Guns N’ Roses is abroad as we speak, with their last foreign tour stop in Israel in mid-July. The boys in the band made news recently, revealing that while on their ‘Not in This Lifetime’ tour (the American portion) they will have an ‘invitation-only’ tour stop at the famous Apollo Theater in NYC on July […]
Category: Classic Rock
Monday Morning Music Headlines
It’s Monday morning, yes another week of working or the man, or the woman. Let’s kick off your day with a few music news headlines… The long departed Freddie Mercury’s image will appear on the tail of a few Norwegian plans as part of a ‘Tail Fin Hero’s’ tribute executed by the airline this fall. […]
Prince Videos Available on Vevo
Prince’s passing crushed us all, but thankfully these days there is a way to see some of his old performances. He wasn’t big on having his music videos on the Internet, but now a few of them have hit Vevo. Videos like “Baby I’m a Star,” “Take Me With U” and “When Doves Cry” can […]
Billy Joel, David Weigel and Others Who Have Books Out
Billy Joel is not your average Joe, having accomplished so much in his short life. Outside of his incredible musical feats, Billy has been married to a few of the most beautiful women in the world and has much to share. Billy Joel’s ‘Billy Joel: America’s Piano Man’ is out in paperback, written by Joshua […]
The Greats From the Windy City
We’re in the middle of our summer vacation, visiting great cities from Miami to Seattle. How about a stop at the Windy City? The Windy City, also known as Chicago, has been the birthplace of many a great band or musician. The list of notable Chicago born or Chicago bred bands is long, but here […]
Creedence Clearwater Revisited On the Road This Summer
In the late 60s, John and brother Tom started a band called Creedence Clearwater Revival, hitting the charts with iconic tunes like “Bad Moon Rising,” “Have You Ever See the Rain,” “Suzie Q,” “Fortunate Son” and of course “Proud Mary.” CCR was always in turmoil, brothers fighting daily, legal issues, and differences of opinions on […]
Our Favorite Live Albums That Were Ever Released
Your favorite band is always better live than an album right? The problem is that’s hard to find albums that captured live performances that live up to the beautiful completely harmonic studio version of your favorite song. There were however ‘Live’ albums that not only sold millions of copies, but were considered tipping points in […]
Prince’s Drummer, John Blackwell Jr., Passes Away at 43
Prince passed away last year and now his drummer of many years has also passed away. John Blackwell Jr. rocked out with Prince for 15 years and was continuing to perform until being diagnosed with two brain tumors in 2016. It was at that time that surgery to remove part of his brain resulted in […]
Jackson Browne to Play Benefit Concert This August
Jackson Browne is a legend in the Folk Rock world, a founding member of the California Folk sound, and all around first class rocker for over 40 years. The son of a military officer, Jackson, was actually born in Heidelberg Germany in 1948, with his family returning to the states and making a home in […]
Our Favorites from Glenn Frey
Glenn Frey, founding member of The Eagles is no longer with us, and we’re taking a look back at a few of our favorite songs from Glenn. “Smugglers Blues” was a monster hit for Glenn in 1984 was a song that was co-written by Glenn, and inspired a Miami Vice episode featuring both the song […]