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    Steve Baltin

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    Steve Baltin has written for Rolling Stone, L.A. Times, Mojo, and many other publications, as well as 'From The Inside: Linkin Park's Meteora' and the liner notes to the recent Jane's Addiction box set.

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    Ringo Starr Honored With Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

    • Posted on Feb 9th 2010 10:00AM by Steve Baltin
    The famed Capitol Records building at the corner of Hollywood and Vine has frequently been at the epicenter of Beatle-mania over the last four decades. Monday night saw the phenomenon in full swing once again as Vine Street was closed down and Beatles fans jammed in front of the label home to see Ringo Starr receive the 2,401 star on the Hollywood ...

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    Devo 'Absolutely' Want to Play Super Bowl Halftime Show

    • Posted on Feb 8th 2010 2:45PM by Steve Baltin
    The Who's pyrotechnic and laser-laden 12-minute medley of classic rock anthems was the latest in a long string of memorable Super Bowl halftime performances. When Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and their bandmates took the stage yesterday in Miami they joined a list of legendary acts -- such as the Rolling Stones, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Paul ...

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    Ting Tings Aren't Planning for Jay-Z Collaboration

    • Posted on Feb 8th 2010 10:00AM by Steve Baltin
    When news came out last year that the Ting Tings had signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation -- the group has actually signed with Roc Nation's management, but is not on the label -- the quick assumption was that the British duo of Jules De Martino and Katie White would be collaborating with the rap icon. Despite that speculation, De Martino says that right ...

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    LMFAO Head to the Super Bowl to Record With Jamie Foxx

    • Posted on Feb 5th 2010 4:00PM by Steve Baltin
    "It's all crazy," LMFAO's Redfoo -- aka Stefan Gordy -- tells Spinner of the band's first Grammy Awards. Nominated for Best Dance Album, which they lost to Lady Gaga, the duo of Redfoo and Skyblu -- aka Skyler Gordy -- were put to a lot of work. "We hosted on the pre-tel, we read about 13 categories and that was just really interesting," Redfoo ...

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    Ozzy Osbourne Recalls Going 'Numb' at News of Sharon's Cancer

    • Posted on Feb 5th 2010 2:00PM by Steve Baltin
    One of Ozzy Osbourne's signature songs may find him declaring "I am iron man," but even iron men are not impervious to heartbreak. Osbourne reveals that his wife Sharon's cancer scare in 2003 left him devastated. "When Sharon got diagnosed with cancer I remember feeling numb," he tells Spinner during a recent discussion of his new memoir, 'I Am ...

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    Orianthi Aims to Inspire New Generation of Female Guitarists

    • Posted on Feb 4th 2010 4:00PM by Steve Baltin
    Orianthi has been lucky enough to garner the attention of some of her guitar heroes. "Having the support of Santana and Steve Vai has made me just really keep at it," she tells Spinner. Now she's trying to pay that help forward by inspiring her growing number of fans. "I always try to reply to as many e-mails as I can, the messages that I get," she ...

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    Jane's Addiction Writing New Album With 'Mystery Bassist'

    • Posted on Feb 4th 2010 2:30PM by Steve Baltin
    Jane's Addiction are indeed carrying on, frontman Perry Farrell tells Spinner, despite original bassist Eric Avery again leaving the fold after last year's hugely successful reunion tour. The three remaining original members -- Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins -- have begun writing new music and now, thanks to Jane's fan ...

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