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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Ridgewood, NJ
Lifestyle
Meet John Densmore, The Doors Drummer, In Ridgewood Meet John Densmore, The Doors Drummer, In Ridgewood
Meet John Densmore, The Doors Drummer, In Ridgewood John Densmore is ready to light your fire, Bergen County. The legendary drummer of The Doors, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, is signing copies of his new book "The Doors Unhinged: Jim Morrison's Legacy Goes On Trial" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Densmore (@johndensmore) The book is recounting of Densmore's fight to protect the Doors' name following frontman Jim Morrison's death, while exposing how the "greed gene" propels people to wa…

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by Sam Barron
Newark, NJ
News
'Rolling Stone' Co-Founder Jann Wenner Booted From North Jersey Literary Festival 'Rolling Stone' Co-Founder Jann Wenner Booted From North Jersey Literary Festival
'Rolling Stone' Co-Founder Jann Wenner Booted From North Jersey Literary Festival The fallout continues for Jann Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone magazine, following controversial comments he made in a New York Times interview. Wenner has been removed from the Montclair Literary Festival, where he was scheduled to discuss his new book "The Masters: Conversations with Dylan, Lennon, Jagger, Townshend, Garcia, Bono and Springsteen," on Thursday, Sept. 28 at Unitarian Universalist Congregation, the festival confirmed. In promoting his book, Wenner, when asked by the Times why his book only featured white musicians, said women and Black musicians were not as articul…

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by Sam Barron
Albany, NY
News
John Mellencamp’s Sold-Out NY Show Canceled John Mellencamp’s Sold-Out NY Show Canceled
John Mellencamp’s Sold-Out NY Show Canceled Fans are singing the blues after John Mellencamp canceled an upcoming performance in New York. The 71-year-old singer-songwriter’s sold-out show at Albany’s Palace Theatre on Tuesday, June 13, has been canceled, the venue announced on Facebook Monday, June 12. No reason was given for the move. Those with tickets were informed that refunds will be available at the point of purchase. The same message was shared on Mellencamp’s official Facebook and Twitter accounts. Mellencamp embarked on his “Live and In Person Tour” on Feb. 5 in Bloomington, Indiana. The tour is scheduled to end on Saturd…

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by Michael Mashburn
New Canaan, CT
Lifestyle
Former New Canaan Resident Paul Simon Announces First Album Of New Music In 7 Years Former New Canaan Resident Paul Simon Announces First Album Of New Music In 7 Years
Former New Canaan Resident Paul Simon Announces First Album Of New Music In 7 Years Paul Simon fans rejoice. The 81-year-old singer who sold his Fairfield County home last year is releasing his first album of new music in seven years. The acclaimed singer-songwriter, who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, announced "Seven Psalms" will be released on May 19. Simon made the announcement on YouTube accompanied by a trailer.  Earlier report: Paul Simon, Edie Brickell Sell New Canaan Estate At $6 Million Loss, Report Says Simon, who has written classic songs like "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Diamonds on the Soles Of Her Shoes" sai…

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by Sam Barron
Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
NJ Native Paul Simon Announces New Album NJ Native Paul Simon Announces New Album
NJ Native Paul Simon Announces New Album Paul Simon fans rejoice. The New Jersey-born singer is releasing his first album of new music in seven years. The acclaimed singer-songwriter, who has been inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, announced "Seven Psalms" will be released on May 19. Simon made the announcement on YouTube accompanied with a trailer.  Simon was born in Newark before his family moved to Queens. Simon, who has written classic songs like "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Diamonds on the Soles Of Her Shoes" said the acoustic album came to him in a dream in Jan. 2019. He said words would come to…

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by Sam Barron
Towson, MD
News
Kiss Will 'Rock And Roll All Nite' One Last Time In Baltimore Kiss Will 'Rock And Roll All Nite' One Last Time In Baltimore
Kiss Will 'Rock And Roll All Nite' One Last Time In Baltimore The legendary rock band Kiss has announced their final tour dates, with Baltimore landing a spot for one of their very last shows.  The End of the Road tour allows fans across the world one last opportunity to see the band perform live after an impressive career spanning over four decades.  Kiss will perform in Baltimore on their third-to-last show of the 19-stop North American leg of the tour with a performance at the CFG Bank Arena on Nov. 29, 2023. The popular band will end the tour where they got their start: back at home in New York City with two final back-to-back shows at …

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by Annie DeVoe
Towson, MD
Lifestyle
Two Icons, One Night: Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks Announce First-Ever Show At M&T Bank Stadium Two Icons, One Night: Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks Announce First-Ever Show At M&T Bank Stadium
Two Icons, One Night: Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks Announce First-Ever Show At M&T Bank Stadium A “New York State of Mind” is coming to Baltimore for one night only as Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks team up for a historic show at M&T Bank Stadium. For the first time, the two music legends will be live on the same stage in Maryland on Saturday, Oct. 7 for a performance that has been dubbed “Two Icons, One Night." JUST ANNOUNCED: Two Icons! One Night! Billy Joel & Stevie Nicks live for the first time at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, October 7. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 20 at 10am. pic.twitter.com/t5NX7nuJa5 — Billy Joel (@billyjoel) January 12, 2023 Tickets will …

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Real Estate
'Own Baltimore History:' Tupac's Teenage Home In Maryland Listed For Sale At $179K 'Own Baltimore History:' Tupac's Teenage Home In Maryland Listed For Sale At $179K
'Own Baltimore History:' Tupac's Teenage Home In Maryland Listed For Sale At $179K A piece of hip-hop history can be had in the heart of Charm City as legendary rapper Tupac Shakur’s childhood home in Baltimore sits on the market waiting for the right buyer to come along. Redfin has listed Shakur’s home in the 3900 block of Greenmount Avenue (also known as “Tupac Shaker Way”) for sale at $179,000, where the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer spent many of his formative years before making it big in California in 1988. Born in New York, Tupac attended Roland Park Middle School and Paul Laurence Dunbar High School before transferring to the Baltimore School of the Arts, where he …

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by Zak Failla
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Green Day Spotted At Harrisburg Restaurant Green Day Spotted At Harrisburg Restaurant
Green Day Spotted At Harrisburg Restaurant Before Green Day's concert at Hersheypark the band was spotted dining at a local restaurant, as posted by a server's son on Facebook. Gotta give it to the woman who brought me up! Serving like a Rockstar Momma served Green Day last night! So freaking... Posted by Cody Vermeulen on Thursday, August 12, 2021 The band's famous trio; Billy Joel Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool are no American Idiots because they know where to find the tastiest eats in town. On Aug. 11 they stopped by Mangia Qui, which is not located on a Boulevard of Broken Dreams, but can be found at 272 North Street …

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by Jillian Pikora
Englewood, NJ
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Now Wait A Minute: Isley Brothers Make 'Em Wanna Shout In Teaneck, Englewood Now Wait A Minute: Isley Brothers Make 'Em Wanna Shout In Teaneck, Englewood
Now Wait A Minute: Isley Brothers Make 'Em Wanna Shout In Teaneck, Englewood Few celebrities have not one but two streets named after them, but that became reality when the Isley Brothers got one each in Teaneck and Englewood. “It's beyond words for me to express my level of appreciation and gratitude,” guitarist Ernie Isley told  a crowd gathered Thursday at Van Cortland Terrace and Van Arsdale Place near the Teaneck Armory. A similar “Isley Brothers Way” ceremony was held at Liberty Road and Greenleaf Avenue in neighboring Englewood. Velvety vocalist brother Ron Isley called it “a spectacular culmination of a lot of dreams and a lot of prayers.” Many know the I…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
‘In Cold Blood’: Pair Charged In Cold-Case Murder Of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay ‘In Cold Blood’: Pair Charged In Cold-Case Murder Of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay
‘In Cold Blood’: Pair Charged In Cold-Case Murder Of Run-dmc’s Jam Master Jay Two men have been charged in the 2002 drug-related killing of hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC, federal authorities announced Monday. Karl “Little D” Jordan Jr., 36, executed Jason Mizell with a gunshot to the head “in cold blood” in the band’s studio in Jamaica, Queens, Acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme of the Eastern District of New York said Monday. With Jordan, DuCharme said, was Ronald “Tinard” Washington, a 56-year-old ex-con who’s currently serving a 17-year prison sentence string of armed robberies in New York City and on Long Island. The pair from Hollis, Queens went the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Middletown, NJ
News
TONIGHT: Join ‘Lean On Me’ Global Singalong With Steve Van Zandt TONIGHT: Join ‘Lean On Me’ Global Singalong With Steve Van Zandt
Tonight: Join ‘Lean On Me’ Global Singalong With Steve Van Zandt #LEANONUS: The musical equivalent of banging pots outside comes tonight when 60 SiriusXM stations play the late Bill Withers tune “Lean On Me,” thanks in large part to New Jersey’s own Steve Van Zandt. But that’s not all.  Van Zandt has asked music teachers, students and others to honor first responders and healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic by also recording their own version of the 1972 pop classic during today's “Worldwide Day of Gratitude." Known variously in his career as “Miami Steve,” “Little Steven” and Silvio Dante, the bandana-wearing rocker from Middl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Jackson Browne Tests Positive For Coronavirus Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Jackson Browne Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Jackson Browne Tests Positive For Coronavirus California rock and roll veteran Jackson Browne thinks he caught the coronavirus in New York City two weeks ago. It started with a small cough and a temperature after the 71-year-old singer played a benefit at Manhattan’s Beacon Theater with, among others, Cyndi Lauper, Dave Matthews, Warren Haynes and Susan Tedeschi, Browne told Rolling Stone. He later tested positive – as did several others at the benefit, he said. Browne said he’s been recuperating since then, with mild symptoms, at his Los Angeles home. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee doesn’t need medication or hospitalization…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
News
Whitney Houston Nominated To Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Whitney Houston Nominated To Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Whitney Houston Nominated To Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Whitney Houston, the chart-topping singer who got her start in the choir at Newark's New Hope Baptist Church, has received her first nomination for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Houston, who died from drug-related complications in 2012, joins Notorious B.I.G. , Soundgarden, the Doobie Brothers and several other acts nominated this year for possible induction in 2020, NBC News reports.  Houston, 48, grew up in Newark and East Orange and attended Mount St. Dominic in Caldwell. She rose to global super-stardom in the 1980s with hits like "You Give Good Love" and "Ho…

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by Paul Milo
Ridgefield, CT
Lifestyle
Almost Cut My Hair? CSN Legend David Crosby Will Play In Ridgefield Almost Cut My Hair? CSN Legend David Crosby Will Play In Ridgefield
Almost Cut My Hair? CSN Legend David Crosby Will Play In Ridgefield David Crosby, a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, is returning to Ridgefield.  On this tour, he will be performing music from his latest album -- Sky Trails -- alongside some of his best-loved songs and greatest hits.  Crosby graces the stage at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Tuesday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m., part of the Pepsi Rock Series powered by Xfinity.  For tickets, which cost $126 apiece, call or visit the box office, 203-438-5795 or go online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts…

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by Jon Craig