It’s not every day that a rocker gets to do more than rock, so Bryan Adams is pretty excited to be branching out with Broadway calling. Bryan was hired a few months ago to write the songs heard in the upcoming Broadway musical based on the Julia Roberts-Richard Gere ‘Pretty Woman’ film, and has strict […]
‘Pet Sounds’ by the Beach Boys is more than 50 years old in 2018, and it’s considered by many to be the best representation of American music ever recorded. The LP gave us the hit singles “Wouldn’t it be Nice,” Sloop John B,” “God Only Knows,” and “Caroline No” all come from this Brian Wilson […]
John Mellencamp is an interesting singer, and as they say, the best is yet to come. From a contributor to the Farm Aid cause, to hanging around actress Meg Ryan, John has done it all in a 40-year span. His latest LP ‘Other People’s Stuff’ is due near Thanksgiving, and just this week he announced […]
40 years ago, if you had bought $10,000 in any tech or communications stock, you would be so rich you probably have retired a long time ago. Four decades ago, the best album to have invested in also appears to be our favorite LPs today. Van Halen’s self-entitled LP from 1978, their debut album, contained […]
Th best line in the movie ‘The Wedding Singer” comes from the moment Billy Idol is on the plane with the crew, and the bad boyfriend threatens Billy. Another passenger on the plane yells out “Don’t you talk to Billy Idol that Way.” Now Billy provides us with more entertainment with the news hat his […]
In the next 30 days or so we’ll all be talking about Thanksgiving, followed by families planning their holidays. It’s likely that a few of those plans will include checking out the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, a favorite for the past 20 years. The performers and sounds will take you on a rock and roll journey through […]
You can say what you want about KISS founder Gene Simmons; he’s a braggart, an opportunist, a survivor, all are true. The one thing Gene does extremely well is ‘entrepreneur.’ Gene has just announced the official launch of his new line of premium soft drinks, Money Bag Sodas. Gene’s line of soda drinks was available […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd remains in the news this week, as Steve Gaines and backing vocalist Cassie Gaines, both perishing in the legendary 1977 Mississippi plane crash, will be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame posthumously. Skynyrd’s lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray also […]
Although the live ‘Grammy Salute to Music Legends,’ celebration actually took place on July 14th of this year at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, you’ll be able to relive the moment on PBS in just a few weeks. Imagine, the Monkees’ Micky Dolenz, Neil Diamond and a list of other stars are all included […]
Sadly, Aretha Franklin is gone, leaving no will which will likely cause some confusion and legal matters with her surviving children, but we do have some feel-good news from the Motor City; Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has just announced that the popular Detroit waterfront concert venue Chene Park will bear her name. Mayor Duggan has […]