Various Artists, 'Ghost Brothers of Darkland County'? Album Review
John Mellencamp and Stephen King may receive higher billing on ?Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,? but the album really belongs to T Bone Burnett. This collaboration between the singer-songwriter and horror novelist stemmed from a story Mellencamp told King about a pair of Indiana brothers whose tragic fates were tied to a girl. King in [...]
Top 10 Pete Townshend Lyrics
You'd have to be deaf (and perhaps, dumb and blind) to be unaware that Pete Townshend is one of the all-time great songwriters in rock ? which makes narrowing down his best lyrics a tricky task. Also consider that the man behind the majority of the Who?s music is known to think big. His genius [...]
Dire Straits, 'Sultans of Swing'? Lyrics Uncovered
?Sultans of Swing? was both the first single from Dire Straits? debut album and a revealing first-person account of the average working band?s hardscrabble, often thankless existence playing British pubs during the '70s. It?s only fitting, therefore, that Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler was inspired to write the tune in a pub, pint in hand, [...]
Top 10 Dusty Hill ZZ Top Songs
To some fans, Dusty Hill is that other bearded guy in ZZ Top ? the one with only four strings instead of six, making far less frequent trips to the microphone stand. But to diehard classic rockers, the bassist is both the living bedrock of ZZ Top?s sound, and a necessary foil (not to mention [...]
Rolling Stones Joined by Dave Grohl at Anaheim Concert
Fans who attended the Anaheim, Calif. date of the Rolling Stones‘ '50 & Counting' Tour' got a little bit more than they bargained for Saturday night (May 18). Former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl came out mid-set at the Honda Center to join the legendary rockers for a searing rendition of [...]
AC/DC Sung by 12 Year Old ? Best of YouTube
Looking for dirty deeds done dirt cheap? Well, you might be in luck — especially if you live in a state where there are relaxed child labor laws. In the clip above, 12-year-old singer Brooks Paul belts out a convincing version of the AC/DC classic with his band — but if you're looking to hire [...]
10 Rockers Too Sexy For Their Own Good
Rock and roll and sex appeal are pretty much inextricable. The term "rock and roll" is itself a sexual euphemism, and since the very beginning of the genre, when Elvis Presley's swiveling hips were considered a threat to America's youth, rock music has been bound up in visual appeal and sexualized marketing. Even so, sometimes [...]
Rod Stewart and Ron Wood Ran from the Plaster Casters
Regardless of what one thinks of his sense of humor, it's undeniable that Howard Stern has an uncanny knack for getting his guests to open up about some of their most private details. On Monday (May 13), Rod Stewart talked about how close he and Ron Wood came to having casts made of their genitalia [...]
BOSTON (AP) ? Johnny Boychuk broke a tie midway through the second period, and the Boston Bruins scored two goals in the third to beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Sunday and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
IRVING, Texas (AP) ? Sang-Moon Bae won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead.
STOCKHOLM (AP) ? Sweden became the first home team to win the world hockey championships in 27 years, beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday for its ninth title.
BALTIMORE (AP) ? Matt Moore pitched seven innings of five-hit ball to stay unbeaten, Luke Scott and Matt Joyce homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
