Associated artist: The Beatles
Source: Aversion
"The tapes, which were recorded in 1969 and include live jams as well as snippets of conversation and other dialogues, turned up missing shortly after they were scrubbed by producer Phil Spector to make Let it Be a year later..." FULL STORY
posted July 18, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Wolfmother
Source: Billboard
"The Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Who will headline the U.S. version of the Virgin Festival, presented by Virgin Mobile and set for Sept. 23 at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore." FULL STORY
posted July 17, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The Beatles
Source: Launch
"A schizophrenic man who allegedly tried to sell boxes of stolen tapes of rare Beatles recordings is free as a bird Friday after a British judge decided not to order him locked up on account of his mental illness." FULL STORY
posted July 14, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Pink Floyd
Source: Launch
"Pink Floyd and David Bowie have led the tributes to Syd Barrett, who died last Friday." FULL STORY
posted July 12, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Pink Floyd
Source: CNN Showbiz
"Syd Barrett, the eccentric guitarist who founded Pink Floyd but later left the music business to live quietly and somewhat reclusively, has died at the age of 60, according to a spokeswoman for the band." FULL STORY
posted July 11, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Ozzy Rocking The Small StageAssociated artist: Ozzy Osbourne
Source: MTV
"At this rate, Ozzy Osbourne might just forgo the main stage and headline Ozzfest's second stage all summer. Ozzy will now be playing the smaller stage on nine of this summer's Ozzfest dates, including Sunday's stop in Chicago and the August 6 stop in Bristow, Virginia." FULL STORY
posted July 11, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Ozzy & Zakk Wylde to Start Work on 15th Solo AlbumAssociated artist: Ozzy Osbourne
Source: Billboard
"Ozzy Osbourne is getting ready to enter another chapter in his diary of a madman -- with longtime sidekick Zakk Wylde alongside." FULL STORY
posted July 11, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM McCartney's First Guitar Up For AuctionAssociated artist: The Beatles
Source: Aversion
"The first guitar Paul McCartney ever owned will soon be up for auction. The guitar, a Rex acoustic, comes with a letter of authenticity from McCartney, who states it was the first instrument he ever owned and that on it he learned the basic chords that’d help revolutionize rock music." FULL STORY
posted July 11, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Ozzy Osbourne
Source: andPOP
"Ozzy Osbourne's house nearly went up in flames on Thursday morning for the second time in just over a year." FULL STORY
posted July 10, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Royalty & Rock Legends Grace Cornbury FestivalAssociated artist: Led Zeppelin
Source: NME
"Prince Harry was one of the VIP guests at this weekend's sold-out Cornbury Festival, held near Charlbury in Oxfordshire. The two-day event attracted the red-headed Royal nipper on Saturday where he saw performances by ex-Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and hoedown rock monsters Hayseed Dixie." FULL STORY
posted July 10, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM
