Glen Campbell finally lost his seven-year battle to Alzheimer’s this past week at the age of 81. You’ve heard stars from all music genres and walks of life pay homage to Glen. Here are a few things about our Rhinestone Cowboy you may not have known. Glen Once moved to Los Angeles at a young […]
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Alice Cooper’s Special Edition DVD Coming Soon
Alice Cooper has announced that he will create a special edition DVD, a cryptic new film called ‘Welcome To My Nightmare Special Edition.’ The DVD is scheduled to be released on September 8th. Here are three things you may not have known about Alice Cooper… Alice was actually born ‘Vincent Damon Furnier’ in Phoenix, AZ […]
An Auction Hardcore Rock Fans Won’t Want to Miss Out On
John Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman on December 9th, 1980. The news was broken by Howard Cosell on that night’s ‘Monday Night Football,’ to the disbelief of everyone listening. Hours before the assassination, John autographed Mark David Chapman’s 1980 Double Fantasy LP. The morbid artifact eventually ended up in the hands of a […]
King Crimson Hits the Road in 2017
King Crimson was a progressive rock band from the 60s, born in London, spending over 30+ years on the road and in the studio with various line ups and sounds. One thing remains constant with King Crimson however; they refuse to go gently into that good night. This version of King Crimson includes original member […]
Looking Back at Many Years of the MTV VMAs
The 2017 MTV Music Video Awards were announced last month, reminding all of us of the long tradition of unexpected moments and scandals. The MTV Video Music Awards are live in TV Sunday, August 27th, 8 pm on MTV. The first VMA Awards were held in 1984 in NYC at the Radio City Music Hall. […]
Men and Their Cars
Men love their cars, women love their rides, and we can all agree that songs about cars are hot. You’ll find hit records about cars in all decades, proving that beautiful cars inspire great hit records. Here is our short list of songs about or inspired by cars… “409” – Beach Boys “Mercedes Benz” – […]
We’ve Lost Our Rhinestone Cowboy
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 […]
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 […]