Rock Around the Clock NewsNews on Rock Around the Clock continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Vegas Rocker Freddie Bell Dies at 76 -AP- February 12, 2008 Freddie Bell, a forerunner in the 1950s rock 'n' roll era whose toe-tapping versions of Giddy Up A Ding Dong'' and Hound Dog'' inspired Elvis Presley to cover the songs, has died. via Guardian Unlimitedhttp://www.topix.net/movies/rock-around-the-clock/2008/02/vegas-rocker-freddie-bell-dies-a... Pearl Jam Ensures Clinton Victory With Obama Song- February 8, 2008 "Jeremy"'s warbling, maudlin self-righteousness and aimless melody grated on me like a Celine Dion ballad, and the highest I've ever rated any of their songs is "tolerable." Alright, perhaps I'm biased: Pearl Jam have always bugged the crap out of me. Back in the grunge era , I was a fan of almost all of the Seattle bands, and even 3rd-level grunge-rock like Alice in Chains and ... via Mother Joneshttp://www.topix.net/movies/rock-around-the-clock/2008/02/pearl-jam-ensures-clinton-victor... Burdette a fixture at WMTM- February 8, 2008 "I guess that's when I officially became 'Gal Friday.' Every radio station has to have a 'Gal Friday' to do everything" It was the summer of 1955, Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" was tops, 45 RPM records were the thing, and Virginia Burdette walked into the WMTM radio station. via Moultrie Observerhttp://www.topix.net/movies/rock-around-the-clock/2008/02/burdette-a-fixture-at-wmtm?fromr... Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam Tape Song for Obama- February 7, 2008 Rockers PEARL JAM have recorded a new track in support of U.S. presidential candidate BARACK OBAMA. via ContactMusic.comhttp://www.topix.net/movies/rock-around-the-clock/2008/02/pearl-jam-pearl-jam-tape-song-fo... Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz- February 5, 2008 "Why's everybody always pickin' on me" Take the quiz and see how you score as a true "Oldies Fan". Write down your answers and check them with the answers below. via WHVO-AM Cadizhttp://www.topix.net/movies/rock-around-the-clock/2008/02/doo-wop-oldies-quiz?fromrss=1 Tonight- February 1, 2008 "In an era where filmmakers are called 'users' who 'generate content,' Hey now! -- sfist Undergroundfilm wishes to put the spotlight back where it belongs: behind the camera." UndergroundfilmMaker Festival : It goes a little something like this, "In an era where filmmakers are called 'users' who 'generate content,' Hey now! -- sfist Undergroundfilm wishes to put the spotlight back ... via SFisthttp://www.topix.net/movies/rock-around-the-clock/2008/01/tonight?fromrss=1 |