April 27, 2007
SAMBORA TRAGEDY TESTS RICHARDS ROMANCE
BON JOVI star RICHIE SAMBORA's romance with actress DENISE RICHARDS has been tested for the first time after a cancer tragedy.
As former Bond girl Richards copes with her mother's kidney cancer battle, Sambora's father, Adam, lost his fight with lung cancer last week (20Apr07).
The Bon Jovi guitarist's 70-year-old dad was diagnosed with the disease last summer (06).
The death comes just two weeks after Sambora's divorce from actress Heather Locklear became final.
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April 26, 2007
AMERICAN IDOL On Tuesday, May 1
America zeroes in on its next AMERICAN IDOL during FOX May Sweeps, with four live Tuesday night performance shows. On Tuesday, May 1 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the Top 5 finalists, mentored by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora of legendary rock band Bon Jovi, will perform rock songs live for the nation, singing their hearts out in hopes of winning America's vote and surviving another week in the competition. On each of the next two Tuesdays, May 8 and 15 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), one less finalist will vie for the title, and then on Tuesday, May 22 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the final two contestants will take the stage for the last time to battle it out for the crown at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA. After the contestants perform that night, viewers will vote to decide who will be the next AMERICAN IDOL.
Posted by riesambo at 08:32 PM |
April 24, 2007
Richie Sambora's father dead
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora is mourning the loss of his father to cancer. Sources reveal that Adam Sambora, 70, died last Friday after a battle with lung cancer. He was diagnosed last summer. Sambora, who is Italian, met his wife Joan in her native Krakow, Poland and settled in New Jersey, where Richie was born in 1959. Sambora’s girlfriend, actress Denise Richards, is coping with her own cancer crisis – mom Joni, 53, has kidney cancer.
Posted by riesambo at 10:26 PM |
April 21, 2007
Bon Jovi sell out first Dome gig
Rock group Bon Jovi's concert at the O2 arena sold out in less than 30 minutes, say organisers.Continue reading...
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April 18, 2007
CMT Music Awards 16 Apr 2007
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Posted by riesambo at 09:48 PM |
April 16, 2007
Bon Jovi courts Nashville again with new album
Continue reading...As a result, much of "Lost Highway" reflects some of the
turmoil band members were facing. "I was watching my friend going through a very painful divorce and his father had stage four cancer," Bon Jovi says of guitarist/songwriting partner Richie Sambora. "We were dealing with a lot. Dave (Bryan), my keyboard player, was going through a terrible divorce at the same time. So it was all around me. That's how I got the idea for "Whole Lot of Leavin'."
Posted by riesambo at 06:48 AM |
April 15, 2007
Divorce talk
Continue reading...The Richie Sambora-Heather Locklear divorce was finalized Thursday, the same day Forbes released a list of the most costly celebrity divorces. At the top are Michael Jordan, Neil Diamond and Steven Spielberg. Jordan’s pending divorce from Juanita Vanoy could cost him $150 million, or about half his fortune, the magazine says.
Posted by riesambo at 08:11 AM |
April 14, 2007
Heather Locklear & Richie Sambora Officially Divorced
Rocker Richie Sambora's 13-year marriage to actress Heather Locklear is over.
Los Angeles Superior Court dissolved the marriage after divorce papers were filed on Wednesday.
The papers read, "Marital status or domestic partnership status is terminated and the parties are restored to the status of single persons."
The couple split last year and have a daughter named Ava.
Posted by riesambo at 09:12 AM |
Heather Locklear & Richie Sambora Officially Divorced
Rocker Richie Sambora's 13-year marriage to actress Heather Locklear is over.
Los Angeles Superior Court dissolved the marriage after divorce papers were filed on Wednesday.
The papers read, "Marital status or domestic partnership status is terminated and the parties are restored to the status of single persons."
The couple split last year and have a daughter named Ava.
Posted by riesambo at 07:12 AM |
April 13, 2007
BON JOVI OPENS THE O2 ARENA - SUNDAY 24TH JUNE!
AFTER INTENSE SPECULATION OVER WHO WOULD BE THE FIRST ARTIST TO PERFORM AT EUROPE担 MOST SPECTACULAR NEW ARENA BON JOVI HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AS THE GROUP TO TAKE THE HONOURS!
Bon Jovi are back in the UK for their only appearance of 2007. Bon Jovi are without doubt one of the world痴 greatest live rock bands, and they in turn will be opening Europe痴 greatest new arena, The O2.
Bon Jovi, who sold over 300,000 tickets and 6 stadiums at their British shows last year, will be appearing at The O2 on Sunday 24th June. It will be the first time in 15 years that Jovi have played indoors in the UK.
The band痴 new album 鏑ost Highway� is due for release on 11th June and will be followed on 25th June by the new single �(You Want To) Make A Memory�.
Bon Jovi have sold over 120 million albums, played 3,000 concerts in over 50 countries.
To obtain tickets, the following procedure applies:
Tickets will go on-sale at 9am Friday 20th April and are available from www.aeglive.co.uk and www.seetickets.com or by calling Ticketmaster on 0871 230 4422.
Posted by riesambo at 08:18 AM |
Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora Divorce Final
Heather Locklear’s divorce from Bon Jovi rocker Richie Sambora is officially final, and “Extra” has the divorce papers.
The ex-couple’s lawyers met with a judge on Wednesday to finalize the settlement, and divorce documents reveal the two will decide on splitting their assets at a later date.
After 11 years of marriage and a beautiful 9-year-old daughter, the couple is legally free to move on with their newly single lives.
Since they separated, Richie has been romancing Heather’s former friend Denise Richards. But could they ever be friends again?
“Why not? Of course, we’re all adults,” Sambora said.
Click here to see the court papers
E! news - Locklear, Sambora: Single
Access Hollywood - Richie & Heather: Officially DivorcedContinue reading...
Posted by riesambo at 12:46 AM |
Heather Locklear, Richie Sambora divorce
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora are officially divorced. The pair's split was finalized Wednesday in documents filed in Superior Court.Continue reading...
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April 12, 2007
Get on the bus
Continue reading...The Pittsburgh Hard Rock Cafe handed over an autographed Korina Flying V guitar used on Bon Jovi's 2003 tour by six-stringer Richie Sambora. The guitar will be displayed in Hard Rock Park's "Born in the U.S.A." section.
Posted by riesambo at 09:04 PM |
April 11, 2007
BON JOVI REVIEW IN BILLBOARD!
BON JOVI REVIEW IN BILLBOARD! (Tuesday, April 10, 2007)Bon Jovi's first single, "(You Want To) Make A Memory", off of their forthcoming album Lost Highway has been well received by fan and press alike. Check out their single review in the latest issue of Billboard on sale now.
"Over a pulsing crescendo of acoustic guitars, piano and strings, Bon Jovi delivers his most soulful vocal in years..." - SP, Billboard
Posted by riesambo at 05:18 PM |
April 08, 2007
Half of Bon Jovi turned into action figures
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Jon Bon Jovi's female fans will soon be able to take the cuddly rocker to bed with them.The frontman for New Jersey band Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora are the latest musicians to join McFarlane Toys' line of action figures, which will hit stores in August and sell for $10-$12.
The Tempe, Ariz.-based firm worked closely with the Bon Jovi principals to select the proper pose, accessories and facial expressions. However, Bon Jovi second bananas drummer Tico Torres and keyboardist David Bryan did not get downsized.
In the past, McFarlane Toys has issued action figures of such groups as Kiss, Metallica and Motley Crue -- with all the members of those bands' lineups getting dolled up.
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The legacy that Bon Jovi has created over the last three decades is an undeniable force in American rock music. While many bands from the 80s have been relegated to the history books, Bon Jovi's evolution has bridged the gap of generations and made them one of the truly indelible names in rock 'n' roll.
BON JOVI TO BE MADE INTO DOLLSJON BON JOVI and his bandmate RICHIE SAMBORA will join the likes of KISS and OZZY OSBOURNE when action figure dolls are made in their likeness. The KEEP THE FAITH musicians have teamed up with MCFarlane Toys to create the dolls, which have been designed with clothing choices and facial expressions specific to the stars in mind. Fans of BON JOVI drummer TICO TORRES and keyboardist DAVID BRYAN however, will be disappointed to learn that they were left out of the plans.
Posted by riesambo at 09:17 AM |
April 05, 2007
April 02, 2007
Untapped possibilities
5. Bridge the generation gapContinue reading...A year ago, Councilman Tim Leavitt let it slip toward the end of a city council meeting that he had attended the previous night's Bon Jovi concert in Portland.
Bon who? asked a perplexed Pollard.
The New Jersey band has been a staple of the nation's music scene for more than two decades. Jon Bon Jovi, the group's lead singer, campaigned for John Kerry in 2004 and made a cameo appearance on "The West Wing." Richie Sambora, its guitarist, was married to actress Heather Locklear for 11 years.
But the Bon Jovi name was gibberish to Vancouver's top leader, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who listens to martial music in his city hall office.
Posted by riesambo at 07:11 AM |
April 01, 2007
Billboard single reviews
ARTIST: BON JOVI
SINGLE: MAKE A MEMORY
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Still pumped from last year's sold-out "Have a Nice Day" tour, Bon Jovi readies a new studio album, "Lost Highway," due in June. Lead single "(You Want To) Make a Memory" is a surprisingly sparse and intimate ballad about two long-ago lovers getting in touch again. Over a pulsing crescendo of acoustic guitars, piano and strings, Bon Jovi delivers his most soulful vocal in years, sounding relaxed and nostalgic as he offers '80s-soaked lines like "I dug up this old photograph/Look at all the hair we had." It's a classic Bon Jovi anthem -- simple, well-crafted and enormously melodic -- with guitarist Richie Sambora singing open-hearted harmonies.
Posted by riesambo at 09:33 PM |