Gina Vespa
Billie Joe Armstrong Hospitalized, Green Day Cancel Italy Performance
Green Day were forced to cancel their scheduled concert in Bologna, Italy yesterday (Sept. 2) when frontman Billie Joe Armstrong became ill and was hospitalized.
Primus to Embark on 3D Tour
3D films are all the rage these days, but who’s to say that special effects can only be used in movies? San Francisco-based group Primus recently unveiled plans for their upcoming 3D tour in late 2012 — the first tour of this kind since Kiss‘ Psycho Circus Tour back in 1998.
Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl Thanks Hometown for ‘World’s Largest Drumsticks’
Recently, it was announced that the city of Warren, Ohio planned to honor one of its own — Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl — by presenting him with a pair of 900-pound drumsticks. The celebration took place yesterday (July 7), and while Grohl wasn’t able to attend, he found another way to express his sincere gratitude for the enormous gift.
Ex-Pearl Jam Exec Rickey Charles Goodrich Charged With Stealing $380K From Band
The very man to whom Pearl Jam entrusted their financial affairs is now being accused of stealing staggering amounts of money from the band. Rickey Charles Goodrich, the former CFO of Pearl Jam’s management company, was recently charged for having stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from the band over the last several years, according to the Associated Press.