Let’s share some more interesting rock and roll fun facts… This may not surprise you, but Zeppelin member John Bonham consumed at least 40 shots of vodka on the last night of his life. There are 4,000 versions or ‘covers’ of the Beatles hit ‘Yesterday,” it’s been estimated that the song has been played 8 […]
We love fun facts. Here are a few cool things you may not have known about your favorite rockers and their songs… The classic Deep Purple song “Smoke On The Water” is about the Montreux 1971 concert where Frank Zappa’s bungalow burned to the ground. Eddie Van Halen plays the lead on “Beat It” from […]
If you’re a Stone Temple Pilots fan, this will excite you; Showtime is finishing up a documentary about the STP that will offer real insights, interviews, new music, and all the inside information about this terrific band. There will also be a focus on the late Scott Weiland. The music world was yearning for something […]
Paul Simon has had an incredible career as both songwriter and performer. As Simon and Garfunkel, the two sold over 100 million records and played every venue in America, gaining international fame from the ‘Graduate’ soundtrack in the early 70’s. Paul Simon began his musical career in high school when he met Arthur Garfunkel and […]
As we’ve written before, actors often times want to be on stage with a guitar in hand, musicians want to be heartthrob stars in movies. Well, Elton John made an appearance in the ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ a while ago, so it’s only fitting that Taron Egerton, the charming and engaging ‘Eggsy,’ in both Kingsman […]
Erasure was part of the really cool 80s music scene, a duo (Andy Bell and Vince Clarke) from London that hit the charts with “Who Needs Love Like That,” “Take a Chance on Me” and their biggest hit “A Little Respect.” Would you believe the two have written over 175 songs and sold nearly 30 […]
A ‘podcast’ is a piece of recorded audio that can be played, downloaded, and saved for later use; it’s one of the newest ways fans can enjoy talk or music on their terms. We hear that beginning March 5th, Ozzy Osbourne, wife Sharon, and two of their children are re-booting the popular television series in […]
Over the past few years, the music industry has moved into two new spaces that have served them very well; the first is taking a Las Vegas residency, having fans come to them, the second is being a part of a music theme cruise and having fans sail with you. In news that was just […]
The music world has been thinking of the late Beatle George Harrison who would have turned 75 a few days ago, and now we hear that original Guess Who and BTO founder Randy Bachman is releasing a tribute LP dedicated to George Harrison, called ‘By George – By Bachman,’ expected to drop mid-March. ‘By George-By […]
In the 80’s, the best band ever was Journey; we’re pretty sure that’s a well-known fact or something, but seriously was there a better band than Journey? Now when you listen to the band’s ‘Greatest Hits’ album, you will be part of history – yes the Greatest Hits album was released years ago, but it’s […]