Classic Rock Cares News

 
Mick Jagger Joins the Foo Fighters' Classic Rock Cover Band for 'SNL ...
Rock Cellar Magazine
Reggae-influenced Aussie rock band Men at Work made headlines again just last month, although not for reasons they would have wanted: Original member Greg Ham – best known for playing the fluttering flute riff in the band's hit Down Under - was found ...

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White Rock Marathon Changes Name to Dallas Marathon
D Magazine
The name change makes sense, I guess, since the event has had less and less to do with White Rock Lake over the years. Makes sense if they're trying to brand the event nationally among marathon addicts enthusiasts. But White Rock Marathon is a more ...

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Journey's Neal Schon Recalls The Rise Of Eddie Van Halen And The Birth Of 'Don ...
Ultimate Classic Rock
It was a benefit for him and I got to play with Steve Smith, Ed Rock, Ronnie's old keyboard player and [Styx bassist] Ricky Phillips, who also played with Ronnie on bass and who I was in Bad English with. It was a really cool night.


 
RollingStone.com
Heart's Ann Wilson on the Band's Early Days and Setting an Example
RollingStone.com
By Jessica Hopper The first ladies of Classic Rock, Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson, are getting their first career-spanning box set this month. Strange Euphoria is a three-disc collection that brings out some early gems (the "Magic Man" demo), ...

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Females make rock on their own terms
Online Athens
Screaming Females greased those wheels themselves with stellar live shows and recordings that simultaneously invoke Billy Corgan-esque guitar wizardry (minus the bummer attitude), Dinosaur Jr.'s channelling of American post-punk via classic rock, ...

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Guy Hands grabs care home group in £825m deal
The Independent
It is about as far away from rock'n'roll as you can get. Guy Hands, the Terra Firma private equity boss who bought record label EMI for £3.2m in 2007 and lost all that money, has just purchased Britain's biggest care homes group, Four Seasons, ...

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Arts and entertainment calendar for May 24
Wilmette Life
June 19: Classis Blast (pop rock played on “classical” instruments). June 26: Five Guys Named Moe (classic rock). July 3: BBI ('60s to today). July 10: Vinyl Highway Band (hits of the '60s and '70s). July 17: Billy Croft & the 5 Alarm Band (country ...

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