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 KISS Drummer 
 Beats Breast Cancer 

Peter Criss aims to raise awareness of male breast cancer

Oct 16, 09 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Peter Criss has been declared cancer-free and he feels like the luckiest Catman alive. Criss, a founding member of KISS, received treatment for a tumor in his breast before it could spread and got the all-clear with his latest mammogram. The 63-year-old survivor is now doing his best to raise... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • rock stars • Kiss • Peter Criss

OPINION

 Pink Is Ridiculously Underrated 

She can out-sing all those pop starlets, so why isn't she getting the same hype?

Oct 7, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - After watching Pink dangle from a trapeze 60 feet above the Radio City Music Hall stage—while belting out "Sober" perfectly—James Montgomery had a revelation: "Pink is totally underrated." She's "the total pop-star package,” he writes for MTV: tattooed, clever, confrontational, and a damn... More »

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entertainment • music • rock stars • pop music • celebrity • R&B • Jay-ZTV • Pink

(Newser) - After years of sibling rivalry that often escalated into brawls, guitarist Noel Gallagher quit the band Oasis today, the BBC reports, and blamed brother Liam. “It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight,” Noel, who’s 6 years older than... More »

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entertainment • rock stars • guitarist • concert • Oasis • sibling rivalry • brawl • Noel Gallagher • Liam Gallagher • Jay-ZTV

 The Best Rock Frontmen 


Jul 9, 09 6:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Frontmen are at the heart of rock ‘n’ roll—no matter how amazing the musicians in the band are, they still needs someone with the right mix of talent and charisma to reach the crowd. The Independent compiles the best:
  1. Johnny Rotten, Sex Pistols. Like so many other
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rock stars • Jimi Hendrix • list • rock and roll • Mick Jagger • rock music • Iggy Pop • Iggy and the Stooges • Johnny Rotten

 NJ Woman Denies 
 Springsteen Affair 

Husband accused of groundlessly dragging Boss into bitter divorce battle

Apr 11, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New Jersey woman is fiercely denying rumors that she was dancing in the dark with Bruce Springsteen, reports the Star-Ledger. The woman says the affair accusation—made in her husband's divorce filing—is groundless and the two just happen to be members of the same gym. She plans to... More »

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divorce • rock stars • celebrity • adultery • Bruce Springsteen

 Bono: Fans 
 Wish I'd 
 Die Young 

Singer rails against rock star 'mythology'

Feb 24, 09 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Sorry, U2 fans: Bono is sticking around for a while. The frontman discussed the mystique of rock stars dying young with a BBC TV show, claiming “people do want you to die on a cross age 33, with a Jack Daniels in your hand,” the Mirror reports. But... More »

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rock stars • Bono • U2 • celebrity • rock and roll

Lennon's Rejected Royal Medal Found

Cheeky Beatle returned honor to Queen in peace protest

Jan 6, 09 4:03 AM CST
(Newser) - The symbol of the royal honor John Lennon didn't want has been found forgotten in a royal vault, the Times of London reports. Lennon was awarded the Member of the British Empire honor in 1965—prompting some others to turn in theirs—but sent it back to the palace in... More »

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rock stars • Queen Elizabeth II • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • knighthood • Vietnam War • Beatles

TRAVEL

 9 Hotels Haunted by Celebs 


Oct 31, 08 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the mood for upscale Halloween chills? If a plain old haunted house isn't swanky enough for your tastes, consider checking into a room from Travel and Leisure's list of hotels that come complete with a resident celeb spook:
  1. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles: Marilyn 
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Anna Nicole Smith • Hollywood • rock stars • Las Vegas • mob • celebrity • Marilyn Monroe • rock and roll • Elvis Presley • Sex Pistols • gangsters • Frank Sinatra

Rockers Form Group to Fight for Rights

Coalition aims to give UK bards more control over copyright

Oct 4, 08 4:41 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Oasis Star Attacked on Stage

Man storms the stage at Toronto gig, shoves Gallagher brother into speakers

Sep 9, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

opinion

The Internet Is Killing
Our Rock Stars

Piracy, iTunes bad news for the bastions of US culture

Aug 9, 08 10:57 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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music • Internet • film • rock stars • culture

Giggling
Fab 4 Tape
Discovered

Surprise song session recording to be auctioned off

Jul 26, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Ronnie Wood Rolls Into Rehab 

Rolling Stone seeks help after boozy jaunt to Ireland with teen waitress

Jul 17, 08 5:24 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Johnny McCain No Goode for Chuck Berry

Rock 'n' roll legend is rooting for Obama to win the White House 

Jun 10, 08 8:27 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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

Neil Young Steering His '59 Lincoln Green

Hopes to be rockin' the greenie world with electric car prototype

Jun 3, 08 12:12 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 50 Top Pop Brainiacs 

Lennon, Marley, Berry rock on

May 25, 08 11:43 AM CDT
(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:
  1. Bob Dylan: Each of his brave self-reinventions is "an authentic American original."
  2. John Lennon: "His drive pushed the Beatles
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music • Kurt Cobain • Keith Richards • rock stars • Bob Dylan • John Lennon • pop music • celebrity • musician • Stevie Wonder • Miles Davis • Madonna • Mick Jagger • Thom Yorke • Bob Marley • Chuck Berry

 Metal Makes a Heavy Comeback 

Hair we go again: '80s nostalgia brings monsters of rock  back to life

May 24, 08 7:27 AM CDT
(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... More »

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rock stars • Kiss • Metallica • Guitar Hero • heavy metal • rock music • concert tour • Def Leppard • Judas Priest

Rocker Tyler
No Longer Livin'
On the Edge

Aerosmith dude
checks into celeb
rehab center

May 22, 08 3:21 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Bon Jovi Guitarist
Cops DUI Deal

Richie Sambora dodges jail time for drunk-driving charge

Apr 23, 08 6:40 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

E Street Rocker
Danny Federici Is Dead at 58

Keyboardist played
on decades of
Springsteen hits

Apr 18, 08 7:36 AM CDT
(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... More »

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music • rock stars • obituary • Bruce Springsteen • E Street Band • rock bands • rock music

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