Martin Scorcese is one of Hollywood’s most accomplished directors, with a hand in typical films, and a few from the music world. He’s pleased to announce that his four-hour documentary called ‘Long Strange Trip’ the story of the Grateful Dead, will be released to the general public November 9th in Blu-ray, DVD, and digital formats. […]
One of the frontier women of rock is the unstoppable Joan Jett, who this week has given permission to release all her early works in a collaborative deal with Sony Music Entertainment. The entire catalog of songs from her Blackheart Records label will be available for sale and consumption. Included in offering is the 1980 […]
Billy Joel has spent the last few New Year’s Eves in Florida, which make sense given the cold weather and millions of people out at Times Square. This year however, he’s returning to his native state, and in particular his native Long Island for a special New Year’s Eve celebration. Billy has just announced that […]
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have been quiet these past few years, but that will change according to lead singer Anthony Kiedis, mentioning that the band has made plans to be back in the studio working on a new LP within the next 30 days. Although the Smashing Pumpkins just finished a successful ‘Shiny and […]
Rock and Roll is the key to a healthy life. The word ‘rock’ is the key to a hit single. Match the song title with the word ‘rock’ with the artist or band… 1.) “Jailhouse Rock” 2.) “Rock You Like A Hurricane” 3.) “It’s Only Rock & Roll” 4.) “Detroit Rock City” 5.) “I Am […]
We’re familiar with the great many stars that have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, usually under the ‘Performer category, but how much do you know about the members that were inducted under other categories? Dick Clark is a member under ‘Non-Performer’ and was obvious choice for his radio, dance show, […]
In the 60s one woman stood above all others in the music world, her name Joni Mitchell. Joni pushed her way on to the stage and charts with “Help Me” “Big Yellow Taxi” and other memorable songs, helping fill out the soundtracks of our lives. Joni’s now 75, and frankly lick to be alive after […]
The Kinks are about to release a their 50th anniversary reissue of ‘The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society on October 26th,’ and rocks fans can’ wait. The box set will include a two-LP vinyl set featuring that features stereo and mono versions of the original album, and five CDs that include the remastered […]
A few weeks ago, we shared that longtime rocker and singing sensation Rod Stewart was having an auction. The event was a bit unusual, in that up for bid was not the typical items rockers move, guitars, lyric sheets, tour gear and more. The items up for bid in this auction was furniture, more than […]
Did you know that William Shatner the ‘Star Trek’ star from the mid-60s actually released a debut album in 1968 called ‘The Transformed Man’ which gave him the opportunity to sing or speak cover songs from The Byrds, Beatles and Shakespeare? William recorded nine LPs in all, but his latest album is causing a stir, […]