Popdose (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
It’s an old pop joke that winning the Grammy for Best New Artist is pretty much the kiss of death for long-term success. See the Starland Vocal Band, Milli Vanilli and today’s featured combo, Australia’s Men At Work. While not the massive flame-out some other Best New Artist winners were, Men At Work had a [...]
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
AMERICAN uber-rocker Jon Bon Jovi is being sued for a massive $US400 billion, the equivalent of more than 600 billion Aussie dollars.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
MEN at Work's Down Under and the kids' song Kookaburra are mired in a copyright battle sparked by a question on Spicks And Specks .
New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
IT'S hard to tell where kitsch stops and hip starts in Manhattan lounges these days, especially when Phil Collins' "Sussudio" begins to play. Sure, one man's nostalgia is another man's new, but who died and made Jay McInerney DJ? With nearly every...
AM, Then FM (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Our pal Kevin over at Got the Fever is out with a post on one of his obscure faves, the sizzling Latin group Cecilia Noel and the Wild Clams. That got my attention because Noel is married to one of my obscure faves, Colin Hay. That’s right, the guy who was the lead singer in Men [...]
I Read the News Today: All Beatle News (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Well, not all reviews can be a good review, I guess. I haven’t seen any of the 10th incarnation of the All-Starr Band, but this review says that the band “seemed bored” in last nights show. Here’s what we’ve read: Ringo Starr and his 10th All-Starr Band wrapped up a 31 date tour with a nostalgia-drenched set [...]
I Read the News Today: All Beatle News (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
It is nice to hear that Yoko’s phone call and singing Happy Birthday to Ringo on his 68th birthday on the Larry King Live show was a surprise to Ringo Starr. I like what he said about the “tension” between the remaining Beatles and wives (”it depends on the day”). But here Ringo is still [...]
I Read the News Today: All Beatle News (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
I have never seen any of the many All-Starr Bands that have toured with Ringo, but I could only imagine it to be fun. Ringo is on the road again now, and so here is an article about his concert appearance in Phoenix, Arizona. Here’s what we’ve read: Ringo Starr had fun backstage Thursday at the Dodge [...]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Ringo Starr got by with a little help from his friends Saturday night at Chateau Ste. Michelle.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Ringo Starr & His All Starrs, performed Saturday night, July 19, at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. The group featured guitarist Colin Hay of Men at Work, singer-guitarist Billy Squier, bassist Hamish Stuart of the Average White Band, keyboardist-saxophonist Edgar Winter, keyboardist Gary Wright and top session drummer Gregg Bissonetteall veteran musicians who contributed their own hits...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Unlike most musicians, looks forward to that feeling he sometimes gets of being on a treadmill. In fact, that's where he often feels most creative."My studio in England is next to the gym," Starr said from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, where his latest tour just got underway. "When it's time to record, I find that getting on the treadmill brings on the endorphins, and the songs just start coming....
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
Movie producer Robert Evans 78 Actor Gary Busey 64 Comedian Richard Lewis 61 Rock singer Colin Hay (Men At Work) 55 Actress Amanda Donohoe 46 (c) 2008 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
Today is Sunday, June 29, the 181st day of 2008. There are 185 days left in the year.
VH1 (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
Power Line Forum (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Ringo Starr kicked off All-Starr Band Tour #10 Thursday night in Canada. “After the first few songs, Starr went behind the drum kit and gave the floor to his band – Billy Squier, Gary Wright, Edgar Winter, Marvin Hamish of Average White Band and Colin Hay of Men at Work. The format is the same for every All-Starr band tour: Everyone plays a few of their own hits in-between Starr’s songs. For a band...
