The graduating class of musicians at Berklee College of Music will be getting some pointers from a legendary guitarist and astute businessman. Jimmy Page will deliver the commencement address at the highly regarded music school in Boston on Saturday, May 10. The night before the graduation ceremony, students will perform a concert in Page's honor featuring selections from his career - no shortage of great material to draw on from his time with the Yardbirds and his decades in Led Zeppelin.
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We had been looking forward to seeing William Hurt in the role of the contemporary Gregg Allman in the upcoming biopic about the founding Allman Brothers Band keyboard player. That won't happen, The LA Times has learned that Hurt has decided against keeping the part even if filming resumes after a crew member was killed and several others injured February 20th when a train plowed into a filming scene being staged on a bridge in rural Georgia. The Times site quotes a representative of ICM, the agency that has Hurt on its roster, as saying' 'I can confirm he's out of the movie'. Reports had emerged that the actor had expressed concerns about the safety of the shoot prior to the accident. The future of the project is very much in doubt. Investigations into the accident are going forward on multiple fronts and criminal charges are possible depending on their outcomes. .jpg)
Fans Down Under looking forward to a rare opportunity to catch Gregg Allman live will have to wait longer. A broken wrist has forced the Allman Brothers Band veteran to cut-short his Australian tour. The injury occurred shortly before the start of his solo tour dates Down Under, but Allman avoided bowing out of dates until his injury '...unexpectedly worsened leaving him in severe pain and unable to perform', according to tour promoter Bluefest Touring. Fans willing to settle for extended sets by Warren Haynes and Gregg's son Devon can still attend the shows, but those wanting refunds will have them granted.
Peter Gabriel's reluctance has always been the sticking point to Genesis reuniting. The recent solo inductee to the Rock Hall Of Fame sent word through Rolling Stone that it migh be a good time for the others in the group to ask him again. Saying he will '...never say never', Peter called chances of it ever happening 'small'. As for his opinion about becoming one of Rock's elder statesmen, Gabriel to RS, 'There are very few good things about getting old except you care less about what people think.'
If the success of his Kickstarter campaign is any indication, plenty of people share Neil Young's low opinion of the sound quality of mp3 music files. Young's online campaign to raise backing money for his new ultra-quality file format and player kicked off with a goal of reaching $800,000. It closed-out Tuesday 
April 19 is the date for this spring's Record Store Day. Here's a list of highlights most likely to interest 
Gregg Allman contested previous reports that the Allman Brothers Band is calling it quits while talking with Radio.com about the upcoming tribute album to him titled All My Friends. How emphatic was he? Try this... 'We are not breaking up. We are replacing Derek Trucks.' The obvious question that statement raises is what about Warren Haynes? Both Trucks and Haynes released a joint statement several weeks ago announcing ther would leave the group after fulfilling 2014 commitments. That was followed a couple of weeks later by an announcement that the group would disband at the end of the year but would probably still get together in future years for special occasions. Now, it appears it's anybody's guess as to whether the Allmans carry on in 2015.
Bruce Springsteen summed up the importance of his group during his Rock Hall Of fame induction speech for the E Street Band Thursday 
He may wear flannel and denim, but John Fogerty prefers living in the lap of luxury, The Beverly Hills mansion the former Creedence Clearwater Revival front man picked up for just under $3 million 14 years ago has reportedly been sold for $18.6 million. Originally listed for $23 million, the already lavish residence was expanded from 5 t0 12 bedrooms during the years Fogerty owned it.
Mad Dog Ranch is the name Joe Cocker and his wife gave the home the couple built in Crawford, Colorado about twenty years ago. "Mansion" is a term more likely to be used to describe the place by Rocky Mountain residents. The nearly 16,000 square foot main house featuring French windows and doors, seven bedrooms and 10 baths, a gourmet kitchen, a billiards room and five acres of gardens nestled into the 240+ acre spread is being listed for sale at $7 million. The new owners will likely still have Joe and Pam Cocker as neighbors. The couple reportedly plans to build a smaller place on nearby property they will retain.
Recent evidence that Ray and Dave Davies might be willing to put their mutual animosity aside long enough to do some live dates together got an additional bit of good news. Dave says the two of them recently played together behind closed doors. The subject of a series of a Kinks 50th anniversary tour as well as the possibility of writing some new tunes got discussed a couple of months ago when Dave dropped by Ray's house. Dave doesn't see the tension between the two dissolving anytime, but adds that their issues with one another, 'Maybe the dynamic of why it works', adding, 'It did work when we played, for a bit'' As for reunion prospects, he says, 'Yeah. It'll be great. I think.'
ZZ Top and guitar legend Jeff Beck have inked a series of late summer dates together. The first-ever tour pairing has Top guitarist Billy Gibbons psyched. Billy says, "Ever since experiencing 'Jeff's Boggie', the prospect of performance with Jeff Beck on the deck brings us into focus with the curator of crunch". For his part, the Yardbirds and Jeff Beck Group string slinger says he can't wait to get together on stage with Billy, who he declares is 'The Professor of Grunge'. The Top and Beck have combined forces on a couple of previous occasions. The performed Foxey Lady and Rough Boy together in 2009 at the Rock Hall Of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert in Madison Square Garden in 2009 and Beck hopped on stage in Italy during a 2010 ZZ Top concert to help them crank out La Grange.
Bruce Springsteen will do the honors on April 10 at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn when his E Street Band gets inducted into the Rock Hall Of Fame. It's also been confirmed that The Boss will perform with them that night. Nirvana gets introduced to the Hall by Michel Stipe of REM, but it is not known whether the surviving members intend to play. KISS members have ruled-out performing due to a dispute over which members should be allowed to appear and play in make-up... a ridiculous stance that only adds to why so many people refuse to take the band seriously. Eagle Glenn Frey will induct Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris and Carrie Underwood will perform in tribute to her. Chris Martin of Coldplaywill do a song for Peter Gabriel, who is also playing, and Peter Asher will induct the late Beatles manager Brian Epstein and Andrew Loog Oldham.
