NEW YORK—Yesterday afternoon, in an almost vacant recording studio on Fifty-Seventh Street in midtown Manhattan, Eighties superstars, Kim Carnes, James Ingram and Cyndi Lauper recorded their own version of the song, “We Are the World,” changing the title and the chorus of the song to “We Were the World.” The reasons behind the... »
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SEATTLE—After it was announced earlier this week that grunge pioneers, Soundgarden, would be reuniting, it was also discovered that the CW Network will be filming a reunion episode for one of the then WB Network’s more popular show for... »
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LONDON—Outside his London apartment yesterday, guitarist for the legendary rock group, The Who, Pete Townsend, announced that he, along with singer, Roger Daltry, will blow his brains out with a shotgun, directly after they perform at this year’s Super... »
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CHICAGO—While on tour with the latest version of Guns ‘n’ Roses, lead singer, Axl Rose, found himself in a scuffle with himself at a neighborhood bar, after the band’s nightly performance. According to witnesses, Rose was sitting by... »
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