DAVE GROHL has a cameo as himself in “Bill & Ted Face the Music”. OZZY OSBOURNE recently worked with POST MALONE. . . but he was apparently not a fan of his face tattoos. He says, quote, “I would never do [that]. Anything above the collar should be stopped. To be honest it makes you look dirty.” Read more…… read more »
n 11-year-old in the U.K. was bored in lockdown, and started drawing pictures of a rollercoaster he wanted to put in his backyard. So his uncle actually built it for him. It’s 230 feet long, and looks pretty legit. There’s been a bike shortage because everyone’s buying them. So when a waitress’s bike got stolen in south Florida, the cops got her a new one so she could still get…… read more »
Some guy got DAVE GROHL to join his Instagram Live session, and they jammed to “Money for Nothing” by DIRE STRAITS. Enjoy the videos here. SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE have had to cancel a September 18 show. Originally set to appear at the “Rockin‘ Fore The Kids” event at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, the band’s appearance has been canceled. due regulations on public gatherings…… read more »
A 15-year-old computer wiz in Jacksonville, Florida has been using the pandemic to refurbish old computers and donate them to kids who don’t have one. His name is Chris Kilpatrick, and he’s done about 20 so far. They’re all going to kids involved in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. A guy near San Francisco left a waiter a $1,000 tip,…… read more »
The Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee can’t run shows right now . . . so they put a nine-hole mini golf course on their stage to make some money. A group of moms in Lincoln, Nebraska have raised thousands of dollars to give free books and backpacks to kids in foster care. Their goal is to hand them out to…… read more »
A couple near Pittsburgh has been bringing neighbors food and refusing to take any money. One of the neighbors is a 71-year-old woman in a wheelchair. And she was so thankful, she wrote a letter to her local newspaper about how great they are. Water treatment plants in Australia are using stale beer that goes bad and turning it into energy. …… read more »
Celebrate the 45th anniversary of RUSH‘s “Fly By Night” album with the purchase of limited-edition screenprints by Barry Ament. Click here for info and to buy. WINGER has been working on new material, and hope to release an album in early 2021. On October 9, Rhino will release CD and LP sets of all six of DIRE STRAITS‘ studio albums. DIRE STRAITS: THE…… read more »
A church in Belgium raised money to help fight COVID-19 by asking people all over the world to make origami birds and mail them in. Corporations donated money for each bird they got . . . over 20,000 of them. Now they’re all hanging in the church as part of an art exhibit. They ended up raising…… read more »
A brother and sister in Texas opened a lemonade stand, and used the profits to buy snacks for doctors and nurses in their hometown. They ended up with about $400, plus some donations from Venmo after their mom talked them up on Facebook. A five-year-old boy in El Paso has been putting together COVID-19 care packages for…… read more »
Looking for the perfect piece of music memorabilia? How about a guitar once owned by ERIC CLAPTON or TONY IOMMI? They, along with OZZY, ROBERT PLANT, CARLOS SANTANA and more have donated items to a MusiCares Charity Relief Auction being held bu Julien’s Auctions on September 9. The auction will also be available at juliensauctions.com. Coming October 28,…… read more »