ZZ Top is the longest running American rock group without a lineup change in the history of American music, and lead singer and frontman Billy Gibbons is out on a solo tour this fall, supporting his latest solo project ‘The Big Bad Blues.’ Although the band typically plays in large arenas and venues, Billy has […]
If you’re a John Lennon fan you’ll want to make plans to visit your local record store on online provider, as a new box set of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine,’ is set to drop this October. Called ‘John Lennon: Imagine: The Ultimate Box Set’ the collection contains 140 songs, with widow Yoko managing the early stages […]
‘Rocketman’ the Elton John Biopic is nearly completed with a release date of early 2019? British actor Taron Egerton will portray Elton in the movie and sing in the film. He’s been seen in France doting over his two boys, Zachary, seven, and Elijah, five, taking it easy after a long string in Vegas with […]
Evidently, a great many famous bands started off with horrific names, finding a more suitable one before hitting it big. Here are other crazy original names of great bands moments before they hit it big… Wicked Lester (KISS) The Salty Peppers (Earth Wind and Fire) U2 (The Hype) Atomic Mass (Def Leppard) The Pendletons (The […]
By now you’ve heard that ZZ Top founder and lead guitarist Billy Gibbons will drop a new LP and has signed on for a Vegas residency later this year, giving us a great reason to share more fun facts about ZZ Top. First of all, they are the longest running American rock band that has […]
David Crosby has been an important part of our American music fabric for over 50 years, from ‘Crosby Stills Nash and Young’ to his successful solo career, David’s written and released some of the most influential songs of our time. He’s following up his earlier LP ‘Sky Trails’ album with an extensive tour in Europe […]
There may not have been a more successful or influential band than Journey in the 80s. The group was lead by Bay area Steve Perry, a singe with charisma and talent. Steve left the group to pursue a solo career, hitting the charts with “Oh Sherry” and more. He’s been quiet until now, as he’s […]
Peter Frampton is currently touring with Steve Miller this summer, giving us a reason to look back at Peter’s life and career, wondering how we got so lucky as to have such a guitar virtuoso in our midst? Peter Kenneth Frampton was born in South London in 1950, and in high school played with a […]
The 80s was not only the birth of the internet and the IT revolution, it was also the birth of MTV and great rock bands. Here are a few of our favorite 80s rock LPs… ‘Synchronicity’ by the Police was ‘the’ breakout album of 1983, eventually being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in […]
Rick Springfield is the man behind the classic tunes “Jesse’s Girl” and “Don’t Talk to Strangers.” Earlier in the year, Rick released an LP called ‘The Snake King’ a blues project, and these steps continue to prove that life has been good on the pop charts for over 40 years. From “Jessie’s Girl” to “I’ve […]