International Women's Day has been over 100 years in the making
International Women's Day didn't just come out of thin air -- it took a long list of women to get this holiday started and to continue the celebration year after year. Here's a timeline of how we got here. 1908 Social unrest among women was at an all-time high. Women were angry about their oppression and inequality, l...
Mar 08, 2024
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DOOBIE BROTHERS: Takin' it To the Studio
The Doobie Brothers have been doing their 50th anniversary tour featuring Michael McDonald for four years, so why not segue into recording a new album. Singer and guitarist Pat Simmons, the only Doobie to play on all their albums, writes on Facebook, "We are very close to finishing up an album's worth of new songs...
Mar 06, 2024
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Cops Get a Kick Out of Loose Animal Call
It was a nice day in Texarkana, Texas last week -- so nice that a family decided to bring their pet to the park. The only problem is, their pet is a kangaroo and some people got freaked out and called the police. Cops received a call about a kangaroo on the loose and responded to Spring Lake Park expecting to find some...
Feb 27, 2024
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Foreigner's Mick Jones reveals Parkinson's diagnosis
Mick Jones has toured on and off with Foreigner for a few years for an undisclosed medical reason. And now he's revealed that it's because he has Parkinson's disease. He posted a statement on Wednesday morning that says, "Several years ago, I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. I want everyone to know that I a...
Feb 22, 2024
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PAUL McCARTNEY: Will He Give Her His Money?
Last week's announcement that the Hofner bass Paul McCartney bought in 1961 and had stolen in 1972 has taken another twist. Cathy Guest, the woman who found the bass in her attic in Sussex, England, is hoping he will give her a reward. A single mother of two children in school, she says she put a note in the guitar cas...
Feb 20, 2024
Fan voting for RnR Hall of Fame is on!!
This year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote is now open, but with a change. Instead of voting for five artists per day, you can now vote for seven. Since introduced in 2013, there have been over four million Fan Votes cast over the past 10 years, with 64% of the Fan Vote ballot (35 of 55) earning induction in the...
Feb 13, 2024
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EAGLES: Releasing It to the Limit
With the Eagles on their Long Goodbye farewell tour, it's time for another greatest hits collection. To the Limit: The Essential Collection contains 51 studio and live tracks released between 1972 and 2020 spread over three CDs and six vinyl albums, as well as being available digitally. If ordered through Eagles.com, y...
Feb 08, 2024
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AC/DC not ready to unplug yet
AC/DC have started teasing what's expected to be a world tour. The band's Instagram account posted a video on early Tuesday that features their logo and "Are You Ready" from their 1990 album, The Razor's Edge. This would be their first tour in eight years. Rumors have been circulating about the band playing s...
Feb 07, 2024
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You may need a 2nd mortgage for the 12 Days of Christmas
How much will the gifts in the "12 Days of Christmas" run you this year? According to PNC's Christmas Price Index, the cost of the gifts in the carol have reached an all-time high of $46,729.86 this year. Here's the breakdown: One partridge in a pear tree: $319.18 Two turtle doves: $750 Three French hens: $33...
Dec 13, 2023
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This cover of "The Way It Is" is pretty fantastic!
The jam band Goose has been playing a cover of Bruce Hornsby and the Range's "The Way It Is" for the past five years. And Saturday night in Hampton, Virgina, they were finally joined by Hornsby himself. Watch a pro-shot video of the collaboration posted by Goose on YouTube. I gotta say I'm not usually a big f...
Dec 11, 2023