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Minnesota Twins Fan Pays Tribute To Joe Mauer By Shaving His Jersey Into His Back Hair

BJ Ragone — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:45:49 +0000

There are so many ways to show your favorite team/player that you love them. Please, let us never see it done like this ever again. Ladies, most of us guys are hairy. It’s an unfortunate thing, and we apologize. That being said, this guy takes hairy and fandom to new heights. During the Minnesota Twins [...]

10th Annual Layne Staley Tribute Set for August

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 21:30:33 +0000

The 10th annual tribute to the late, great Alice in Chains vocalist Layne Staley, who passed away in April 2002 at the tender age of 34 after years of addiction struggles, is set for this August in the Seattle/Tacoma area. It’s a massive celebration, as five days of events and performances have been planned to remember the singer whose definitive voice marked the grunge era of rock ‘n’ roll.

Watch the Roots, Kid Rock and Travie McCoy Perform Beastie Boys Medley at Rock Hall Induction

Joe Robinson — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:30:30 +0000

They can’t, they don’t and they won’t stop — and then they did stop.

Nobody can fill the extra-large Adidas sneakers favored by the Beastie Boys, but the Roots, Kid Rock and Travie McCoy of the Gym Class Heroes nobly did their best last month when the B-Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Adam “MCA” Yauch called in sick at the 11th hour — Yauch’s mom later revealed he was admitted into the hospital that very night as he continued to battle cancer, a battle that sadly ended Friday (May 4) when Yauch passed away at the age of 47.

The Black Keys And John Fogerty Pay Tribute To The Late Levon Helm [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:07:23 +0000

Levon Helm lost his battle with cancer earlier this week. He was one of the most influential figures in music, and The Black Keys decided to team up with John Fogerty and do one awesome tribute to him at Coachella. It’s always cool when an artist pays tribute to one of their fallen brethren. It’s [...]

Metallica Contributing to Dio and Deep Purple Tribute Albums

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:39:03 +0000

The loss of vocalist Ronnie James Dio to stomach cancer in 2010 still stings the hearts of metal fans, including that of the mighty Metallica. The band plans to be involved in the upcoming Dio ribute album, which will also feature Anthrax, Rob Halford and more. It turns out that Metallica even contacted Dio’s widow directly in order to get the ball rolling on their participation.

Alice Cooper Pays Tribute to Dick Clark

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:30:07 +0000

The death of ‘America’s Oldest Teenager’ Dick Clark has resulted in many tributes from rockers of all genres. Perhaps the most in-depth and heartwarming one however, comes from the desk of Alice Cooper. Soon after the death of Dick Clark, Cooper opened up about how ‘American Bandstand’ enriched his childhood, the inspirational role that Clark [...]

Chris Cornell Does Whitney Houston Tribute At Obama Rally [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:31:06 +0000

Last weekend the music world got the sad news that Whitney Houston had passed away. No matter what genre of music you like, you heard Whitney's songs. Soundgarden and former Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell has always had a very eclectic style, and at a rally for President Obama this week he did a fantastic acoustic tribute to the late singer.

Dream Theater Honors Steve Jobs [VIDEO]

WQBK — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:57:22 +0000

It has been a week since Apple founder Steve Jobs passed away at age 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Many musicians and entertainers took to social media posting their thoughts. Dream Theater keyboard player Jordan Russ created a musical tribute on a iPad using MorphWiz, along with the Korg Kronos. Dream Theater will be in Albany Saturday night.

Michael Jackson's Daughter Paris dons Famous Thriller Jacket at Tribute to her Father

BJ Ragone — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:58:59 +0000

Yesterday in Wales musicians from all over gathered to pay tribute to the late King of Pop, and his children made an appearance as well wearing the cloths that their dad was known for. The big concert held in Wales yesterday to pay tribute to Michael Jackson was a star studded event to say the [...]

Mini Reunion of Guns N Roses Pay Tribute to Slash [VIDEO]

WQBK — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:39:50 +0000

It was a mini Guns N Roses reunion, the only person missing was Axl! Slash performed with former GNR members, Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan and Gilby Clarke, as well as Wayne Kramer and more, at a benefit show to support ‘Road Recovery’.Road Recovery is a charity that helps young people battle addiction and other adversities [...]

Jani Lane Tribute to Feature Quiet Riot, Great White and More

Chris M. Junior — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:35:29 +0000

They were among the bands that ruled the Los Angeles hair-metal scene in the 1980s. And on Aug. 29, they’ll join forces on the legendary Sunset Strip to honor one of their own.

Quiet Riot, Great White, LA Guns, Enuff Z’Nuff and Slammin’ Gladys are the featured acts for the free, all-ages tribute concert in memory of late Warrant singer Jani Lane at the Key Club in West Hollywood.

Slipknot Tribute to Paul Gray [VIDEO]

WQBK — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:16:56 +0000

Slipknot returned to the stage this past Friday. An empty costume and bass of Paul Grey was on stage with them at the Sonisphere Festival. It was a emotional return as Corey Taylor said “Will you celebrate with us” Slipknot bass player died from an overdose last May and the band took a step in [...]

Memorial Day Rock Tribute [VIDEOS]

BJ Ragone — Sun, 29 May 2011 22:29:19 +0000

No one loves the troops more than musicians and artists. Over the years bands have performed over seas for them time and again. These are just a few of my favorite videos dedicated to our men and women in uniform.I am always moved when I see a band do a tribute to the troops. Obviously [...]

Remembering Paul Grey from Slipknot [VIDEO]

WQBK — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:22:52 +0000

It was one year ago today, when Slipknot bass player Paul “The Pig” Grey or number 2 died from a drug overdose at age 38 in Des Moines Iowa. Watch the tribute video.

Jared Leto's Video Tribute to Kurt Cobian [Video]

amanda.medina — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:19:59 +0000

Yesterday Mrozek posted about the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death. It was an incredibly thoughtful post that sparked a lot of insight from listeners. Today, I came across an article about Jared Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars paying tribute to Cobain in his video.

Sinatra Gets The Metal Treatment

BJ Ragone — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:41:29 +0000

Some of heavy metals best have teamed up to record a tribute album to Ole Blue Eye’s called, SIN-atra. Heavy Metal is an acquired taste, I will say that. It is possible that it may now reach the masses, and also expose some younger (and maybe older) metal heads to the work of Frank Sinatra. [...]