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CONCERT REVIEW: Bon Jovi’s explosive tour kickoff at KeyArena in Seattle
Some bands merely grow old, others grow up.
Today’s Bon Jovi, among the premier pop-metal bands of the 1980s, has a depth that wasn’t apparent in its younger days. Once defined by the album “Slippery When Wet,” Bon Jovi is now more socially adept. Or at least more socially conscious.
Among the new songs from the band’s [...]
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Bon Jovi brings “The Circle” to Seattle
The circle is still unbroken for Bon Jovi, the pop-metal band that made its debut in 1984 with the hit single “Runaway.”
Twenty-six years later, Bon Jovi is back on tour with its latest album, “The Circle,” a collection of arena-rock anthems that carry on the traditions of this solidly mainstream American band.
Over the last three [...]
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘And Party Every Day: Inside Story of Casablanca Records’
In the 1970s, Casablanca Records became the symbol of music-industry excess.
Founded by the magnetic Neil Bogart (with co-founder and cousin Larry Harris), Casablanca introduced such over-the-top superstars as the fire-breathing KISS and the dance-inducing Donna Summer and the Village People. Fueling the madness of Casablanca’s heyday were loads of money, cocaine, weed, booze, sex and [...]
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A perspective on ‘My Sharona’ and the passing of Doug Fieger
To mark the passing of Doug Fieger on Feb. 14, Spinner.com takes a look back at the legacy of The Knack and its milestone rock ‘n’ roll hit, “My Sharona.”
Writes Steve Baltin: “There are lots of ways to put ‘My Sharona’ in historical context: the number of artists who have covered it, from Veruca Salt [...]
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Hard Rock Cafe opens for business in Seattle; rock, roll and remember
The Hard Rock Cafe, an international chain of themed restaurants, boasts the world’s largest collection of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia — more than 72,000 pieces stored in 150 locations around the globe.
Legend has it that the collection started when Eric Clapton hung one of his guitars at the original London Hard Rock Cafe to mark [...]
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Piano men Elton John and Billy Joel: musical soul mates at KeyArena
Elton John and Billy Joel turned KeyArena into the city’s biggest piano bar last night, serving up more than 30 classic songs in a double-shot cocktail of musical nostalgia dubbed “Face 2 Face.”
Though the superstar piano duo has performed this same basic show countless times over the last two decades, it’s still a great value [...]
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‘Queensryche Cabaret’: Interview with singer-musician Geoff Tate
Queensryche’s 2009 album, “American Soldier,” was an intense, hard-hitting record — and one of the band’s most ambitious.
It explored the emotional and physical impact of war through the real-life stories of U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. “It’s very sobering when you put yourself in someone else’s shoes,” says singer-musician Geoff Tate.
But with the approach [...]
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Jemina Pearl is the leader of the pack on sassy, defiant rock
Singer Jemina Pearl may have found her Shangri-la.
The Nashville native (now a Brooklyn, New York resident) is on her second tour in support of the recent album “Break It Up” (Universal/ Ecstatic Peace). Released last October, the album has been getting a spate of great reviews.
Spin magazine said: “(Jemina Pearl’s) sweetly sassy debut collapses the [...]
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Soundgarden reunion: from a tweet to a roar
I received a tip two weeks ago from a trustworthy music-industry source that Soundgarden was planning a reunion and, cautiously, tweeted the news.
I’m delighted that the famous Seattle grunge band is indeed getting back together and may play such festivals as the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, depending on drummer Matt Cameron’s touring schedule [...]
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Elvis is long gone, but the King of rock ‘n’ roll hasn’t left the building
Fans are gearing up for what would have been Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday on Friday, Jan. 8.
The Elvis Presley Birthday Celebration 2010 is Jan. 7-10 in Memphis, Tenn. Tickets can be purchased online at the official Presley Web site.
Here in Seattle, the 13th annual Elvis Invitationals are taking place at Club Motor on First Avenue [...]
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