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10/22/18: Cher vs. Trump again

Cher has expressed her outrage at the report that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering implementing a policy which would eliminate the recognition of transgender individuals. The singer, whose son Chaz Bono is transgender, took to Twitter to vent her frustration after the New York Times published a government memo which stated that the policy would require an individual to "be defined as male or female based on their […]

todayOctober 22, 2018

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10/13/18-Lindsey sues Mac

(CNN) Former Fleetwood Mac singer and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham is suing the band for making him go his own way. In court documents obtained by CNN, Buckingham claims that he lost an estimated $12 million in upcoming tour proceeds after he was involuntarily expelled from Fleetwood Mac in January. He is suing Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of oral […]

todayOctober 13, 2018

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10/11/18-Bowie "Rings" role?

David Bowie missed out on a leading role in the "Lord of the Rings" films because of his role as an evil goblin king on the big screen. Dominic Monaghan sparked the rumors surrounding the late rocker's interest in Peter Jackson's movie trilogy when he told The Huffington Post he saw Bowie at the film’s casting offices, while casting director Amy Hubbard confessed filmmakers were interested in the music icon […]

todayOctober 11, 2018

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10/9/18-2019 R&R Hall Nominees

Early Tuesday morning, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominees for induction into the 2019 Rock Hall class. Def Leppard, Devo, Janet Jackson, John Prine, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, MC5, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Roxy Music, Stevie Nicks, the Cure, Todd Rundgren, Rufus & Chaka Kahn and the Zombies are all potentially up for induction at the March 29, 2019, ceremony in Brooklyn, NY, at Barclays […]

todayOctober 9, 2018

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10/6/18-Tina Turner's health scare

Tina Turner considered assisted suicide before undergoing a secret kidney transplant. The music icon revealed her health woes in her new book, My Love Story, and explained her attempts to try treat her high blood pressure with homeopathic treatments led to her kidneys functioning at just 20 per cent. Turner was urged by doctors to start dialysis, as the chances of her receiving a kidney were "extremely low", but the […]

todayOctober 6, 2018

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9/29/18-Marty Balin dies

Jefferson Airplane vocalist-guitarist Marty Balin, who co-founded the San Francisco psychedelic rock band in 1965 and played a crucial role in the creation of all their 1960s albums, including Surrealistic Pillow and Volunteers, died Thursday at the age of 76. Balin’s rep confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone, though the cause of death is currently unknown. Born Martyn Jerel Buchwald, Balin was a struggling folk guitarist on the San […]

todaySeptember 29, 2018

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9/10/18-Olivia's cancer returns

(CNN) Australian superstar Olivia Newton-John has revealed she is again battling cancer, her third diagnosis in three decades, during an interview broadcast on Sunday night. Speaking to CNN-affiliate Seven's "Sunday Night," the singer-songwriter said was treating the cancer with "modern" medicines and natural remedies after being told in 2017 she had cancer at the base of her spine. "My husband's always there, and he's always there to support me, and […]

todaySeptember 10, 2018

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9/7/18-Tony Camillo Passes

Hear Tony say hello on "The Lost 45s!" Tony Camillo, the creative force behind numerous soul, R&B, funk, rock and disco hit records in the 1960s and '70s, died in Hillsborough, New Jersey, on Aug. 29. He was 90. Camillo is best known for arranging, producing and recording "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight and the Pips, which won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best R&B vocal performance by […]

todaySeptember 7, 2018

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9/7/18-Cher stopped film career

Cher had to turn her back on her Hollywood dream after she was struck down with the energy-sapping Epstein-Barr virus. The pop superstar fought hard to be taken seriously in show business, but after a series of big screen hits in films like Silkwood, Mask, The Witches of Eastwick, and Moonstruck, she had to step back and focus on her health. "I got really sick," she tells the New York […]

todaySeptember 7, 2018

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