Gene Simmons Accused of Sexual Assault and Sexual Battery
May 28, 2010 – How could a meeting between a make-up artist and Kiss’ Gene Simmons go so wrong? Well according to documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday the guitarist wanted more from her than she was willing to give and it didn’t involve make-up. More

Bret Michaels Didn’t Tell His Doc About Appearance on American Idol
May 28, 2010 – Didn’t Bret Michaels look healthy on American Idol on Wednesday night? There is a chance he wasn’t. After three serious health scares he appeared on American Idol against doctors orders or at least he didn’t tell his doc. More

Don’t Let Elton John Cook You Dinner
May 27, 2010 - File this under “You can’t be good at everything.” Elton John was arguably the biggest solo musician in the world in the seventies and he was easily in the top 10 in the eighties but it seems he was too busy conquering the world to learn to cook.  More

Reformed Faces Set for Vintage at Goodwood Without Rod Stewart
May 27, 2010 – The good news is the Faces are back together but the not-so-fine print says Rod Stewart will not be in the mix. The legendary 1970’s band will perform at the inaugural Vintage at Goodwood festival in West Sussex, England on Friday August 13th with a new lead singer. Mick Hucknall of Simply Red will try to fill Stewart’s big shoes along with original Faces members Ronnie Wood, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan, plus Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols).  More

Only 2% Separated the Final Two On Low-Rated American Idol Finale
May 28, 2010 – “What-eva” seems to be what many are saying about Wednesday’s American Idol finale. While 24.2 million viewers checked out Simon Cowell’s swan song it was the show’s lowest rated finale since season one which could spell trouble for winner Lee DeWyze. More

Paul McCartney’s Daughter Controls his Touring
May 27, 2010 – It sure sounds like Paul McCartney is a responsible dad. The former Beatle say he never tours when it’s his turn to look after his daughter Beatrice – his child with ex-wife Heather Mills. More

Slash Yawns at New Rock Scene
May 27, 2010 – Slash says he’s not holding his breath for the next big thing in Rock. In fact the former Guns N’ Roses guitarist is disappointed in the current Rock scene. More

Norah Jones Excited about Experimenting With Summer Festivals
May 18, 2010 – Norah Jones says she hasn’t done too many festivals in the past because her music was too “intimate and quiet.” But the singer recently told Billboard magazine that it’s all going to change this summer with a host of festivals including Bonnaroo, the Montreux Jazz Festival and Lillith Fair. Jones says, “Now it's a more dynamic set and I'm excited to play in front of some people that may not even be fans but are just around." More

Phil Collins, Huge Alamo Fan
May 11, 2010 – The name Phil Collins reminds us of countless hits, huge arena tours and complicated drumming. How about the Alamo? That’s right Phil is a huge Alamo fan and was in Dallas last night to talk it with their Historical Society. More

Sting Fighting to Legalize Marijuana
April 5, 2010 – Sting seems to be fed up with our paradigms around pot! The singer says we, as a society, spend too much time putting marijuana users in jail when legalizing the substance could feed the hungry of the world. Here is what he said on his blog. More

John Beaudin - Bio
John Beaudin wanted to get in radio in grade six. After late great Miramichi broadcaster Rod Butcher visited his grade six elementary class in 1972 he was determined. Luckily, Butcher spent some time with John on that December day explaining how the radio world worked. It was also around the time that Beaudin started buying music. "Classic Rock" is really my favorite music," say Beaudin, “Even today that's mostly what I listen to but my love for Jazz and early New Age started back then as well."

He's talking about artists like Jean-Michel Jarre and Vangelis that pioneered New Age to George Benson, Jeff Lorber, and Bob James in Contemporary Jazz and Smooth Jazz. Then came Elton John. "My best friend in the world, Jeff Graham, introduced me to Elton's music in the early seventies and that really had a profound effect on me," He says,” I couldn't get enough of Elton John and Bernie Taupin. In fact, 'Madman Across the Water' is still my all time favorite album." He says you can add James Taylor April Wine, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and especially Genesis and Toto to his all time favorites. More

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