The Atlantic hurricane season is underway, and the City of New Bern is encouraging the community to get ready. The City is partnering with WITN 7 to host its first ever Hurricane Preparedness Expo on Saturday, June 15th from 2pm-6pm at West New Bern Recreation Center, 1225 Pinetree Drive. Residents, businesses, and the public are welcome…… read more »
ROBERT PLANT has launched his new podcast series, “Digging Deep: The Robert Plant Podcast”. In the first episode, he talks about the song “Calling to You”, from his Fate of Nations album that was released in 1993. The battle between TOM PETTY’s widow and his daughters continues. The widow thinks the daughters are trying to sell out his…… read more »
Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and canceled all burning permits for the following counties in Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Pitt, Tyrrell and Washington. The burning ban goes into…… read more »
JUDAS PRIEST bassist IAN HILL would like to tour with IRON MAIDEN again before it’s too late. Quote, “That would be really interesting if we could get that together before some of us die. EDDIE MONEY’s doctors wanted him to have heart surgery last week, but he put it off so he could go ahead with two Memorial Day weekend gigs. …… read more »
THE ROLLING STONES have agreed to relinquish their rights to “Bittersweet Symphony” by THE VERVE. The song samples a cover of one of their tracks . . . and The Verve had cleared the cover, but not the original. So, the Stones took the songwriting credit 22 years ago. Wondering how much of an impact “Bohemian Rhapsody” had on QUEEN’s music sales? According to Billboard’s…… read more »
Hurricane season begins June 1. Taking steps now to prepare your family, home and business can make a big difference: Create an emergency communication plan with your family. This plan spells out how everyone will contact each other, where to go and how to get back together. Build an emergency kit. Keep it ready at…… read more »
Woodstock 50 is less of a train wreck now. They secured a new financial backer. But there’s still no word when tickets might go on sale. The couple from the cover of the “Woodstock” album will return for the 50th anniversary show that’s happening at the original site. A green cardigan that KURT COBAIN wore for his last photoshoot just sold…… read more »
Coming July 26 – a treat from the SOUNDGARDEN vaults. A show the band performed in L.A. in 2013 was filmed for a series called Live From the Artists Den and it will be made available on that date. The remaining band members are also planning some special events in a handful of US cities to coincide with…… read more »
North Carolinians who still face unmet needs from Hurricane Florence may find help through other state and federal resources. The deadline has passed for survivors to register for disaster assistance from FEMA and to apply for a U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loans, but help is still available. State Assistance Hurricane Florence Recovery For…… read more »
A copy of the infamous “butcher cover” of the BEATLES album “Yesterday & Today” sold for $234,000. It was JOHN LENNON’s personal copy, and it’s autographed by John, PAUL and RINGO. BRIAN MAY says QUEEN hasn’t seen a dime from the “Bohemian Rhapsody” movie yet. During a show Monday night in New York’s Madison Square Garden, ROGER DALTREY called out some fans smoking pot, because he’s allergic to it. He said,…… read more »