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A Dozen Musical Artists and the Sports Teams They've Rocked For

A Dozen Musical Artists and the Sports Teams They've Rocked For

Sometimes, we're really into sports. Sometimes, musicians are too...  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

Wailers and Wannabes: A Lexicon of Eddie Vedder Sound-Alikes

Wailers and Wannabes: A Lexicon of Eddie Vedder Sound-Alikes

Eddie Vedder's back-of-the-throat singing voice is something like a hybrid between a goat-man, Jim Morrison and a Wookie. In other words, it's really hard to find the right words to do justice to his oh-so-masculine tremolo. It's one of those things that's easier to just sing (or draw) than describe. And if you turned a radio on at any point during the '90s, you're probably well aware of the fact that many artists staked their livelihood on imitating Vedder's style. For your consideration, then, a collection of vocalists who try to sound like Eddie Vedder, rated on a one-to-four scale of...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Led Zeppelin to tour with Alter Bridge frontman?

Led Zeppelin to tour with Alter Bridge frontman?

Since their 2007 one-off reunion concert, several members of Led Zeppelin have tried to arrange a splashy world tour, complete with new material from the reassembled band. The hitch has been former lead singer Robert Plant, who stalwartly refuses to rejoin the crew (even releasing a statement to refute the rumors). Remaining collaborators Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham (who replaced his father, John Bonham, as the band's drummer) recently told the press they're willing to take Zeppelin in a new direction. They've been sizing up replacement frontmen, and Billboard seems to think they've got an eye on...  read more

Found in: Concerts, News