News & Views

News …

Nickelback leads Juno Awards with 5 nominations – The Canadian Press

The mystique of rockers dying young. Did it all start with Buddy Holly? – The Boston Globe

First they say Jennifer Hudson pre-recorded her Super Bowl vocal. Then they said Faith Hill also did it. But Springsteen? Say it isn’t so – The Chicago Tribune / Turn It Up

Cuban who banned The Beatles from that country’s airwaves dies at 76 – Reuters

Views …

Jeff Beck in New Zealand – “And in this age when guitarists swap instruments for each new song, Beck pulled out all these tonal and emotional colours from the same guitar by judicious use of whammy bar, foot pedals, finger-picking, bottleneck slide and tapping.” – The New Zealand Herald

John Legend in Miami – “There seem to be two sides to John Legend: the spectacular singer and musician he is naturally, and the pop idol he thinks he should be.” – Miami Herald

Kevin Costner & Modern West in Oklahoma City – “The actor-turned-musician shared stories about his family’s Oklahoma roots, telling about ancestors who traveled from the East to the state Panhandle on the Trail of Tears and his grandfather’s Dust Bowl pilgrimage from Oklahoma to California.” – The Oklahoman / BAM’s Blog

Metallica in New Jersey – ” … I would say this show was alot like a Jerry Bruckheimer film: loud, lots of explosions, an obscene amount of special effects, a little something for everyone, a touch on the dumb side, but big time entertainment.” – Brooklyn Vegan

They Say It’s Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)

John Steel (The Animals) is 68
Florence LaRue (The 5th Dimension) is 65
Alice Cooper is 61
Tim Booth is 49
Henry Bogdan is 48
Clint Black is 47
David Garza is 38
Rick Burch (Jimmy Eat World) is 34
Natalie Imbruglia is 34
Cam’ron is 33
Gavin DeGraw is 32