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Listening to the Rolling Stones or Led Zeppelin? Drinkify Selects Perfect Cocktail for the Occasion
Never drink alone again! A new website called Drinkify.org is a godsend for budding alcoholics — and casual drinkers too, we suppose — looking for the perfect cocktail to accompany their latest musical preferences. The concept is simple: Enter the name of the band or artist you are currently listening to, and Drinkify comes up with the boozy elixir to best compliment your soundtrack.
Ace Frehley and Tony Iommi Crack New York Times Best Sellers Book Chart
It wasn’t even close. Both Ace Frehley and Tony Iommi made the latest New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers list, but the former Kiss guitarist enjoyed a comfortable lead over the Black Sabbath axe-man in the battle of the hard rockers vying for supremacy on the tally.
Van Halen Reportedly NOT Appearing at Grammy Nominations Show After All
Silly us, assuming that a post on the official twitter account for the Grammys — “Who do you predict the reuniting band will be @ GRAMMYnoms? Does this hint make you wanna ‘Jump’ & ‘Dance The Night Away?’” — suggested that Van Halen would appear onstage Nov. 30 at the Grammy nominations show to announce their reunion plans. A source tells Rolling Stone magazine that a VH Grammy show appearance
Ozzy Osbourne, Jimi Hendrix Sculptures to be Auctioned for Charity
More than two dozen giant Gibson guitar sculptures designed in honor of the Doors, Motley Crue, Jimi Hendrix, Ozzy Osbourne and others have been decorating various spots on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip for the better part of a year, and now those 20-foot-tall axes will be auctioned for charity.
Led Zeppelin Inspired Ladder Creates Safer Stairway to… Household Repairs
Ever thought about climbing a ‘Stairway to Heaven’ while searching for highly placed objects in your home? Finally, now is your chance. Inspired by Led Zeppelin‘s iconic logo, a student at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design has designed an innovative new ladder with jagged contours.
Kiss Going Retro for ‘Monster’ Recording Sessions
Kiss are turning back the clock for the recording of their new album, ‘Monster,’ which should be out by the summer of 2012. The band is bucking the trend of using digital recording gear, opting instead for the retro experience of old analog equipment and a stripped-down approach. In other words, don’t expect any outside writers, extra keyboards or superfluous children’s choruses this time around.
Rolling Stones Roll Out More Details About ‘Some Girls’ Bonus Disc
More details have been unveiled about the 12 bonus tracks featured in the upcoming re-release of the Rolling Stones‘ 1978 album ‘Some Girls,’ including the full track and personnel listings. The dozen tracks, many of which were recorded instrumentally with vocals added recently by Mick Jagger, will be included in the the Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition of ‘Some Girls,’ which has been remas
Tom Petty Rocks Tiny California Club to Benefit Public Radio
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers busted out both the big guns and some deep cuts for the lucky 500 fans who managed to score a ticket to an intimate club gig they performed Saturday in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ Featured in UFC Commercial
The Rolling Stones classic ‘Sympathy for the Devil,’ specifically, the 2003 Neptunes remix, is being featured in promotions for the upcoming UFC Heavyweight Championship bout pitting current heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez — dubbed “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” — against the top contender, Junior dos Santos.
The mixed martial arts showdown, the first to be broadcast on network TV, will take
Metallica Fans Riot Following Cancelled Concert
Metallica‘s first trip to India isn’t turning out quite the way they had planned. The metal mavens were scheduled to play their first-ever concert there Friday (Oct. 28) in the city of Gurgaon, but after 20,000 fans turned up and became irate after waiting several hours for the gig to start, a stampede caused barricades to collapse. Promoters then decided to postpone the show until Saturday, and t
John Lennon’s Son Sean Leads Occupy Wall Street Protesters in Song
The Occupy Wall Street movement got a little entertainment from the son of a Beatle earlier this week when Sean Lennon descended on the encampment with some friends to offer up an inspiring revolutionary ditty for the masses. What did the son of John Lennon, and his buddies perform: ‘Power to the People?’ Nope. ‘Imagine?’ Not exactly. Try Madonna’s ode to unhindered capitalism, ‘Material Girl.’
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Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler ‘Doing Splendidly’ Following Emergency Dental Surgery
Steven Tyler is “doing splendidly,” the Paraguayan dentist who treated the Aerosmith singer reports, and the band will perform Wednesday (Oct. 26) in the country’s capital of Asuncion, one day after a freak fall left him with a bloodied mouth that caused the postponement of a scheduled Tuesday gig there.