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, […]
The Hotel Cafe Royale in London will be bringing back the venue’s bar called ‘Ziggy’s’ designed to honor David Bowie this month. The bar, opening on September 20 at the Hotel Café Royal, is dedicated to David and his friends will reside right next to the Laurent restaurant, and much like any bar designed to […]
The Michael Mann ‘Miami Vice’ television show in the mid-80s was more than an entertaining hour of TV it reflected a happy 80s ‘self-absorbed’ movement the kids were feeling. Two worlds collided in the early 80s – MTV made music hip again with video, and drug use was an at an all-time high, particularly cocaine. […]
Tom Scholz returned to his boyhood home in Watertown MA the other day, a local television crew following his every step, from the basement where the band began to the kitchen where his father and he spoke of the future. The band Boston has a very interesting backstory, so let’s share the details. Lead guitarist […]
As they say in the commercials, “What happens in Vegas…Stays in Vegas…” Las Vegas is the destination for stars, often times giving the band or singer a respite from the road by taking residency in Vegas, forcing fans to come to see them. Here are some memorable acts booked in Vegas this year and in […]
Your favorite band is always better live than recorded right? The problem is that’s hard to find albums that captured live performances that live up to the beautiful harmonic studio version of your favorite song. There were, however, ‘Live’ albums that not only sold millions of copies but were considered tipping points in an artist […]
Rick Springfield has accepted the role of guest-star for the upcoming season of the comedy series ‘The Goldbergs’ on ABC ‘ and Rick’s excited about the opportunity to get back to an earlier love, acting. Rick will play Erica Goldberg’s new boss, in a cheeky bar called ‘Gary-oke’s a karaoke bar. Most fans forget that […]
If you never bought the Cranberries debut LP ‘Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?’ in 1993, no worries as what’s old is now new again. Although the band Cranberries lost their lead singer Dolores Riordan in January of 2018 to an accidental drowning, they suspect she was quite intoxicated at the time […]