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Keith Richards To Be Featured In New York Public Library Book Series
Keith Richards is scheduled to talk about his highly anticipated autobiography at the New York Public Library as part of a fall book series, which will also include rapper Jay-Z. The Rolling Stones guitarist will be discussing his memoir, Life, on October 29, while Jay-Z will talk about his book, Decoded, on November 15. These events will give fans an opportunity to be able to meet their favorite artists and hear them speak about their lives.
Keith Richards is scheduled to talk about his highly anticipated autobiography at the New York Public Library as part of a fall book series, which will also include rapper Jay-Z.
The Rolling Stones guitarist will be discussing his memoir, titled Life, on October 29, while Jay-Z will talk about his book, Decoded, on November 15.
These events will give fans an up close and personal opportunity to be able to meet their favorite artists and hear them speak about their lives. Although Richards and Hova are not on the same literary level as some of the library's other series guests, such as Nobel laureate Toni Morrison and Pulitzer prize-winning poet W.S. Merwin, they will surely be speaking to packed rooms.
Past speakers who have been featured in the library series include members of Velvet Underground and David Byrne.
Axl Rose Blames Organizers For Reading And Leeds Fest Debacle
Axl Rose has launched a tirade against the Reading and Leeds Festival organizers after Guns N' Roses were cut short during both of their performances. Though festival head Melvin Benn says the band simply showed up late, Axl argues that they were not given a fair shake. He states: "If you are aware of our changeover time, the average length of our show and the general nature of how these types of festivals run, all of which are no big secrets . . . why book us?"
Axl Rose has launched a tirade against the Reading and Leeds Festival organizers after Guns N' Roses were cut short during both of their performances at the recent event. Though festival head Melvin Benn says the band simply showed up late, Axl argues that they were not given a fair shake.
GNR took the stage an hour late for the performance on Friday, August 27 and 30 minutes late on Sunday, August 29. According to Axl, however, they were only late because the festival crew didn't leave enough time to set up their gear.
"A simple question: If you are aware of our changeover time, the average length of our show and the general nature of how these types of festivals run, all of which are no big secrets . . . why book us?" he writes in an official statement.
He continues: "Is it simply because the lineup on our nights at both festivals sold well? So it's a cash grab with no respect for the fans or the band and somehow an unwanted inconvenience for the cities and law enforcement?"
The Guess Who were robbed during the Taste of Blue Ash food and entertainment festival in Cincinnati last weekend. The band had a Gibson sunburst EC-30 acoustic guitar valued at more than $4,000 stolen from the backstage area after its set. A band assistant stored the guitar and left it unattended for a few minutes and returned to discover that the guitar was missing. On Tuesday, Cincinnati police released a photo of the instrument.
The Guess Who were robbed during the Taste of Blue Ash food and entertainment festival in Cincinnati last weekend.
The band had a Gibson sunburst EC-30 acoustic guitar valued at more than $4,000 stolen from the backstage area after its set. A band assistant stored the guitar and left it unattended for a few minutes and returned to discover that the guitar was missing.
On Tuesday, Cincinnati police released a photo of the instrument, which bears the serial number 782027. The police have also requested that any tips on the stolen instrument be reported to Crime Stoppers.
The Guess Who's current lineup features founding members Jim Kale (bass) and Gary Peterson (drums), with Leonard Shaw (flute, keyboards), Derek Sharp (vocals, guitar) and Laurie MacKenzie (guitar, vocals).
The Guess Who will perform next on September 24 at the Starlight Casino in New Westminster, British Columbia.
U2 has reportedly been ordered to pay a $22,000 fine by officials in Barcelona, Spain. The fine follows a series of complaints by area residents that the band was too loud and went beyond the two hour time limit while rehearsing in a soccer stadium last year. The band had played two concerts on June 30 and July 2, 2009 as part of their 360° tour and rehearsed for the shows two days beforehand. Along with U2, Shakira may be facing fines from the Barcelona officials as well.
U2 has reportedly been ordered to pay a $22,000 fine by officials in Barcelona, Spain.
The fine follows a series of complaints by area residents that the band was too loud and went beyond the two hour time limit while rehearsing in a soccer stadium last year. The band had played two concerts on June 30 and July 2, 2009 as part of their 360° tour and rehearsed for the shows two days beforehand.
Along with U2, Shakira may be facing fines from the Barcelona officials as well. The songstress is supposedly under investigation for riding a motorcycle without a helmet during a video shoot in the city. She also allegedly danced in a city fountain, both of which are illegal.
U2 has also made recent headlines for an op-ed piece published by their manager Paul McGuiness. The piece appears in the U.K. edition of GQ magazine and in it, McGuiness argues that "free" media is taking down the music industry.
"If you had to encapsulate the crisis of the music industry in the past decade, it would be in one momentous word: 'free.' The digital revolution essentially made music free. It is now doing the same with films and books," he writes.
The Rolling Stones have teamed up with one of the world's best known board games to unleash a hit that is sure to start up the fun, Parker Brothers style. Monopoly: The Rolling Stones Collector's Edition is expected to hit shelves later this year. The new edition revamps the classic money-making board game with a little Stones flair. Baltic Avenue becomes Sticky Fingers and Park Place turns into A Bigger Bang.
The Rolling Stones have teamed up with one of the world's best known board games to unleash a hit that is sure to start up the fun, Parker Brothers style.
Monopoly: The Rolling Stones Collector's Edition is expected to hit shelves later this year. The new edition revamps the classic money-making board game with a little Stones flair. Baltic Avenue becomes Sticky Fingers and Park Place turns into A Bigger Bang.
The game's classic Luxury Tax is now forked over as a purchase of concert tickets and its four railroads have been replaced with different tours from the Stones' history. Additionally, wild horses and a tour bus are a few of the new game pieces in this updated edition.
"They are one of the best bands ever, with an incredible back catalog, and definitely deserve to be paid tribute to in this way," Rolling Stones fan Jim Carrell tells the U.K.'s Sun.
Monopoly: The Rolling Stones Collector's Edition will be out this holiday season.
• 1966 – Sunshine Superman by Donovan is the #1 song.
• 1966 – 96 Tears by ? and the Mysterians hits the Hot 100 chart on its way to #1.
• 1967 – Folk legend Woody Guthrie dies of Huntington's Chorea in New York City. He was 52.
• 1970 – Arthur Brown gets arrested after he sets his helmet on fire and strips naked on stage at the Palermo Pop '70 Festival in Italy.
• 1972 – Apple Computers' Steve Wozniak finances the 3 day U.S. Festival in San Bernardino. Over 400,000 fans show up to see acts such as Fleetwood Mac, The Grateful Dead, Santana, the Kinks and many more. Wozniak loses money and decides to get out of the concert business.
• 1973 – Angie by the Rolling Stones is released.
• 1977 – Heart's "Barracuda" peaks at #11 on the pop singles chart.
• 1977 – Styx' "The Grand Illusion" LP enters the charts.
• 1982 – The three day U.S. Festival gets under way in San Bernardino, California. Over 400,000 people show up to hear Fleetwood Mac, the Police, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, the Grateful Dead, the Cars, Pat Benatar, Talking Heads, Dave Edmunds, Santana, the B-52's, the Kinks, Eddie Money, the Ramones, Gang of Four, the English Beat and Jerry Jeff Walker. It's financed by Steve Wozniak, the founder of the Apple Computer Company.
• 1983 – Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble's "Texas Flood" LP enters the chart.
• 1991 – Ike Turner is released from prison after serving a 14 month term for Driving under the influence of Cocaine and being under the influence of cocaine.
• 1992 – David Bowie appears on the cover of "Architectural Digest", the first human to do so in 4 years. He tells the magazine that, "my ambition is to make music so uncompromising that I will have no audience left."
• 1994 – Crosby, Stills and Nash release the LP, "After The Storm."
Keith Richards is scheduled to talk about his highly anticipated autobiography at the New York Public Library as part of a fall book series, which will also include rapper Jay-Z. The Rolling Stones guitarist will be discussing his memoir, Life, on October 29, while Jay-Z will talk about his book, Decoded, on November 15. These events will give fans an opportunity to be able to meet their favorite artists and hear them speak about their lives.
