Click here to listen   We are on Twitter! Get your Rock History Book headlines on our Twitter page! Click Here. Top Stories   Paula Abdul Is Finally Leaving Idol? It’s Not a Done Deal Yet August 13, 2009 – I wonder if Paula Abdul is really leaving American Idol. Since the beginning I have continually turned down the volume on Paul Abdul’s spaghetti-stringed gobble-dee-goop on American Idol. More Them Crooked Vultures Could Be Real-Deal Super-group thanks to Foo-Zeppelin Horsepower August 13, 2009 – The term super-group has become so overused that you’re already rolling your eyes just reading this, right? A great super-group has to be greater than the sum of its parts. More Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Wants to Burn Your CD’s August 12, 2009 – Hide your CD collection. Thom Yorke of Radiohead wants to burn the whole lot. The singer says he’s had it with CD’s, never liked them, never will. More Bill Champlin Leaves Chicago August 12, 2009 – It’s been a long run for Bill Champlin and Chicago. In fact the singer has been with the band since 1981, that’s 28 years but now it’s over. More Steely Dan Performing Some Songs for the First Time on All-Requests-Tour August 11, 2009 – You got to love the current touring trend of performing classic albums in their entirety. Now Steely Dan has gone one better by surprising fans with one of three albums, "Aja," "Gaucho" or "The Royal Scam," which meant Donald Fagen and Walter Becker had to re-learn lots of tunes from their catalogue. More Brian Johnson Ponders Retirement from AC/DC August 10, 2009 – Unlike being a postman, rockers have problems retiring. We simply won’t let them. If Tom Petty moved in next door, now matter how old he got, I’d be drinking beer in his garage waiting for him to pull out the old guitar. I think we get confused on that fact that the music lives forever, they don’t. More Collective Soul Set to Release “Rabbit” Album On August 25 August 9, 2009 – It’s not very often that our entire staff get excited about a new album, after all were a cantankerous bunch, but Collective Soul is it for us. More Get More Music News About Us Volunteer with Us Check out Our Sister site below Join our Facebook Group and get on our mailing list. Here   Custom Search
Carly Smithson’s Evanescence Inspired project Could Face Legal Action Over Group Name June 23, 2009 – It’s a great time for Carly Smithson. The former American Idol Top-12 member has just joined forces with three ex-members of Evanescence, guitarists Ben Moody and John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray – as well as bassist Marty O’Brien to form The Fallen. They are named after the biggest selling Evanescence album. The problem is there’s already a band named The Fallen. They are from Philadelphia and formed in 2005. The line-up includes Gabe Horning, Mark Bolger, Dwight Sensenig, Troy Feuerstein and vocalist Audra McLaughlin. None of them are ex-American Idol’s or Evanescence members. The original Fallen said this week, “We are truly sorry for the confusion that stemmed [Thursday] from an unexpected announcement from SKH Music.” – The Fallen. The band will continue to bring their music to the fans and perform as The Fallen.” They have issued a cease and desist notice to Smithson and her new band. Smithson and company offered fans a free download at their website, WeAreTheFallen.com, where the first 100,000 registrants qualify for a FREE download of the first single ‘Bury Me Alive’. – by John Beaudin American Idol’s Carly Smithson Forms The Fallen with ex-Evanescence Members July 19, 2009 – After so many comparisons to Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee, American Idol’s Carly Smithson is finally going to replace her, sort of. The season 7 Top 12 finalist is joining up with 3 ex-members of the band including Ben Moody who was a huge force in Evanescence as lead guitarist and co-songwriter. Also ex-members Rocky Gray and John Lecompt will be in the fold and new guy Marty O’ Brian. Interestingly the new band is called The Fallen and Evanescence’s biggest album was 2003’s “Fallen.” It sold 15 million copies worldwide. Though Evanescence is still a group it’s been racked by personal disagreements mostly between Lee and Moody. There was always mixed signals on whether Evanescence was a Christian band. Moody flipped-flopped on the issue a few times and in 2006 Lee said "Can we please skip the Christian thing? I'm so over it. It's the lamest thing. I fought that from the beginning; I never wanted to be associated with it. It was a Ben thing. It's over." Since leaving Evanescence Moody has worked with two other Idol alums Chris Daughtry and Kelly Clarkson as well as singer Avril Lavigne. – by John Beaudin         Randy Meisner Former Eagles member Randy Meisner tells the truth about his old band //See more Let us Make Sure Everyone Who Visits this Site Knows Who You Are! - Advertise with us. We build the Banners for free and we'll spread you on every page of this site. Contact us now. Retro Review: Linda Ronstadt - The Very Best of -Sept. 24, 2002 - In high school my best buddy John Scott could never understand how I, a rocker, preferred Barbra Streisand over Linda Ronstadt. //See more Retro Review: Bruce Hornsby - Spirit Trail- Oct. 16, 1998 - No one could ever accuse Hornsby of not paying attention. Every lyric on 'Spirit Trail,' his sixth album, describes his unquenchable thirst to understand what were all doing here. //See more