London is fabulous, Honk Kong is exotic, and Sydney is a long ways away. Another of the greatest cities in the world is of course the Big Apple, New York City. Long Island is a different animal all together though. LI is 118 miles long and 23 miles wide at its peak, and is the […]
Steve Perry was the lead singer of the 80s super group Journey for many years, but left the band in 1993 due to emotional distress and medical reasons. Recently Steve announced plans to get back into the studio and make another solo album, his latest’s since 1994, when he released “For the Love of Strange […]
In 1982 the price of a gallon of gas was under a $1, the top movies of the year were ‘ET,’ ‘On Golden Pond,’ and ‘Chariots of Fire.’ What was the music like in 1982? John Cougar Mellencamp “Hurts So Good” Survivor “Eye Of The Tiger” Scorpions “No One Like You” Journey “Open Arms” Joan […]
Sir Elton John was on the charts a while ago with a single called “Looking Up,” and it made us realize that Elton’s been on the charts for nearly half a century. This song may or may not be a number one song, but it’s a great opportunity to remind everyone of his top selling […]
Bands that hit the charts with a great song – then go back to their day jobs are called artists referred to as ‘One Hit Wonders.’ Here are a few of our favorite one-hit wonders… “Black Betty” is an old blues tune from the early 1920s credited to Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, but ‘Ram Jam,’ […]
Sammy Hagar will be on the road in concert this fall with fellow Van Halen pal Michael Anthony, and you won’t want to miss the fun. Sammy will be touring with The Circle’ which includes Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson. Sammy’s son Andrew dropping by a few dates to help his dad out on the […]
The Grammys are the biggest music award a musician can earn in his/her time as an artist and for about the last 15 years this award show was held in Los Angeles. Well, after a ton of rumors it can now be announced that New York City will be hosting the 2018 Grammys! The last […]
You might consider Michael McDonald one of the founding fathers of rock, pop, soul and commercial music; it’s hard to find a more influential musician whose fingerprints are on as many bands. The super groups Steely Dan (yes Michael was a member of the band when they toured in the early 70s) and the Doobie […]
It’s Wednesday and the work week has been going by slow. Here are a few rock and roll fun facts to get you a little more excited about the day… Be sure to visit Winslow, AZ before you leave this earth. If and when you do, you’ll find a life size statue “standing on the […]
What can you say about James Taylor that hasn’t already been said? He’s a Presidential Medal of Honor recipient, Grammy and Billboard winner, sits in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was once married to the beautiful Carly Simon! His classic songs “You’ve Got a Friend” and “Fire and Rain” are benchmarks for […]