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Archive for February, 2012
Davy Jones of the Monkees dies aged 66
Written by admin on February 29, 2012 – 6:35 pm -| Davy Jones has sadly died of a heart attack aged 66.
The Monkees singer fell ill while visiting a ranch near his home in Indiantown, Florida, and was pronounced dead at the nearby Martin Memorial Hospital. |
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Tags: Davy Jones, Davy Jones death, Davy Jones obituary, The Monkees
Posted in 60s pop, Obituaries | 1 Comment »
Springsteen on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
Written by admin on February 28, 2012 – 7:32 pm -Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed rousing renditions of two tracks from the forthcoming album “Wrecking Ball” album on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” last night.
Here are the performances for those who missed them…
“We Take Care Of Our Own” – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen new album, Bruce Springsteen on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Bruce Springsteen We Take Care Of Our Own, Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball, The E Street Band
Posted in American Rock | No Comments »
Song of the Week #95 – “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)”
Written by admin on February 27, 2012 – 8:28 pm - |
To celebrate the release of the new Experience and Immersion editions of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” the band’s non-conformist anthem “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: Another Brick in the Wall, Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd the Wall, Pink Floyd the Wall Experience edition, Pink Floyd the Wall Immersion edition, Richard Wright, Roger Waters
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Tom Jones added to V Festival line-up
Written by admin on February 27, 2012 – 6:54 pm -| Sir Tom Jones has been added to the line-up for the 2012 V Festival.
The V Festival, now in its seventeenth year, takes place across two sites in Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire across the weekend of August 18 and 19. |
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Tags: James Morrison, Killers, Madness, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Snow Patrol, The Human League, The Proclaimers, The Stone Roses, The Stranglers, Tom Jones, Tom Jones V Festival, V Festival 2012
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Johnny Cash 80th Birthday celebration
Written by admin on February 26, 2012 – 9:26 pm -Johnny Cash’s family gathered at his boyhood home in Dyess, Arkansas today to celebrate what would have been the late star’s 80th birthday. Cash was born in Kingsland, Arkansas on this day in 1932, the fourth of seven children.
This 80th birthday year is set to be a busy one for the Cash estate, with the restoration of the Dyess property, the opening of a museum in Nashville, and a number of promising record releases, including “Bootleg IV: The Soul of Truth” in April, and a comprehensive box set of his first 30 years of recorded output.
Tags: Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 80th birthday, Johnny Cash Bootleg Vol 4 - The Soul of Truth, Johnny Cash museum
Posted in Rock 'n' roll | No Comments »
