Los Angeles local Kristin Herrera was only 16 years old when she landed the role of sporty friend and roommate Dana Cruz — who was written out of the show by sending her to study abroad after the first season — in the classic Nickelodeon kid…

Writers: The Doors Producers: Bruce Botnick and The Doors Recorded: Late 1970/early 1971 in Los Angeles Released: June 1971 Players: Jim Morrison – vocals Ray Manzarek – keyboards, piano John Densmore – drums Robby Krieger – guitar Marc Benno – guitar Jerry Scheff – bass Album: L.A. Woman (Elektra, 1971) According to keyboardist Ray Manzarek,…

PRPhotos.comBilly Idol will release a new EP titled,The Roadside, on September 17th — and has already dropped the first single “Bitter Taste” via George Harrison’s resurrected Dark Horse Records imprint now headed up by George’s son, Dhani Harrison. The Roadside was produced by Butch Walker — best known for his work with Green Day and…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has just uploaded a new 11-song Spotify playlist on his official PaulMcCartney.com site — and has let the fans choose the songs for August. Every month McCartney posts a new tracklisting with a specific theme, and this time polled the die-hard Wings and solo era aficionados for their favorite tracks. Among the…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters have stepped into Stevie Nicks’ headlining spot on October 22nd at the Shaky Knees Festival at Atlanta’s Central Park. Nicks has backed out of all five of her upcoming festival appearances due to the Delta covid variant. The festival posted a message to fans on social media, saying: “We are thrilled to…

Getty ImagesHeart’s Ann Wilson has just released Howlen Live, a live EP performed with her solo band the Amazing Dawgs. The set is available as a free download, and features Wilson’s Heart classics “Crazy On You” and “Barracuda,” the new song “Black Wing,” and a cover of Queen’s iconic ballad, “Love Of My Life.” Ann…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to former-Dire Straits guitarist and leader Mark Knopfler, who celebrates his 71th birthday today (August 12th)!!! Knopfler formed Dire Straits in 1977 with his brother David Knopfler, bassist John Illsey, and drummer Pick Withers. They recorded their self-titled debut album after appearing as the opening act for Talking Heads’ during their 1978…

PRPhotos.comOn Wednesday (Aug. 11,) Dua Lipa and Sir Elton John released a snip of their new collaboration, “Cold Heart (The Pnau Mix.)” Elton has had #1 success with Pnau in the past. To make the announcement online, Dua Lipa wrote to Elton that she was “fizzing” with excitement. He posted back: “Dua, I adore you,…

One of the biggest “Jeopardy!” champs of all time has strong thoughts on the new hosts — especially the day-to-day guy, Mike Richards, … whom he clearly thinks might not have been the best pick. We talked to Austin Rogers — who went on a major…