“Africa”, legendary song that won’t stop for anyone, newly covered by Weezer has unveiled a new video for their cover of the Toto hit. The visual, directed by Brendan Walter and Jade Ehlers, is a re-creation of the Weezer’s iconic video for their 1994 single “Undone (The Sweater Song)”, but this time around with “Weird Al” Yankovic starring as an accordion-playing Rivers Cuomo, […]
Although Glenn Frey, founding member of The Eagles, is no longer with us, his music remains to remind each of us how talented he was. His career began as a struggling artist from Royal Oak, Michigan, who added background vocals to early Bob Seger songs and wrote songs with Jackson Browne in the early days. […]
The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely-Hearts Club Band album celebrated its 50th birthday last year and continues to be ranked as one of the greatest assortments of songs ever put on one LP. Last year PBS aired a BBC documentary called ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution,’ and not a month goes by we don’t read about an […]
Neil Young is Canadian. So is Glass Tiger, Gordon Lightfoot, Rush, Bachman Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who, Loverboy, all the dudes from Nickleback, and Joni Mitchell. But, did you know that Paul Anka, April Wine, The Five Man Electrical Band, Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, Tragically Hip, John Kay from Steppenwolf and the late […]
Prince left us two years ago, but he’s still being talked about and loved by us all. Just yesterday, the University of Minnesota honored Prince in a special way. He is being given an honorary degree from the school for everything he has done for music and those that enjoy it. His sister, Tyka Nelson, […]
One of the hardest working, blue-collar musicians of the 60s and 70s, has to be Bob Seger, a man who rose from lower middle class in the Motor City to become a superstar rocker, hitting the charts for over 40 years. Bob scored with “Ramblin Gamblin Man,” “Night Moves,” and “Shakedown” among many others. Bob […]
Can you name the last number one album by Paul McCartney? Did you think the LP ‘Tug of War’ from 1982? That was the correct answer until this week, as Paul’s “Egypt Station’ just hit #1 on the Billboard 200 charts, putting 36 years between his last two number one albums. ‘Egypt Station’ was released […]
Fleetwood Mac began their latest tour without Lindsay Buckingham, yet continue to sell out every venue they appear at. Here are (in our opinion) are the top Fleetwood Mac songs of all-time. “Sarah” solidified Stevie Nicks as a consummate songwriter, taking real life into account. For years the song had been rumored to be written […]
In the early days of rock and roll, a band would get discovered at a Holiday Inn or outdoor church festival, then begin to write catchy songs, record the catchy songs, then work with the label to pick the singles to release and hit the road. They would often times be the ‘opening’ act for […]
Marc Bolin’s son sued the producers and studio the made the film ‘Baby Driver’ in 2017, reminding us that we live in a litigious world. Also, we know that the group Spirit and long departed Randy California estate sued Zeppelin for the tune ‘Stairway,’ which was settled this past year. How about more legal stuff? […]