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Like many things in Southern California, Pioneertown started as a movie set, except this was in the high desert, about an hour drive from where Coachella is held.
Back in the day, though, it was a place where Roy Rogers and his peers could shoot a Western and then grab a meal without leaving the street.
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Spacey Jane hail from Fremantle, Western Australia where in 2016 singer/guitarist Caleb Harper met drummer Kieran Lama in high school. The two started playing grunge rock before relocating to Perth, where they joined forces with guitarist Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu and bassist Amelia Murray.
By late 2017 they had released their debut EP No Way to Treat an Animal, featuring “Feeding the Family,” which became their breakthrough single. The band’s lineup evolved as their audience grew. Murray departed in 2019 to pursue a medical career, and Peppa Lane stepped in on bass and backing vocals, later adding keyboards to the mix. The current quartet includes Harper on vox and guitar, Hardman-Le Cornu on lead guitar, Lane on bass and keys, and Lama on drums.
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After hearing Slash's new live blues record and watching how happy he looks on stage, it's a wonder so many of rock's guitar heroes don't have side projects, like he does, that allows them to get their ya-yas out in a creative, soulful way.
Looking back the only real standouts of bluesy offshoots have been Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones) with the X-Pensive Winos, Joe Perry (Aerosmith) and his Joe Perry Project, Derek Trucks (Allman Brothers) with the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes) with the now-defunct Magpie Salute, and Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) with the BFG’s.
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There's a lot of debate about if the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has any real value.
There's also chatter about what is "rock" and should people who don't play the guitar like they're ringing a bell be considered for the Hall when so many shredders haven't been inducted.
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This year has not been great for Las Vegas in regard to tourism. Due to rising inflation, soaring prices, and the fact both our neighbors to the north and south don't really want to bend over backwards to visit the States this year, a city that has been hit hard is the US's most "sinful" one.
“We have a number of very high rollers that come in from Mexico that aren’t so keen on coming in right now. And that seems to be the prevailing attitude internationally,” Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley told the AP in August after the city reported double-digit decreases in visitors.
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Lindsay Ell grew up in Calgary, Alberta, where she began playing piano at six before discovering guitar at eight. By ten she was writing songs and performing locally.
At 13, she was discovered by Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, who produced her first album and helped her refine her songwriting and guitar technique. After graduating high school, she moved to Nashville, where she signed with Stoney Creek Records and in 2013 and released her debut single “Trippin’ on Us.”
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What do you get when you combine members of R.E.M., The Black Crowes, and the guy fronting the Blowfish?
You get the delightfully named Howl Owl Howl, the supergroup of Darius Rucker (Hootie), Mike Mills (REM), and Steve Gorman (Crowes) who played their first show Monday (11/3) at The Vogue in Indianapolis.
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A towering artist who sold over 9 million albums, earned 10 Grammys, and was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 1997, Joni Mitchell also holds the distinction of being the muse to a solid collection of songs that were either directly written about her or were inspired by her.
And these tunes were not penned by any slouches. They were written by musical peers who were just as beloved by their fans as she is by hers.
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"We have so much to celebrate,” Madonna told the 44,000 at Dodger Stadium on November 6, 2008 during her Stick & Sweet Tour.
The Material Girl had many reasons to beam. She was about 1/3 of the way through an 85-date world tour that when it was completed would be ranked as the highest-grossing tour ever by a solo artist and the second-highest of all time overall, behind only The Rolling Stones’ A Bigger Bang Tour.
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Entertainers are just like us. Especially on Halloween.
While they might not go door-to-door collecting candy, many enjoy dressing up for the holiday to mix it up a little to break up the monotony of the road.
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Radiohead returned to the stage Tuesday (11/4) Madrid, Spain, launching their European Tour 2025 before a crowd of roughly 17,000. It was their first show together since 2018 and the debut of Chris Vatalaro as a second drummer.
The comeback surprised many, especially in light of frontman Thom Yorke’s remarks last year that seemed to shut the door on any reunion hopes.
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Chase Atlantic is a trio from Cairns, Queensland, Australia, who formed over a decade ago and consists of brothers Mitchel Cave and Clinton Cave, along with their longtime friend Christian Anthony.
Mitchel aka Mitty usually serves as the lead vocalist and often handles programming, bass, and guitar duties during studio sessions. Christian rocks the rhythm guitar, sings, and contributes to programming and production. Clinton plays lead guitar and saxophone and also assists with production and backing vocals.
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