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Bernard Sumner Is Glad the Failed Marriage of New Order Is Over

It's a dreary, rainy day in England, but the predictable weather hasn't dampened the excellent spirits of Bad Lieutenant frontman Bernard Sumner. He's fallen in love again -- with starting a new band. After 10 groundbreaking years with his previous band, New Order, that relationship began to feel like a failing marriage. Little things would ...

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Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne Ponders Broadway Version of 'Yoshimi'

With Green Day's 'American Idiot' hitting the Broadway stage it's no wonder that the Flaming Lips have jumped on the rock-album-turned-musical bandwagon. Frontman Wayne Coyne, who recently discussed turning their 2002 album 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots' into a Broadway musical, says he's not surprised that rock music has found a second home on ...

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Cheap Trick Provide the Soundtrack to People's Lives

While Cheap Trick may have just provided the music for an Audi ad that aired during the Super Bowl, the band has been instrumental in providing the soundtrack to people's lives since the '70s. Guitarist Rick Nielsen tells Spinner he's been privy to quite a few stories about his music's effects on fans throughout the years. "Everyone has a great ...

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Cheap Trick Guitarist's Grandson Performs Air Guitar Onstage

Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen learned to play the guitar by the age of 12, and now it seems that one of his grandkids might be following in his footsteps. Now in his 60s, Nielsen is a grandfather six times over and his zany guitar antics have rubbed off on his oldest grandson, who joined the band on stage for an impromptu air guitar solo. ...

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Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen Still Waiting on Paul McCartney's Autograph

Cheap Trick have never shied away from their Beatles influences -- they're even known in Japan as the "American Beatles." Their brushes with the Fab Four are many: drummer Bun E. Carlos worked with John Lennon and the band collaborated with Beatles producer George Martin and recording engineer Geoff Emerick on several of their albums. With all ...

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Steve Vai Discusses His Beekeeping Hobby

Hard rocker Steve Vai has a soft side -- he's a beekeeper. The guitar virtuoso happened upon the unlikely honey hobby when a swarm of bees in his neighbor's wall beautified his wife's garden. "I wanted to plant these fruit trees and I did some research and found that honeybees are really a fantastic way to pollinate so I just got a hive," he says. ...

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Roger Daltrey Yells At Disruptive Fan At Solo New York Show

At New York's Nokia Theater Friday night, the Who lead singer Roger Daltrey was royally ticked off by a heckling fan for shouting over the personal storytelling interludes of his 'Use It Or Lose It' show. The 65-year-old rocker was enjoying the intimate setting of his solo outing, using the opportunity to share childhood working-class tales of ...

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