The week is upon us and there’s no better time to waste time than on a Monday at work. Don’t feel left out. Here are a few conversation starters while you’re hanging around the water cooler with your rocker friends. Gary S. Paxton, singer and co-producer of “Alley Oop” by the Hollywood Argyles, died peacefully […]
Does somebody have a case of the ‘Mondays”? Okay, it’s the worst day of the week. Here are your music headlines in the hopes of cheering you up… Politics and unauthorized playing of songs back in the news this week, as Neil Young, Queen, Springsteen, REO Speedwagon, and the O’Jays are all steaming over the […]
Mark Wahlberg is one of the hottest Hollywood stars, but has strong music roots. As a teen pop idol in the Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch band, we appreciate the chops. His ‘Rock Star’ movie with Jennifer Aniston in 2001 details how a star in a rock tribute band can actually make it to […]
Let’s take a tour of the best rock and roll Cities in America as part of our summer long vacation. Today, we’ll highlight a few bands and singers from Los Angeles… Although they’re a group from the 60s, you can’t speak of the rock or stars from LA without mentioning the Beach Boys. Sure music […]
London has been the birthplace for many legendary rock bands, none more rocking than the group “Foghat.” The band originally included Dave Peverett (Lonesome Dave) on guitar and vocals, Tony Stevens on bass, with Roger Earl on drums. What made Foghat different is the slide guitar affect, at that time not a familiar sound. In […]
“Hey hey we’re the Monkee’s and people say we monkey around…” is a line from the wildly popular Monkees TV show from the 60s. The Monkees were Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork and the late British Broadway star Davy Jones. Here are five fun facts about the Monkees in celebration of their 50th anniversary. […]
Simon Kirke and Paul Rogers were on top of the world with their song “All Right Now.” It was climbing the charts so fast that their band Free couldn’t find enough dates to book. Unfortunately life mimics rock and roll, and the highs of being so cool didn’t last long. When Free broke up, Paul […]
If you’ve never been to a ZZ Top concert we would strongly suggest finding the time, tour date near you, and the money because the wall of sound these three guys can throw at a live audience is remarkable. ZZ Top’s original line up consisted of Billy Gibbons, keyboardist Lanier Greig (who recently died February […]
Documentaries can be pretty boring if you’re not interested in the topic or person the film choses to focus on. Well, we’re pretty sure you’ll want to see this documentary. “Queen: A Night in Bohemia” is a well-produced film that will include the band’s first live performance of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” interviews, rare concert footage from […]
The Tom Hanks produced movie ‘That Thing You Do,’ plus the Cameron Crowe semi-autobiographical movie ‘Almost Famous,’ are two great rock and roll movies. What about the times rock and Broadway made good business partners? Here’s our short list… Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Queen’s “We Will Rock You” production in 2002 had the songs […]