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The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood has reportedly entered rehab for a drinking problem. "Following Ronnie's continued battle with alcohol he has entered a period of rehab," Wood's spokeswoman said. "His close family and friends say he is seeking help and look forward to his recovery." Wood's struggle with substance abuse has been well-documented; one time, his drug use was so bad that Keith Richards (of all people) had to persuade Wood to get sober, sometimes using a knife or gun. (more)
According to Rolling Stone Magazine, the ultimate guitar hero, Jimi Hendrix, is finally coming to the Guitar Hero game franchise, according to Janie Hendrix, who oversees his estate. The Hendrix estate, which had difficulty locating the original masters until now, has delivered multiple songs -- including "Purple Haze," "Foxy Lady" and "Little Wing" -- to GH's developers, although it's not yet clear which tracks they will use. The next edition of the game, Guitar Hero: World Tour, hits stores October 27th.
The estate has also authorized an official Hendrix avatar for the game. "Guitar Hero really was on the ball and and they were biting at the bit to get this out this year, so, we just accommodated them," Janie Hendrix tells Rolling Stone. "Jimi was a kid at heart - he definitely would have played these games." A spokesperson for Red Octane/Activision had no comment. For more news on Guitar Hero and Rock Band, see the next issue of Rolling Stone.
Topping the list of South Australia's most unusual funeral songs was Queen's The Show Must Go On, Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven and AC/DC's Highway to Hell.
What Classic Hit would you want to be played at your funeral?
There are very strong rumors of a planned Led Zeppelin tour on the horizon.
Here's the story so far: Duff Kagan, former member of Guns n' Roses, is not in the band Velvet Revolver. He says his band has been tapped to open up for Led Zeppelin on some of the dates of their upcoming tour.
He hasn't revealed any places or exact dates, but keep your fingers crossed this means that a Zep tour is coming!
Here's a time-waster for your busy workday ... play the online Paul McCartney divorce game!
The object is to be Heather Mills, Paul's ex-wife, and throw virtual water on Paul ... but keep the judge in the proceedings dry.
Read about it first, if you'd like to, and then Have fun!
The Eagles' "In The City," one of their songs written and sung by Joe Walsh, is not one of their bigger hits ... but it remains one of their more popular songs. Here's a video of the band performing it live.
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