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 […]
On June 7th 1958, Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, MN to an artistic family, his mother a jazz singer, his father was an accomplished pianist. In his early years, he was given the childhood nickname of ‘Skipper,’ a name that stuck until his teens. Prince was a musical prodigy, writing his first song […]
This Memorial Day, be sure to remember those that paid the highest of sacrifice, giving their lives to protect this country. In rock and roll there have been many songs that reflect our countries pro and cons of battle. Here are a few worth remembering this day… “Unknown Soldier” by the Doors was released at […]
It’s Memorial Day and there’s plenty going on in the music world. Let’s take a moment to touch base with what happened this Memorial Day weekend! Justin Bieber said before the Purpose tour started that he would be donating a portion of the tour to charity. Well, one report is stating that so far he […]
This week’s Mediabase chart is out and we see a new number one after Lukas Graham’s hit, “7 Years,” drops to number two. DCNE’s “Cake By the Ocean” has been a huge hit across many genres, so we’re not surprised to see it do so well here. It is the new number one hit by […]
Everyone has loved Rihanna’s song with Drake titled “Work,” but now she has herself a second song inside the top 10 of the Mediabase chart. This week that second song added to the top 10 is “Needed Me” and it finds itself at number 10 after being at number 13 last week. For another week […]
On Wednesday night, Jimmy Kimmel went on with his late night television show, but didn’t have the appearances he thought he would have. Instead of having The Weeknd and Belly appear, both canceled and Belly would tell everyone why in a statement he later made. The reasons why Belly and we presume The Weeknd both […]
The real reason young men bought guitars and spent hours playing rock and roll, is the desire to be rich and famous, and get the girl. Girl’s names have been in the song titles of our popular songs since the beginning of time. Here are more great songs that use a women’s name in the […]
We’re about to head into the busiest season for weddings, wedding planners, wedding singers and band. All make the bulk of their money in what we call the ‘Love Season’ of the calendar year, typically May through October. Here are the best songs in contemporary times for your consideration… Although this song is from the […]
Later this year we’re going to be able to enjoy the Cold War Kids all over the United States thanks to their recent announcement of a fall tour. And not only will they be rocking out everywhere, they announced that The Strumbellas will be making appearances as well throughout the tour. Cold War Kids will […]