It’s about time we spent time talking about one of the greatest soul families and bands of all time, and no we’re not talking about the Jackson or Motown family. The Staples Singers were, in fact, a family from Chicago, and much like the Jackson family, it had a patriarch, Pops Staples. Other family members […]
Robert Plant has been touring the country with his is about to begin another tour across the US with his current band The Sensational Space Shifters, supporting the latest album ‘Carry Fire’ and the band has just added more fall dates. Note the festival that will be included in this expanded tour… September 9th, St. […]
Judas Priest and Deep Purple are overseas as we speak, and the ‘Priest’ just dropped a new video called “No Surrender” that’s turning a few heads and ears this month. Deep Purple is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, while Judas Priest has yet to get the call. Together, these two groups are […]
John Mayer has had a break in, a robbery at his Beverly Hills-area home this past Friday, thieves ransacking the home and walking away with over $150,000 of personal belongings including jewelry, guitars and other assorted musical equipment, and his personal watch collection which had taken John years to assemble. John hadn’t been living in […]
The Canadian group ‘The Guess Who’ almost lost their lead singer the other day, as Burton Cummings was involved in a horrific car accident in LA in early May, but did not sustain serious injuries (the driver of the other car who was at fault did die though, unfortunately). The current version of the Guess […]
KISS has a gift for you; a 40th anniversary set of trading cards that will be available in October. The cards will be produced by Dynamite Entertainment. If you’re really a Kiss fan with a great memory, you’ll actually remember a card company called Donruss made and sold KISS cards in the late 70s. The […]
They say the truth is far more interesting than something made up. Think about rock and roll and check these true details out… The Eagles started out as the backup group for Linda Ronstadt, Phil Collins as the drummer for Genesis, Glenn Frey on the early Bob Seger singles, Sheryl Crow as background singer for […]
What would be a reaction if you discovered that a bar opened in your honor, with the theme dedicated to you? Ask Bob Seger, as a bar recently opened in Unionville, Michigan called ‘Cat Man Do’ which of course is close to his hit single ‘Katmandu’ from in 1975. At the ‘Cat Man Do’ you’ll […]
John Lennon’s widow was considered an accomplished musician in her day prior to meeting John in the 60s, and to remind us she’s about to release ‘Warzone’ in October – 13 of her songs previously released in 70s to now. So, you may not have known that Yoko was a gifted musician, here are a […]
In the mid-60s smack dap in the middle of acid rock, Vietnam War unrest and more, stood one band that broke through to become American teenage idols and chart-busters; the Monkees. You may remember that the most talented of the musicians was and still is Michael Nesmith. Michael had planned a full summer tour until […]