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'80s Power Ballad Bands Are Going On Tour Together

Def Leppard, Journey will be joined next summer by Heart, Cheap Trick, Steve Miller Band

(Newser) - The '80s seem so far away now—for context, Def Leppard's Pyromania and Journey's Frontiers, the latter of which featured the song "Faithfully," both came out 40 years ago. If you're ready to relive those power ballad days, there's some good news from...

Iconic Songs About Places Their Writers Hadn't Been To

John Fogerty wasn't born anywhere near a bayou

(Newser) - Sometimes a song can evoke a place so fully it's like being there—apparently for the songwriter as well, writes Amanda Mannen in Cracked . Hopefully today isn't the day you found out about Santa Claus, because Mannen somewhat gleefully runs through some of the most iconic odes to...

Journey Bandmates Are Feuding Over Trump Performance
Journey Bandmates
Squabbling Over Trump
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Journey Bandmates Squabbling Over Trump

Neal Schon sends Jonathan Cain a cease-and-desist after he performed 'Don't Stop Believin''

(Newser) - Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who along with guitarist Neal Schon and the band's then-singer Steve Perry co-wrote "Don't Stop Believin'," performed the iconic song for former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago last month—and now there's an intra-band feud over the matter. Schon, who's had...

Steve Perry to Perform With Journey for 1st Time Since '91

He'll perform at least one song at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

(Newser) - Steve Perry parted ways with Journey in 1987—but the original lead singer will perform with the band for the first time since a brief reunion in 1991 when Journey is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Friday night. Journey, whose current lead singer is Arnel Pineda,...

First Time's the Charm for 2016 Rock Hall

Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam among inductees

(Newser) - The late rapper Tupac Shakur and Seattle-based rockers Pearl Jam lead a class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees that also includes folkie Joan Baez and 1970s favorites Journey, Yes, and Electric Light Orchestra. While Shakur, Baez, Pearl Jam, and ELO were elected this year in their first...

First-Timers on Rock Hall of Fame Ballot: Pearl Jam, Tupac

Journey, Joan Baez, Depeche Mode also get the nod

(Newser) - The late rapper Tupac Shakur and Seattle-based rockers Pearl Jam are among the first-time nominees on the ballot for induction next year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Nine of the 19 acts that were nominated Tuesday are on the ballot for the first time, with Shakur and...

Prince Checked With Journey Before Releasing 'Purple Rain'

The song has similarities to 'Faithfully'

(Newser) - Prince's "Purple Rain" bears enough similarities to Journey's "Faithfully" that quite a few cover version mashups can be found on YouTube. But there was never a legal battle over the songs, because Prince reached out to Journey before releasing "Purple Rain," Journey's Neal...

Journey Guitarist Wins $290K in Wedding Lawsuit

He never stopped believin'

(Newser) - The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $290,000 payout to settle a lawsuit by the guitarist of rock band Journey that claimed the city unfairly jacked up fees to use a city landmark for his lavish wedding. The full board voted unanimously to approve the settlement...

Journey Drummer Indicted on Rape, Slew of Charges

Deen Castronovo bombarded victim with texts, calls after order to stay away

(Newser) - Journey drummer Deen Castronovo was arrested in Oregon on June 14 and charged with misdemeanor assault and menacing, but he was released on $20,000 bail and told to stay away from the alleged victim, per the Statesman Journal . A few weeks later, he's back behind bars after reportedly...

Michaele Salahi, Journey Rocker Engaged

So ... Michaele Salahi-Neal Schon relationship is real, then?

(Newser) - So, apparently Michaele Salahi's relationship with Journey guitarist Neal Schon is not just a publicity stunt—or if it is, she's taking it to Kardashian-Humphries levels. The White House gatecrasher , who left fellow gatecrasher hubby Tareq for the rocker last year and officially divorced in August, is now...

Salahi Has 'Passionate' Relationship With Rocker

They've known each other since at least 2009

(Newser) - As some of us suspected, Michaele Salahi wasn't kidnapped —she just ran off with a rock star . But mystery remains: How exactly does she know Journey guitarist Neal Schon? The Washington Post points to a 2009 story revealing that, prior to becoming famous for crashing a White House...

Salahi Isn't Kidnapped: She's With Journey Guitarist

Where else?

(Newser) - Insert appropriate Journey lyric here: Tareq Salahi was convinced his wife had been kidnapped today, but it turns out that Michaele is safe and sound ... in the arms of Journey guitarist Neal Schon, reports TMZ . "Nobody kidnapped her and they are in Memphis together," says a band rep....

Journey's 'Don't Stop' an Unlikely Phenom

Song achieves icon status, nearly 30 years later

(Newser) - By songwriting standards, Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” should never have made it past No. 9, which is where it stalled on the charts when it was released in 1981. But since then, the song—which doesn’t get to its anthemic chorus until 3 minutes and...

Songs You Can't Escape This Summer

Unless you go everywhere wearing headphones, of course

(Newser) - Just because everyone has an iPod these days doesn’t mean you can escape the inevitable “summer jams,” writes Maura Johnston on Gawker. She selects the “seven tracks you will likely be subjected to should you decide to spend headphone-free time” anywhere:
  • No Boundaries, Kris Allen: “
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Songs Savaged by Pop Culture
 Songs Savaged by Pop Culture 
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Songs Savaged by Pop Culture

Commercials, YouTube and 'iconic' movie scenes make old faves unlistenable

(Newser) - Some songs simply can't survive the ravages of pop culture. Scott Bennett on College Humor, runs down some tunes he can no longer listen to:
  • "O, Fortuna:" Jackass turned this "orchestral masterpiece" from Carl Orff into something that went from evoking "the struggle of mankind" to
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Wal-Mart Looks for Better Return on CDs

Uber-retailer plans to trim selection of artists, titles

(Newser) - As the country's leading brick-and-mortar CD seller, Wal-Mart occupies a special place in the music industry, earning perks like exclusive releases of CDs by bands like Journey and, soon, AC/DC. But with sales of physical CDs in freefall, even Wal-Mart is considering cutting the number of titles and artists its...

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