WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) – Survivors and family and friends of the 100 people killed in the Great White nightclub fire gathered to mark the 10th anniversary yesterday. Great White’s pyrotechnics ignited soundproofing foam during the show on February 20, 2003, at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island. A foundation working to build a permanent memorial at the site held a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday. Construction will begin this spring.
NASHVILLE (AP) – Paul McCartney, Mumford And Sons, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will be the headliners for Bonnaroo. Other performers include R. Kelly, Bjork (BYORK), Wu-Tang Clan, Wilco, The Lumineers, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Davie Byrne and St. Vincent, Of Monsters And Men and “Weird Al” Yankovic. Bonnaroo will be June 13-16 in Manchester, Tennessee. Tickets go on sale Saturday.
LONDON (AP) – The man who used The Beatles as his backing band before anyone knew who The Beatles were has died. UK’s Telegraph newspaper reports Tony Sheridan has died at the age of 72. Details of his death were not given, but Sheridan had heart surgery last year. The Beatles met Sheridan while they played clubs in Hamburg. Sheridan recruited The Beatles to back him up at a Hamburg club. They were credited as “The Beat Brothers” on Sheridan’s recordings of “My Bonnie” and “When The Saints Go Marching In.”
NEW YORK (AP) – The documentary on The Eagles has an unusual moment for a rock film: it shows the exact moment they fell apart. “History of The Eagles” contains film footage of a political fundraiser in 1980. Don Felder didn’t want to be there and Glenn Frey didn’t like his attitude. The Eagles stayed apart for 14 years after that. Felder even breaks down while talking about that incident all these years later. Frey says they agreed to do the film while everyone was still healthy and could still remember things. “History of The Eagles” runs in two parts on Showtime tomorrow and Saturday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Styx, REO Speedwagon and Ted Nugent are planning to return to what Styx guitarist James Young calls “the juggernaut of megatainment.” They will do the Midwest Rock ‘n Roll Express tour for a second year beginning April 18 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Styx singer Tommy Shaw says, “You might need to take the next day off after riding this glorious train.” REO Speedwagon singer Kevin Cronin says they had so much fun last year they want to do it again. Nugent says his shows are “an indescribable celebration” and “Styx and REO deserve me.”
KCOW, ALLIANCE FACEBOOK MAYOR-FOR-A-DAY!: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 — HUSKER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCER MATT COATNEY
KCOW Radio invites you to both “like” and leave a short message on our Facebook page for Husker Women’s play by play basketball announcer Matt “YOU BETCHA!!!!” Coatney. We hope to get at least 100 likes and comments saluting Matt for the great job he does of announcing AHS grad Jordan Hooper and her Huskers on KCOW Radio.
In conjunction with the Sunday, February 24, Iowa at Nebraska game (tip at 1 p.m. on KCOW), we will share your messages on Matt’s page, officially making him KCOW, Alliance Facebook “Mayor for a Day!”
If you are not a member of facebook, simply e-mail your salute to: [email protected] and we will transfer them onto facebook, or leave a message in the comment section below.
TGIF! Here’s some retro video from A-Ha!
With all the nostalgia I’m feeling this week, today seems like a good day for my favorite Elvis song, as it was performed on the ’68 Comeback Special…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – John Mayer, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson are among the stars set to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
Mayer will perform in honor of Albert King with Gary Clark Jr., then induct the late bluesman. Aguilera and Hudson will salute Donna Summer. Foo Fighters Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins will induct Rush and hall of fame member Don Henley will induct Randy Newman at the April 18 ceremony in Los Angeles.
Public Enemy and Heart will also enter the hall of fame, along with lifetime achievement award winners Quincy Jones and Lou Adler. More performers and presenters will be announced later.
Tickets for the ceremony go on sale to the public Feb. 1. It will be broadcast May 18 on HBO.
Here’s this week’s message from Eagle Radio Alliance/Chadron General Manager Terri Friesen.
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