Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 12/24/2008
Filed under: News , Exclusive Spinner.com : As a member of the New Cars back in 2006, musician/producer Todd Rundgren was expecting that their tour would last about a year-and-a-half. Instead it got postponed when guitarist Elliot Easton broke his collarbone in a bus accident. That left... Read more
Truth In Shredding (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
News: 03-09-2008: Guitar Player, announces its fourth annual Guitar Superstar competition at San Francisco’s legendary Great American Music Hall, September 13, at 8 pm. Ten finalists play for: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Elliot Easton (the Cars), George Lynch, and Brendon Small. Host of this year’s big event is Andy Summers. Prizes include a feature article in Guitar Player, and a bevy of... This is a...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Celebrities to Join Everyday Men and Women In Living Out Their Rock 'n' Roll Dreams In a City Near You Plus: Westwood One Affiliates to Air Two-Hour Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp Radio Special Over July 4th Weekend NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Everyone -- from businessmen to Hollywood stars -- harbors a secret dream to be a rock star. Now, this summer, Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp is going to make...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
The Cars were on an extended hiatus in 1987 and its members were off doing their own things. Ric Ocasek and Elliot Easton had both released solo discs since the group’s last studio album, Heartbeat City, in 1984. Since Lakewood, Ohio’s Benjamin Orr handled the vocals on that album’s biggest hit, “Drive,” it [...]
Billboard (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
After a 12-year absence, veteran rock act King's X returned to The Billboard 200 last week with "XV" (InsideOut/SPV), debuting at No. 145.
Strat-O-Blogster Guitar Blog (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
Besides Hendrix, Albert King, Elliot Easton & Paul McCartney, there are actually tons of left handed guitar players out there. Uncommon Sound, by John Engel, is a huge book about lefty guitar players. Literally* Lefty guitar playing has always been a curiosity to me. Although I write & eat with my left hand, I was never inclined to play guitar that way. In the first place it's pretty inconvenient to...
GayGamer.net (Free subscription) | 10/03/2007
Forget about all those Guitar Hero contests held in bars across America, this is the real thing, people! Activision, Microsoft and Digidesign are partnering to present the 3rd Annual Guitar Player's Guitar Hero Competition. The ten finalists, who have been chosen from across the country, will compete at the event on Friday, October 12, at the Great American Music Hall in San Fransisco, CA. Guitar...
Leo's Stuff (Free subscription) | 09/21/2007
The Cars were a great American new wave rock and roll band from 1976 until 1988. They had two fine lead singers in rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek & bassist Benjamin Orr. Greg Hawkes , Elliot Easton, and Dave Robinson made up the rest of the band. Blondie may have had a string of number one hits and Talking Heads may have won the hearts of the critics, but the Cars were the most successful American new...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 06/14/2007
Austin seems to be pumping out the rock bands lately. The latest on our radar is Peel , who mix indie-pop with rock-noise creating anthemic lullabies. This weekend they make their New York debut, with two shows at Pianos and one at Matchless . We have a pair of tickets to give away for each show at Pianos. So if you'd like to rock out Austin-style, email us at GothamistContest (a) gmail dot com and...
