“Hold Me Now” and “Doctor Doctor” were smash 80s hits for the Thompson Twins; there was more than two in the band, they were not twins, nor brothers. We hear now that Tom Bailey. Tom Bailey, co-founding is putting the finishing touches on his first solo LP in more than 25 years, called ‘Science Fiction,’ […]
Right in the middle of America lies St. Louis, the early Gateway to the West. This September 8th and 9th, the city transforms into a rocking place to be, as ‘LouFest’ the annual music festival takes over at the celebrated Forest Park. Robert Plant and his Sensational Space Shifters, Modest Mouse are the headliners for […]
Carole King has been writing and performing for over 40 years, starting out as a songwriter at the famed ‘Brill Building’ in New York City in the early 60s, writing songs like “Up On the Roof” “You’ve Got a Friend” “So Far Away” and “It’s Too Late” which solidified her as an incredible voice in […]
Paul Simon has been on the last legs of his farewell tour this summer, giving us incredible memories with great songs like “You Can Call Me Al” from Paul’s 1986 ‘Graceland’ LP, “Our Little Town,” “Still Crazy After All These Years” is the title song from the album of the same name, “Late in the […]
This past Record Store Day, Bruce Springsteen sold more units than anyone else, his ‘Greatest Hits’ LP. What are the best-selling rock Albums of all time? In no particular order, here’s the tale of the tape… Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (#1, 40 million copies sold world-wide) Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” The Eagles “Greatest Hits” Bon Jovi’s “Slippery […]
Cyndi Lauper and Rod Stewart are touring together this summer, and while at the Hollywood Bowl this week, Rod announced that he’s about to release yet another album called ‘Red Blood Roses’ expected to drop very soon. Rod Stewart has kept busy this year, announcing a few weeks ago that he will take a Las […]
Dream Child has announced their debut LP ‘Until Death Do We Meet Again’ will be released in September. Okay, so who is Dream Child? The term ‘Super Group’ often refers to a band that has a collection of stars from other popular bands in the same era. Power Station, Damn Yankees, and Traveling Wilburys are […]
Guitar virtuoso Slash is planning on taking a 30-day hiatus from his band Guns N’ Roses’, right in the middle of their ‘Not in This Lifetime Tour’ to go out on his own with friends Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. Slash and Myles will also appear on the bills of a few really cool festivals […]
They say even a broken clock is right at least twice a day, and everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame in some fashion. In music language that means every garage band can have a hit at least once in their careers before returning to Jiffy Lube as the night manager. It would be difficult […]
Two of the most popular 60s and 70s acts in rock and roll, John Fogerty, and ZZ Top are nearly done with an early summer tour, where they rock; from Indy to Youngstown OH, the reviews have been nothing short of stellar. The boys have banded together for their “Blues and Bayous” tour. Here are […]