milestone by playing a concert there in 1965, and now Billy Joel will be the last musician to rock Shea Stadium, reports the New York Sun. Since the Beatles turned to sports venues to fit their legions of screaming fans, the home of the Mets... More »

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rock and roll • concert • Bruce Springsteen • Beatles • The Police • Shea Stadium • Queens, New York • Billy Joel

Appreciation

 Bo Diddley's
 Beat Sure
 to Carry 

No moment of silence possible for rock's 'Originator'

Jun 3, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - You can’t have a moment of silence for Bo Diddley, J. Freedom du Lac writes in the Washington Post. It’s not that the music world hasn’t lost a great pioneer—it surely has. It’s that the mere mention of Diddley’s name sets your feet tapping... More »

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death • rock and roll • musician • Mick Jagger • blues • Bo Diddley

 Bo Diddley 
 Dead at 79  

Innovator could never capitalize on his status

Jun 2, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who made his first recordings in 1955 and was still touring last year, died today at 79, the AP reports. The singer and guitarist, born Ellas Bates in Mississippi in 1928, not only pioneered distorted guitar tones; his bragging, syncopated style foreshadowed rap as... More »

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death • heart failure • rock and roll • musician • blues • Bo Diddley

 Sibling Rivalry
 Still Driving
 Van Halen 

Eddie and Alex started young, and still finding ways to hold it together on tour

Jun 1, 08 1:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eddie Van Halen took time out from touring to ruminate on the band and his guitar virtuosity with Rolling Stone. Turns out, the Van Halen brothers actually started out on opposite instruments: “I bought myself a drum kit, and my mom convinced my brother Alex to take flamenco-guitar lessons.... More »

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guitarist • rock and roll • guitar • tour • Van Halen • Eddie Van Halen • rock

Blu-Ray
Never Sleeps

Young goes digital
with complete archive, new material on interactive discs

May 7, 08 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fans of Neil Young will soon be able to buy his entire music archive on Blu-ray discs, the AP reports. The first 10-disc set, out this fall, will cover the prolific rocker’s career from 1963 to 1972 and will include some previously unreleased songs, videos, and handwritten manuscripts. Buyers... More »

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music industry • music downloads • DVD • rock and roll • memorabilia • Neil Young • Blu-ray

 Keith Riffs on 'Boinky' 
 Groupies, Sexy Mick  

Jagger's 'excruciating campness' gets a dig in wide-ranging GQ sit-down

Mar 28, 08 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rolling Stones mummy Keith Richards is still kicking, and GQ got him talking about—what else?—sex, drugs and rock 'n roll in his Manhattan "office" while he downed a vodka on the rocks. Richards doesn't debunk any myths, certainly. "It wasn't just boinky-boinky" with the groupies, he... More »

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drugs • Keith Richards • Rolling Stones • homosexuality • rock and roll • Mick Jagger • GQ • groupies

Weezer Star Needs Help Writing a Song

Fans can work
with Rivers Cuomo
via YouTube

Mar 27, 08 9:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - In yet another example of the Internet democratizing the music industry, Weezer's frontman is using YouTube to get some help writing a new song. Rivers Cuomo is broadcasting himself (don't miss the campy moustache) in a series he's dubbed "Let's Write a Sawng." His latest dispatch asks fans... More »

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music • YouTube • rock and roll • Weezer • Rivers Cuomo • indie rock

Bon Jovi Guitarist
Busted for DUI

With young daughter
in car, he also faces endangerment charge

Mar 26, 08 9:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Laguna Beach police have slapped Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora with DUI charges after catching his black Hummer bopping and weaving down the street late last night. Sambora took a sobriety test and was hauled downtown at 4am, the AP reports. He may be in more trouble—three passengers were... More »

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DUI • Bon Jovi • celebrity • rock and roll • Laguna Beach • Richie Sambora

Queen Readies First Album
in 13 Years

Record will be out
in the fall, kick off European tour

Mar 19, 08 10:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Freddie Mercury may be long gone, but the rest of Queen still wants to ride their bicycles. The band today said its first album in 13 years will be released in the fall, followed by tours of Europe and Latin America, Agence-France Press reports. The album, which will feature frontman... More »

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music • Europe • Queen • rock and roll • tour • album release • Freddy Mercury • John Deacon • Paul Rodgers

 Tables Turn on Rebel Festival 

Austin SXSW now finds itself cast as 'the man'

Mar 14, 08 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The South by Southwest musical festival finds itself in an odd spot—the once-tiny gathering is now the big bad authority figure as it tries to keep others from horning in on its success, the Wall Street Journal reports. Festival organizers routinely call the police, revoke privileges, and file lawsuits... More »

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rock and roll • indie rock • music festival • SXSW • Roland Swenson • VIPs • corporate sponsorship • festivals

Crow to Croon With Fleetwood Mac

She'll probably join pal Stevie Nicks sometime next year

Mar 14, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fleetwood Mac may soon get a new face and a new voice: Sheryl Crow. "We definitely have plans for collaborating in the future, and we'll see what happens," the singer told Spinner.com. "I think that's going to be next year." She would join her friend... More »

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music • rock and roll • classic rock • Sheryl Crow • Fleetwood Mac • Stevie Nicks • Christinve McVie

Clapton Invited to Pyongyang

North Korea invites
old Slowhand for
landmark concert

Feb 27, 08 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Kim Jong Il is a diehard Elvis fan, but the Great Leader's son is seriously into Eric Clapton, which could be why North Korea has invited Old Slowhand to play a concert in Pyongyang. Though the New York Philharmonic performed there yesterday, a Clapton appearance  would mark the first time... More »

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North Korea • Pyongyang • rock and roll • Eric Clapton • Kim Jong Il • New York Philharmonic • cultural diplomacy • Kim Jong Chol • Old Slowhand • Korean State Symphony

Sonic Youth's Album Art for Sale

Painting that graced classic Daydream Nation cover goes up for auction

Feb 21, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Music fans for whom Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation is an all-time classic will get a chance next week to bid on the painting that served as album-cover art, the Independent reports. Kerze (Candle), a 1983 work by German Gerhard Richter, is one in a series of still lifes based... More »

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art market • art • Sotheby's • painting • rock and roll • art collector • Sonic Youth • art auction • Gerhard Richter

Stones Sing New Tune:
Don't Do Drugs

Don't do as we did, Jagger, Richards
urge Winehouse

Feb 18, 08 8:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Stick with the sex and rock 'n' roll, but skip the drugs, say the Rolling Stones to the next generation of musicians. In particular, the 64-year-old front men warn pal Amy Winehouse that she can't always get what she wants. "She should get her act together," says Keith... More »

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drugs • Keith Richards • Rolling Stones • rock and roll • Amy Winehouse • Mick Jagger

Scorsese's Stones Film to Launch Berlin Film Festival

Rockumentary Shine a Light to be unveiled next month

Jan 17, 08 3:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The Berlin Film Festival will kick off next month with the world premiere of Martin Scorsese's rockumentary about the Rolling Stones, Der Spiegel reports. Scorsese and his team shot over half a million feet of film at two 2006 Rolling Stone gigs in New York. Performances by Jack White and... More »

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Rolling Stones • rock stars • Berlin • rock and roll • Martin Scorsese • Christina Aguilera • Berlin Film Festival • movies

Best Rock Movies of All Time

Blender comes up with its list of the top 100, starting with Spinal Tap.

Jan 13, 08 2:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Grab a blanket and some popcorn and settle in with Blender's best rock and roll movies of all time:
  1. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
  2. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
  3. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
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music • Digg • list • rock and roll • South Park • This Is Spinal Tap • Saturday Night Fever • Metallica: Some Kind of Monster • Purple Rain • Almost Famous • The Blues Brothers • 24 Hour Party People • The Last Waltz • movies

Elvis Fans Offer Burning Love

Fans around the world pay tribute, cough up cash to honor the King

Aug 16, 07 6:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elvis fans braved 100-degree heat to make the pilgrimage to Graceland for the 30th anniversary of the King's death, lining up last night for a candlelight vigil and chance to pay their respects. Tens of thousands were expected to file past the grave and snap up commemorative T-shirts. More »

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music • rock stars • rock and roll • Elvis Presley • musician • Graceland

Van Halen, Roth to Reunite

Rock legends to kick off comeback tour; former frontman back after 22 years

Aug 14, 07 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iconic 80's Rock group Van Halen will set off on a comeback tour this fall—this time with original frontman David Lee Roth. Roth hasn't performed live with his former bandmates since leaving in a huff in 1985, but stresses it's a new era for the group. "This... More »

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music • rock and roll • concert • tour • Van Halen • Eddie Van Halen • Alex Van Halen • Wolfgang

Webcaster Mutes Band's Anti-Bush Lyrics

Censor intercepts
Pearl Jam's jab; AT&T blames 'mistake'

Aug 9, 07 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pearl Jam is slamming AT&T after the telecom company censored its Webcast of the band's performance at Lollapalooza Sunday. Lyrics telling George Bush to "leave this world alone" and "find another home" during the Chicago show vanished from the streaming version of the gig; AT&T blames... More »

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Chicago • censorship • net neutrality • rock and roll • Pearl Jam • webcast • Lollapalooza • concert • Eddie Vedder • AT and T • George W. Bush

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