Most live concerts are held in respectable, clean venues, deemed family safe and relatively new. We know however that rock and roll began in the early 60s, and the places bands made their fans go to were not often that exotic. What are considered today the best to rock out in? The Cavern at 10 […]
The Brits know how to party, and Eric Clapton has announced that he will officially join the ‘British Summer Time’ outdoor festival at Hyde Park in London next July 8th. Other confirmed rock acts include Steve Winwood, Santana, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, and Gary Clarke Jr. The British Summer Time festival began in 2013, attracting […]
The piano man Billy Joel may be the hardest working man in show business. After nearly 50 years of writing and performing, he’s still willing to go back on the road for selected concerts. Most of his fans were alarmed when he told the press last year that he wasn’t interested in writing new material […]
We’re just a few days away from learning who will be officially part of the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class. The moment we hear the results of the committee and fan voting, we’ll pass that along. The Hall announced the nominees in October, and we received a news alert of fan voting […]
Paul McCartney is working on a new album from the studio, working with the man who earlier had produced and wrote three songs for Adele. One of those tunes was “Hello” so it makes sense for legendary Paul to work with this rising writer and producer by the name of Greg Kurstin. When Paul’s mother […]
Bono and U2 will the special musical guests on ‘SNL’ this weekend, their fourth time to grace the stages of 30 Rock. U2’s latest LP ‘Songs of Experience’ just dropped this week, and to add to the excitement, the band has added more dates to its 2018 tour… May 2nd, Tulsa, OK May 4th, St. […]
40 years ago, if you had bought $10,000 in any tech or communications stock, you would be so rich you probably have retired a long time ago. While it’s a long time ago, we will never forget about what albums were rocking during that same time period. Here are a few of the albums that […]
This year Sib Hashian, the original drummer of Boston, died on a rocking cruise ship. Unfortunately, that makes two original Boston members that are no longer with us (Brad Delp took his own life in Mach of 2007). While those two are gone, we’ll never forget how influential they were to rock. The 70s and […]
Curious what’s going on in rock and roll? Here are a few rock and roll music news headlines… Bruce Springsteen has had an incredible run on Broadway at the legendary Walter Kerr Theater, but the tickets have been scarce – until now. Bruce has extended the stay, with new dates appearing February 28th. Tickets for […]
Let’s kick off another work week with your music news headlines… The Eagles have added more 2018 concert dates to the announced schedule from last week, adding New Orleans, Des Moines, Indianapolis and a few Canadian cities to the list. The tour begins in March in Indy. What makes this tour unique are the dates […]