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Don Henley: Before Glenn Frey’s Illness, Eagles Had Been Planning “Hotel California” Summer Tour

In an interview with the BBC, Don Henley revealed something interesting yesterday. Before Glenn Frey fell ill last fall, the Eagles had been planning...

Taylor Swift “Red” Album Set for 1 Million Plus Debut

Taylor Swift: does she need the Kennedys? Not really. Her "Red" album, a hodgepodge of her songs, Max Martin type production, and tabloid fodder...

Carole King’s Memoir Should Have Been Called “A Difficult Woman”

The worst interview experience I ever had with a celebrity--and there have been thousands--was with one person I really wanted to like. But in...

Justin Bieber’s Beatle Chords, Lady Gaga’s Ping Pong Paddle Mask

Dick Clark's kinda sad Rockin' New Years Eve with Ryan Seacrest was an Interscope special on Saturday night. From Times Square: Lady Gaga was...

Black Eyed Peas Will Try Central Park One More Time

Remember the rained out fiasco of a concert that the Black Eyed Peas were supposed to do in Central Park? Well, it's back on....

Independence Day for Legendary Rock Stars

It doesn't matter if you're in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or the Songwriters Hall of Fame or if you've had two...

Paul Simon Plays a Rare New York Club Date, with David Byrne as His Guest

The solo Paul Simon, not the one from Simon & Garfunkel, is a different artist altogether. Last night he and his very tight band...

“Baby It’s You” New Broadway Musical: Carole King Says No

I've been watching director and creator Floyd Mutrux put together his musical, "Baby It's You," for a few years now in Los Angeles. The...

RIP Don Kirshner, Pop Music’s Brill Building Superstar

Sad news: Don Kirshner, the man behind the Brill Building sound, died on Monday at age 76 of heart failure. He was inducted into...

Smokey Robinson, Carole King: Alicia Keys Samples Kanye Who Samples the Masters

It's gotten kind of pathetic now. No one wants to write a new song. Or can. Carole King and Gerry Goffin, the legends, wrote one...