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April 2008Detailed Monthly Archive
- 15: Music Review: Def Leppard - Songs From the Sparkle Lounge
- 14: Lounge Act
- 14: Rock Steady
- 13: Heavy Metal Showmanship Lives With Def Leppard
- 12: This Leppard hasn’t changed its spots
- 10: This Leppard learns to update its spots
- 05: 2 audio interviews
- 05: Def Leppard tops bill at rocking show
- 05: Def Leppard Riffs on ‘Sgt. Pepper’ With Tim McGraw
- 04: Def Leppard rocks Germain Arena
- 04: Uneven work by other bands doesn’t dampen Def Leppard’s fire
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Def Leppard Admit “If You Play New Songs, The Audience Walks Out”
- 28: Def Leppard plays to the crowd
- 01: Updated covers for singles
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 24: Sample of Icarus Witch’s cover of Mirror Mirror
- 20: Nine Lives radio broadcast recording
- 16: Songs from the Sparkle Lounge release delayed
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 26: How to travel like a rock star
- 20: Songs from the Sparkle Lounge release dates
- 03: First 2008 tour dates announced
Detailed Monthly Archive October 2007
Detailed Monthly Archive September 2007
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 13: Def Leppard, Styx, Foreigner offer a musical time machine
- 11: Rock bands stir memories at zoo show
- 08: Def Leppard brings timeless show to Smirnoff
- 06: It’s a nostalgic trip through arena rock hits
- 03: Co-founder says band sees no reason to rest after 30 rocking years
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Classic rock stars shine on area stages this weekend
- 28: Def Leppard showers crowd with classics
- 26: Mass ‘Hysteria’: Def Leppard celebrates ’80s success on current tour
- 26: Def Leppard, true to form, rocks best at Hershey
- 25: Def Leppard dusts off old gems, memories
- 17: Mirror, Mirror cover
- 12: Boston Herald interviews Joe Elliott
- 11: Leppard spot-on onstage
- 04: LiveDaily Interview: Joe Elliott of Def Leppard
- 03: Def Leppard, Styx, Foreigner headed to the Amphitheatre
- 02: Def Leppard rocks out Bayfest
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: Joe Elliott on the Jim Kerr Morning show
- 23: Def Leppard promises all its hits
- 22: Def Leppard: Rockers and…Geeks?
- 20: Showing their spots
- 14: New Rock Line Interview recording
- 13: Def Leppard comes to Tweeter
- 13: Def Leppard loves dog days of summer
- 11: High school reunion from hell
- 08: Def Leppard to rock out Germain with new show
- 08: Def Leppard craves respect
- 07: Def Leppard Makes Us Glad We Can Hear
- 05: Cheesy or not, Def Leppard remains sharp decades later
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Opening Night: Downstage Thrust Tour 2007
- 29: Def Leppard looks to cause hysteria at Bayfest
- 29: Def Leppard to pull from catalog on tour
- 16: Def Leppard Nearly Complete With ‘Sparkly’ New Album
- 06: 2007 tour dates posted
Detailed Monthly Archive December 2006
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 14: Def Leppard Gets Busy On ‘Menacing’ New Album
- 12: Capacity crowd still goes for dusty ’80s rock
- 11: Journey, Def Leppard win over 8,000 concert-goers at The Mark
- 11: Def Leppard is covering David Bowie and Blondie to prove once and for all it’s not a heavy-metal band
- 10: Rock of Ages keeps on rollin’
- 10: The ’80s follow Def Leppard; band takes it in stride
Detailed Monthly Archive October 2006
Detailed Monthly Archive September 2006
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 21: Def Leppard’s metal still mighty
- 18: Journey tops Leppard in band battle
- 09: Journey, Leppard take big crowd on fun trip
- 08: Def Leppard, Journey celebrate rock of aged
- 07: Questions fall on Def ears
- 04: Switch 625 and Pour Some Sugar On Me Covers
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Photos from Phoenix show
- 30: Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott talks about, yeah, staying in shape
- 29: ‘Yeah!’ It’s Def Leppard
- 24: Def Leppard, Journey rock Cricket Pavilion
- 24: Def Leppard off to a slow start
- 24: Def Leppard, Journey dig up oldies for radio fest
- 24: Journey is the wild card
- 23: Details of “Hysteria: Deluxe Edition”
- 21: Videos from Video Game Awards and VH-1 Big In 05
- 20: Def Leppard remains a rock ‘n’ roll force
- 20: Word for Word with Vivian Campbell
- 20: Roots in mind, Def Leppard covers revered ground
- 20: Soccer’s rockers
- 19: Trixie’s Wasted Cover
- 17: More videos from TV appearances
- 15: Videos from Sincerely Sheffield show in 2004
- 13: Yeah! lyrics added
- 08: Def Leppard’s heroes covered on its newest CD
- 05: Def Leppard Rock’s On
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 26: Rock till you drop
- 25: Def Leppard, Journey Rock the Ages at DTE
- 22: Def Leppard/Journey in St. Louis
- 21: Def Leppard music satisfies audience
- 21: Def Leppard and Journey concert review
- 20: Hysteria for Def Leppard
- 20: Journey and Def Leppard, Starwood Amphitheatre, Nashville, TN
- 20: Leppard spots some classics on new CD
- 13: Deep Cover
- 12: Brian D’Souza cover of Two Steps Behind
- 11: Journey, Def Leppard worth trip
- 10: Can you spot Def Leppard’s new member?
- 07: Blogcritics Yeah! review
- 06: Times-News review
- 06: Def Leppard rides again
- 05: Journey/Def Leppard pour on the guitars
- 05: Def Leppard outplays Journey in Hershey
- 03: Yeah? Oh Yeah!
- 01: Journey, Def Leppard rock Montage Pavilion
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Into it: Joe Elliott
- 28: Def Leppard/Journey set for night at Montage
- 26: knac.com: Yeah!
- 26: Def Leppard, Journey at Tweeter
- 23: Late Late Show Performance
- 23: Def Leppard pays homage to ’70s rock acts
- 22: Revisiting the Seventies
- 21: Six Unlikely Covers Albums By Overqualified Hard-Rockers
- 20: Rocknworld: Yeah! review
- 20: Rolling Stone: Yeah!
- 20: Who says hard rockers can’t be big softies?
- 18: Leapin’ Leppard
- 18: Def Leppard back with 12th studio album and upcoming summer tour
- 18: Leppard’s lads jet in to mark their spot!
- 17: Rock band enter city hall of fame
- 15: 2 new cover songs
- 14: Added audio clips from the Tonight Show performance
- 09: Def Leppard’s cover album a dubious effort
- 09: ‘We probably did suck. We were so stuck in the 1980s’
- 08: Rock legends Def Leppard to join Sheffield’s ‘hall of fame’
- 07: Def Lep’s got it covered
- 04: Def Leppard sticks to its sound, and that’s sad
- 04: Yeah!: 68%
- 03: Yeah! debuts at #16
- 02: This Leppard’s a copycat
- 01: Blogcritic’s Yeah! review
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: All Music Guide Yeah! Review
- 25: Def Leppard’s cover album surprises
- 25: First Yeah! review
- 22: Ultimate-Guitar.com interview with Phil Collen
- 03: More tour dates
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Phil and Viv on Rockline
- 30: Tonight show appearance
- 14: Added cover for Yeah! album
- 04: Rock of Ages video from Jimmy Kimmel Show
- 04: No Matter What from Regis and Kelly show
- 03: Auctions to benefit Gulf Coast hurricane victims
- 02: Live at the Nissan Pavilion (from October 2005)
- 01: Rock Opera of Ages (Old satirical article from 2004)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Yeah! release date
- 29: Summer 2006 dates
- 26: Joe Elliott will contribute to Ian Gillan’s new album
- 24: Rock Of Ages has been certified platinum
- 15: Vivian on Rockline
- 06: Def Leppard will play at Sweden Rock Festival
- 03: Def Leppard and Journey to tour together in 2006
Detailed Monthly Archive January 2006
Detailed Monthly Archive December 2005
Detailed Monthly Archive November 2005
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 18: Def Leppard Offers a very heavy night in Mexico
- 17: Def Leppard offered a flavorful concert for old friends
- 17: Def Leppard pleases Mexico
- 02: Rock’s Def Leppard rolls with tragedies, plays here Tuesday
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Axe man plays his cards
- 27: Unarmed
- 27: Def Leppard still having fun
- 27: Def Leppard, Cheap Trick rock The Gardens
- 27: Rockin’ show falls on Def ears
- 26: liveDaily with Phil Collen
- 24: Brave Words with Joe Elliott
- 22: Def Leppard & Bryan Adams
- 13: Def Leppard ready for hysteria at Nissan
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 24: October and November tour dates
- 22: Updated the Def Leppard Icon packs
- 19: BeliefNet with Rick Allen
- 04: Def Leppard rocks on
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Vivian Campbell: Reluctant Guitar Hero
- 26: It’s good that Leppard didn’t change its spots
- 25: Modern Guitars Magazine with Vivian Campbell
- 25: Def Leppard rocks Saddledome
- 24: Rock of Ageds
- 21: Rick Allen reveals spiritual side
- 20: Def Leppard rock, rock, till they drop for rabid Winnipeg fans
- 18: Down-to-earth rockers
- 18: Def Leppard Rock For The Soccer Moms
- 18: Def Leppard roaring with best-of disc
- 15: Def Leppard to change management
- 13: Def Leppard in Ottawa
- 13: Def Leppard between rock and pop
- 11: Def and proud of it
- 07: Adams, Def Leppard vibrant at Cove
- 06: Def Lep, Adams rock Cove
- 05: Leppard set to delve into ‘rock of ages’ with covers album
- 05: Def Leppard, Bryan Adams rock the Power in Charleston
- 05: From greatest hits to new covers, Def Leppard is still roaring along
- 03: Def Leppard, Adams pour some retro sugar on crowd
- 02: Rock Detector with Joe Elliott
- 01: Adams, Def Leppard bring back memories of the ’80s
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: A Def touch
- 30: 1980s power-ballad acts make for nostalgic night
- 29: Def Leppard continues to ride success of the ’80s
- 29: Hard-rock band is getting soft
- 28: Def Leppard, Bryan Adams bring back hits
- 28: Def Leppard, Adams show wins praise for sound
- 28: It’s a good thing nobody expected Leppard to change its spots
- 22: Yeah! update
- 21: Falling on Def ears
- 11: Def Leppard stokes old fires for Frontier 5,000
- 10: Vault update
- 09: More New Pictures
- 07: Def Leppard rocks Lancaster
- 07: This Leppard will never change spots
- 07: Old rockers draw thousands to Brockton stadium
- 07: Def Leppard just wants to have fun
- 05: Some Brockton neighbors prepare for Wednesday concert
- 04: Take Me Out To The Concert
- 03: Def Leppard/Bryan Adams 7/3/05
- 03: Still the most Def
- 02: Live 8 Show
- 01: Major-league talent
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: Away-Team with Rick Allen
- 26: Rockers on a never-ending tour
- 25: Def Leppard shows it can still rock
- 23: After 13 years, Campbell still the ‘new guy’
- 16: MILFs Under the Stage, Sugar Being Poured
- 10: It’s all about the band
- 08: Def Leppard and Bryan Adams in Mesa, AZ
- 02: Rock Of Ages: The Definitive Collection
- 02: Def Leppard on the prowl again
- 01: Def Leppard Covers Up, Hits The Road
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Def Leppard turns 25, hits the road
- 25: Rock of Ages at #10
- 23: Covers album information
- 20: Classic Rock Revisited with Phil Collen
- 20: Tonight Show appeareance
- 19: Canadian dates announced
- 19: Rockin’ for ages
- 18: Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
- 16: New cover songs samples
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 21: Even more tour dates
- 13: New tour dates announced
- 12: Joe’s Responds to Andrew’s Interview
- 11: Joe Interview about Melodic Rock
- 10: Andrew McNiece Interview (part 2)
- 10: Andrew McNiece Interview (part 1)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 16: New MIDI samples
- 16: Def Leppard To The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame?
- 11: No tour dates yet
- 11: More Bass Tabs
- 04: Best Before: 1987
- 03: Rock’s Def Leppard roars
- 02: Never mind heavy metal hysteria, just look at my reclaimed radiators
Detailed Monthly Archive July 2004
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 06: I’m back
Detailed Monthly Archive May 2004
Detailed Monthly Archive April 2004
Detailed Monthly Archive March 2004
Detailed Monthly Archive January 2004
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Def Leppard and KISS touring?
- 14: Def Leppard beginnen Deutschland-Tournee in der Jahrhunderthalle (auf Deutsche)
- 13: Rol.ru with Joe Elliott
- 12: Edinburgh Review
- 11: Rick Talks (from October 2003)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 26: X Tour is now over
- 26: New Pictures
- 20: Can’t take away the scar
- 18: Viv Talks
- 11: Joe’s Wembley joy
- 04: Def Leppard in Köln (auf Deutsche)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 10: New Dates and opening act for European Leg
- 10: Hearts beat faster as drummer Rick weds
- 07: Firm turns a Def ear and sack rock fan
- 01: A Reject Interviews Def Leppard
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: Rock and rote
- 27: Old Interview: Gordon Shearer with Rick Savage
- 27: Def Leppard shares a ‘Whole Lotta Love’
- 24: Leppard fans don’t change spots
- 23: ’80s headliners rockin’ again
- 22: Critic-proof Def Leppard continues to think big
- 22: Leppard has a long run
- 22: Old News (1991): Def Leppard guitarist found dead by girlfriend
- 22: Old Preview (1996): Leppard on the prowl
- 22: Old Review (1996): Simply Def in Calgary
- 22: Old Preview (1996): Under the influence
- 22: Old Article (2002): Def Leppard records with Britney team
- 19: Def Leppard reinvents itself once more on ‘X’
- 18: Def Leppard adds a little adrenalin and hysteria this time around
- 18: Leppard survives, spots and all
- 18: New information on the 2004 Las Vegas Leppard Convention
- 16: Def Lep neutered at packed ‘Dome show
- 15: Def Leppard True to their stripes
- 15: Def Leppard one big hit
- 10: Leppard cats pour some sugar on Arena crowd
- 08: Def Leppard percussionist leads drum circle in T.O.
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: ’80s Metal Men Still Def
- 28: Def Leppard set for Oakdale
- 28: Def Leppard stops at Wallingford
- 27: Def Leppard offers up a blast from the past
- 27: Def Leppard warms up crowd of all ages at the Fairgrounds
- 25: Old standbys worth ticket price at Def Leppard show
- 23: The classics make Def Leppard
- 22: Suddenly cool, and the feeling’s not familiar
- 22: Def Leppard able to survive ’80s pop-metal craze
- 22: Def Leppard Rocks
- 22: Def Leppard always listens to the fans
- 22: Def Leppard drummer uses fame to help suffering kids
- 21: State fair’s first night has Def Leppard on stage
- 21: Def Leppard earning respect again
- 14: Long after 80’s copycat bands become extinct, Def Leppard roars on
- 14: Def Leppard stays free of the hair-metal tangle
- 14: Improving with age
- 13: Candied metal for masses
- 11: New album recording stars in January
- 10: Def Leppard less than electric
- 08: Old 2000 Review: Rock band doesn’t disappoint
- 07: Heavy metal heroes
- 01: Rock Of Ages
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Def Leppard Rocks Fans of All Ages at Big Sandy Arena
- 31: All-ages crowd jams to retro rock
- 31: New Pictures
- 31: Still much more than hair
- 26: Def Leppard drummer Rick to marry his sweetheart
- 25: New Tour Dates
- 24: Guitarist talks Britney, kids, & at 40, rockin’ till they drop
- 22: Mariah Carey’s Bringin’ On The Heartbreak sample
- 20: Showing its spots
- 19: Beat of a different drum
- 17: Drum foundation beats to heal
- 17: Def Leppard auctions exclusive tickets for charity
- 14: More Pictures from X shows
- 13: Outside involvement on band’s latest helped creative process
- 06: Bryce Jordan Center show preview
- 02: Older and a little slower, Def Leppard still rocks
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Rockers relive glory of ’80s
- 27: Fans Still Burn for Def Leppard
- 26: New look for the Def Leppard Archive
- 25: Now for the original Def jam
- 24: Rock River Valley review
- 21: Good boating, great band
- 20: Burned out?
- 19: Def Leppard deftly mixes old and new
- 18: Old News Article: Made in Sheffield
- 18: Nostalgia? No, Def Leppard stalks the future
- 18: Pulsating Power Pop
- 16: Leppards to bring classic sugar to The Mark
- 15: Rick Allen and Phil Collen with AOL on July 12, 2000
- 14: Party like it’s 1999
- 14: American Music Fesitval Burlington Steambot Days
- 14: Crowd still roars for Def Leppard
- 13: Def Leppard to rock West Fargo
- 12: New Pictures
- 12: Alive and rockin’
- 11: Years later, Def Leppard has proven itself
- 11: A good vintage
- 11: Def Leppard’s drive retains its vitality
- 09: Def Leppard makes 80s nostalgia fun
- 09: Added Perfect Girl sample
- 08: Old 1999 Interview: One on One with Def Leppard’s Guitarist
- 08: Old 1999 Preview: The Bailey Brothers catch up with Def Leppard
- 08: Old Interview: Rock ‘n’ Roll Survivor Making A Difference
- 08: Old Preview: Def Leppard isn’t apologizing for its ‘full-on pop’
- 08: Def Leppard holds its spot
- 07: Def Leppard, New Found Glory set for Allentown Fair
- 06: New X Dates
- 06: A band for 25 years
- 06: New Pictures
- 06: Rockers jazzed about Raven Drum Foundation
- 05: Def Leppard keeps North American run alive with new shows
- 05: Def Leppard learns its lesson, plays it safe
- 05: Def Leppard rocks with enthusiastic crowd
- 04: Def Def Leppard cooks, shops in Wichita
- 03: Def Leppard still delivers rock of ages 23 years later
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Veteran acts rule in 2003
- 30: New album X marks Def Leppard’s spot
- 30: Lay it bare
- 30: Rocking into middle age
- 30: Def Leppard never stopped rockin’
- 28: Def Leppard to Adrenalize DTE Energy Music Theatre July 23
- 28: New pictures from X tour
- 27: Leppard roars and fans enjoy hard-rock holiday at NextStage
- 26: Hard-working Def Leppard still a powerful crowd-pleaser
- 24: Old Story (1996): Marshall Amps Profile
- 24: Old Story (2002): X Mics the Spot for Def Leppard
- 24: Old Story (1999): Industry Profile - Malvin Mortimer
- 24: Old Story (1999): Crossroads… Def Leppard’s Rick Allen
- 23: Leppard still has some bite
- 21: New Picture from X tour
- 21: Old Story (1996): Taking a brave new direction
- 20: Old Story (1996): Concert Review For Def Leppard Slang World Tour
- 19: Old Story (2002): Getting the Lep out
- 18: This Leppard changes spots
- 10: Added You’re So Beautiful guitar tab
- 09: Def Leppard Ticket Sales Are High
- 08: Def Leppard Live in San Francisco
- 08: Old Interview: Guitarist Magazine with Phil Collen
- 07: Added Rockline Interview Audio
- 06: Tour date change
- 04: New Picture
- 02: Gwinnett Daily with Vivian Campbell
- 02: Def Leppard changes its spots
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Added more guitar tabs
- 30: Def Leppard’s Phil Collen
- 29: Def Leppard brings back ’80s hysteria
- 27: Added Long, Long Way To Go video
- 26: Added lyrics to Gimme A Job and 10X Bigger Than Love
- 25: Phil Collen: ‘X’ marks the spot
- 25: Not afraid of love but no sell-outs
- 23: Def Leppard sighting!
- 21: More pictures added from past shows and events
- 20: More Summer 2003 dates
- 20: Pictures from Alan Handelman Show on WRFX
- 18: Leppard can still whip up hysteria
- 18: Def Leppard’s sound moves with the times
- 17: Def Leppard singer: Band is blessed
- 16: X marks Def Leppard’s spot
- 13: The concert season snaps out of winter hibernation with signs of more hot shows to come
- 10: Def Leppard transcends fashion
- 09: X Marks The Spot!
- 08: Rock group Def Leppard lets it go for crowd of 3,500 at Tullio Arena
- 07: Pumped-up Def Leppard Keeps Riffs Rolling
- 06: Ricky Warwick update
- 04: The rockin’ desire still burns
- 04: Going Def: The band still rocks
- 04: Fans still turning a Def ear
- 02: Van Andel crowd loves it loud from Leppard
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Added Summer 2003 dates
- 30: Def Leppard falls short of best efforts
- 29: Added Promises Midi
- 27: For Def Leppard it’s about writing, recording and promoting
- 27: Phil Collen takes five
- 27: Def Leppard churns out rock of ages
- 25: Efficient, streamlined classic rock from ’80s
- 25: Long Long Way To Go single release
- 24: Def Leppard pleases fans with the tried and true
- 23: Def Leppard brings 25 years of experience to Nutter
- 21: Def Leppard takes the Petersen
- 21: After 25 years, Def Leppard vocalist still looks to future
- 21: Def Leppard ’80s rockers take the Palace throne
- 21: Def Leppard continues to chip away at its heavy-metal label
- 18: ‘Hysteria’ put Def Leppard back on top
- 13: Def Leppard maintains the hysteria
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: Added Animal guitar tab
- 25: An Almighty change in direction
- 25: Ipswich Evening Star Review
- 25: Sheffield reviews
- 24: Manchester reviews
- 24: Night of rock for all ages
- 21: Lean Leppard roll back the years
- 21: Putting the music first
- 21: Drummer Rick to visit hospital
- 18: Plenty of lives left in big Def cats
- 15: Leppard star gave me will to live!
- 14: The Southern Daily Echo: Def Leppard
- 14: Enormously good fun
- 08: Added Spring 2003 dates
- 08: Added the cover for the Long, Long Way To Go single
- 07: Long, Long Way To Go single delayed
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 23: Def Leppard delivers goods
- 21: Def Leppard gives fans what they want
- 19: Def Leppard reinvents itself for broader audience
- 18: Def Leppard survive through adversity
- 18: Time to party like it’s 1989
- 18: Def Leppard show spotty at times in sound, but still fun
- 18: Def Leppard cranks out the hits
- 17: Monsters of rock deliver
- 16: Leppard hasn’t changed spots
- 15: For Def Leppard, it’s all about well-packaged nostalgia
- 13: Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen discusses the sound of one hand rocking
- 13: It’s a Hardrock Life
- 13: Def Leppard is on the prowl again with X
- 13: Def Leppard Still Touring After 22 Years of Glorious Ups, Tragic Downs
- 13: Stop the presses: Def Leppard really a song band
- 11: Tracking the Def Leppard