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Elvis Costello Pulls Out of Israel Concerts in Protest

'Sometimes silence is better than adding to static'

(Newser) - Elvis Costello has canceled two concerts he was due to play in Israel this summer to protest the nation's treatment of Palestinians. "There are occasions when merely having your name added to a concert schedule may be interpreted as a political act that resonates more than anything that might...

'Courtney Love Is Dead,' Says Courtney Love
 'Courtney Love Is Dead,' 
 Says Courtney Love 
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Apr 20, 2010 2:07 PM CDT

'Courtney Love Is Dead,' Says Courtney Love

Singer says she's switching to her real name

(Newser) - Courtney Love has had it with her stage name, which, to hear her tell it, has become more like a slave name. “The name Courtney Love is a way to oppress me,” she said in a recent interview with NME magazine. “Courtney Love is dead.” From...

Steven Tyler Enters Rehab
 Steven Tyler Enters Rehab 
Dec 23, 2009 3:44 AM CST

Steven Tyler Enters Rehab

Aerosmith frontman says he's not leaving band

(Newser) - Rocker Steven Tyler has entered a rehab facility to deal with an addiction to prescription painkillers. The Aerosmith singer denied rumors he was leaving the band and said he was looking forward to getting back on the stage as soon as possible, People reports. Tyler, 61, suffers chronic pain from...

Rock Star of the Year? Berlusconi
 Rock Star of the 
 Year? Berlusconi 
SEXY, SEXY SILVIO?
Nov 25, 2009 10:27 AM CST

Rock Star of the Year? Berlusconi

Italian premier Silvio wins title thanks to sexy lifestyle

(Newser) - He might be 73, paunchy, and balding, but Silvio Berlusconi is still a rock star, says Italy’s Rolling Stone. The Italian premier was named “Rockstar of the Year” by the mag because he has a “lifestyle worthy of the greatest rock stars,” the AP reports. We...

KISS Drummer Beats Breast Cancer

Peter Criss aims to raise awareness of male breast cancer

(Newser) - Peter Criss has been declared cancer-free and he feels like the luckiest Catman alive. Criss, a founding member of KISS, received treatment for a tumor in his breast before it could spread and got the all-clear with his latest mammogram. The 63-year-old survivor is now doing his best to raise...

Pink Is Ridiculously Underrated
 Pink Is Ridiculously Underrated 
OPINION
Oct 7, 2009 11:32 AM CDT

Pink Is Ridiculously Underrated

She can out-sing all those pop starlets, so why isn't she getting the same hype?

(Newser) - After watching Pink dangle from a trapeze 60 feet above the Radio City Music Hall stage—while belting out "Sober" perfectly—James Montgomery had a revelation: "Pink is totally underrated." She's "the total pop-star package,” he writes for MTV: tattooed, clever, confrontational, and a damn...

Guitarist Noel Gallagher Quits Oasis, Blames Brother Liam

(Newser) - After years of sibling rivalry that often escalated into brawls, guitarist Noel Gallagher quit the band Oasis today, the BBC reports, and blamed brother Liam. “It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight,” Noel, who’s 6 years older than...

The Best Rock Frontmen
 The Best Rock Frontmen 
Jul 9, 2009 6:48 PM CDT

The Best Rock Frontmen

(Newser) - Frontmen are at the heart of rock ‘n’ roll—no matter how amazing the musicians in the band are, they still needs someone with the right mix of talent and charisma to reach the crowd. The Independent compiles the best:
  1. Johnny Rotten, Sex Pistols. Like so many other rockers,
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NJ Woman Denies Springsteen Affair

Husband accused of groundlessly dragging Boss into bitter divorce battle

(Newser) - A New Jersey woman is fiercely denying rumors that she was dancing in the dark with Bruce Springsteen, reports the Star-Ledger. The woman says the affair accusation—made in her husband's divorce filing—is groundless and the two just happen to be members of the same gym. She plans to...

Bono: Fans Wish I'd Die Young

Singer rails against rock star 'mythology'

(Newser) - Sorry, U2 fans: Bono is sticking around for a while. The frontman discussed the mystique of rock stars dying young with a BBC TV show, claiming “people do want you to die on a cross age 33, with a Jack Daniels in your hand,” the Mirror reports. But...

Lennon's Rejected Royal Medal Found

Cheeky Beatle returned honor to Queen in peace protest

(Newser) - The symbol of the royal honor John Lennon didn't want has been found forgotten in a royal vault, the Times of London reports. Lennon was awarded the Member of the British Empire honor in 1965—prompting some others to turn in theirs—but sent it back to the palace in...

9 Hotels Haunted by Celebs
 9 Hotels Haunted by Celebs 
TRAVEL
Oct 31, 2008 4:22 PM CDT

9 Hotels Haunted by Celebs

(Newser) - In the mood for upscale Halloween chills? If a plain old haunted house isn't swanky enough for your tastes, consider checking into a room from Travel and Leisure's list of hotels that come complete with a resident celeb spook:
  1. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles: Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift
  2. Las
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Rockers Form Group to Fight for Rights

Coalition aims to give UK bards more control over copyright

(Newser) - Dozens of British rock stars have joined together to form an organization that seeks more control over the music they create, the Guardian reports. The manifesto of the Featured Artists' Coalition calls for bands to have much more say over copyright—one of the issues that spurred founding members Radiohead...

Oasis Star Attacked on Stage
 Oasis Star Attacked on Stage
Sep 9, 2008 4:00 AM CDT

Oasis Star Attacked on Stage

Man storms the stage at Toronto gig, shoves Gallagher brother into speakers

(Newser) - A rogue fan attacked Oasis star Noel Gallagher during a concert in Toronto, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The man raced onto the stage and violently pushed the guitarist down into speakers as the band played What's the Story, Morning Glory? Gallagher's brother Liam and the band's bodyguards rushed the...

The Internet Is Killing Our Rock Stars
The Internet Is Killing
Our Rock Stars
opinion
Aug 9, 2008 10:57 AM CDT

The Internet Is Killing Our Rock Stars

Piracy, iTunes bad news for the bastions of US culture

(Newser) - The Internet is killing the two cultural exports that most define America: music and movies, Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel writes in the Wall Street Journal. Gone are the days of the old-fashioned rock star and the seminal album, replaced by one-hit wonders and an iTunes audience that craves singles. Gone, too,...

Giggling Fab 4 Tape Discovered
Giggling
Fab 4 Tape
Discovered
Jul 26, 2008 8:51 AM CDT

Giggling Fab 4 Tape Discovered

Surprise song session recording to be auctioned off

(Newser) - A 1964 recording of the Beatles laughing too hard to finish a song is to be auctioned, reports the Daily Telegraph. The 30-minute tape captures the Fab Four repeatedly breaking down in giggling fits while trying to record the ballad "I'll Follow The Sun." The comical history tour...

Ronnie Wood Rolls Into Rehab
 Ronnie Wood Rolls Into Rehab 
Jul 17, 2008 5:24 AM CDT

Ronnie Wood Rolls Into Rehab

Rolling Stone seeks help after boozy jaunt to Ireland with teen waitress

(Newser) - Rapidly aging rocker Ronnie Wood has checked back into rehab—his seventh time—for help with his drinking problem, the Independent reports. The 61-year-old Rolling Stone returned to the UK to straighten out, apparently in a bid to save his marriage. He had fled to Ireland with a 19-year-old Russian...

Johnny McCain No Goode for Chuck Berry

Rock 'n' roll legend is rooting for Obama to win the White House

(Newser) - Chuck Berry hopes Barack Obama will rock his way to victory in November—even though it's John McCain who used Berry's classic Johnny B. Goode as a theme song in the early days of the campaign. The McCain camp has since switched to Abba's Take a Chance On Me. Berry,...

Neil Young Steering His '59 Lincoln Green

Hopes to be rockin' the greenie world with electric car prototype

(Newser) - Neil Young has shifted gear in his quest to make the world a better place, reports the AP. The Canadian rock legend known for his protest songs is working with a Wichita mechanic to convert his 1959 Lincoln Continental to run on an electric battery. Young hopes the prototype could...

50 Top Pop Brainiacs
 50 Top Pop Brainiacs 
May 25, 2008 11:43 AM CDT

50 Top Pop Brainiacs

Lennon, Marley, Berry rock on

(Newser) - "Towering natural abilities" and "exceptional creative powers" infuse the most memorable music of generations, forged by Blender's top 50 pop-music geniuses. The top 10:
  1. Bob Dylan: Each of his brave self-reinventions is "an authentic American original."
  2. John Lennon: "His drive pushed the Beatles from a
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