The 60s was an incredible decade that historians often describe as the ideological perfect storm that will never be repeated. This decade became the hotbed for racial and gender strife, the Vietnam War, civil unrest, drug exploration and technological advances; all reflected in the music. Here is a list of albums from the 60s that […]
Phil Collins is one of the most successful solo artists of all time, and he’d be the first to tell you that he has an average voice, petty good with the sticks, and does a decent job wiring songs. Not bad for a legendary artist right? Phil broke into the music business as the drummer […]
The Babys hit the charts in the 70s and 80s with great songs like “Isn’t It Time,” “Back On My Feet Again,” and “Every Time I Think of You,” but the interesting part of the band isn’t the Babys part, it’s the news after the Babys. Michael Corby, vocalist/bassist John Waite, drummer Tony Brock and […]
We lost David Bowie this year and later we learned that his son Duncan became a father, naming the child with David’s given name. Each month we learn more about the man behind the “Ziggy Stardust” mask. Here’s a David Bowie story you may not have heard… The producers of the upcoming Bing Crosby TV […]
It’s been handed down by generations of rockers, but always bears repeating. One cold February night in 1959, a plane carrying the Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, and the most innovative and brightest rock stars of his time, Buddy Holly, crash minutes after takeoff. Here’s what you may not know… Buddy’s signature dark glasses were found […]
There are two kinds of Van Halen fans; the early fans that loved David Lee Roth, the others that really liked the singer who replaced David, Sammy Hagar. Sammy has been in the news lately for telling journalists that he no longer intends to be mad at the band, forgive and forgetting the past and […]
When you hear someone say that a song is a cover or that band is a cover band you know what they mean right? A ‘Cover’ is a duplicate, second generation, newer version of an older and original song, that cover song is not the original. The best example might be the song “Twist and […]
“Let the lawyers work it out” has always been a catch phrase in music, usually the end result of a legal action taken by a musician who thinks that have been harmed or ripped off. Here are more battle of the bands that have a different meaning altogether. The legendary Vanilla Ice recorded a song […]
Do you own any Richard Lewis Springthorpe albums? Sure you do. Simply look in your stack and find a Rick Springfield album, and you’ve got it! Rick was born in 1949 in South Wales, Australia. His hits have been mega busters; he’s won a Grammy, appeared on Broadway, and been on Showtime earning a Tony […]
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 are considered tipping points in […]