Sir Paul McCartney has earned 18 Grammys through his years with the Beatles, Wings, and as a solo act. He’s 78 now, still doing what he loves to do – touring and playing in front of thousands of adoring middle aged fans. Did you know that Paul… Has also been nominated for three Academy awards, […]
ZZ Top (Houston TX) began in the late 60s as the best of class blues and commercial rock group, inspiring all others that came after them. ZZ is simply three dudes that generate an incredible wall of sound. They MUST be on your bucket list to see live. The band has sold over 50 million […]
Did you know that in the early days of music, the bass was an instrument that stood up? That part of rock and roll evolved, as did most of the other instruments of our day. Les Paul changed the music scene with his electric guitar, Buddy broke all the rules in the recording studio, and […]
Walter Becker was one-half of the famous Steely Dan band that began its musical journey in the mid-70s, earning the respect and admiration of the critics. Yet, more importantly, peers for over 40 years; now Walter is gone and the chances of seeing Steely Dan together again are gone. Walter Becker of Steely Dan wrote […]
A federal judge in New York has put the brakes on the Artimus Pyle/Cleopatra Entertainment movie dealing with Lynyrd Skynyrd last week. We all know that Steve Gaines, his sister, and Ronnie Van Zandt were the fatalities of the tragic 1977 plane crash. Evidentially the band had an agreement signed by all remaining living members […]
Metallica has been rocking and rolling for years and just last month we showed you the band’s tour dates in the United States before heading out for Europe. Now, if you want to see the band play then you’ll have to make quite the trip! They’re playing many dates over the next few months and […]
It’s another Labor Day weekend, we hope you enjoy the day away from work. There have been a ton of great songs in music pertaining to ‘jobs,’ so we thought we’d put together a list of the notable tunes… ‘Working in a Coal Mine’ by Lee Dorsey ‘Working for a Living’ by Huey Lewis and […]
Walter Becker, Steely Dan co-founder, and musical genius has died at the age of 67[ the official cause of death not revealed. Walter had missed a few of the live tour dates earlier this year for an undisclosed illness, now the illness which caused his unexplained absences and death seem to be sadly connected. Walter […]
Everyone loves to gossip, usually, the chit chat is based on a scandal. What are a few of the more memorable rock scandals? The late George Michael’s was arrested in a public Beverly Hills public restroom. It was embarrassing for George but did eventually help his become public about his orientation. There are so many […]
Recently we highlighted the best saxophonists in rock, now it’s the guys that hit the keys turn. We love the sound the keyboard makes, from “Light My Fire” to “Jungleland.” Here’s our list of the best organ or keyboardists of all time… Keith Emerson died in 2016, but his musical contributions will live forever. We […]