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‘Don’t break into the house and try to steal them’: Van Halen’s David Lee Roth on gold records, good times

The latest episode of the Roth TV shows finds David Lee Roth giving a brief tour of the long hallway that leads across the length of the second-floor in flamboyant Van Halen frontman’s mansion — affectionately known as the Mojo Dojo. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Ono at 80: Busy year on tap for Yoko Ono, with concert, exhibits, reissues and retrospectives

Yoko Ono is set to celebrate her 80th birthday with a concert featuring her ever-evolving Plastic Ono Band on February, 17, 2013 in Germany. You May Also Like: The ‘Mind Games’ Song That Pointed to John Lennon’s Reunion With Yoko Ono

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‘They were always energetic and that was good for me’: Tony Iommi on Black Sabbath’s legacy of drummers

The news that Brad Wilk will be sitting in the drum chair for Black Sabbath’s forthcoming reunion album had us taking a look back at the huge shoes he’ll be filling. You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Was Only in Jethro Tull For Two Weeks Ian GillanRead More

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Prince launches new web site, with a full-length video of his upcoming song “Screwdriver”

Prince has launched a new web site, and it includes the full-length lyric video for his forthcoming song “Screwdriver.” Also featured is clip from the mercurial performer’s 2009 appearance at Montreux. You May Also Like: Prince (1958-2016): An Appreciation Prince Recalled Past Glories on ’20Ten,’ But Then Made the SameRead More

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‘Hopefully, we’ll try and cross the pond’: The Beatles’ Pete Best eyes new studio effort, a U.S. tour

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwzY0XYVyTk&w=500&h=305] The Beatles’ drummer is planning a new U.S. tour, and his first album in years. No, not Ringo Starr: Pete Best, the group’s original fourth member. You May Also Like: How the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour was almost, but not quite, saved The Beatles, “Blue Jay Way” fromRead More

Are Yes' ever-shifting lineups hurting its Hall of Fame chances?: 'It would have to be with everybody'

Are Yes’ ever-shifting lineups hurting its Hall of Fame chances?: ‘It would have to be with everybody’

Does Yes’ apparent inability to earn induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have something to do with how many members have passed through its lineup over the years? Stalwart Chris Squire thinks that just might be it. You May Also Like: Micky Dolenz discusses the Monkees’ HallRead More

'It shows you what I know': Sammy Hagar hated the concept for Van Halen's biggest video ever

‘It shows you what I know’: Sammy Hagar hated the concept for Van Halen’s biggest video ever

With its high-concept series of contemporary on-screen messages, “Right Now” was, Sammy Hagar today admits, “the biggest video Van Halen ever had.” Yet it almost never got made, because Hagar actively boycotted the idea. You May Also Like: The conflicted history of Sammy Hagar’s Van Halen smash “Right Now”: ‘ItRead More

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Martin Barre on playing second fiddle to a flute: ‘I’m sort of like the George Harrison of Jethro Tull’

Guitarist Martin Barre might be the most underrated member of any legacy progressive-rock group. Not only has he played a key role in some of Jethro Tull’s signature moments, he is — other than Ian Anderson — the band’s longest-tenured member. You May Also Like: Martin Barre – ’50 YearsRead More

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‘You’re very handsome’: A chance meeting for Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and lookalike Will Ferrell

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, during a news conference to announce their appearance at Australia’s Big Day Out 2013, returned to a common theme: The fact that he looks just like Will Ferrell. You May Also Like: When John Frusciante Returned to Solo Work on ‘Shadows Collide WithRead More

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Anthrax, “Anthem” (2013): Something Else! sneak peek

Oh dear God, please someone take the microphone away from Joey Belladonna. I’ve admitted before, and in the interest of fairness will again, that I prefer John Bush as vocalist for Anthrax. You May Also Like: Anthrax – ‘For All Kings’ (2016) Anthrax, Sept. 23, 2016: Shows I’ll Never ForgetRead More