A few years ago, the Janis Joplin documentary Janis: ‘Little Girl Blue’ was warmly received, generating more interest in rock or music based documentaries. What were the best from 2017? ‘Rolling Stones: From the Edge’ give fans and skeptics the look back at the highs, and more importantly the lows of being in the shadow […]
The Beatles, Beach Boys, Elvis and Rolling Stones have hundreds of songs that hit the charts. The Syndicate of Sound, Steam, and Vanilla Fudge hit the charts only once. Let’s shine the light on a few one-hit wonders whose songs you’ll easily remember.. Carl Douglas warned us that everyone would be “Kung Foo Fighting” in […]
The 70s was fertile ground for simple guitar hooks and catchy rock songs, battling the disco sound that was all too popular with the ‘nonrockers.’ Grand Funk Railroad, Blues Image, and Jay Ferguson were breaking through the dance music to make their mark. Grand Funk Railroad was Mark Farner, Don Brewer, and Terry Knight (think […]
The Golden Globes are scheduled for January 7th with Seth Meyers hosting the night of celebrity and fanfare. Often times, the Golden Globes offer stars from the music industry to join in the fun, and this week we’ve learned that Kelly Clarkson and Ricky Martin will be on stage as presenters during the live show. […]
LaDonna Adrian Gaines was born in Boston in 1948. She died on December May 17th 2012. In the middle of those two dates, she changed her name to Donna Summer, and became one of the greatest singers in the Disco era. Donna Summer earned five Grammys, six American Music Awards, and countless other distinctions. Her […]
This time of the year is supposed to be a great one, spending it with family and friends but unfortunately, Rihanna hasn’t been as lucky. She posted on Instagram the news that her cousin was shot and killed during the holidays, a truly awful bit of news to have to share. She wrote on Instagram, […]
The 2018 Grammys are taking place January 28 and it’s going to be an amazing time. There are so many great artists that’ll be honored with hardware and recognized for their hard work the previous year. One artist that has something big going on besides a chance at some hardware is Kendrick Lamar. He has […]
This holiday season we’ve been gifts by friends and family and now one of our favorite rock bands has something to give us! Papa Roach has released a new music video, this time for their hit “Traumatic.” This hit can be found on the album “Crooked Teeth” and is a good one. We’ve told you […]
Can you have a better year than the one that Jose Altuve is having? He won a World Series for the city of Houston, won the MVP and now won the Male Athlete of the Year award from AP. Congratulations are in order for this star! Hurricane Harvey devastated Houston earlier this year and it […]
Have you heard much from the Red Hot Chili Peppers lately? We haven’t either and that’s why we wanted to take a look and see what has come from them lately and what we can expect out of them next year. The band has come out this month and said that the band will be […]