If you’re beginning to think about stocking stuffers this holiday season, we’d like to help. There are brand new songs and/or albums from Foreigner, Rolling Stones, The Cars, Allman Brothers, Alice Cooper and more. If you’re a secret Santa for someone that would appreciate a good book to curl around the fire with, Bruce Springsteen […]
Journey! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame online voting closed last week; it will come as no surprise to you that Journey won the online voting, making the deserving band a shoe-in for the Hall. The Electric Light Orchestra, Yes, Pearl Jam and Cars finished the top five in online voting. So… Here’s the […]
When we think of rock, we typically think of the 70s, 80s and early 90s. Journey, Bad Company, Van Halen, vintage Stones and Beatles tunes come to mind specifically. There were however a few awesome LPs dropped by our favorite bands and singers this year, so let’s take a look at the best albums from […]
It has recently been announced that Elton John will not play at the Presidential inauguration. It seems that President Elect Donald J. Trump thought it would be a great idea, but should have checked with Elton, who denounced his appearance upon hearing he would entertain. Whoops! Did you know that Fleetwood Mac not only endorsed […]
The Grammy celebration every year is a sight to see. You know that artists can earn a Grammy, but did you know songs are winning as well? This year Prince, N.W.A. and David Bowie will have selected tunes make that walk into the Grammy Hall of Fame in the ‘song’ category. Here is the complete […]
Every album or CD needs a title. There’s “The White” album or “Meet the Beatles” by the Beatles, which seems fairly sensible right? What about the odd or ‘interesting’ album titles? Here’s our top nine… 1.) “The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get” by Joe Walsh 2.) “Four Cords and Several Years Ago” from […]
Yesterday we wrote about the top guitarists of all time, with Eric Clapton being ranked near the top of that list. Did you know that Eric is the only musician inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 3 times?! Eric is in the hall for his solo career, and being a member of […]
The 80s was an interesting time for rock and roll. The British invaded for a second time, with the likes of Modern English, Spandau Ballet, and Joe Jackson. What were the Top LPs of 1984? 1.) ‘Born in the USA’ from Bruce Springsteen 2.) ‘Ride the Lightning’ from Metallica 3.) ‘1984’ from Van Halen 4.) […]
The use of Twitter was profound in the most recent Presidential election. Rock stars also use this social media tool to bypass traditional media to market their every move. Here’s a list of a few of the most prodigious users of Twitter… Slash @Slash has nearly 3.5 million followers. Janes Addiction member Dave Navarro @DaveNavarro […]
Eric Clapton is a guitar genius, a prodigy of the axe. Many publications have rated, from top to bottom, the best guitarists over the years, and frankly it’s fairly common to find Eric in the Top 5 of any list. Who do we think is number one? Check out the top nine! 1.) Jimi Hendrix […]