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MUSIC NEWS- Rockers U2 have posted a clip from a recent acoustic performance of their iconic protest song Sunday Bloody Sunday online to raise awareness about the One Campaign's anti-poverty initiative. The Irish band filmed the low-key footage ala The...

MUSIC NEWS - Though the Pixies haven’t performed together live since 2011, it appears that the group won’t be getting together anytime in the near future as word is out that Kim Deal is departing the indie darlings. Despite a...

MUSIC NEWS- Who are the Stone Temple Pilots? For one, the remaining members of Stone Temple Pilots say they are and they will not disband regardless of the legal actions by former singer/band menber Scott Weiland who asked a court...

MUSIC NEWS - Sting has announced a new album release, The Last Ship, out on September 24, 2013 out via Cherrytree/Interscope/A&M Records. The album is inspired by Sting's forthcoming play of the same name and explores the central themes of...

MUSIC NEWS- Venerable rock icon, Lou Reed, is currently recovering after he had a life-saving liver transplant, says his wife in an interview published Saturday in a British newspaper. Laurie Anderson told the Times of London that Reed “was dying”...

MUSIC NEWS- Actor Tim Curry, best known for his work in Rocky Horror Picture Show is recovering after suffering a major stroke at his home in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, CA. The British performer, 67, is said to...

MUSIC NEWS- Actor Tim Curry, best known for his work in Rocky Horror Picture Show continues to recover after suffering a major stroke last July. He's been on the mend at his home in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles,...

MUSIC NEWS - Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of the legendary 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family at age 74, said the group's manager Tom...

MUSIC NEWS - The legendary Paul McCartney kicked off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando, FL with a huge production. The tour, which requires 31 trucks' worth of staging, production equipment and gear includes lasers,...

MUSIC NEWS- As NBC’s popular comedy series The Office came to an end on Thursday night after nine seasons with a one-hour special that focused onthe wedding of characters Dwight and Angela. During the reception, the party-goers were shown dancing...

MUSIC NEWS - The southern gothic, supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, written by Stephen King, with music by John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, has confirmed a tour of 20 American cities this fall throughout the Midwest and...

MUSIC NEWS - Locals James Taylor, Aerosmith and Boston lead a lineup of prominent Boston area musicians and other acts that are teaming up for a May 30 benefit concert for the victims of the Boston Marathon terrorist bombings. The...

MUSIC NEWS- Rockers, Furthur have canceled their appearance at the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival after guitarist Bob Weir fell onstage at a NY area concert last week. Weir said on his website Tuesday that the Grateful Dead offshoot band...

MUSIC NEWS - The surviving members of the pop music faves, The Monkees have announced a concert tour for this summer. The 24 show run will have the group cover a wide range of cities, from a first stop in...

MUSIC NEWS- Announced today, Glen Campbell will release a new album, See You There, on August 6. Campbell, who celebrates his 77th birthday today, offers new takes on his career-defining hits, including "Gentle On My Mind," "By The Time I...

MUSIC NEWS- Robert Plant Presents the Sensational Space Shifters has announced its first North American tour dates. This dynamic and powerful new incarnation of Plant's musical vision has been touring the world, most recently in Australia and New Zealand. The...

MUSIC NEWS - Paul McCartney keeps adding USA concert dates to his 2013 tour schedule as the run now includes several more shows with new gigs in Milwaukee and Indianapolis and second nights in Austin, Orlando and Tulsa. The additional...

MUSIC NEWS - Kino Lorber announced recently their acquisition of North American distribution rights to the music documentary AIN’T IN IT FOR MY HEALTH: A FILM ABOUT LEVON HELM, an in-depth and intimate look at music legend Levon Helm, who...

MUSIC NEWS - Phil Ramone, noted music producer whose mixing mastery for Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Paul Simon and Billy Joel helped fashion some of the most sumptuous and top-selling albums of his era, has died...

MUSIC NEWS - The upcoming "regathering" of the Moving Sidewalks for the iconic Texas band's first live performances in 44 years has inspired the brilliant automotive minds at SO-CAL Speed Shop to reach into the past as they project into...