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It's easy to think of hard-rocking musicians, like Tom Scholz, as the definitive "bad boys" of the world. But once you get to know a little about him, it's hard to think of him as anything but a nice guy, with a huge heart, who is passionately committed to compassion. When writing songs for legendary rock band Boston, Scholz focuses on positive messages and music that moves. Off the stage, he is trying to move people to live cruelty free lives. For us here at JUST CAUSE, seeing people who are peacefully pursuing their passion is indeed something that puts a song in our heart. (And it doesn't hurt that Alyssa - JUST CAUSE founder - has "More Than a Feeling" on the "karaoke fantasies" playlist on her iPod.) Thanks for sharing, Tom, and for being a shining example of the peaceful pursuit of passion - that's the kind of thing that saves worlds. |
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 Boston leader Tom Scholz tells Billboard.com he hopes to finish recording the band's next studio album after its summer tour and have it out "just after the first of the year."
Scholz says the album -- Boston's first since 2002's "Corporate America" -- is a mix of "really straightforward rock 'n' roll songs and some things that are pretty esoteric. |
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Band BOSTON Kicks Off Summer Tour on June 6, 2008
Remastered Greatest Hits CD Release from Sony Legacy The legendary band BOSTON will headline the outdoor festival at Marina Park on Friday, June 6 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The show kicks off a summer of stadium, concert and festival dates that will span the United States and Canada. |
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 Summer job: Tommy DeCarlo is taking time off from Home Depot to tour with Boston.
See how this rock 'n' roll fantasy sounds: One day you're trying to get Home Depot shoppers to apply for in-store credit. The next you're rehearsing with Boston and getting ready for a national summer tour.
"I never could have dreamed this," says Tommy DeCarlo, 43, Boston's new Brad Delp-channeling frontman, who is taking leave from his credit manager job at a Charlotte Home Depot to perform with the band. "That first gig is going to be something."
Bands ranging from AC/DC to Lynyrd Skynyrd have found new singers in the wake of tragedy (Delp committed suicide last year), inevitably choosing road-tested replacements. DeCarlo's rocking Cinderella tale includes the fact that he never has even been in a band.
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 VH1 Classic and VH1 will air "VH1 Classic Presents: AFTERMATH: The Station Fire Five Years Later" a one-hour special of concert highlights on Sunday, March 23, 2008 10:00 p.m.* from the upcoming Phoenix Rising! Musicians United to Benefit the Victims of the Station Nightclub Fire. John Rich (Big & Rich), Alabama's Randy Owen, Dierks Bentley, Kellie Pickler and Gretchen Wilson will be joining Aaron Lewis (Staind), Tesla, Twisted Sister, Kevin Max and Stryper featuring Tom Scholz and Gary Pihl of Boston and the just added, Winger among others.
Watch a preview on the next page of Tom Scholz, Gary Phil of Boston w/Stryper "Peace of Mind".
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Boston, the rock band whose self-titled 1976 debut included the FM-rock radio anthems "More Than a Feeling," "Peace of Mind" and "Foreplay/Long Time," will perform in Bethlehem on Aug. 4 at Musikfest's RiverPlace stage. |
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Life after Delp: One year after singer's suicide, Beatle Juice has regrouped while carrying on lead singer's legacy |
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When Brad Delp committed suicide one year ago, the members of his wildly popular Beatles cover band decided to play on without him. But during their search for a new lead singer, a deeper struggle arose: How do you replace a legend? |
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One year to the day that Brad Delp was found dead in his Atkinson home, a neighboring community will celebrate his life with the release of a documentary about him. "Remembering Brad Delp ... With a Little Help From His Friends" is a one-hour film that includes highlights from Delp's performances in Salem and recent interviews with his former bandmates, fiancee and friends. |
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