Rocker Are You

4. August 2009 | 14:51

Celebrities in ads: Do you trust Ozzy?

Companies love to sign up a big star to promote their products. Yet so many of the celeb-product pairings are ridiculous. (News Source: MSNBC - 13:06:17)

Media Mix: Justin Jones

A native of Rawley Springs, Va., and a D.C. resident, roots rocker Justin Jones fronts Justin Jones & the Driving Rain. He and the band are readying to releae their third disc together. They will appear as part of the bill on the Route 29 Revue Aug. 16 at Merriweather Post Pavilion. (News Source: The Washington DC Examiner - 04:29:59)

Concert review: Rocker’s over-the-top style doesn’t disappoint

If you’ve got a schtick that works, stick with it. Alice Cooper may be the only 61-year-old who could carry off songs like I’m Eighteen and Department of Youth with a straight face without inspiring snickers in an audience. In a fast-paced concert at the nearly full Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair, Cooper stuck with what he knows best. Always more Grand Guignol performer than singer, he … (News Source: The Columbus Dispatch - 04:40:23)

Yes, Asia perform at Sands RiverPlace at Musikfest in Bethlehem

After hearing Yes and Asia perform Sunday night at Sands RiverPlace, you’d think that great prog rock never really went away. Each group, seemingly untarnished by age and — in the case of Yes — major changes in lineup, delivered the complex, richly layered sound that the genre is known for. (News Source: The Morning Call - 07:53:56)

Highway stars: Vintage ‘cafe racer’ motorcycles catching on in Detroit and across Michigan

Metro Times PhotoRedford’s Marcel Nestor on his custom Cafe Racer. Bikers. To some that’s still a dirty word. Do you picture a grizzled, unrepentant badass in black on his ferocious Harley, some sort of sleazy-rider Peter Fonda, one etched in… (News Source: The Ann Arbor News - 18:47:32)

Highway stars: Vintage ‘cafe racer’ motorcycles catching on in Detroit and across Michigan

Bikers. To some that’s still a dirty word. Do you picture a grizzled, unrepentant badass in black on his ferocious Harley, some sort of sleazy-rider Peter Fonda, one etched in prison tats and concealing bathtub meth in his gas tank instead of weed? Do you hear the subsonic growl of his hog? (News Source: The Saginaw News - 20:09:39)

After Chance Meeting, Singer’s Tribute Will Benefit an Animal Sanctuary

To Jim James, the singer, songwriter and guitarist of the band My Morning Jacket, there’s a clear connection between much that George Harrison believed in and the work at the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. (News Source: New York Times - 22:02:50)

Latin music’s Pepe Aguilar moves in many directions

Ever since he joined his famous parents onstage at Madison Square Garden, Pepe Aguilar has helped to point traditional Mexican ranchera music of past generations to the future. As the son of Latin music icons Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre, Pepe grew up in the business. At age 3, in his hometown of San Antontio, Texas, he made his debut in his family’s charro show and has never looked back. (News Source: Chicago Sun-Times - 09:35:36)

Wilco Hits Stadium Fans With Feist; Monotonix Surfs Solo Speedo

The July 13 concert began with Wilco founder Jeff Tweedy, in black buttoned-up jean jacket and scraggly hair, singing “Wilco (the Song)” off the recent “Wilco, the Album.” (News Source: Bloomberg - 04:44:57)