In what seems a staunch effort to keep things in the family, Bruce Springsteen has tapped Jake Clemons, nephew to the late E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons , to share sax duties with longtime E Street collaborator Eddie Manion on the Boss' upcoming Wrecking Ball tour. The dates, which follow stops at the Grammys and the Apollo Theater will constitute the first Springsteen tour since Clemons' passing . Clemons, Jr., has been busy at work, racking up a discography that includes work with the Swell Season (and Markéat Irglová's side project) and live performance credits that, according to his website ...

Ringo Starr announced his 13th All Starr Band, which will launch June 14, 2012 from Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and conclude July 21, 2012 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. New to ..

Ringo Starr has announced the line-up for the newest All Starr Band It will feature Todd Rundgren Gregg Rolie (Santana) Steve Lukather (Toto) Richard Page (Mr Mister) alongside saxophonist Mark Rivera and drummer Gregg Bissonette The tour launches June 14th at the Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls and runs through...

Featuring Steve Lukather (Toto), Gregg Rolie (Journey, Santana), Richard Page (Mr. Mister), Todd Rundgren,Mark Rivera and Gregg Bissonette Today Ringo Starr announced his 13th All Starr Band, which will launch June 14, 2012 from Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario and conclude July 21, 2012 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, California. New to the All Starrs are Steve Lukather (Toto) and Gregg Rolie (Santana & Journey) who will join All Starr alumni Richard Page, Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera, and Gregg Bissonette. The tour is being produced by Dave Hart and as always fans can expect to hear a ...

Ringo Starr will tour with his All Starr Band this summer. The run will kick off in Niagara Falls, Ontario on June 14 and conclude at Los Angeles, CA’s Greek Theater on July 21. In addition to the Beatles drummer, the 13th All Starr Band will feature Steve Lukather (To...

From Jack Spence: 01.27 The Annex Wreck Room, Toronto, ON It took two hours for the Border Patrol to cave into our angelic British faces, and they granted us entry into Canada. They however turned to our American driver Patrick (The Habadasher) and, due his lack of British charm, refused him entry.   Apparently he had a previous indescretion involving urinating on a wall eight years ago, and such devious criminal minds are not allowed into Canada. It was an odd moment, dropping him off at a hotel in America, where he’d probably spend the day hatching more terrible ...

Niagara deathcore band Continent have been busy working on some new tunes for Canadians to throw down to. The band has released and album teaser which you can listen to below. After checking it out, show off to all your friends by clicking that like button on the upper left.

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Numerous sources have reported the death of Mike Kelley , the celebrated visual artist whose discarded-object aesthetic also found musical expression in the noise/proto-punk band Destroy All Monsters and his collaborations with Sonic Youth, including doing the cover for Dirty . Kelley is believed to have committed suicide. He was 57. Kelley was a student at the University of Michigan when he formed Destroy All Monsters with fellow artists Jim Shaw and Niagara. Those early days of the band reflected many of the elements that repeatedly cropped up in his visual work: A self-described “anti-rock” group, they performed on homemade and ...

ArtsBeat Mike Kelley, the multi-media post-Conceptual artist with a punk rocker sensibility, was found dead on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, Gagosian Gallery, his dealer, confirmed. He was 57. “He was a remarkable young artist, brilliant, and very influential of course,” said Helene Winer, a partner in the New York gallery Metro Pictures, which gave Mr. Kelley his first solo show in New York in 1982 and represented him for over 20 years… Art critic Jerry Saltz wrote a remembrance for New York Magazine : The roiling perverse genius Mike Kelley is dead at 57, reportedly by his own ...

From Artinfo : Artist Mike Kelley has passed away at his home in Los Angeles, having apparently taken his own life. The tragic news was confirmed to BLOUIN ARTINFO by Helene Winer, of New York’s Metro Pictures gallery, a long-time associate of the artist. “It is totally shocking that someone would decide to do this, someone who has success and renown and has options,” said Winer. “It’s extremely sad.” She added that the artist had been depressed. Kelley was born in 1954 in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. He became involved in the city’s music scene as a ...

The routing/venues for the 2012 Mayhem Festival has been announced. Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay Dying, Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax, Motorhead and Whitechapel were confirmed earlier today to appear on the summer long festival. Jun 30 San Manuel Amphitheater, San Bernardino CA Jul 01 Shoreline Amphitheater, San Francisco CA Jul 03 White River Amphitheater, Seattle WA Jul 04 Idaho Center Amphitheater, Boise ID Jul 06 Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion, Phoenix AZ Jul 07 Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents: The Pavilion, Albuquerque NM Jul 08 Comfort Dental Amphitheater, Denver CO Jul 10 Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas ...

It was confirmed this morning that The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, Whitechapel, and High On Fire would be playing the 2012 Mayhem Festival alongside Slipknot, Slayer, and Anthrax. The full tour routing and venue details can now be seen below by clicking “Read More.” Jun 30 San Manuel Amphitheater, San Bernardino CA Jul 01 Shoreline Amphitheater, San Francisco CA Jul 03 White River Amphitheater, Seattle WA Jul 04 Idaho Center Amphitheater, Boise ID Jul 06 Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion, Phoenix AZ Jul 07 Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents: The Pavilion, Albuquerque NM Jul 08 ...

Our first taste of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's upcoming Wrecking Ball , the "Born in the U.S.A."-like anthem "We Take Care of Our Own," follows a recession-damaged course "from sea to shining sea." Good news: The Boss and Co. will be making an equally wide-ranging trek on the first leg of their upcoming U.S. tour. Just in time for tonight's State of the Union address, finally here's a reason to say honestly, "The state of our union is strong." Wrecking Ball , Springsteen's 17th album overall and first with the E ...