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Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , Spinner Interview , New Releases Ash Newell As the frontman and driving force behind Def Leppard , Joe Elliott has spent most of his adult life leading stadiums full of fired-up fans in rousing, fist-pumping renditions of hits such as 'Photograph,' 'Let's Get Rocked,' 'Armageddon It' and 'Pour Some Sugar on Me.' Having just celebrated his 52nd birthday while mourning the passing of [...]

In a perfect world, image and looks would not matter in the slightest. But until Sammy Hagar's alien overlords take over and create utopia, we live in a time where those very things seem to be of the utmost importantance. When it comes to music, it really shouldn't make a difference how a band looks. [...]

I don't think you can actually be a transvestite if you're an Amazonian, but I don't know how else to describe Helen L. Simmons, the incredibly tall, incredibly unattractive woman who married Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen this past Friday. Here's a photo that will haunt your nightmares forever: The party favors were guitar picks with the [...]

Thanks to reader Steven Stamopoulos for reminding us that original Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark died nineteen years ago today. That means that a significant portion of our readers weren't even born yet when he died, which makes me feel old. Clark's death was tragic and a colossal waste of talent - the guy who was [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Hard rockers, Def Leppard and band members/songwriters Joe Elliott (lead singer), Rick "Sav" Savage (bass), Phil Collen (guitar), Vivian Campbell (guitar) and Rick Allen (drummer) have announced a "strategic agreement" with Primary Wave. pp The firmpwill market and handle the band's song catalog; tunes like; " Pour Some Sugar On Me", "Photograph", "Love Bites", "Rock of Ages," "Armageddon It," "C'mon C'mon" and "Nine Lives ", apjob previously performed by Sony/ATV. The copyrights will continue to be owned by the songs' various composers. p p [...]

The highlight came at about 10:05, when everyone in attendance was treated to a tremendous surprise. While the band rocked out to the classic "Pour Some Sugar On Me," Red Wings forward Darren McCarty drove out on to the stage on a motorcycle. He wasn't alone, though. The Stanley Cup — his fourth with the franchise — was riding shotgun. [ NHL.com ] Check out the accompanying "higlight reel" video from the "Face Off Rocks" celebration in Detroit where Joe Elliot of [...]