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Classic Eddie Van Halen Guitar with Roots in New Jersey Sells for over $3 Million

By Michele Amabile | April 20, 2023

Eddie Van Halen’s “Hot for Teacher” Kramer Guitar sold for $3,932,000.00 at Sothebys this week. . The guitar was built at Kramer Guitars, located at the Neptune NJ Green Grove Rd. factory by luthier Paul…

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Billy Joel and Family Enjoy Taylor Swift Eras Show

By Michele Amabile | April 18, 2023

Billy Joel’s little girls got the ultimate thrill meeting Taylor Swift backstage at her show in Tampa, Florida. The little Swifties clearly enjoyed the show, walking hand in hand with their pop to view the…

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Boy George and Culture Club Announce Summer Tour; Holmdel Show

By Michele Amabile | April 18, 2023

Boy George and Culture Club are hitting the road this summer for a tour that will make a stop at the PNC Bank Arts Center July 26, the band announced today. The trek–dubbed “The Letting…

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Bruce Springsteen Day Announced by Governor Phil Murphy

By Michele Amabile | April 17, 2023

Bruce Springsteen’s birthday will forever be immortalized in New Jersey as “Bruce Springsteen Day,” Governor Phil Murphy announced at the inaugural American Music Honors awards show — a fundraiser for the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for…

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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Festival to Return

By Michele Amabile | April 17, 2023

Eric Clapton is going back to the Crossroads. Mr. Slowhand announced that his Crossroads Guitar Festival will return with two shows September 23 and 24 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the first time…

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Eagles Guitarist Joe Walsh named to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

By Michele Amabile | April 14, 2023

Mr. Walsh is going to Washington. No, not Brandon Walsh on 90210. Joe Walsh of The Eagles has been named to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities by President Joe Biden. “For…

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George Michael Leads Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote

By Michele Amabile | April 13, 2023

Time is running out to vote for your favorite to get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Voting in the fan vote will conclude on April 28, the Hall announced on Instagram.…

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Tommy Lee, Kevin Smith, Weird Al, Susanna Hoffs to Appear in New Muppets Series

By Michele Amabile | April 12, 2023

In a cute diversion from the Mötley Crüe drama: drummer Tommy Lee will be joining the muppets in a cameo on the new Disney+ original series The Muppets Mayhem. The series will follow the Muppets band, The…

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Jake Bongiovi and Millie Bobby Brown Announce Engagement

By Michele Amabile | April 11, 2023

Jon Bon Jovi is getting another daughter-in-law. Bon Jovi’s son, Jake Bongiovi and his girlfriend, “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown, announced their engagement in separate Instagram posts. Brown, 19, showed off a diamond ring…

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Mötley Crüe Guitarist Mick Mars Speaks on Lawsuit

By Michele Amabile | April 7, 2023

Mick Mars is taking aim at his bandmates in Mötley Crüe.after news broke that he is suing the band for attempting to “fire” him. “Those guys have been hammering on me since ’87, trying to…

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