Tag: Beatles

Prince is an amazing guitarist.

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Okay, maybe that’s not necessarily news to anyone, but we recently saw this four-year-old video of Prince performing “As My Guitar Gently Weeps” with a stage full of rock royalty at a 2008 VH1 Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Listen to that guitar solo. Look at the expressions on his bandmates’ faces. It’s no wonder that Prince, after decades in the business, is still widely regarded as one of the best live acts anyone can see.

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No Doubt, Dave Grohl, and Norah Jones do McCartney

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With all the Canucks fever around here, we’ve gotten a bit sidetracked from writing about sweet, sweet music. Here’s a gem to tide you over until Vancouver wins the Stanley Cup: a whole mess of artists including No Doubt, Dave Grohl, and Norah Jones paying tribute to Paul McCartney via live renditions of his songs (both with the Beatles and with Wings/solo). “Penny Lane” is especially good.

Via Aux.tv:

The 6 Most Intense Relationship Breakups in Rock History

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With papers covering the breakup and alimony drama of Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger and his former common-law wife of seven years, Marianna Goriuk, we got to thinking about some of the more truly epic breakups and broken relationships in rock music. Sure, Marianna’s asking for $95,000 a month (and currently getting $25,000), and according to legal papers, she’s spending over $5k of that every month on “pet care,” but compared to some of the more legendary breakups of rock n roll, whether Kroeger has to pay for his ex’s limos, cocktail parties, and vet bills is small potatoes. Here are six of the most intense, protracted, ridiculous, and productive breakups in rock music history.

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