Today is Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones’ 72nd birthday. Born John Richard Baldwin, he changed his name during his session work days, at the suggestion of a friend who thought he needed something more “artistic”.
Here’s something that is REALLY cool. An isolated John Paul Jones bass track of “Ramble On”. Happy 72nd birthday John Paul Jones !!
On this day in 2005 , the Bay Area’s Green Day was number one with their seventh album ‘American Idiot.’ The album went on to be nominated for seven Grammy Awards, winning the Best Rock Album of 2005.
Here’s a great version of Green Day performing Holiday
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When Brian Setzer first thought up the idea of playing San Francisco on Christmas Eve 14 years ago, naysayers told him no-one would come. Well, tonight at the Warfield, he proved them all wrong once again. “Thanks ‘no-one’ for coming tonight!” he jokingly said to the crowd a few songs into the set. Indeed, the place was packed full of friends and family of all ages that had ditched the traditional Christmas Eve festivities in exchange for a night of dancing along to some of the best rockabilly, a genre that Setzer has brought to the mainstream for decades now. Read the full story and check out the exclusive photos here!
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Photo Credit: Robert Burns
Jordan Feldstein, the brother of actors Jonah Hill and Beanie Feldstein, has died at the age of 40, PEOPLE can confirm.
A music talent manager who worked with Maroon 5 from their inception over 15 years ago, Jordan passed away on Friday after suffering a heart attack. He is survived by his two children. Read Full Story
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The first time I heard a metal band perform with a symphonic orchestra was back in 1999 when Metallica did it with the San Francisco Symphony. It was fresh and innovative back then, but tonight when Evanescence did something similar at the Masonic in San Francisco it was simply divine.
Singer Amy Lee began the performance with “Never Go Back” sitting behind a grand piano and singing acapella with the gorgeous soprano voice that she is known for. Then followed the drums, the strings, and it crescendoed with a full orchestra backing her up, including a beautiful harp that radiated from the side of the stage. Apparently, Amy told the audience, the band performs with a different group of local musicians every night of the tour and last night’s team was nothing short of spectacular. Read the full story and check out the exclusive photos here!
Tom DeLonge’s UFO research just got a little more legit. A former Pentagon official has come out to confirm the existence of a UFO-related investigative program called the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). The official, Luis Elizondo, now works with the former Blink-182 guitarist, releasing a declassified video of a potential unidentified flying object via YouTube.
Source: Loudwire.com
