Category: Oldies

U2 to Re-Release Remastered ‘The Best of 1990-2000’

U2’s ‘The Best of 1990-2000’ released in 2002 will be new again, this time remastered and released as a double album at the end of September. The double LP also features songs from previous albums; fans will also get the songs “Achtung Baby” from ‘Zooropa,’ “Pop” and “All that You Can’t Leave Behind.” Other songs […]

KC and the Sunshine Band Still Rockin’

KC (Harry Wayne Casey) of the KC and the Sunshine Band is now a member of the Miami Dade College Alumni Hall of Fame, his induction earlier in the year. K.C. and the Sunshine Band gave us “Get Down Tonight,” “I’m you’re Boogie Man,” “That’s the Way I Like It,” and more. Because of KC’s […]

Kenny Loggins Features Summer Series Interviews Online

Kenny Loggins exploded in the late 70s and 80s. He had just split from Jim Messina (Loggins and Messina) and began his solo career when by chance, Hollywood called and his biggest songs ended up in the middle of the biggest movies if the decade. Now Kenny his teaming up with Adam Reader a prolific […]

Bob Seger’s Early Works Re-Released This Fall

Bob Seger will resume his 2017 tour later this fall, a journey that was halted by much needed surgery on Bob’s back. If you can’t wait for his tour to begin, head out to your favorite record store or streaming platform for his latest library release called ‘Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967, ‘a […]

The Unknown Artist Who Influenced a Generation Has Died

Vince Martin never became a household folk-rock name, but he was one of the most influential folk-rock artists of his time. Sadly, Vince Martin died at the age of 81 recently, and barely anyone noticed. Here’s why his life should be celebrated; he recorded the song “Cindy, Oh Cindy” years before the Beach Boys brought […]

A Few Hits That Do Some Explaining

Although current scholars speak of the 80s as the most important decade of our time because of the birth and growth of technology (Microsoft, Apple, Big Blue), the Reagan years, and Miami Vice, most consider the 60s as the most troubled and volatile decade of the century. The military draft and Vietnam War, racial struggles, […]

Earth Wind and Fire Still On the Road

Maurice White, the founder of Earth, Wind and Fire, has been gone a few years now (date of death, February 5th, 2016). EWF was the first African-American act to sell out Madison Square Garden. In 2000, Earth, Wind & Fire was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They have performed for both […]