Category: Music

Janis Joplin – One of the First Great Female Rockers

Rock and roll is no longer a dude’s game. Joan Jett, The Go Gos, Pat Benatar, Melissa Etheridge and others in the early 70s to present day have made sure we know that the gals can rock. One of the earliest women to rock came from a small town in Texas. Janis Joplin grew in […]

American Pie’s Don McLean Upcoming Tour

The Song “American Pie” became an instant classic upon its release in 1971; a touching homage to the late Buddy Holly and that fateful plane crash in 1959, killing Buddy, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens. It’s just been announced that the album that is nearly 50 years old will be released again in vinyl […]

The Life and Struggles of Three Dog Night

Death will come for all of us regardless of wealth of notoriety. Sadly, the band Three Dog Night had a tough 2016 and early 2016, with the loss of original members Cory Wells and Jimmy Greenspoon. Bass player Joe Schermie passed away in 2002, leaving only Chuck Negron (yup, the cousin of actor and playwright […]

All of the Biggest Celebrity Birthdays This August

Earlier this week we talked about Shawn Mendes turning 18 and how he celebrated by getting to enjoy a Taylor Swift lip-sync video. Who else is turning a year older? Who else will be popping bottles and having fun with friends? Let’s take a look at our upcoming August birthdays… Madonna has sold over 300 […]

How Boston Helped Themselves Become Huge

Rock and roll concerts in the early days were a bunch of guys showing up to a live music event eager to hear heavy guitar and angry lyrics. Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Cream and Molly Hatchett were all examples of bands targeted primarily to men, and a few women who atypically flew their flags at half-mast. […]