April 14, 2009 - There's no shortage of speculation as to the origin of Green Day's moniker, but the theories range from an obscure sign in the sci-fi movie "Soylent Green" to an episode of "Sesame Street." Most folks just assume it refers to smoking ganja.
February 26, 2007 - Melissa Etheridge took the top music honor at Sunday's (2/25) Academy Awards ceremony with her song "I Need to Wake Up," a cut featured in former Vice President Al Gore's Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," pulling down the prize for Best Original Song.
April 14, 2006 - Guns N' Roses, who last performed in the US several years ago during a botched comeback tour, have unveiled plans to play a two-night stand in New York City next month.
October 31, 2003 - At the time of his death, Joe Strummer was working on his third album with The Mescaleros, the band with whom he'd been collaborating since 1999. Strummer succumbed to a heart attack in December of 2002, before "Streetcore" could be completed.
August 25, 2003 - "Streetcore," an album containing material that ex-Clash member Joe Strummer was working on with his band the Mescaleros before his sudden death in December, is set to reach stores on Oct. 21.
March 11, 2003 - AC/DC, the Clash, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, the Police and the Righteous Brothers joined the ranks of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday night (3/10).
April 18, 2001 - Joey Ramone was one of the world’s most recognizable rock stars. He was tall, thin, pale and oddly constructed, and his unusual appearance was amplified by bright pink granny glasses and neon-striped shirts atop tattered jeans. “I don’t fit into any mold,” Joey told Musician magazine in 1983. “To me, rock 'n roll is the art form most about being yourself.”
At the time of his death, Joe Strummer was working on his third album with The Mescaleros, the band with whom he'd been collaborating since 1999. Strummer succumbed to a heart attack in December of 2002, before "Streetcore" could be completed.
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