Bob Seger will make a rare prime time TV appearance tonight on NBC's The Voice. Do you watch this show at all? Seger will perform with the Swon Brothers, who are competing in the show. Only 3 contestants remain, and other stars on tonight's...

Bowie Lyrics Up for Grabs A signed set of David Bowie's handwritten lyrics to "The Jean Genie" are scheduled to be auctioned next month-starting bid is around $18, 000!! Bowie wrote the lyrics in 1972, sending them as a gift...

In honor of the Rock and Roll Marathon in Seattle this weekend, let's hear Ed Helms' views on running.

Macca rocks Bonnaroo He turns 71 tomorrow but he's still got it. Paul McCartney carried the weight at the Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee this weekend. He shared a funny story about Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. He paid tribute to late Beatle...

Ahh, Monday morning, and alot of us think we should get back into the exercise routine. Arj Barker talks abut the gym and the different kinds of yoga. Keep up to date, join the club.

"Women Who Rock" is an exhibit showcasing all sorts of musically inclined ladies for the roaring '20's to today. This unique exhibit originated at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and now it's coming to our neck of the woods...

No purses any larger than a clutch will be allowed at Seahawks games this season and beyond, thanks to a new stadium security policy across the entire NFL. You also won't be able to bring in backpacks, coolers, seat cushions or briefcases. Why...

Maria Bamford talks about her crazy family, from the noises her dad makes and her big sis the doctor. Keep up to date, join the club.

According to UltimateClassicRock.com a Pink Floyd fan in London is spending 28 days in jail for playing the band loud, often, and way into the wee hours of the night. This was going on for years, and the neighbors couldn't't take it anymore. Read...

This Saturday, Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament is teaming up with other local celebs for the All-Star Softball Classic. The event is put on by the United Way of King County and proceeds help out homeless youth. Other players include SuperSonics legend...

Just about a year after their first album came out; The Cars released "Candy O" in 1979. They weren't just "one hit wonders" anymore but a musical force to be reckoned with. Read all about it here. Here's a track from the album-...

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry and Foreigner's Mick Jones and Lou Gramm will be honored tonight as inductees into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame. They will perform as well as accept the awards. For Jones and Gramm, this will be their...

1) There's a big event in New York City tonight: The Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This recognizes the craft of songwriting, and tonight Foreigner's Mick Jones and Lou Gramm will be honored – and will perform together for the...

He's a rock icon, he's an activist, he plays the ukulele, and now he's got his own line of clothes. Introducing Eddie Vedder's Seattle Surf Company. Your chance to own Eddie Vedder solo tour posters: and apparel: And various...

Craig Ferguson's mother told him some strange things when he was a kid . . . .

I've never been much on buying something that is autographed, unless I see it signed right in front of my own eyes. Otherwise, how do you know if the famous person really signed it? Here's some proof towards that argument: Former Rolling...

Have you ever considered giving up caffeinated beverages for good? Might be a hard question to answer for a lot of people here in Western Washington who love their coffee. Well according to a recent study, quitting caffeine is now listed as a mental...

Ten time Grammy winner Carlos Santana has teamed up with his son for a song supporting the Pave The Way Project, an organization that promotes healthy teen relationships. Salvador Santana, like his father, is a talented instrumentalist who joined the...

1) David Crosby has announced he's going to die in 10 years. Well, that's his guess anyway, and before his time is up, he'd love to do one last tour with Stills, Nash & Young. Rolling Stone says Crosby told the Wall Street Journal, "Look, I have...

It's the age-old debate: cats or dogs? Nick Kroll offeres his opinion.

Bono is rallying all his musical friends old and new to help the fight to end poverty. According to USA Today: "In anticipation of the G8 summit next week, the rocker's advocacy organization, the ONE, kicks off agit8, a week-long music...

Before a concert, an interesting phenomenon sometimes takes place. While waiting for a show to start; you get really REALLY get into the prerecorded music. I don't know if it's because you are hyped to hear the band or if the music is purposely...

Not that it's surprising, but Richie Furay thinks the world has seen the last of Buffalo Springfield. After the postponed 2011 tour that turned into the canceled 2012 tour, Furay says that's it. He says, "It's just typical of the way things...

We are so excited for today's debut of The Mountain's Zero Emission Studios, thanks to Walker's Renton Subaru. What does Zero Emission mean, exactly? Well, we are now powering our studios with the newest kinds of renewable energies, through...

1) Yesterday was the 37th anniversary of Paul McCartney and Wings' epic 1976 concert at the old Kingdome in Seattle which set an indoor concert audcience record of 67,000 people at the time.) And today, you get to relive the action because McCartney's...

Dan Cummins has some strange plans for a garden gnome army.

Vivian Campbell, the guitarist for Def Leppard, has revealed that he's being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma, which is cancer of the white blood cells. The guitarist, who is 50, has been receiving chemotherapy for two months, with four months of...

The new Xbox One was unveiled today at the E3 show in Los Angeles. Would you consider buying one for you or someone you really really love? Read all about it here: Join the club and stay up to date.

The children's author would have been 85 today, he passed away last year. Sendak is probably most known for writing and illustrating "Where the Wild Things Are." Sendak also produced several television shows like "Really Rosie" and designed...

Do you usually watch The Colbert Report? If not, you may want to set the DVR on Wednesday night, since Paul McCartney will be on a special one-hour episode of the show. Stephen Colbert hosts musicians now and again on his show, even though its...

1) Parking in Seattle is tough -- especially when low-life scammers are taking up all the spots. Have you ever hunted for a parking space in Seattle and noticed that some metered spots are occupied by cars with a disabled parking card hanging form...

Neal Brennan has a hard time relating to news reports about the global economic meltdown. And he has a hard time calling his landlord a "landlord."

Are you a cat person or a dog person. I'm both, I just happen to only have a cat right now. We seem to be a pretty animal loving state, but I was surprised to see WA apparently leans more towards cats then dogs, according to this super...

There are two things I miss as a grown up. Naps and being able go outside and play more. The words "It's too nice a day to stay inside, go out and get some fresh air," were often heard around a house where a couple couch potatoe kids would...

It's Friday afternoon (yay!). Have your weekend plans come together yet? If you're looking to get out and try something different, here are some of the fun things going on around the sound this weekend! -The Rat City Rollergirls are back at...

1) Sting explains why his next album is dedicated to . . . Sting. You may have heard that Sting is working on a new album – it's called The Last Ship. Fair warning – it's not a regular album of Sting songs. It's about the end of the...

Oh boy, gather the family around the computer for this one -- it's Pete holmes with the amazing story of the miracle otter:

Yes! In honor of National Donut Day, everybody who stops into Krispy Kreme today gets a free donut. Why National Donut Day? Who knows? Who cares? Free donuts! Here are your KK locations throughout...

The Clash only released five studio albums, but they have a ton of material that never saw the light of day. So the remaining members of the band decided to release a box set. Bassist Paul Simonon told Rolling Stone magazine that the box will be...

Photo Jim Morrison may be the Lizard King, but there's now a big lizard that shares a name with Morrison. Jason Head, a University of Nebraska researcher, coined the lizard fossils he found in Myanmar recently, the Barbaturex Morrisoni. Yes,...

1) Seattle traffic is bad. We know that. And 'm not talking about the paralyzing jams caused by collapsed bridges and overturned semis; just the regular day-in-and-day-out crappy commute. A company in Kirkland called Inrix analyzes this stuff, and they...

Aziz Ansari has discovered the unintended consequences of too much aimless web surfing.

You've probably heard the amazing audio that's been going around of the raw vocal tracks from the Queen/Bowie classic "Under Pressure." Here it is, in case you missed it -- Freddie Mercury and David Bowie in all their acapella...

The weather was terrible. The crowd was sparse. The band was relatively unknown at the time. But for those that were there say it was one of the greatest shows they've ever attended. And the CD and DVD that were released six months later certainly...

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler appeared on "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" the other night. Tyler promoted his role the new animated film, "Epic." He also talked about Aerosmith's current world tour. Here's a clip of it in case...

It's a sort of found recording, an a cappella version of Freddie Mercury and David Bowie singing "Under Pressure." Nothing but sweet voices. Here's the produced version if you'd like to compare: Keep up to date on all...

Lest you think the guys from Led Zeppelin are bored without a Zep reunion (still not happening), think again. Both John Paul Jones and Robert Plant are busy with awesome projects this summer. JPJ recently discussed the opera project he's working...

Each year on June 5th, the United Nations Environment Programme hosts World Environment Day. This year's theme is Think*Eat*Save, encouraging all of us to think about our "food footprint." The global program not only reminds those of us who are...

Do you have a special ice cream concoction that reminds you of Seattle? Ben & Jerry's wants to know about it. They've teamed with Theo Chocolate and Caffe Vita to create a Seattle flavor. You can help vote for the components here >> Voting...

1) After 13 years in the making, the soundtrack to John Mellencamp and Stephen King's long-awaited musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, just came out. The musical itself will hit theaters this fall; on the soundtrack, besides Mellencamp,...

When you spend a lot of time in a tough town like NYC, you forget that the rest of the country is a little more relaxed. Joe De Rosa tells you what happened to him.

It was a surprisingly tender moment at the Rolling Stones concert in Chicago on Monday night. When the band pulled out their early classic "As Tears Go By," Taylor Swift strolled out onstage to do a duet with Mick Jagger. Now, you may or may not be a...

We all have our causes, big and small. But sometimes rocks starts have a cause that's pretty unique. Brian May has been trying to save badgers in the UK from being slaughtered. He took ads out in the newspapers last year, and this year he recorded...

Planning a Monopoly game night pretty soon? Maybe you're due for a rousing game of Hungry Hippos with the kids before bed. Or perhaps you could challenge a friend or co-worker to a Battleship or Connect Four duel. Before you do anything,...

Have you heard the IRS has been caught spending some money on some "interesting" items? Well, they hired an artist to speak at a seminar and paint portraits of Albert Einstein, Michael Jordan, Abraham, the Statue of Liberty…AND Bono of U2. ...

Get ready, Sting fans. This fall, he'll release Last Ship, the album that shares a name with the musical he's been working on. It will be the first album of original material since 2003. Some of the songs will also appear in the musical, which...

Congrats to the Seattle Public Library, who are waiting for the official word on the longest book domino chain. The library and 2 college students teamed up last week to launch the summer reading program with pizzazz. Watch the awesome book dominoes...

1) REI isn't going to take back your nasty moldy 10-year-old sleeping bag anymore. I guess everybody knows Nordstrom has pretty much a no-questions-asked return policy, but Seattle's REI has been more than generous with their return policy over...

. . . .Well, it's not Seinfeld, which I would disagree with right out of the gate, but according to a new list compiled by the Writers Guild of America, the people who actually write TV shows, Seinfeld's Number 2. The best written TV show of all...

In case you didn't know it, Tom Papa can tell you a couple of ways that men are very different from women.

Here's today's breaking fast food news . . . . It's about Dunkin Donuts, which you'll mostly find east of the Mississippi, so if you're traveling this summer, you're going to want to be on the lookout for this. Dunkin' Donuts is adding a...

The co-founder of Sub Pop records in Seattle announced that he is suffering from Parkinson's disease. Jonathan Poneman runs the label that was home to Nirvana and other groups like Soundgarden. Despite his illness Poneman will continue to work...

Does the name Mookie Blaylock mean anything to you? If you're into Pearl Jam it certainly does. The group has notoriously been a big fan of the former NBA player. Their first album "Ten" was named after Blaylock's jersey number, and before...

Photo Oh, get ready. The new Sammy Hagar record, reportedly called Sammy and Friends, will feature a surprising cover song. Not surprising because of the song itself, no, it's been covered many times over. Surprising in that I can't imagine...

Just a dad and his son singing "Don't Get Me Down." Except the son is 2 years old and might have a music career ahead of him. So cute!

1) Maybe you saw that Mookie Blaylock, a retired NBA point guard, was in a serious car crash over the weekend – a woman in the other car died. Pearl Jam took this news hard, because if you know your Pearl Jam history, the band was called...

Why do you drive to Aberdeen? To get somewhere else, right? Like Ocean Shores? Or Long Beach? Is Aberdeen ever really the destination? Doubtful. Of course, Aberdeen is famous for being where Kurt Cobain grew up, right? You know how when you drive...

Computers can be our friends. And according to Bill Burr, sometimes they drive us insane.

If you haven't heard, tonight's Powerball jackpot is up to $360 million, making it the third largest Powerball jackpot of all time. Will you take a shot at it and play? After all, you can't win if you don't play. And if you DID win, what would you...