2017 is a year Kid Rock will not soon forget; he fooled everyone into thinking he was running for Senator, came out with a new album, and announced his new ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ tour. Oh, about the name of that tour… The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus have just sued the Kid […]
The Elvis Birthday Proclamation Ceremony gets underway this morning at Graceland’s North Lawn, celebrating the birth of Elvis, January 8th, 1935. Today’s ceremony will be followed up by the ribbon cutting of his new “Hollywood Backlot” exhibit later in the day… Elvis died in his bathroom in his luxurious Memphis home on August 16th, 1977. […]
It was recently reported that the Paul McCartney ‘One on One’ tour in 2017 generated more than $130 million dollars. Consider that Paul provided less than 40 tour stops, from spring to the end of the year, and you have a memorable tour. ‘Pure McCartney’ was released in 2016, but fans want to hear the […]
Elton John may simply the most consistent, talented, and celebrated performer of our time. Grammy Hall of Fame, Songwriters Halls of Fame, over 250 million records sold, more Gold and Platinum records than we can mention, and he’s still a really nice man. Right in front of the Grammys this year, they’ll be a concert […]
Congratulations to the Moody Blues, Dire Straits, the Cars, Nina Simone and Bon Jovi for being selected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. To be eligible for induction, the artist or band are eligible 25 years after their first commercial recording and deemed to have a significant impact on the music […]
The postage stamp was just $.05 cents, a gallon of gas was priced at $.50 cents, and “Strangers in the Night” by Frank Sinatra won the Grammy for Song of the Year. If we were to take a time machine back to this date in April of 1967, what would we hear on the radio? […]
It’s hard to get any work done between Christmas and New Year, so let’s have some fun and test your rock and roll knowledge – no peeking as the answers are below… 1.) This music group holds the record for appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine. 2.) “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” was […]
Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Fleetwood Mac’ from 1975 is getting a reissue release of January 19th, giving Fleetwood Mac fans a chance to hear updated and alternate versions of the tunes that appeared on this eventual game changing LP. This offering will be available in three CDs, one vinyl LP, and DVD. This Fleetwood Mac reissue will […]
Getting in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is considered the highest honor for a musician, but in England, there is one honor that rises above all others; being Knighted by the Queen! News leaked from Buckingham Palace this week that sole survivor of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb, and Beatle Ringo Starr have […]
The weekend is almost here! How about a little bit of rock music fun facts and trivia… How prolific were the songwriters Lennon/McCartney? Did you know that the Beatles first LP contained 14 songs, 10 of which were written in just over 12 hours? Rock provides much irony. Did you know that Motorhead’s Lemmy once […]