You can’t listen to the song “Do You Feel The Way I Do” by Peter Frampton and not walk away thinking, not only is he a virtuoso, but understand how Peter changed the music business forever. Peter Kenneth Frampton was born in South London in 1950, and has been performing for over 40 years. After […]
Van Halen fanatics who love the band with David Lee Roth as its front man think his version of the group is the bomb, while those that love “I Can’t Drive 55” think Sammy Hagar took the boys to new heights. There are indeed two kinds of Van Halen fans. Let’s first look at Sammy, […]
We all know the words to the classic “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” written by unknown Jack Norworth in the late 1800s, but since it’s the start of the baseball season, we thought we’d share a few of our favorite baseball songs from our generation. “Centerfield” by John Fogerty released in 1985 was a […]
Let’s leap into 2016 with a new attitude and showcase the most interesting and lesser known artist of our time with a feature we all ‘A to Z.’ Here is the letter ‘H.’ Okay, the temptation to write about Hall and Oates is overwhelming, but for the letter ‘H’ we want to share our thoughts […]
Here are your Monday morning music headlines… If you love the band Aerosmith this will not be great news. Steven Tyler recently admitted that they are likely to make 2017 their last year, booking dates across the country for a farewell tour. Aerosmith has been around over 40 years. The Rolling Stones will be releasing […]
You don’t often think of the 80s as a decade that gave us ‘Classic’ songs, but indeed the 80s were both Classic and memorable. Here are more of our ‘Classics from the 80s.’ “Jump” by Van Halen proved the band owned the 80s, regardless of whether you’re a David or Sammy fan. This was an […]
The 31st class of the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame will be inducted at the Brooklyn at Barclays Center on April 8th. This year’s honorees are Chicago, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, Steve Miller, and N.W.A. All week we’ve been talking about who is getting inducted into the hall, but today we’re going ot be […]
Often times when we think of classic rock or classic hits, we think of the 60s and 70s. The 80s gave us some righteous songs as well. Here’s part one of our ‘Classics’ from the 80s… “Livin’ on a Prayer” became a stadium staple, with the boys enjoying loud crowds and a memorable hook. The […]
The 31st class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be inducted at the Brooklyn at Barclays Center on April 8th. This year’s honorees are Chicago, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, Steve Miller, and N.W.A. Today’ let’s focus on Deep Purple. The band began in England in 1968, and Ian Paice, the band’s drummer, […]
Beatles mentor and producer George Martin died recently at the age of 90, but his legacy continues. George had been working with PBS on a documentary called “Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recording Music,” a look at the stories from decades of music. The piece will take an in-depth look at the innovators […]