Roger Daltrey Says Tommy Performances will be a ‘Spiritual Journey’. :: Roger Daltrey is promising that his performances of Tommy will be more faithful to the rock opera’s original conception than any live show The Who ever did. Speaking to Rolling Stone , the veteran Who frontman said, “It’s more like The Who were on record than we ever were on stage.
Rock and Roll Pays Tribute to Clarence Clemons. :: Tributes have been pouring in for Clarence Clemons, the saxophone player in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band who died after suffering a stroke at his home in Florida this weekend. Bruce Springsteen said on his website: “He carried within him a love of people that made them love him
Billy Gibbons Confirms New ZZ Top Studio Album. :: Billy Gibbons By: Staff ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons recently confirmed to Fox 26 ‘s David Morales that the bearded band are currently recording a new studio album. Bravewords.com reports that according to Gibbons, the new album, which will be ZZ Top’s first studio album since their 2003 album Mescalero , is “loud, it’s fast, it’s streamlined. It’s ZZ Top.
Gossip Girl Actor to Play Jeff Buckley. :: Gossip Girl actor Penn Badgley has been cast as Jeff Buckley in a new film that will explore the late singer-songwriter’s relationship with his folkie father, Tim Buckley. Rolling Stone reports that the movie, titled Greetings From Tim Buckley , will follow Jeff from his performance at a tribute concert for his deceased dad through the release of his first album and his death from drowning in 1997. “To play a man who was singularly gifted as an artist, greatly misunderstood and mythologized as a human being ...