It’s hard to believe Bad Company is 40+ years old, and the boys are out again on tour. It’s also hard to believe that founding member, guitarist and key songwriter Mick Ralphs, is not with the band this time around. Rich Robinson of the famed ‘Black Crowes’ will step in behind the kit to play […]
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Rush’s Drummer, Neil Peart, Authors a Book
Neil Peart, the longtime drummer of Rush, has written a book entitled ‘Far and Wide: Bring that Horizon to Me’ that will be the ‘must have’ of every Rush fan. The book will be a bit of a twist as Neil is an avid biker, thus the book will feature the memories of the R40 […]
Oddities at the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame
The 2016 Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame class will be inducted with a well-scripted ceremony in Brooklyn in less than a month, celebrating the wonderful careers of Chicago, Cheap Trick, Steve Miller, Deep Purple, and N.W.A. Here are a few odd artifacts you probably didn’t know was in the Hall, located in Cleveland. Johnny […]
Rock N’ Roll Movies You Can’t Forget – Part Two
Music and Rock N’ Roll are perfect together. We love the songs while we watched the movie. Here are a few more movies that made us feel better to rock… ‘Hard Day’s Night’ was one of the first ‘rockumentaries’ that pulled back the curtain on the hottest band in multiple generations, letting us know that […]
Paul Simon Out on Tour
Paul Frederic Simon was born in Newark, NJ in 1941 and has had an incredible career as both songwriter and performer. Paul and Art were inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, while in 2003 they were both recipients of the Grammy’s ‘Lifetime Achievement Award.’ Here is how influential their music […]
Rock N’ Roll Movies You Can’t Forget
Rock n’ roll movies often give us great moment that feature our favorite rock bands, songs, or storyline. Here are a few of our favorites… ‘This is Spinal Tap’ is the rock n’ roll parody that satirizes all the stereotypes moms and dad have about the rock scene. The movie also made rockers turn their […]
Kiss’ Start to Now as Innovative Rockers
Let’s leap into 2016 with a new attitude and showcase the most interesting and lesser known artist of our time with a feature we all ‘A to Z.’ Here’s the letter “K.” Kiss is a rarity in that they chose the road less traveled in rock. Here were grown men wearing makeup, breathing fire on […]
Rolling Stones in Cuba and More in Your Music Headlines
Here are your monday morning music headlines… The Rolling Stones appeared in Cuba last week at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana, making music and political history. The open air concert was the first in Cuba by a British band. It seems like every week someone finds a Beatles record or rarity. A 10-inch acetate […]
Boston Continuing to Be on Tour
In the mid to late 70s, the hottest musicians on the planet was a band from the Northeast called Boston. “More than a Feeling” hit the charts in 1976, and the rest of the rock world took notice. Sadly their lead singer Brad Delp committed suicide in 2007, and they recently lost a law suit […]
Steve Miller, Doobie Brothers, and More to Play in San Francisco
How would you like to see Steve Miller, The Doobie Brothers, Journey, and Santana in concert this September? You will be able to see these incredible rockers on stage for what’s being billed as a ‘legendary night’ at San Francisco’s AT&T Park. This San Francisco Fest is September 4th, but tickets went on sale two […]