Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Hampton Water When your shoes clash with your wine…ugh, so embarrassing, right? Well, Jon Bon Jovi is here to save you from that fashion faux pas. As Wine Spectator reports, Hampton Water rosé, the acclaimed wine created by the New Jersey rocker and his son, Jesse Bongiovi, is teaming with the Italian sportswear brand Superga to create Hampton Water-branded shoes. According to Jesse, he first encountered the Superga team at a wine event; they “hit it off,” he says, and that led to the idea for…
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Husband surprises wife with long-lost wedding video on 14-year anniversary
webphotographeer/ iStock (EUGENE, Ore) — Drew and Kayla Gottfried were heartbroken after they were told that their wedding video had been erased after they tied the knot in 2007. In a fortunate twist this past spring, Drew Gottfried received a call from their church saying that an old VHS tape had been found in the basement. Astonishingly, it was their wedding video. For two months, Gottfried kept the secret until July 27, the couple’s 14th anniversary. On that night, the couple went out to dinner and a movie at a…
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons says band will continue following the death of bassist Dusty Hill
ZZ Top in 2016; Brill/ullstein bild via Getty Images Following Wednesday’s sad news of the death of longtime ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, the band’s frontman, Billy Gibbons, has revealed that the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers plan to continue. Yesterday, rock radio personality Eddie Trunk took to his Twitter feed to share a text message Gibbons sent him that reads, “As Dusty said upon his departure, ‘Let the show go on!’ and…with respect, we’ll do well to get beyond this and honor his wishes.” The 71-year-old singer/guitarist added,…
Genesis to release 'The Last Domino?' compilation in November as companion to band's upcoming tour
Rhino With Genesis preparing to kick off its The Last Domino? Tour soon, the band has announced plans to release a new companion compilation that will coincide with the launch of the North American leg of the trek. The 27-track collection, titled The Last Domino?, will be released on November 19, four days after the North American out begins in Chicago. The compilation, which you can pre-order now, will be available as a two-CD set or a four-LP 180-gram-vinyl package. The Last Domino?‘s track list features songs spanning from 1973’s…
After "mind-blowing" one billion video views, documentary on Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" is coming
BMG Music Rick Astley is never gonna give up being happy about the success of his video for “Never Gonna Give You Up.” As previously reported, the video for the 1987 number-one hit has just hit one billion views on YouTube, making it only the fourth clip from the ’80s to reach that milestone. In a video reacting to the news, Astley says, “I’ve just been told that ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ has been streamed a billion times on YouTube. That is mind-blowing. The world is a wonderful and…
COVID-19 live updates: US approaching same case numbers as 1 year ago
hapabapa/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 611,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.1 million people have died worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Just 57.6% of Americans ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC on Tuesday, citing new science on the transmissibility of the…
Listen to rare 1968 Joni Mitchell performance of "The Dawntreader" recorded by Jimi Hendrix
Rhino The upcoming archival Joni Mitchell compilation Archives Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971) includes a full unreleased live performance Mitchell gave in March 1968 at Le Hibou Coffee House in Ottawa, Canada, that — amazingly — was recorded by Jimi Hendrix. Now, Mitchell’s rendition of her early song “The Dawntreader” from the concert has debuted as an advance track from the compilation, which is due out October 29. Hendrix had been performing at another Ottawa venue at the same time that Mitchell was playing a residency at the coffee…
Pilot reports 'possible jet pack man' near Los Angeles
hudiemm/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — A Boeing 747 pilot near Los Angeles reported Wednesday night another “possible jet pack man in sight.” It’s the latest in a string of mysterious jet pack sightings near the City of Angels since last year. “A Boeing 747 pilot reported seeing an object that might have resembled a jet pack 15 miles east of LAX at 5,000 feet altitude around 6:12 p.m. Wednesday,” a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration told ABC News. “Out of an abundance of caution, air traffic controllers alerted other pilots…
Expansive reissue of Whitesnake's 1997 album 'Restless Heart' due in October
Rhino Whitesnake‘s ongoing deluxe reissue campaign continues with a four-CD/DVD collection focusing on the band’s 1997 studio album, Restless Heart, which will be released on October 29. Restless Heart: Super Deluxe Edition features newly remixed and remastered versions of the album, plus a variety of unreleased demos and studio outtakes, and a DVD containing official music videos, fan videos, and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the record that includes new interviews with frontman David Coverdale. Restless Heart originally was intended to be Coverdale’s third studio album, but it was released as a new…
Elton John rallies against HIV and homophobic misinformation: "We need to break down the myths"
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for EJAF, Rich Fury/Getty Images Elton John is the latest celebrity to condemn the homophobic remarks made by rapper DaBaby at Miami’s Rolling Loud Festival over the weekend. The “I’m Still Standing” singer explained that spreading homophobic misinformation is harmful to the LGBTQ community — especially those with HIV. Taking to Instagram Wednesday, Sir Elton shared an post that read, “HIV misinformation and homophobia have no place in the music industry. We must break down the stigma around HIV and not spread it. As musicians, it’s our job to bring people together.” “We’ve been…