The Michael Mann ‘Miami Vice’ television show in the mid-80s was more than an entertaining hour of TV it reflected a happy 80s ‘self-absorbed’ movement the kids were feeling. Two worlds collided in the early 80s – MTV made music hip again with video, and drug use was an at an all-time high, particularly cocaine. […]
Tom Scholz returned to his boyhood home in Watertown MA the other day, a local television crew following his every step, from the basement where the band began to the kitchen where his father and he spoke of the future. The band Boston has a very interesting backstory, so let’s share the details. Lead guitarist […]
Dierks Bentley is a complicated man, a performer who is steeped in country music with the love of Bluegrass. His 2010 LP ‘Up on the Ridge’ was a Bluegrass moment in his career, and we’re told he’s going to add to that part of his life by headlining in a concert that is designed to […]
As they say in the commercials, “What happens in Vegas…Stays in Vegas…” Las Vegas is the destination for stars, often times giving the band or singer a respite from the road by taking residency in Vegas, forcing fans to come to see them. Here are some memorable acts booked in Vegas this year and in […]
Your favorite band is always better live than recorded right? The problem is that’s hard to find albums that captured live performances that live up to the beautiful harmonic studio version of your favorite song. There were, however, ‘Live’ albums that not only sold millions of copies but were considered tipping points in an artist […]
Rick Springfield has accepted the role of guest-star for the upcoming season of the comedy series ‘The Goldbergs’ on ABC ‘ and Rick’s excited about the opportunity to get back to an earlier love, acting. Rick will play Erica Goldberg’s new boss, in a cheeky bar called ‘Gary-oke’s a karaoke bar. Most fans forget that […]
The Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia has been around for over 100 years, so why is it so important to tell you about Weezer performing their later this year? Well, that would be because it just went through major renovations and is opening back up this December! Some big names in music have been announced […]
For some reason, there has been a rumor floating around that a new movie about Prince will be released in the near future and one of our favorite artists would be portraying him in that movie. That artist is none other than Bruno Mars, an extremely talented performer and entertainer who would make sense as […]
The 2018 American Music Awards Nominees were announced Wednesday, and evidently, it’s a YouTube world. Music stars Bebe Rexha, Kane Brown, Ella Mai, Normani and revealed the 2018 American Music Awards nominations Wednesday morning, live from YouTube Space L.A. The nominations are being evaluated by a litany of new criteria; radio airplay, streaming, social activity […]
If you never bought the Cranberries debut LP ‘Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?’ in 1993, no worries as what’s old is now new again. Although the band Cranberries lost their lead singer Dolores Riordan in January of 2018 to an accidental drowning, they suspect she was quite intoxicated at the time […]