http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com Delivering breaking entertainment, music, and celebrity news. The blog is the go-to source for daily happenings in Hollywood. Written by the entertainment industry\'s most credible sources. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:04:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/10/30/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-springsteen-fogerty-simon-garfunkel-stevie-wonder/ http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/10/30/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-springsteen-fogerty-simon-garfunkel-stevie-wonder/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:26:18 +0000 Roger Friedman http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/?p=3658 Is Bruce Springsteen a man or a machine? Is he Superman? These are the questions that ran through my mind last night as Springsteen and his E Street Band literally picked up the six-hour Rock and Roll Hall of Fame anniversary show at Madison Square Garden and breathed life into it. The show, which started at [...]]]> http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/10/30/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-springsteen-fogerty-simon-garfunkel-stevie-wonder/feed/ 16 http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/10/02/no-stones-beatles-dylan-for-rock-hall-shows/ http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/10/02/no-stones-beatles-dylan-for-rock-hall-shows/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:44:02 +0000 Roger Friedman http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/?p=3078 http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/10/02/no-stones-beatles-dylan-for-rock-hall-shows/feed/ 1 http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/08/14/david-geffen-rock-and-roll-hall-fame/ http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/08/14/david-geffen-rock-and-roll-hall-fame/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:20:18 +0000 Roger Friedman http://www.showbiz411.com/?p=2162 The word from one of my favorite groups (I say this facetiously) the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: David Geffen is set to be inducted next spring. That’s right. On the upside: Geffen started Asylum Records, brought us Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, the Eagles, stole Bob Dylan from Columbia Records to make “Planet Waves,” and, [...]]]> http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/08/14/david-geffen-rock-and-roll-hall-fame/feed/ 2 http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/07/23/rock-hall-bob-dylan-paul-mccartney-rolling-stones/ http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/07/23/rock-hall-bob-dylan-paul-mccartney-rolling-stones/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:14:24 +0000 Roger Friedman http://www.showbiz411.com/?p=1831 Those Rock and Roll Hall of Fame shows set for October at Madison Square Garden: they’re already causing controversy. Missing from the rosters on both nights are just about everyone important: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Elton John, Sting, Bonnie Raitt, Carole King, The Eagles, Billy Joel, Steve Winwood, [...]]]> http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/07/23/rock-hall-bob-dylan-paul-mccartney-rolling-stones/feed/ 0 http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/07/15/bruce-springsteen-aretha-franklinu2-sign-up-for-rock-hall-anniversary-show/ http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/07/15/bruce-springsteen-aretha-franklinu2-sign-up-for-rock-hall-anniversary-show/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:49:10 +0000 Roger Friedman http://www.showbiz411.com/?p=1601 I told readers of my old column back in March that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was planning its 25th anniversary for the fall of 2009 at Madison Square Garden. Now I can tell you that the Rock Hall folks, not exactly my favorite for various reasons, have booked Oct. 29 and 30 for [...]]]> http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2009/07/15/bruce-springsteen-aretha-franklinu2-sign-up-for-rock-hall-anniversary-show/feed/ 2