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Paul McCartney to be honoured by Obama

webmaster@atlantasrockstation.com — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:37:00 GMT

The President is to award the former Beatle the 33rd Annual Kennedy Center Honour

Sir Paul McCartney is set to be given the 33rd Annual Kennedy Center Honour from President Obama for directly influencing American arts, entertainment and culture in a "profound way."

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Green Day Plan New Live Album

webmaster@atlantasrockstation.com — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:42:00 GMT

Green Day recorded a new live album at their concert in Denver on Saturday, August 28. The band broke news of the recording while onstage, sending the crowd into frenzy, RockNews reports.

The new live album will be Green Day's first release since 2009's 21st Century Breakdown. It will reportedly contain all live tracks, as well as at least one new song titled "Cigarettes and Valentines."

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John Lennon's Killer Up for Parole Again

webmaster@atlantasrockstation.com — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:03:00 GMT

John Lennon's killer is again up for parole in New York.

Mark David Chapman is scheduled to be interviewed at the Attica Correctional Facility this week. The interview could be as early as Tuesday (Sept. 7).

It will be the sixth try at freedom for the former maintenance man who has spent nearly 30 years in the upstate New York prison. He has been denied parole every two years since becoming eligible in 2000.

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Crosby, Stills & Nash to Cover Beatles

webmaster@atlantasrockstation.com — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:03:00 GMT

Crosby, Stills & Nash are about one-third done with their next album, a set of classic rock covers produced by Rick Rubin, but Graham Nash won't hazard a guess on when it will be finished and released.

"It's a lot slower than it's ever taken us to do an album," Nash tells Billboard.com, "because we've been on the road since May, and we don't quit until October. "We all want it to be right -- Rick, too -- so we're taking our time to make sure it is."

Working with Rubin, Nash adds, has been "very interesting. It's hard to tell CSN what to do in the studio after almost 40, 50 years, but it's an interesting experience. We're certainly opening to listening to him. He has good ideas, of course."

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Neil Young announces new album tracklisting

webmaster@atlantasrockstation.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:45:00 GMT

Neil Young will release his new album, 'Le Noise', on September 27.

The album features eight new songs and was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Daniel Lanois [Bob Dylan, U2].

Lanois has claimed that the pair have "taken the acoustic guitar to a new level", reports Billboard.com.

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What's really goin on...

webmaster@atlantasrockstation.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:41:00 GMT

this weekend?? Well, it all starts with me tomorrow night at McDonald's in Stockbridge, I'm meetin up with NASCAR drive, Jamie McMurray, hangin out...

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Eric Clapton goes back in time with new album

webmaster@atlantasrockstation.com — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:29:00 GMT

Eric Clapton says when most musicians try and go forward with their new music, he has gone in the opposite direction. He has gone back in time.

'When I look for what I am going to listen to I go backwards. I am always going the other way,' he says in a video at his website. 'Most people are trying to figure out 'how do I get in the fast lane going that way'. I am going in the other direction. I want to find the oldest thing to do.'

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Slash Files For Divorce In Los Angeles

webmaster@atlantasrockstation.com — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:50:00 GMT

Slash is preparing to go solo in his love life.

Court records show the guitarist filed for divorce Monday (Aug. 30) from his wife of nearly nine years.

The filing states Slash - his real name is Saul Hudson - and his wife Perla separated in July and cites irreconcilable differences for the split.

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Scott Weiland Falls Off Stage

webmaster@atlantasrockstation.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:55:00 GMT

At a Wednesday night Stone Temple Pilots concert in Cincinnati, STP lead singer and former Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland took a nasty spill during the opening of the group's set.

While the group was performing "Crackerman," Weiland tripped and fell off the stage. Security reportedly rushed to his aid but Weiland got right back onstage and continued the song without missing a beat. He refused all medical attention.

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Bob Dylan bootlegging continues

webmaster@atlantasrockstation.com — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:51:00 GMT

Bob Dylan will release the 9th edition of his bootleg series in October.

'The Bootleg Series Volume 9 ' The Witmark Demos' features the first official release of 47 Dylan tracks recorded as demos for this first music publisher Leeds Music in 1962 and for his second M. Witmark & Sons between 1962 and 1964.

The collection features early versions of now classics 'Mr Tambourine Man', 'Blowin In The Wind' and 'The Times They Are A-Changing', all recorded before Dylan turned 24 years old.

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