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  • October 2008

    • Rockers Form Group to Fight for Rights

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 4, 08 4:41 AM CDT

      Rockers Form Group to Fight for Rights

      (Newser) - Dozens of British rock stars have joined together to form an organization that seeks more control over the music they create, the Guardian reports. The manifesto of the Featured Artists' Coalition calls for bands to have much more say over copyright—one of the issues that spurred founding members Radiohead to leave their label EMI last year and release a “pay what you can” album online. More »

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      music industry  • copyright  • file sharing  • musician  • Radiohead  • rock stars  • union  • Pink Floyd

  • September 2008

    • Oasis Star Attacked on Stage

      Sydney Morning Herald  |  Sep 9, 08 4:00 AM CDT

      Oasis Star Attacked on Stage

      (Newser) - A rogue fan attacked Oasis star Noel Gallagher during a concert in Toronto, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The man raced onto the stage and violently pushed the guitarist down into speakers as the band played What's the Story, Morning Glory? Gallagher's brother Liam and the band's bodyguards rushed the crazed fan and dragged him offstage. More »

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      concert  • assault  • rock stars  • rock bands  • Toronto  • Oasis

  • August 2008

    • The Internet Is Killing Our Rock Stars

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 9, 08 10:57 AM CDT

      The Internet Is Killing Our Rock Stars

      (Newser) - The Internet is killing the two cultural exports that most define America: music and movies, Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel writes in the Wall Street Journal . Gone are the days of the old-fashioned rock star and the seminal album, replaced by one-hit wonders and an iTunes audience that craves singles. Gone, too, are the days when— Harry Potter notwithstanding—lines would snake around the block to see Star Wars or similar fare. Blame downloading for much of it. "Our movies and music are America," Wurtzel warns. "And the day the music dies, the party's over." More »

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      Internet  • film  • music  • culture  • rock stars

  • July 2008

    • Giggling Fab 4 Tape Discovered

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jul 26, 08 8:51 AM CDT

      Giggling Fab 4 Tape Discovered

      (Newser) - A 1964 recording of the Beatles laughing too hard to finish a song is to be auctioned, reports the Daily Telegraph . The 30-minute tape captures the Fab Four repeatedly breaking down in giggling fits while trying to record the ballad "I'll Follow The Sun." The comical history tour is expected to fetch at least $20,000. More »

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      Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • rock stars  • John Lennon  • record  • rock bands  • Ringo Starr  • George Harrison

    • Ronnie Wood Rolls Into Rehab

      Independent (UK)  |  Jul 17, 08 5:24 AM CDT

      Ronnie Wood Rolls Into Rehab

      (Newser) - Rapidly aging rocker Ronnie Wood has checked back into rehab—his seventh time—for help with his drinking problem, the Independent reports. The 61-year-old Rolling Stone returned to the UK to straighten out, apparently in a bid to save his marriage. He had fled to Ireland with a 19-year-old Russian cocktail waitress. Woods had been drinking two bottles of vodka daily and his troubles were "all booze-connected," said a source. More »

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      rehab  • alcohol abuse  • rock stars  • Rolling Stones  • rehabilitation center  • Ronnie Wood

  • June 2008

    • 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

    • Neil Young Steering His '59 Lincoln Green

      Associated Press  |  Jun 3, 08 12:12 PM CDT

      Neil Young Steering His '59 Lincoln Green

      (Newser) - Neil Young has shifted gear in his quest to make the world a better place, reports the AP. The Canadian rock legend known for his protest songs is working with a Wichita mechanic to convert his 1959 Lincoln Continental to run on an electric battery. Young hopes the prototype could be a model for the world's first affordable, mass-market electric car. More »

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      environment  • hybrid car  • electric cars  • rock stars  • battery  • Neil Young

  • May 2008

    • 50 Top Pop Brainiacs

      Blender  |  May 25, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      50 Top Pop Brainiacs

      (Newser) - "Towering natural abilities" and "exceptional creative powers" infuse the most memorable music of generations, forged by Blender's top 50 pop-music geniuses. The top 10: Bob Dylan: Each of his brave self-reinventions is "an authentic American original." John Lennon: "His drive pushed the Beatles from a covers band to the world’s best-loved and most influential pop act." Chuck Berry: His guitar riffs are still the "bedrock" of rock and roll five decades on. Bob Marley: "No one did more to define and popularize a musical genre." Mick Jagger and Keith Richards: Duo created "decade of classics." More »

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      celebrity  • music  • Madonna  • musician  • pop music  • rock stars  • John Lennon  • Bob Dylan  • Mick Jagger  • Keith Richards  • Kurt Cobain  • Stevie Wonder  • Thom Yorke  • Chuck Berry  • Bob Marley  • Miles Davis

    • 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

    • Rocker Tyler No Longer Livin' On the Edge

      E! Online  |  May 22, 08 3:21 AM CDT

      Rocker Tyler No Longer Livin' On the Edge

      (Newser) - Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has checked into a California rehab facility, E! Online reports. The singer is being treated for undisclosed substance abuse at the center where Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab was filmed. The dad of actress Liv Tyler had been clean for over 20 years since his wild '70s and '80s heyday, but he reportedly fell off the wagon during a rocky stretch in his relationship with gal pal Erin Bradley. More »

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      rehab  • singer  • rock stars  • substance abuse  • rehabilitation center  • Aerosmith  • Steven Tyler

  • April 2008

    • Bon Jovi Guitarist Cops DUI Deal

      E! Online  |  Apr 23, 08 6:40 AM CDT

      Bon Jovi Guitarist Cops DUI Deal

      (Newser) - Bon Jovi rocker Richie Sambora may have to take extra care next time he gets behind the wheel of a steel horse, but the axman will be staying out of jail after cutting a deal with prosecutors over drunk driving charges, E! Online reports. The guitarist, busted last month for driving under the influence with his 10-year-old daughter in the car, will be livin' on informal probation for three years. More »

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      drunk driving  • DUI  • rock stars  • plea bargain  • guitarist  • Bon Jovi  • Richie Sambora

    • 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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      music  • obituary  • rock music  •