Bishop on Air

June 25, 2009

Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop

Top earners

In what is just as obvious as the nose on your face, AC/DC was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the Top Earning Musicians. Madonna topped the list with $110 million, then Celine Dion followed by Springsteen and Coldplay. AC/DC tied 3 others for 6th place earning $60 million last year.

Tap lands on the charts

The numbers are in for the first week of sales from Spinal Tap's highly anticipated second album “Back from the Dead,” and it is a little disappointing. Landing at No. 52 with 10,000 copies sold, the lampooning 80s metal band is sure to tout 52 is much bigger than 1.

New opening act

There will be an opening act like none other for Aerosmith, however it won’t be anything close to what ZZ Top will bring to the stage. 28-year-old Paul Cataldo Jr. from Staten Island will perform in front of Aerosmith’s audience at Jones Beach. What will he be performing? Well, he actually won’t be performing. Cataldo, who won a contest, will be playing Guitar Hero’s version of Sweet Emotion in from of 17,000 Aerosmith fans. Lame!

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