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NASA Commander Mark Kelly at U2 Concert (YouTube) U2 played May 21st at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver to kick off the current leg of their 360 Tour, were you there? The Irish rockers had some surprises for the crowd at Qwest Field in Seattle recently...

Eddie Vedder \"Rise\" (YouTube) It's a big year for Pearl Jam, the band is celebrating it's 20th year of making music, and along with that group's re-issues and forthcoming Labor Day weekend birthday party, it's lead singer has released a solo cd and dvd. O...

Gil Scott-Heron \"Where Did The Night Go\" (YouTube) Musician Gil Scott-Heron, who helped lay the groundwork for rap by mixing together percussion with spoken-word poetry and political expression, died Friday at 62. Heron is most known for his song, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," from his mid 70's album 125th and Lenox...

How many singing drummers can you name? Today is Levon Helm's 71st birthday, he's the drummer and singer from The Band, and it got me wondering what other group's have a drummer who sings. I can't imagine trying to beat on the drums and sing at the same time, and have it all sound good. Think about some of your favorite band's, does their drummer ever get to sing a song? Once I started thinking ab

What's your favorite Bob Dylan song? Mine is "When I Paint My Masterpiece." Robert Allen Zimmerman was born in Duluth, Minnesota 70 years ago today and became the voice of a generation. He was raised in Hibbing, Minnesota and played in high school bands like The Shadow Blasters and The Golden Chords...

The Cars \"Sad Song\" (YouTube) Did you catch their show? Let us know what you thought of it. The Cars played the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver over the weekend, the fourth stop on their 11-date May tour in support of their first album in nearly 24 years...

The space shuttle Endeavour was launched (Great photo from an airplane off MSN.com) on it's mission to the International Space Station at 6:56 MT this morning. Follow STS-134 at NASA.gov. The final mission for Endeavour was delayed two weeks due to an electronics glitch. When it reaches the ISS on Wednesday, the shuttle will deliver nearly 15 tons of supplies and equipment, highlighted by the 7.5-

Roger Daltry 1.13.11 in London (Gareth Cattermole/Getty) Have you seen the rock opera "Tommy"? If not, rent it and get ready for Roger Daltrey to bring the story to life in concert this Fall in Colorado. The lead singer of The Who recently premiered his band's performance of "Tommy" at The Royal Albert Hall in London to aid the Teenage Cancer Trust...

David Gilmore Plays \"Comfortably Numb\" with Roger Waters (YouTube) Did you think it was really going to happen? Last July, Roger Waters promised that David Gilmore would join him on stage to play "Comfortably Numb" at one of his concerts and last night in London it happened at the O2 Arena in London...

Ric Ocasek has reunited with The Cars and they released their first record in 24 years on Tuesday, May 10th. "Move Like This" is The Cars first new release since 1987's "Door to Door" and features all the original band members except bass player Benjamin Orr who died of pancreatic cancer in 2000...