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Scott Legato/Getty ImagesVan Halen was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, and not only did the band not perform, few of the group members attended — and bassist Michael Anthony still seems upset about it.“Sammy (Hagar) and I were the only two from the band that showed up, and we werent even in the band at the time," Anthony shared on The Hook Rocks podcast. "And it was pretty sad, because I turned to Sammy during the show — I forget who was onstage playi...

Medios y Media/Getty ImagesWhen Billy Idol is not performing for audiences onstage, he spends some of his downtime with his grandchildren, and it’s something he loves doing."It is really lovely. Its nice, Ive got the best of both worlds," Idol tells People regarding his work and career. "But its been lovely and its all worked out in an incredible way that I could never imagine."The 68-year-old Idol has three grandkids: 3-year-old McKenzie, his son Brants daughter, and 3-ye...

PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty ImagesMadonna capped her Celebration Tour with a free show at the iconic Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on May 4, and set a record while doing it.According to Madonnas team, the Queen of Pops show drew 1.6 million fans, setting a new record for the largest audience ever for a stand-alone concert by any artist in history. The previous record of 1.5 million fans had been set by the Rolling Stones in 2006.You can see footage of Madonnas performance of "Music...

Gary Miller/Getty ImagesNeil Young fans in Texas were left disappointed when the rocker was forced to postpone two shows in the state due to severe weather.Young and his band Crazy Horse were supposed to bring their Love Earth tour to Austin on May 1 and Dallas on May 2, but both shows have been pushed to the fall due to threats of lightning.“Too dangerous to put our audience in that situation,” read a post on the Neil Young Archives site. “We are rolling on, with these shows coming ...

Mairo Cinquetti/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesMark Knopfler reveals in a new interview that he and the late guitarist Jeff Beck almost made an album together. He shared the news while talking to Guitar Player magazine about his recent charity single Going Home (Theme From Local Hero), which features a contribution from Beck.Knopfler calls Jeff’s playing on the track "beautiful," noting, “Jeff was just something other, y’know?”“In fact, we’d just begun some talks, throu...

SHERIFF AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY   CRACK DOWN ON FENTANYL DEALERS   Hebert Receives 40-year Sentence              ...

  The Evangeline Parish School Board met on Wednesday night, and Superintendent Lazard presented a plan for ESSER positions for the 2024-2025 school year utilizing local, state and Federal Fu...

Rotary Club Meeting – 4-30-24   The program at Tuesday’s Rotary luncheon was presented by Rotarian Brent Coreil.  Brent invited Silver Eagle Socials President, Rhonda Lafl...

Greenwich EntertainmentA new documentary will give music fans a behind-the-scenes look at Toronto’s 1969 Rock N Roll Revival music festival, which featured John Lennon’s first time performing outside The Beatles.The documentary, Revival69: The Concert That Rocked The World, details how promoters John Brower and Kenny Walker were able to book Lennon for the show and how his appearance almost didn’t happen. In the end he took the stage for a debut performance of The Plastic Ono Band, wh...

Bruce Glikas/Getty ImagesSting is set to headline the Germania Insurance Super Stage during the Formula One Pirelli United States Grand Prix, happening October 18-20 in Austin, Texas.Sting is set to perform on Friday, October 18, with Eminem booked for Saturday, October 19.Tickets to the Grand Prix include entry to the shows. Single-day tickets are on sale now.Up next, Sting is set to headline Beachlife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on May 3, followed by shows in St. Petersburg, Fl...