2016 was a devastating year for losing our favorite stars and now 2017 is off to a sad start. Butch Trucks, the original Allman Brothers drummer, has died at the age of 69. The cause of death is unknown. Claude Hudson “Butch” Trucks, born in Jacksonville in 1947, began playing drums while in high school, […]
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Digging Deeper Into the Hall of Fame Band the O’Jays
The O’Jays, a 70s soul group from Canton, OH was one of the most successful bands from the 70s, earning fame and fortune with great songs like “Love Train,” “I Love Music,” “For the Love Of Money,” “Used to Be My Girl” and more. Did you know that they first recorded under the name of […]
The 1975’s Recent Tour Announcement
The 1975 is one of the hotter alternative bands of the past year and they’re looking to capitalize on this fast with another tour. They just recently announced a North American tour you’re not going to want to miss. They’ll be hitting all of the big cities along the way to go with some of […]
Alessia Cara and Ed Sheeran to Perform on Saturday Night Live
Earlier this week, Saturday Night Live announced a few upcoming performers and we couldn’t be more thrilled to see Alessia Cara be one of them. She will be hitting the stage February 4 with her hit song “Scars To Your Beautiful” likely on tap to be performed. The other performer that was announced was Ed […]
Mariah Carey to Work With YG?
Mariah Carey has been in the news too much lately with her New Year’s Eve happenings taking over the headlines most recently, but she’s already moving forward. She’s been all over social media taking photos with Travi$ Scott and DJ Khaled suggesting that she might be working with them and now there are reports she’s […]
Some of the Biggest Moments in Rock History
2017 is bound to be a monumental year; we inaugurated a new President, technology is a year older, and the Chicago Cubs begin the 2017 season as the reigning Champion of Major League Baseball. Life offers moments that are considered bigger than life. What were the biggest moments in rock? February 9th, 1964 is the […]
Proving the Case for Peter Frampton to Join the Hall
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class was announced last month with Journey, Tupac Shakur, Yes, Pearl Jam, ELO, and Joan Baez all being admitted. There was also a special award for musical excellence to Nile Rogers of Chic. Peter Frampton is not yet in the Hall; here are the most compelling reasons […]
A New Band You Must Check Out
You’re very likely to hear a new song that is really catchy, called “It’s About Time” by an emerging group called ‘Alternate Routes.’ Let’s fill you in on the whom, the what, and the cool details of this band… Alternate Routes is a four person (three dudes and a woman) rock/pop band from Bridgeport, CT, […]
Breaking Down Rihanna’s Greatness
Rihanna is great and everyone knows it. Recently though she’s hit a few milestones and anniversaries that have reminded us of that greatness… Two years ago this week we saw Rihanna release “FourFiveSeconds” with the help of Kanye West and Paul McCartney. The song was so great that many hip-hop fans were saying Paul McCartney […]
Lady Antebellum to Play For Daytona 500 Fans
It was Monday that we discussed Luke Bryan performing at the big NFL game in February and now we have another big country act performing at another big event! Lady Antebellum has been inked to put on a show at the pre-race concert for the Daytona 500. The race takes place February 26, so you […]