The Beach Boys LP “Pet Sounds” is celebrating a 50 year anniversary in 2016, and it’s been a busy year for its creator Brian Wilson. His memoir ‘I am Brian Wilson’ was released last week, and now there are details of a new Brian Wilson album out this year, exciting Beach Boy fans around the […]
ZZ Top is one of the best rock bands of all time, creating and touring since the early 70s. If you love “Sharp Dressed Man,” “La Grange,” “Tush” and “Legs,” then you must check out the Z before you die. The bands ‘Greatest Hits’ hit the shelves in September, and would make a wonderful Chritmas […]
John Lennon and Paul McCartney are considered the greatest song writing duo of our generation. We have however, begun to appreciate the songs written by George Harrison. You will be surprised to discover the list of songs that were not written by Lennon and McCartney. Here’s our look at the top three songs written by […]
1976 seems like a lifetime ago, given that we’re all spending so much time on Facebook, Twitter, and Netflix. If we could take a time machine back to 1976, we would be reminded that the number song of that year was the Elton John John/Kiki Dee Song “Don;t Go Breaking My Heart.” PEZ candy was […]
If you have a few thousand dollars to spend, you might want to check out the “Icons & Idols: Rock N’ Roll Auction,” scheduled for early November in Los Angeles, at Julien’s. The items up for auction are going to be glorious! Expected to be up for bid is memorabilia from Jimi Hendrix, Prince, John […]
The nominees for the 2017 Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame was announced last week, and still no Doobie Brothers? Although the Doobies were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, the boys in the band have yet to be admitted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. The Doobie Brothers […]
The 2017 Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame announced it’s upcoming nominees a few weeks ago, and it reminded us of two more honors a musician can receive. The first is that of ‘Sir’ bestowed by the UK’s royal family, and the second high honor is the US Presidential Medal of Freedom award, which is […]
The Bobby Fuller Four Band had a hit song called “I Fought the Law” decades ago, but in Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil’s case, it’s closer to reality than you might think. This past April, you may have seen TMZ footage of a scuffle between Vince and a woman in a Las Vegas casino. […]
As you know, Neil Pert, drummer for the Canadian rock band Rush, is retiring this year, having accomplished everything he set out to do. While on tour over the summer, a film crew filmed the band for a documentary. The documentary ‘Time Stand Still’ narrated by Paul Rudd, hit a few select theaters this week, […]
The Rolling Stones have recorded and released over 50 albums, from live to studio, compilation to anniversary – and now will take the Blues to new heights with the release this December of an all Blues LP called “Blue and Lonesome.” Luck plays a part of this LP, as guitar legend Eric Clapton happened to […]