Wayne Gretzky – The legendary NHL player and Phoenix Coyotes coach is 50.
FOO FIGHTERS - MY HERO
CAKE - SICK OF YOU
Those who follow Cake know that their website is not your average rock band website. The group tend to post everything from ecological factoids to random news events, some of which educate a few fans and sometimes annoy others. Singer John McCrea says, "We get a lot of heat from people for not posting purely music related stories and photographs, but I think it’s all music related. I think life is distilled into music and you can’t bifurcate or compartmentalize everything. Actually everything’s all connected." The vocalist says it’s a way to keep themselves interested and at times to see what conversations may be sparked.
An encounter between Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham and Sting once nearly resulted in a fistfight, says Jason Bonham. Speaking to Spinner.com, the son of the late Zeppelin drummer said the incident occurred when his father took him to a Police show, not long after the trio had completed their second album. "[Dad] managed to get me backstage and he threatened to punch Sting," Bonham said. "It was hilarious. Dad stepped on his foot and he [Sting] was very cocky back then. He was the new young frontman and had that punk kind of attitude. Dad was probably a dinosaur to him, even at 32. I remember [Sting] saying, ‘Hey man, don’t step on my blue suede shoes.’ My dad said, ‘I’ll step on your [expletive] head in a minute.’"And just what were the Bonhams doing at a Police show in the first place? "I thought Sting was the coolest thing in the world," Bonham explained. The younger Bonham would have been 12 or 13 years old at the time.
LED ZEPPELIN - TRAMPLED UNDERFOOT
OZZY - LET IT DIE
More OzTV stuff from Ozzy Osbourne’s current "Scream" tour. The latest webisode features behind-the-scenes footage of Ozzy’s January 20 stop in Dallas. There’s some funny backstage conversations between Ozzy and his band, as they discuss food options for the day, as well as some cool live video.
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Eddie Van Halen – The guitarist/keyboardist for Van Halen is 54.
