Typically, sound equipment or studio gear is not something you think of buying, but how would you like to own a limited edition microphone created by Shure? Shure has manufactured 300 total, 10 of which have been signed by the Who’s Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey. If you’re a music buff, this is a must […]
Deep Purple has released their new album “Infinite,” and is out on tour this summer. Unfortunately for you and I, the band will be abroad until the latter part of the summer, but has a healthy tour schedule. You may have been hearing the first single from the new LP “Time For Bedlam.” Would you […]
Record Store Day is this Saturday April 22nd. Write that down and plan on taking a local road trip. If you’re old enough to remember “Meet the Beatles,” the album that changed everything, or remember buying the new Elton John album because the radio station played his latest single, then you’re also old enough to […]
‘Blues Image,’ the band that delivered that one hit memorable on hit wonder from the 60s, is back! You may remember a one hit wonder in the 1970 called “Ride Captain Ride,” by the rock group Blues Image. The group was founded by Mike Pinera out of Tampa, and for a few years they were […]
How would you like THE Jon Bon Jovi and the rest of his band to crash your college graduation party? This ‘bucket list’ item is available now if you win the contest Jon and his group are holding for college seniors. Jon announced that he and his band thought it would be a great idea […]
Molly Hatchet original member and bassist Banner Thomas died a few days ago at the age of 63. Other deaths this year include the Beatles’ ‘Magic Alex,’ Steve Wright of the Greg Kihn Band, The Allan Brothers Butch Trucks, James Cotton, Chuck Berry, Boston’s Sib Hashian (Bostons original drummer), J. Geils, and John Wetton from […]
As the group War asked in their hit song, “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” why can’t we all just get along? This is the mantra of the day as news emerges from the west coast that the brothers and sisters of the Jimi Hendrix estate are fighting again. The family company that own the name […]
It’s never too late to rock! We’ve told you about the fame 21st Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles held this year June 29th through July 2nd, but we’ve not been able to tell you about the teachers booked for the camp – until now! Heart’s Nancy Wilson and Guns & Roses Greg […]
Right at the intersection of rich and famous is a zone that excuses the worst behavior of rock and roll stars. In 1989, Izzy Stradlin, the Guns N’ Roses guitarist couldn’t wait any longer for an airline bathroom to open up, so he took a leak in the alley. Incidentally, Ozzy Osbourne was arrested for […]
Only the lucky few were able to see ‘The Who’ live in concert in the 60s and 70s. Tommy the Broadway show appeared on 42nd Street for a few years in New York, earning five Tony Award and Grammy for ‘Best Musical Show’ in the early 90s, but again The Who live in concert remains […]