“Pet Sounds,” the ground breaking Beach Boys album, is 50 years old this year, and its creator Brian Wilson has often been thought of as a genius with rough edges and odd tendencies. How odd? Here’s part one of ‘That Odd Brian Wilson.’ Most people didn’t realize that Brian Wilson’s father, Murry, was missing an […]
Many artists get off the road and take up residence in Las Vegas to keep their sanity, and make it easier for fans to come see them! In the early 60s it was the Rat Pack, Wayne Newton, and Elvis. Now singers and bands from all genres seem to like the idea of staying in […]
We know that behind every great man there is a great woman, but did you know that behind every great music generation there are also great women? Let’s give props to the greatest women singers, bands, and performers of music. FYI – this list is not meant to be the completed or authorized list as […]
It wasn’t long ago that we told you about John Legend’s donation to a high school in his hometown. He went to Springfield North High School back in the day. Legend gave half a million dollars to help renovation the theater at what will now be known as the John Legend Theater at the Springfield […]
It was four years ago this past weekend that Bruno Mars released the first single off of his amazing second album. This album was titled “Unorthodox Jukebox” and was a huge hit everywhere it was played. That first single was the great “Locked Out of Heaven.” The album would reach number one on charts in […]
“Saturday Night Live” starring John Travolta was more than a period piece of the 70’s; it was a celebration of the Disco music era. In the early 70s, soft and Classic Rock was beginning to take shape, yet Disco pulled the car off the road and for nearly a decade, crowding out other genres. Here […]
Love is all around – now match the Love in the song with the artist that sang the song with the word ‘love’ in the title… 1) “Love to Love You Baby” 2.) “All You Need is Love” 3.) “Love is the Answer” 4.) “Let Me Love You” 5.) “Send My Love to Your New […]
Gavin Shane DeGraw is a popular singer and songwriter that have enjoyed a lengthy career without scandal or arrest. Suffice to say without the TV series ‘One Tree Hill,’ we might not even know who Gavin was. What we do know is that we loved the song and want to hear more! Well, he’s got […]
The singing sensation ‘Wrable’ is hotter than the 4th of July, currently enjoying success on the charts with his hit single “11 Bocks.” Stephen Wrable, as he was born, comes from Los Angeles, but was born in New York City in 1989. As a young man Stephen attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music (notable […]
Who is Idina Menzel? She just hit the charts with a song called “Queen of Swords,” but we don’t know anything about her, until now. Idina Menzel is an American actress, songwriter and singer, born on May 30th, 1971 in Syosset, NY. At the tender age of five her parents divorced, where she took on […]