Proud Jerseyite Eli Manning: Bring on Bruce Springsteen January 31, 2009
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsAnticipation is rising in Tampa. The tension is becoming palpable. Speculation runs rampant, and everyone has an opinion, a theory or a prediction about what will happen on Sunday night.Yeah, we’re talking about Bruce Springsteen’s halftime set at Super Bowl XVIII.There’s as much chatter and suspense on the ground around what Springsteen might have up […]
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Super Bowl: Faith Hill Gets to Work While Jay-Z, Samantha Ronson Party On
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Halleran/GettyAs Super Bowl XLIII inches closer, Tampa feels like it’s divided into two camps — staging or showcasing. If you aren’t stepping in front of the lights right now, you’re probably busy preparing to do so.Last night, Wyclef Jean and DJ Samantha Ronson had their moment, holding court under a sprawling tent in downtown […]
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Comment of the Week: Trapped In A Closet Metallica Fan January 30, 2009
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: GettyOur favorite headline of the year also spawned our favorite comment of the week, as “Massachusetts Cop Reportedly Urinates On Metallica Fan At Concert” brought out the best and the worst of our loquacious readership. While many debated whether or not the police officer in question actually urinated or just poured a beer on […]
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Duff McKagan To Become ?Voice of the People? As Financial Columnist for ?Playboy?
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Kravitz/FilmMagic With Velvet Revolver’s future uncertain, guitarist Duff McKagan, already a columnist for Seattle Weekly, will share his advice about all things business with the readers of Playboy.com as the site’s new financial columnist. “How the hell is it that I will to be writing about money matters for Playboy?” Duff asks rhetorically in […]
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Tour Tracker: Taylor Swift, Black Mountain and Tom Jones
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Getty Taylor Swift plots a 2009 headlining tour that’ll keep the chart topper on the road until October, Black Mountain travel the West Coast states and “It’s Not Unusual” to see Tom Jones performing in California and Florida these next few months. Full dates for all three treks are after the jump. Taylor SwiftFebruary […]
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Talk Show Flashback: David Letterman Gives Tom Waits Deja Vu
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsYou rarely ever see Tom Waits on late-night television anymore, and perhaps this is the reason why: Here we have two different clips from Waits’ visits to Late Night with David Letterman, one from 1983 to support Swordfishtrombones and perform a kick-ass rendition of “Frank’s Wild Years” (above video), the other in 1986 during the […]
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Weekend Rock List: Bird Songs
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsTo celebrate the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell and his legendary intro to the band’s “Free Bird,” this week’s Rock List is dedicated to Bird Songs. Whether it’s about an eagle, a pigeon, a double-crested cormorant… if it has wings and feathers, it’s applicable. Tell us your favorites, and on Monday we’ll tally […]
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Not Fade Away: Remembering Buddy Holly on the 50th Anniversary of His Death
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Michael Ochs Archive/GettyNext Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. In the current issue of Rolling Stone, Holly’s friends, family and fellow musicians remember an artist who helped invent rock & roll as we know it today. […]
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Bruce Springsteen Promises ?12-Minute Party? as Super Bowl Takes Over Tampa
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Photo by Gustavo Caballero/WireImage You’ll have to forgive Tampa if it’s a bit giddy this week. The Bay town is playing host to a week-long carnival of music, beer and (eventually) football that will draw Bruce Springsteen, Faith Hill, Jennifer Hudson, Fall Out Boy, Rihanna, Lil Wayne, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and hundreds of […]
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Random Notes: Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Taylor Swift and the Week in Rock
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Truscello/WireImageBrace yourself for the sight of Gene Simmons enjoying a special moment with Carrot Top.Do we have an explanation for why the KISS merchandise-maniac and prop comic were hanging in Las Vegas? No, we do not. Perhaps they were talking about the relative merits of Canadian bands like Metric and the Dears, since Simmons […]
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