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Astronaut Exits Space Station With Music Video

Associated Press | May 14, 2013

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity." It's believed to be the first music video made in space, according to NASA. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's personalized rendition of "Space Oddity" was posted on YouTube on Sunday, one day before his departure from the orbiting lab. He's wrapping up a five-month mission that began last December. He returned aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule, along with American Thomas Marshburn and Russian Roman Romanenko, late Monday to Ka... more

Lt. Dan Band’s 'Tribute to the Troops'

Military.com | May 13, 2013

Among the military community actor Gary Sinise is as well known for his support as he is for his role as Lieutenant Dan in the hit movie "Forrest Gump." Sinise is also a musician who plays bass guitar in the Lt.Dan Band, a group he founded with Kimo Williams in 2004. They started touring with the USO, and the reaction they got from crowds convinced them to keep at it – a challenge considering Sinise’s busy acting schedule. Now the band performs upwards of 40 times per year, focusing mostly on benefit or charity events. On May 11 the Lt. Dan Band played at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Portsmouth, VA. The concert, hosted by the Gary Sin... more

Bill Clinton Tried to Broker Led Zeppelin Reunion

Associated Press | May 08, 2013

NEW YORK - It's a diplomatic failure at the highest level: Bill Clinton couldn't get Led Zeppelin to reunite. The CBS "60 Minutes Overtime" webcast reported Monday that the former president was enlisted to ask the British rock gods to get back together last year for the Superstorm Sandy benefit concert in New York City. He asked, they said no. David Saltzman of the Robin Hood Foundation says he and film executive Harvey Weinstein flew to Washington to ask Clinton to make the plea. Led Zeppelin's surviving members Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page were in Washington just before the Sandy concert for the Kennedy Center Honors. ... more

Aerosmith Drops Indonesia Show Over Security Fears

Associated Press | May 06, 2013

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Aerosmith canceled a show in Indonesia after authorities there said they had foiled a bomb plot targeting the Myanmar Embassy. Concert promoter Ismaya Live cited safety concerns as the reason for the cancellation, but it wasn't clear if there was a direct connection to the alleged embassy plot. The American rockers were scheduled to perform this coming Saturday for a nearly sold-out crowd of 15,000 in the capital, Jakarta, said Helmi Sugara, event organizer spokesman. The statement about the cancellation carried an apology from Aerosmith also saying they hoped to make it up to the fans one day. There was no immediat... more

Country Singer Gives Solace to Soldiers' Families

Charlotte Observer | May 01, 2013

MILLERS CREEK, NC -- On a blustery Sunday afternoon in March, dozens of mourners filed into Peace Haven Baptist Church for the funeral of Geraldine Reid Thompson, whose son died during combat in Iraq in 2005. Up front sat country musician Rockie Lynne and his Martin D-28 guitar. Lynne, who was abandoned as an infant in Charlotte, taken to Barium Springs Home for Children and adopted by a Statesville couple, reached No. 1 on Billboard's country singles sales chart for 10 weeks straight in 2006 with his debut single, "Lipstick." He's performed 14 times at the Grand Ole Opry and before 65,000 fans at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He's appeared ... more

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