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• Watch Video for Cheap Trick’s New Holiday Tune, "I Want You for Christmas"

  In Classic Hits News / 7 December 2012

  

  A video for Cheap Trick‘s brand-new holiday tune, “I Want You for Christmas,” got its TV premiere Thursday on VH1 Classic to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the release of the first A Very Special Christmas charity album.  The tune, a re-worked rendition of the power-pop band’s classic hit “I Want You to Want Me,” appears on the new compilation A Very Special Christmas 25th Anniversary, which is the eighth installment in the series. The clip, which also can be viewed on demand now at VH1.com, makes clever use of marionette likenesses of Cheap Trick’s members.  In the video,… Read more

• US Supreme Court to Hear Gay Marriage Cases

  In National News / 7 December 2012

  

  (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear challenges to California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act. “Prop 8″ enshrines a ban on gay marriage in the state constitution and was overturned by federal courts. A divided three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in February struck it down, ruling that it “serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California and to officially reclassify their relationship and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples.” Supporters of Prop 8… Read more

• Springsteen, Dylan, Young in Top 10 of "Rolling Stone" Mag’s 50 Best Albums & Songs Lists of 2012

  In Classic Hits News / 7 December 2012

  

  Rolling Stone has released its annual lists of the 50 Best Albums and 50 Best Songs of 2012 and, as far of the magazine is concerned, some of the best music was put out by artists who have been kicking around since the 1960s and ’70s.  Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young & Crazy Horse all landed in the top 10 of both tallies with their recent releases. The Boss scored Rolling Stone‘s #1-rated album of the year with Wrecking Ball, which the magazine says is his “most walloping and adventurous release in decades.”  Rolling Stone describes the record… Read more

• Deadly NYC Bus Crash: Driver Found Not Guilty of Manslaughter

  In National News / 7 December 2012

  

  (NEW YORK) — A casino bus driver has largely skirted criminal responsibility for last year’s deadly bus crash in New York City. The driver, Ophadell Williams, was returning from a trip to a Connecticut casino in March 2011, when he crashed into a pole, shearing off the roof of the bus. Fifteen people were killed in the accident in the Bronx in New York City. Williams was also cleared in all counts of criminally negligent homicide and assault charges.  He was convicted of one count of driving without a license. Prosecutors argued that the driver was recklessly exhausted and sleep… Read more

• The Rolling Stones Added to the "12.12.12" Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert Lineup

  In Classic Hits News / 7 December 2012

  

  As if 12.12.12 — The Concert for Sandy Relief didn’t already feature enough star power, organizers have announced that The Rolling Stones have joined the awe-inspiring lineup for the show, which takes place this Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.  As previously reported, the charity event’s bill also includes Paul McCartney, The Who, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Roger Waters, Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder, among others. The concert will air live event on a wide variety of TV stations around the world… Read more

• Keith Richards, Todd Rundgren Among Stars Featured on Upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean"-Inspired Compilation

  In Classic Hits News / 7 December 2012

  

  An eclectic variety of music stars, including Keith Richards, Patti Smith and Todd Rundgren, have contributed to a new compilation of traditional sea-themed tunes inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.  Son of Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys is a sequel to a similarly named 2006 collection of tunes produced by Hal Willner and executive produced by Johnny Depp and Pirates of the Caribbean series director Gore Verbinski.  The two-CD set, which features 36 tracks, will be released on February 19. Richards, accompanying Tom Waits, is featured on a rendition of the folk tune “Shenandoah”; Smith… Read more

• Man Tells Cops Alleged Prostitute Owed Him 10 More Minutes

  In National News / 7 December 2012

  

  (OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine) — A New Hampshire man has been arrested and charged with engaging a prostitute after he phoned police to complain that the woman had shorted him 10 minutes of their prearranged session, officials say. Scott Pipher, 34, was charged Nov. 14, police said this week. Investigators in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, have been working on the case since Pipher placed the call March 25, and have also arrested the alleged prostitute, Sgt. Gerard Hamilton told ABC News. “We did some follow ups … we have a team for special enforcement, and using the information  that was… Read more