How much do you really know about the band Dire Straits? Let’s share… Dire Straits was born in 1977 in Deptford London, driven by founding members and real brothers Mark and David Knopfler. The band’s early influences were rag time music and of all groups the soulful Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Dire Straits […]
Elton John grew up in a single parent home under the birth name of Reginald Kenneth Dwight, becoming a folk then pop star, crystalized by meeting lyricist Bernie Taupin in the early 60s. Elton has won Grammys, Brit awards, Billboard, People choice, Oscar and nearly every award given, but his number one songs are the […]
It wasn’t that long ago that Destiny’s Child was dominating the airwaves and selling out shows. Those good times have come to an end though and now there is bad news about one of their former members, Farrah Franklin. Reports are saying that Farrah was arrested this past week in Atlanta, Georgia for public intoxication […]
It was 15 years ago that Alicia Key hit the world with her debut album and boy was it great. The album was called “Songs in A Minor” and it was widely considered the best album she would ever put out. The album would go on to win five Grammys at that year’s award show […]
Hacking into social media accounts is the new cool thing to do apparently because we saw plenty of it happen this past week. Twitter’s security must not be strong enough for these hackers because we saw Tenacious D, Tame Impala, and Keith Richards all have their accounts hacked. The tweets that were sent out during […]
Have you not heard by now? Taylor Swift is amazing! This time she’s amazing for her appearance at a wedding in Brant Beach, N.J. A marriage between Max Singer and Kenya Smith was made even better with her surprise drop-in and performance of “Blank Space.” What about these two caught Taylor’s eye you ask? Well, […]
Three Days Grace has an upcoming concert schedule that is packed with many great dates, so that’s likely why we haven’t heard a whole lot from them in terms of story lines. This band that has been around since the late 90s and is from Canada is coming off a great album release, “Human.” This […]
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then. In the music business we call these ‘lucky once’ bands one hit wonders. Here are a few more we think are worthy of sharing… “Magnet and Steel” by Walter Egan was a top 10 hit in August of 1978, a haunting ballad/melody from an […]
The Moody Blues were a different kind of band in the mid-60s and early 70s. Imagine a rock album with a symphony in their songs? Mike Pinder, Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward, Ray Thomas and John Lodge were more than bandmates, they were longtime friends. It’s hard to believe the Moody Blues are still not in […]
This past weekend has given us plenty of news to talk about. There have been many storylines brought up via the music industry and of course the unfortunate passing of Muhammad Ali. Let’s get down to business and give you the low down and what happened while you were off from work. Selena Gomez dropped […]