Bands that hit the charts with a great song and then go back to their day jobs are what we call one hit wonders. We love these bands no matter how little success they had past that one song because the hit always seems to make it into our heads. Let’s talk about these hits […]
Guns N’ Roses is on the road again! The band has come a long way since its inception in Los Angeles in 1985 with members Axl, Duff, Steven, and Slash having seen many highs and lows. Record sales for Guns N’ Roses’ has exceeded 100 million albums during their years and now they want to […]
How would you feel after selling millions of albums and appearing on the cover of every music magazine not to yet to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? The list of deserving artists not yet admitted should shame the Hall and its selection committee. Here are a few that are still not […]
Movies and music go together like peanut butter and Jelly. We don’t have enough time to share all of the great songs that appeared in your favorite movies, but what about the actual singer appearing in the film? Elton John’s management team has released the news that he will be appearing in the latest installment […]
Steve Miller, Deep Purple, Chicago, N.W.A and Cheap Trick got the call, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. We suppose the highlight of the whole thing was Steve Miller throwing shade on the induction committee. He’s right you know. There are deserving bands that have been snubbed however, […]
1975 was an interesting year for music in that it was a crossroads of the early days of disco, folk rock, FM or progressive rock and more. Think of it this way, Fleetwood Mac, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Doobie Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, Bad Company, Foreigner and the Grateful Dead are about to explode, while Debbie Boone hits […]
Bands that hit the charts with a great song and then go back to their day jobs are called ‘one hit wonders,’ and over the next few days we’ll continue to share our favorite one hit wonders. Between now and the start of music there have been plenty to discuss! “Black Betty” is an old […]
Legendary rocker Jeff Beck is going to be releasing his first album in over six years in mid-July called ‘Loud Hailer,’ and the critics are already lining up behind the work to share how exciting it is. As if that wasn’t enough, he’s also releasing a book called BECK01. Jeff is one of three guitarists […]
It all started for Def Leppard in 1977, in a small British town called Sheffield at an even smaller school called Tapton High. It’s been almost fourty years and the boys have never looked back. Originally going with the name Atomic Mass until at some point guitarist suggested the name Def Leppard. The ‘Def’ is […]
The music scene in 1975 was an unusual one – early disco, folk rock (primarily Eagles) and bands named Lynyrd Skynyrd, British and Beach Boys were on the charts. 1975 was the early years for superegos Bad Company, Queen, Foreigner, Heart, ZZ Top and David Bowie. Imagine a year where in your car, you might […]