It seems Sir Elton John is in the news weekly with details of the biopic ‘Rocketman’ that is scheduled for a 2019 release. The film will star Taron Egerton as Elton, Jamie Bell will play Bernie Taupin, Bryce Howard as Elton’s mum, and Richard Madden will portray Elton’s manager John Reid. Elton’s net worth is […]
Guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana has decided to extend his stay in Sin City at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, adding more dates in 2019. Carlos has hit the charts over the years with terrific hits like “Black Magic Woman’ “Oye Como Ca” and “Smooth” but has remained the man to […]
The 80s was the decade of the MTV network, internet, tech companies, the second British Invasion, female rock bands, and albums that blew you away. Here (in our opinion) are the 80s albums and performers that still rock today… ‘Synchronicity’ by the Police was the breakout album of 1983, containing the hit singles “Every Breath […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd continues to make news; they’re on a lengthy farewell tour, and now the subject of a documentary called ‘If I Leave Here Tomorrow’ which will cover the bands horrific plane crash through the aftermath, leaving no stone unturned in the sorted details of rock and roll. The documentary will premiere on the Showtime […]
If you’re a Beatles fan you’ll want to pick up ‘Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin — The Later Years, 1966-2016’ the first week of September. This book dives right into George Martin’s perspective, the joy and the friction of what it was like to manage the Beatles in the early days. […]
Gene Simmons just might be the brightest marketing mind in all of music. It’s reported that he’s always made more money from the marketing of KISS than the tour or album money, and now he’s done it again with a new book that everyone will be interested in. Gene Simmons has finished writing a book […]
Music in the 60s and 70s ranged from the Beatles, Carpenters, ZZ Top to Pink Floyd. One American Canadian blended band that seemed to stay in vogue was simply called ‘The Band’ starring Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, and the late Levon Helm. In 1968 the Band blew the doors off local […]
Eric Clapton recently played to a sell-out crowd in Hyde Park in London the other day, reminding us just how significant his life has been in rock and roll. Eric’s still considered one of rock’s most enduring and talented guitarist of all of rock. Eric Patrick Clapton was born in Surrey, England in March of […]
ZZ Tops Billy Gibbons is the heart and soul of the band, the man with the guitar licks and hooks that make ZZ Top one of the greatest bands in our lifetime. Now, Bill is about to release a solo project, a new LP called ‘The Big Bad Blues’ is expected to drop late September […]
Tom Petty has been gone for a while, but life continues to find ways to keep him in the news. A few days ago, the 1st ever single from his soon to be released box set ‘An American Treasure’ was released, and now we learn that Tom will be the 1st ever artist to posthumously […]