Articles Tagged “ticker1”
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Journey’s ‘Faithfully’ Performed by Hollie Cavanagh on ‘American Idol’
Hollie Cavanagh performed Journey‘s 1983 smash hit ballad ‘Faithfully’ on ‘American Idol‘ tonight, and though she tried gamely, it seemed some of the song’s vocal range and urgency eluded her. The performance opened with Cavanagh standing in front of a desert highway scene projected upon a giant video screen. The mood was set perfectly for a dramatic delivery of the song’s opening “Highway run / Into the midnight sun / [...]
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Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell Plans Reunion Of Classic Dio Band
Considering the volatile nature of his past relationship with the late Ronnie James Dio, it’s somewhat surprising to hear that Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell is reuniting with the classic lineup of the Dio band where he found some of his early success as a guitarist. Three original members of the Dio band will join Campbell in the new endeavor, including drummer Vinny Appice, bassist Jimmy Bain and keyboardist Claude [...]
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T. Rex Provides Soundtrack to Charlie Sheen Bavaria Commercial
Few sounds in rock history define decadence as perfectly as T. Rex‘s 1971 hit ‘Bang a Gong (Get it On).’ So when actor/hedonist Charlie Sheen signed on to appear in Dutch beer company Bavaria’s new commercial, it made sense for them to spring for Marc Bolan’s most famous song. In the spot, Sheen leaves a rehab center and hops into his car, hoping to never return. As he drives through [...]
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Rush Meets the Beastie Boys in ‘Pass the Mic, Tom’
The death of Adam “MCA” Yauch on May 4 has gotten all of us to take a trip down the rabbit hole of our favorite Beastie Boys videos. Somewhere between the 70s cop show pastiche of ‘Sabotage‘ and the hormonal silliness of ‘(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party)‘ we found this gem. It’s called ‘Pass the Mic, Tom,’ and it’s a mash-up of the vocals from ‘Pass the [...]
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Greg Lake Rocks KONG Moster Rock
Join the BuddhaMan for his Rock N Roll Profile where he welcomes legendary rocker GREG LAKE of ELP & King Crimson. Friday at 5pm and Sunday at 3pm PDT. You won’t want to miss this…