Glen Campbell has lost his battle with Alzheimer’s disease, dying at the age of 81. In the late 60s and early 70s one of the groundbreaking music acts wasn’t the Kinks, the Temptations, or even Jimmy Hendrix. It was of all things a studio musician and pop singer by the name of Glen Campbell. Glen […]
Category: Classic Hits
The Classic Northwest, an Event You Have to Check Out
Many of your favorite bands played a few weeks ago at Citi Field in New York City. The event was underneath the ‘Classic’ umbrella in name, one in the east and one in the west, featuring The Eagles, Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Earth Wind and Fire and more. The nearly simultaneous concerts were so successful, […]
Queen in 3D to Be Released Soon
Queen’s Brian May will chronicle the history of the band through a series of 3D photos shot exclusively with his stereoscopic camera in the new book Queen in 3D. Queen in 3D features over 360 photographs, which May spent three years compiling. The photos feature shots from all eras of Queen, most of which have […]
Guns N’ Roses and a Great Tour to See in 2017
Guns N’ Roses has sold over 100 million records, coming along a long way from one of the pet ‘house’ bands on the Sunset Strip in the 90s. The boys in the band paid their dues in the darkness of the infamous Troubadour and The Roxy; two clubs in the Hollywood scene that served as […]
Fall Tour Dates for Judy Collins and Stephen Stills
Stephen was the lead guitarist for one of the most influential groups in the 60s and 70s, Judy the songwriter and poet for a generation. Now, Stephen Stills and Judy Collins are bound together in song and tour this summer. Their collaboration duet LP ‘Everybody Knows,’ was released a few weeks ago, the touring designed […]
A Gathering of Rock Stars You Won’t Want to Miss
If you’re under a tight budget and can spend money on only one concert tour this summer this Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Edgar Winter Band thing might be the live show to choose. Deep Purple gave the world “Hush,” “My Woman From Tokyo,” and “Smoke On The Water,” while Alice Cooper’s “I’m 18,” and “Schools […]
The Best Beatles Ballads
It’s hard to imagine where we’d be without the Beatles. When the Fab Four took the Ed Sullivan stage in February of 1964, everything changed. The boys in the band record plenty of rock and psychedelic songs, but it’s the ballads that made them universally famous. Here’s our short list of Best Beatles Ballads.. “Yesterday” […]
Our Favorites Who Tried Jumping Into Politics
Just last week we shared the news that Kid Rock was seriously thinking of running for the U.S. Senate in the 2018 midterms, making us wonder what rocker or musician actually ran for a political office. This list will surprise you… Wyclef Jean tried to become President of Haiti; the problem is the Electoral Commission […]
The 50th Birthday Celebration Continues
The ‘Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is celebrating a 50th birthday this month, and PBS aired a BBC documentary called ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution,’ not long ago. How popular were the Beatles in 1964? In the week ending April 4th, 1964, the Beatles had five songs in the Billboard Top 100. George Martin […]
Graham Nash Hitting the Road This Fall
Graham Nash of Crosby Stills Nash and Young is out on tour, supporting a new LP called ‘This Path Tonight.’ Graham is busy with a big schedule, and you’ll enjoy special guest guitarist Shane Fontayne. If you ask us this is one tour you’re not going to want to miss! Let’s show you those tour […]