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18.03. 2010

Happy Birthday today
Wilson Pickett.69  -  John Hartman, Doobie Brothers,64  -  Barry Wilson (Paramount/Procol Harum)63 
Bernie Torme',55  -  Irene Cara,51  -  Grant Hart (Husker Du),49  -  Vanessa Williams,47
Jeff Le Bar Cinderella,47 -  Jerry Cantrell Alice In Chains,44  -  Queen Latifah/Dana Owens.40
Stuart Zender (Jamiroquai),36  -  Adam Levine (Maroon 5),31   More March Birthdays 

 Further Celebrity Birthdays today
Joy Fielding (can. writer, 65)  -  Ingemar Stenmark (swed.skiing ace, 54) - Luc Besson (frz.moviedir.51)


Passed Away This Very Day
...43 years ago:
Jimmy Blaine, singer 
...33 years ago:
James McCartney, father of Paul McCartney, 73
...9 years ago: J
ohn Phillips, American musician (The Mamas and the Papas)
...4 years ago:
Dan Gibson, musician, 84

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Today 34 years ago:
David Bowie's movie 'The Man Who Fell From Earth had it's premiere in London
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17.03. 2010

Happy Birthday today
Nat King Cole,93+  -  Clarence Clemons (E Street Band),69  -  John Sebastian, Lovin' Spoonful,66
 Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane)66  -  Bob Johnson [Steeleye Span)66  -  Pat McAuley [Them/]66
 Harold Brown (War)64  -  Pat Lloyds (Equals)62+  -  Bobby Whitlock [Derek-the Dominos),62 
Scott Gorham
, Thin Lizzy,59  -  Wally Stocker [Babys/Humble Pie/Air Supply)56  -  Mike Lindup (Level 42),51
Jason McMaster Dangerous Toys  -  Billy Corgan Smashing Pumpkins,43  - Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole),38 
Caroline Corr ( The Corrs),37  -  Justin Hawkins [The Darkness],35  -  Stephen Gately [ Boyzone],34
      More March Birthdays 

Further Celebrity Birthdays today
Rudolf Nurejew (russ. dancer Choreograph, 72, +)  -  Giovanni Trapattoni (soccer trainer 71) 
Patrick Duffy (US actor 61)  - Sydne Rome (US-actress, 59)  -  Kurt Russell (US actor59) 
 
Gary Sinise (US-actor, 55)  -  Rob Lowe (US-actor, 46)

Passed Away This Very Day

...52 years ago: Carl Perkins (27) US jazz pianist (drugs)
..31 years ago:
Zenon de Fleur Heirowski (28) guitarist, Count Bishops (heart attack)
...28 years ago:
Samuel George Jr (39)Capitol (stabbed)
..20 years ago:
Rick Grech () bass player, Traffic (kidney and liver failure)
...13 years ago:
Jermaine Stewart (39) American singer (liver cancer)
...4 years ago:
Professor X/Lumumba Robert Carson (49) US rapper (spinal meningitis)

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Today 60 years ago: WDIA Memphis becomes the first on-air black station in the southern states of America

 
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The Scorpions started their  "Get Your Sting und" Blackout "Farewell Tour 2010" yesterday
in 
Prague. Therefore some Liveclips - here, here, here and here are availbable. 

The Dillinger Escape Plan
are currently streaming their entire new Album  Option Paralysis,on their 
 
Myspace Page

Ozzy Osbourne
are the latest to be confirmed for this year's  Ruisrock Festival on july  9.-11-in
  Russalo in Turku, Finland

Rush
have named their upcoming documentary -  'Rush: Behind The Lighted Stage' gegeben..It will be
premiered on april
24.at the  Tribeca Film Festival in New York  more 

Chickenfoot
will be playing at the 20th Anniversary Party ofn Sammy Hagars Cabo Wabo Cantina
 in Cabo San Lucas on april  22./23./24.- The Fan Music Video of Chickenfoot
can be viewed at
visit chickenfoot.us for more info


16.03. 2010

Happy Birthday today
Nancy Wilson, Heart,56  -  Jimmy Nail (UK actor and singer)56  -  Flavor Flav (Public Enemy),51 
 
Stuart Kerr (Texas),47  -  Patty Griffin,46  -  Andy Dunlop [Travis],38  -  Leena Peisa [Lordi],31
      More March Birthdays  

Further Celebrity Birthdays today
Walter Cunningham ("Apollo 7"-Astronaut, 78)  -  Bernardo Bertolucci (70)  - Isabelle Huppert (frz.actress57)
Lauren Graham (US-actress, 43)

Passed Away This Very Day
...35 years ago:
T- Bone Walker/Aaron Thibeaux Walker (64) US blues guitarist (heartproblems)
...19 years ago:
Reba Mcentire's BAND... (planecrash)
...18 years ago:
Johnny Cymbal (48) Scottish born American songwriter, singer 
..2 years ago:
Daniel MacMaster (39) (staph infection)

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today 33 years ago: A&M fire the
Sex Pistols after only a week, paying them £40,000 compensation.
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Dave Grohl In Fresh Pots going almost mad - with Them Crooked Vultures


Blackmore's Night have announced further european tourdates (see tourdates)

Zakk Wylde
has now launched his very own Twitter Page here 

Multi Grammy
winner
Herbie Hancock shortly releases his new Album The Imagine Project'. Other artists
contributing are 
Jeff Beck and Derek Trucks. More tor read  - here

 
Ratt 
now have theSong 'Eat Me Up Alive'  from their new Album - the first one since 10 years, entitled
  'Infestation' - available for listening - here

US-students have tried to cover Panteras
classic tune 'Cowboys From Hell'  - here. And  for comparison
here the Original

Next week Kissin Dynamites new Album 'Addicted To Metal' will be released. Therefore a so-called  
 EPK Trailer is available for viewing.

Recently  Jack White has said within an Interview, that he ain't sure what's happening with The White Stripes
because of all his other projects. He's gotta think about it 

John Lydon (Sex Pistols) has announced, after the upcoming US Tour with his reformed 
Public Image Limitied he intends to record a new album. More to read  here

The new Album "Dreams Will Come" from  Melodic Rockers Drive She Said is due may 21
Soundsamplesare available  here, here and here

And Grand Illusion release theire new Album "Brand New World"  also on may 21.. Infos about the Band
can be found  here. And Soundfiles for pre listening  here , here and here.

Nikki Sixx is also on Twitter, - here.


15.03. 2010

Happy Birthday today
James Mitchell [The Detroit Emeralds/Memphis Horns,79  -  Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead,70
Mike Love: (Beach Boys),69  -  Sly Stone (Sly & the Family Stone) 66 - Howard Scott (War),64 
Ry Cooder (US blues singer/guitarist),63  -  Dee Snider (Twisted Sister)55  -  Terence Trent D'Arby,48 
 
Bret Michaels (Poison)47 -  Jon Schaffer Iced Earth,42  -  Timo Kotipelto  Stratovarius,41
Mark Hoppus [Blink-182],38  -  Will.i.am/William Adams Jr [Black Eyed Peas],35  -  Joe Hahn [Linkin Park],33
      More March Birthdays  

Further Celebrity Birthdays today
Andrew Jackson (7. Prtsident of the USA 1829-1837, 243, +)
Philippe de Broca (frz. movie director, 77, +)  -  Eva Longoria (35)

International tourdates
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Chick Corea  'Return To Forever' 1972

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Mikey Dread/Michael Campbell (54) Jamaican singer
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Edmund "Ted" Hockridge (89) Canadian singer and actor
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Today 54 years ago:
Colonel Tom Parker becomes Elvis Presley's manager   More Trivia at the
 
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Danko Jones has announced european tourdates .(see Tourdates)The new album 'Below The Belt' is due in may

Pro-Pain
have also announced further european dates. (see Tourdates)

Powerquest
have parted ways with Singer Pete Morten and guitarist Ben Randall due to musical differences

Yesteday evening in Rio DeJaneiro the Guns'n'Roses Show was cancelled because the stage broke down. 

Wellknown Rockjournalist Garry Sharpe-Young
who contributed to various media in America, England and Germany, had written biographies of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath and is founder of the rock Detector website, has passed away aged only 45 of an aneurism. 

Babylon A.D. have reunited and will re-release their debutalbum from 1990 entiteled 'Bang Go The Bells' which included hits as 'Bang Go The Bells', 'Hammer Swings Down', 'Desperate' and 'The Kid Goes Wild'and went gold. More infos at the band's official MySpace page.

According to  reports the new Soloalbum of
John Norum (Europe) is entitled Playyard Blues and includes  10 Tracks More infos available shortly

There will be a Kiss Fanparty beforehand the new Kiss European tour. Participating are 5 Kiss Tribute Bands  - Live 4 Win (Paul Stanley Tribute), Psycho Circus, Reason To Kiss, Kisskonfusion und Julietkiss. - Satureda april 17.  - Doors open at 8 PM  -  Live Show at 10 PM  Lucille Music Hall Via dell'Undustria 29C Sommacampagn, Verona.  More Infos at KISSonline.com .

  John Hiatt
was guest in the US Talkshow of David Letterman and performed one song from his new album  'Open Road'. Here you find the Clip

Katatonia release their new EP "The Longest Day" on march 15. 

According to LedZeppelinNews.com, the already planned  'Show Of Peace' in Bejing feat. many wellknown artists, has been postboned from april 17 to October. More to read:  here.

New Videoclips are available from :
Blood Red Shoes for the Single ‘Light It Up’ from the Album ‘Fire Like This’
High On Fire for the Single ‘Frost Hammer’ from the 5th Album ‘Snakes For The Divine’
Lost Prophets for the 3.Single ‘He’s A Jolly Good Felon’ from the 4th Album ”The Betrayed’
Criminal for the Single ‘Incubus’ from the Album 'White Hell'
After The Fall for the Single ‘The Big Exit’ from 3rd Album ‘[In] Exile’
Wolfmother for the Single ‘White Feather’ fromt he 2nd Album 'Cosmic Egg'

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