The Eagles will never have a reunion tour due to the recent death of Glenn Frey, besides original member Randy Meisner would probably be in jail for some reason. So, the next best thing would be to see Don Henley in concert. Much like Phil Collins and Genesis, Don was the drummer of a powerful […]
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Some of Rock’s Best Cover Songs – Part Two
Let’s take a look at more cover songs coming from the rock genre. It’s been years and years so there are many songs we could talk about, but here are a few more… Rod Stewart’s “First Cut is the Deepest” originally by P.P. Arnold, but Cat Stevens wrote the song as a young song writer […]
The Greatest Rock and Roll Movie Ever Made – Spinal Tap
‘This is Spinal Tap’ is the greatest rock and roll movie ever made. Let us tell you why and you’ll be backing us up on this for sure. The movie contains a pivotal scene in Cleveland, showing the rich knowledge of rock and roll for Alan Freed and honoring the city’s historic contribution to rock […]
Our Favorite Bob Seger Songs – Part One
Robert Clark Seger was born in Lincoln Park, Michigan in 1945. Bob Seger as we know him has grown old gracefully while rocking his way through the 60s, 70s, and 80s and today. Bob’s double-sided live “Silver Bullet Live” is considered a musical benchmark by at least three different music genres. Bob Seger has sold […]
Some of Rock’s Best Covers
Some of the best songs we’ve heard have been covered beautifully and some not. Over time it’s hard not to want to drag up an old song and try our best at it. Let’s take a look at some of these classic songs and how others have tried to cover it. Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” may […]
Rockers Who Ended up on the Silver Screen
It’s hard to find a rocker that wouldn’t walk away from the road to do a Lifetime movie special. Hey, all singers want to be Hollywood actors. Here’s more of our list of rockers that ended up on the silver screen. Alanis Morissette was in the really weird dark movie ‘Dogma,’ and Marshall Crenshaw appeared […]
A Few Rockers Who Have Passed in 2016
We’ve been struggling with the death of Prince, David Bowie, and Glenn Frey thus far in 2016. We also miss… John Bonham who died due to a massive drug and alcohol binge from the band Led Zeppelin, Randy Rhodes (plane accident) of Black Sabbath, the Rolling Stones Brian Jones (accidental drowning) Chris Bell of Big […]
Prince’s Death and Other Monday Music Headlines
Here are your Monday morning music headlines… The world is still spinning from the death of Prince last week. An autopsy has been performed with no apparent signs of foul play or suicide, but the results of the final exam may take up to two weeks to be disclosed. Sadly, Lonnie Mack, one of rock […]
Rockers Having Their Time to Shine in the Movies
It’s hard to believe Patrick Swayze has been gone over seven years, but he was a great actor and singer (okay he had one song that hits the charts) “She’s Like the Wind.” The late Jeff Healey was a good friend and played a singer in Patrick’s movie ‘Roadhouse,’ making us think about other rockers […]
Our Favorite Lyrics from Rock and Roll
Everyone has favorites, everyone has their favorites. We thought we’d list our favorite lyrics from Rock and Roll that we just love way too much. “You can check in any time you like, but you can never leave” from Hotel California by the Eagles. We’ve all been there. “Up to God who’s to decide who’s […]