Is Carly Simon?s ?You?re So Vain? About David Geffen? February 26, 2010
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty For nearly four decades, the identity of the subject of Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” has remained an official mystery while fans speculated that icons like Warren Beatty, Mick Jagger and the singer’s ex-husband James Taylor were the egocentric man. But now Simon has reportedly offered up a major clue thanks […]
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Flashback: Remembering Johnny Cash on His Birthday
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsWhen news broke that Johnny Cash’s “Guess Things Happen That Way” was the 10 billionth download on iTunes, Cash’s daughter Rosanne remarked on Twitter that the honor was the perfect birthday present to her father, whose 78th birthday would have been today. Earlier this week, Cash’s final album of posthumous recordings, American VI: Ain’t No […]
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Weekend Rock List: ?80s Hip-Hop Songs
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsNewcleus-Jam On ItDIAZ | MySpace VideoNewcleus’ Robert “Chilly B” Crafton — who features in the electro classic “Jam On It,” above — passed away this Tuesday, February 23rd following a stroke, Newcleus’ MySpace page solemnly writes (via Pitchfork). He was 47. As “Jam On It” is one of our favorite jams, this week’s Rock List […]
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Billy Joel Dismisses Rumors He Yanked Tour With Elton John
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Flanigan/FilmMagic“There was never a tour booked this summer!” says Billy Joel, responding to Internet claims that he pulled the plug on a summer tour with Elton John. He continues, “Obviously, this has the smell of a really juicy story: ‘Why did they cancel? Did Billy and Elton have a fight? What’s going on?’ The […]
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Prince Gives New ?Cause and Effect? to Minnesota Public Radio
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No Tags/*A new Prince song called “Cause and Effect” debuted this morning on Minnesota public radio, with Prince personally offering the Twin Cities’ the Current 89.3 the world premiere of the song as a gesture in support of independent radio. Stylistically, “Cause and Effect” seems to find the middle ground between Prince’s guitar rock album Lotusflow3r […]
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Black Eyed Peas??Imma Be? Knocks Ke$ha?s ?TiK ToK? Out of Hot 100 Number One
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Wargo/WireImageKe$ha’s near-historic run at Number One on the Hot 100 has come to an end thanks to the Black Eyed Peas. The group’s “Imma Be” beat out “TiK ToK,” sending Ke$ha’s debut single to Number Two after nine consecutive weeks atop the chart. The Black Eyed Peas’ The E.N.D. is now the first album […]
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Echo & The Bunnymen Announce Tour
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsEcho & The Bunnymen will return to North America this spring for a run of dates.
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Travis Barker Carries on Spirit of DJ AM Team-Up With A-Trak
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Mazur/WireImageNearly three years ago, Alain Macklovitch, better known as DJ A-Trak, was holed up in a Los Angeles studio rehearsing with his longtime touring partner Kanye West for the hip-hop mogul’s Graduation tour. On a break, he bumped into DJ AM, who “told me he was working on some stuff for Travis Barker,” A-Trak […]
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Sirius XM Posts First Profits Since Merger, But Will Stern Stay?
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsFor the first time since their 2008 merger, Sirius XM radio are in the black with a $14.2 million profit in the fourth quarter of 2009, the New York Times reports. That might not sound like much — it equates to less than penny gain per stock share — but considering Sirius XM lost $245 […]
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Watch the Strokes? Hammond Jr. in the Studio With the Postelles
Posted by shredguitar in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsOn Tuesday, the Postelles will unleash a four-track EP called White Night, which features production by the Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. and a remix by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor. Like the Strokes, the band’s members met in high school on Manhattan’s Upper West Side but soon adopted a downtown musical mentality that captured Hammond’s ear. […]
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