The Go-Go’s celebrate 30 years at Greek blast
When Belinda Carlisle sang “what a drag it is getting old” during the Go-Go’s’ spiky take on the Rolling Stones’ “Mother’s Little Helper” at the Greek Theatre on Wednesday, Jane Wiedlin countered that...
View ArticleLegendary songwriter Jerry Leiber dies at 78
Jerry Leiber, who with partner Mike Stoller wrote iconic rock ‘n’ roll songs such as “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” Stand By Me” and “Love Potion No. 9,” died Monday. He was 78. And while we often...
View ArticleRolling Stones, Gene Autry, Bill Cosby, Santana recordings land Grammy Hall...
Click here to view the embedded video. Last year they put in 30 titles. This year, only 25, bringing the total number of recordings ensconced in the Grammy Hall of Fame to 906. What was selected this...
View ArticleNew albums: Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Nickelback
Unlike the concert biz, which rarely puts any major events on sale across Thanksgiving weekend, the record industry tends to lard up the weeks leading up to Turkey Day with as many A-list releases and...
View ArticleIn brief: Stones on HBO, Killers live, new Deftones
Mick, Keith, Ron and Charlie at the Marquee Club to commemorate their 50th anniversary. Photo: Rankin • It’s been a while since we’ve seen a first-rate documentary about the Rolling Stones. Leave it...
View ArticleStones, Doors, Coldplay films to play GardenWalk
õîááèò îíëàéí â õîðîøåì êà÷åñòâå Click here to view the embedded video. There was such a Facebook furor over Fathom Events’ satellite broadcast of Led Zeppelin’s Celebration Day earlier this month...
View ArticleLive review: Divine Fits deliver at tour finale
Divine Fits’ Britt Daniel, also of Spoon, at the Fonda Theatre. Photo: David Hall, for the Register Just before heading into Hollywood’s Fonda Theatre Sunday evening for a particularly rousing opening...
View ArticleCoachella 2013: Rolling Stones to headline?
The Rolling Stones at London’s O2 Arena last month. Photo: Ian Gavan, Getty Images As a friend who never misses Coachella (even in years when he loathes much of the lineup) posted on Facebook this...
View ArticleCoachella 2013: Another Rolling Stones hint?
Ardent Coachella-watchers who keep the festival’s Facebook page at the ready – smart move, seeing as last year’s lineup was revealed there first – have surely taken notice of a rather telling photo...
View ArticleBlur, Phoenix, Chili Peppers for Coachella 2013
Phoenix’s Thomas Mars. Photo: Getty Images Let’s start sympathetically. As usual, when you get down into the lower rungs and realize just how many enticing bookings are tucked into the fine print, the...
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