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Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N' Roses, Beastie Boys inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The annual announcement of artists heading into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was announced earlier today, and it included quite a diverse selection of bands and solo singer/songwriters. The Beastie Boys, Guns N’ Roses,  Red Hot Chili Peppers, Donovan, Laura Nyro and The Small Faces/The Faces will all be honoured at this year’s induction,...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending May 13, 2011

Jay-Z might be sued for sampling Baligh Hamdy's "Khosara, Khosara" in his "Big Pimpin'" hit. Hamdy's children say that as heirs of the late Egyptian composer, their moral rights are being abused because Jay-Z hasn't got permission to use the "Khosara, Khosara" sample in the song. A judge ruled they've got grounds to sue, but they've yet to do so....
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Faces To Tour With Simply Red Singer?

Former Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan, guitarist Ron Wood and drummer Kenney Jones have been talking about a reunion tour, and McLagan says they'll do it even if former singer Rod Stewart isn't game. Stewart's pretty much said he won't be touring with the band, considering he plans to gig heavily in support of this year's Songbook in 2010. That...
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Fall Out Boy Members Jam With Daryl Hall, Turn Down Soccer With Rod Stewart

Fall Out Boy singer/guitarist Patrick Stump will appear on the upcoming episode of Hall And Oates member Daryl Hall's Live From Daryl's House online webcast series. The episode will be available as of Sunday (Nov. 15) through the series' website. Stump helped Hall perform Hall And Oates classics like "Out Of Touch" and "Guessing...
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Faces Reunite... Sort Of

That long rumoured Faces reunion looks set to go ahead for one show — without singer Rod Stewart, that is. Guitarist Ronnie Wood, keyboardist Ian McLagen and drummer Kenney Jones will play a one-off show at London, England's Royal Albert Hall on Oct. 25. Obviously, they won't have bassist Ronnie Lane with them, either, since he passed away in...
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Pumping: Rod Stewart - A Little Misunderstood: The Sixties Sessions

When weird old liner note geeks talk about Rod Stewart's glory days, they're not talking about his disco period or all those pub ballads, they're talking about these days. Thing is, they're wrong. It doesn't matter that Mick Jagger produced a song of his in 1967, nothing here approaches "Maggie May," "Young Turks," "You're...
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Rod Stewart And Justin Timberlake Have Biggest Tours So Far This Year

Revenues from the top 100 North American concert tours through the first half of the year reached $1.05 billion U.S., up 2.9 per cent from 12 months earlier, according to live music industry magazine, Pollstar. The top dog was Rod Stewart, who grossed $48.1 million while charging an average ticket price of $76.93. He was followed by Justin...
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The Rod Rocks... As Much As He Can

Rod Stewart thinks he can still rock, and he's out to prove it. His latest disc, Still The Same... Great Rock Classics Of Our Time, is scheduled for an October 10 release by J Records. This will be the first rock album that the poofy-haired crooner has produced in nearly a decade, as he's been spending the majority of his golden years singing...
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Loose Ends: Pearl Jam In Toronto, Final Juno Lineup And Stolen Band Gear

Pearl Jam will launch the first leg of their 2006 world tour in Toronto with two shows at the Air Canada Centre on May 9 and 10. My Morning Jacket will be the opening act for the shows and the entire tour. No other Canadian dates have been announced. Ticket sale information will be announced on March 20. "Toronto is a great city,"...
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