Celebrity

You would think after all these years recording a new LP for the band Metallica would be easy. Because they have been doing it forever. It's not. Metallica's guitarist Kirk Hammett finds making an album ''like scaling a mountain''. The rock guitarist is ready for the group, whose last LP, 'Death Magnetic', was released in 2008, to return to the recording studio but admits the more time they leave

I used to sit in the basement of Spencer Bohren's house and listen to him play guitar. Then we would;d go out and ride our "stingray" bikes all over the city. I remember taking my only son, fresh out of the factory, wrapped in a blanket, to see Spencer play at park school...

Some hard to find  Paul McCartney & Wings music is on tap to be re-released. And it looks like it's going to be deluxe. At The Speed of Sound and Venus and Mars are set to be available in September. "Paul McCartney is to release the packages for Venus And Mars and At The Speed Of Sound on Monday, September 22, as part of his Archive Collection.The...

In this day and age of digital downloads, rockers that have been around a while, even one's that are still touring and recording and have been monsters in the past, tend to get lost in the on line shuffle.The music world has moved on from the days when Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers were among its leaders...

Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders has a new solo album out called Stockholm. And on that record Hynde brought in Neil Young to play and sing. After working with Young Hynde compares him to....well God. "''If you believe in God, playing with Neil is probably the closest thing you'll have to being in the presence...

If you would have told me that as I look to the Billboard record charts to see which artist has the number one LP in the country. And it's not rock, blues, country or rapp. It's Weird Al.  I just wouldn't expect to see Wierd Al Yankovic in the number one spot...

In almost every program director's office that I have ever worked for (and it's been a few) the one constant it seems, in terms of pictures on the wall, was always one of Elvis Presley. On my bucket list is a tour of Graceland. Now it looks as if any one can bid on pieces of music history...

The story of radio star Casey Kasem just keeps getting more and more bizarre. He passed away in June. Not only hasn't he been buried yet but for a while his body went missing. From his own children. Now things are getting stranger. It seems he's moved...

Seeing Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen stoically standing on the sidelines during games gave the impression of a strong leader and franchise owner. The Bronco's have begun training camp. And ow all that has changed. As Broncos owner Pat Bowlen is stepping down...

I know what I get paid a year to do my job. So I've always wondered what some actors make a year. Now according to Forbes Robert Downey Jr. is the big money maker. "Robert Downey Jr, the star of Disney's Marvel superhero film franchises "Iron Man," and "The Avengers," is Hollywood's highest paid actor for the second consecutive year, with estimated earnings of $75 million.

I used to wait every week to watch the Rockford Files. Now James Garner is gone. "American film and television actor James Garner, who starred in the classic 1950s western-comedy series "Maverick" and the 1970s detective drama series "The Rockford Files," died Saturday at his home in Southern California, authorities said...

Things have moved from the strange to the bizarre in the case of radio star Casey Kasem's body. He died back on June 15th. And not only has he not been buried but no one knows where his body is in July. "The remains of radio personality Casey Kasem have been moved from a Washington state funeral home, against the wishes of three of his adult children, a spokesman for the siblings said on Frid