Anne Erickson
Dave J Hogan, Getty Images Singer-songwriter Paul Simon, a New York native, played an emotional rendition of his classic song, ‘The Sound of Silence,’ at the Twin Towers Memorial Service this morning to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy.
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Jemal Countess-Rob Kim, Getty Images Twisted Sister lead singer Dee Snider will trade spouses with rapper Flavor Flav on the upcoming TV show 'Celebrity Wife Swap.' You’re probably familiar with the original 'Wife Swap,' where regular guys and gals trade spouses for a while and realize nobody else can handle their quirkiness and odd behavior other than their current partners.
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Mark Metcalfe, Getty Images Slash fans are about to get a dose of the curly-haired guitar idol live onstage, brought right to their living rooms. Slash just performed a special homecoming show at the Victoria Hall in Stoke-on-Trent -- where he grew up -- and the gig was taped for a DVD release, set to drop in October.
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Jason Merritt-Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images Styx fans got a bit of bad news earlier this month, when guitarist Tommy Shaw announced there was practically no chance he’d ever let former frontman Dennis DeYoung rejoin the band.
But, Styx die-hards, don’t lose heart yet. It turns out, DeYoung holds no animosity towards his former bandmate, and he even says (albeit begrudgingly so) that a reunion might not be out of the picture.
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Kristian Dowling, Getty Images As we recently reported, Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who have already been through seven different guitarists, thought the departure of John Frusciante really might be the end of the band. Luckily, they kept on, and are now delighted with how new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer has brought fresh ideas to the band.
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Patrick Riviere-Chad Michael Ward, Getty Images-Via Facebook Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars’ upcoming solo album will feature some hard-rock heavyweights, says Andy Biersack of the glam-rock band Black Veil Brides. Biersack is among the artists set to appear on the disc.
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Ethan Miller, Getty Images Motley Crue singer Vince Neil is helping a noble cause, the Skylar Neil Foundation, by selling an autographed portrait of himself.
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Mike Coppola, Getty Images Sir Elton John has a pretty gloomy view of the music industry, saying it’s “disappearing” because of the lack of artist development, resulting in musicians being dropped from labels if they don’t instantly score a No. 1 selling album.
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Kevin Winter / Roger Kisby / Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images With MTV’s launch on Aug. 1, 1981, the music video took on a whole new level of importance. Classic rock bands like Guns N’ Roses and Aerosmith met the challenge straight on with epic, often uber-expensive short films that ran over and over on the small screen. Since then, every genre and generation has seen its video favorite, from Nirvana’s zombie-like cheerleaders in 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' to Foo Fighters’ hilarious cross-dressing routine for 'Everlong.'
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Bret Michaels Settles Lawsuit With Tony Awards Organizers, CBS May 16, 2012
Pearl Jam Bassist Pays Tribute to Duck Dunn May 16, 2012
Paul McCartney Saved Mark Ronson from Drowning May 16, 2012
