JACK’s Inside Track: Def Leppard
Following in the footsteps of Motley and GN’R, Def Lep are the latest rockers to try their hand at the Las Vegas table…let’s hope it’s a Full House!...
View ArticleHendrix At 70: From Lemmy To Frampton, Legends Sound off
Tuesday (November 27) marks 70 years since the birth of Jimi Hendrix, the man who changed electric guitar and rock’n’roll forever. For the past few weeks, CBS Local has discussed the man’s impact with...
View ArticleHappy 30th: Def Leppard’s ‘Pyromania’
Throughout 2013, we’re celebrating classic albums that are reaching their 50th, 40th and 30th anniversaries. Over the weekend, Def Leppard’s classic Pyromania turned 30. Here, we take a look at the...
View ArticleJACK’s Inside Track: Def Leppard
Yet another ’80s band cashin’ in on the bottomless pit of Las Vegas Glitz, Glam, and Gazillions… makes me wanna go see that new Liberace movie with Michael Douglas in a cape and Matt Damon in booty...
View Article10 Rock Ballad Love Songs From The ’80s
If there was ever a time for epic power ballads, the ’80s was that time. Just naming ten of them does not a definitive list make, but we’re JACK FM and we’re lazy. Plus, the ten we curated below are...
View ArticleDef Leppard’s Vivian Campbell To Tour, Despite Chemo
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell has announced he has been battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma for several months. In a post made to Def Leppard’s website, Campbell addressed his diagnosis and...
View ArticleJACK’s Inside Track: Vivian Campbell
I once shared a table with Vivian at a New Year’s Eve wedding in L.A. for a member of Great White, where my drunken buddy proceeded to hit on the guitarist’s wife in plain view of him. Needless to say,...
View ArticleDef Leppard Piss Off Fans By Posing As Cover Band
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages You can’t judge a band by its cover. Apparently, Def Leppard tricked their fans into thinking they were a cover band called Ded Flatbird. The show went down during...
View ArticleKISS and Def Leppard Announce Co-Headlining U.S. Summer Tour
In front of an audience made up of members of the U.S. military, this afternoon the members of KISS and Def Leppard announced a huge co-headlining summer tour. From the opening of the press conference,...
View ArticleJACK’s Inside Track: KISS & Def Leppard
KISS has never been a band to “jam” with supporting acts, but Def Lep’s Phil Collen has been dressin’ up in garb to join the band on this tour! He’s leavin’ the fire-breathin’ to Gene, though. JACK's...
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Finally, we don’t have to go to a casino for a one-armed bandit! Listen ta dis to find out WTH I’m talkin’ bout… JACK's Inside Track: Def Leppard104.1 JACK FMplaypause Listen to more of JACK’s Inside...
View ArticleDef Leppard At MN State Fair
Def Leppard with special guests Styx and Tesla have been added to the 2015 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Concert Series. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 3. See below for details. Def Leppard with...
View ArticleDef Leppard Announce North American Summer Tour with Styx and Tesla
By Philip Cosores If you missed out on Def Leppard‘s massive co-headlining tour with KISS last summer (or even if you did catch it), the good news is that the they will be embarking on yet another huge...
View ArticleDef Leppard Will Probably Decline a Rock Hall Induction
If you’re looking, it’s not hard to find a lengthy list of complaints about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with genre bias, lack of diversity, and the seemingly arbitrary vetting process towards the...
View ArticleDef Leppard’s Joe Elliott on the Majesty of Thin Lizzy
For years the band had been building to this moment, piece by piece, guitarist by guitarist. Then in 1976, Thin Lizzy released Jailbreak and changed the world. It is without hyperbole one of the Top 10...
View ArticleJACK’s Inside Track: Tesla
Hey, if a plastic hip’s good enough for Eddie Van Halen, it’s good enough for Jeff Keith! Tesla’s comin’, and JACK’s got yer tickets… JACK's Inside Track: Tesla104.1 JACK FMplaypause Listen to more of...
View ArticleDef Leppard At Xcel Energy Center
DEF LEPPARD with Foreigner & Tesla Xcel Energy Center – October 5th Tickets on sale Sat, Apr 18 at 10a Keep it dialed to 104.1 JACK-FM for more details. More Def Leppard news HERE
View ArticleJACK’s Inside Track: Def Leppard
What’s got 5 heads, 10 legs, and 9 arms that’s playin’ St. Paul 2 times in less than 2 months? Okay, that’s an easy one… JACK's Inside Track: Def Leppard104.1 JACK FMplaypause Listen to more of JACK’s...
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View ArticleAs Def Leppard’s 2015 Tour Launches, Joe Elliott Gets Real About Being in a...
Joe Elliott, like many other “legacy” artists, is stuck in the middle of artistry and commerce. The lead singer and guitarist with Def Leppard, Elliott still writes songs that are important to him, but...
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