Dave Matthews Band is on pace to score their seventh straight number-one album on the Billboard 200, the group’s latest disc, Come Tomorrow. The ninth studio effort from Dave and company is set to debut atop the chart with an estimated 250,000 equivalent album units. How’s this for an accomplishment – Dave Matthews is now […]
Sadly, John Grady McElrath the founding member and lead singer of the popular 60s band the Swingin’ Medallions passed away in his home due to Parkinson’s disease a few days ago, but we think the man and the band deserve a little love. The Swingin’ Medallions has one colossal hit called “Double Shot (Of My […]
It seems everyone is writing a memoir or autobiography these days, and the remaining living members of Led Zeppelin have decided to join forces to write it all down. Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Robert Plant. Believe it or not, the three are still friends and still on speaking terms, are collectively publishing an […]
You may not know his name, but if you’re a fan of rock and roll you should know his work; Jerry Hopkins, the author who penned the biographies of stars like Jim Morrison, Elvis Presley and David Bowie had died at the age of 82 in Bannock. Jerry wrote more than 39 books, many celebrating […]
The band the Guess Who is Canadian, and so are Loverboy, all the dudes from Nickleback, and Joni Mitchell. But did you know that Paul Anka, April Wine, The Five Man Electrical Band, Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, Neil Young are also Canadian? So are Glass Tiger, Gordon Lightfoot, Rush, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Tragically […]
Rock and roll movies often give us great moments that feature our favorite rock bands, songs, or storyline. Here are a few of our favorites… ‘This is Spinal Tap’ is the rock and roll parody that satirizes the rock scene. The movie also made rockers turn their amps up to 11 and leave them there. […]
“Saturday Night Live” starring John Travolta was more than a period piece of the 70’s. It was a celebration of the Disco music era. In the early 70s, soft and classic rock was beginning to take shape, yet Disco pulled the car off the road and for nearly a decade, crowding out other genres. Although […]
Eric Clapton’s ‘Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars’ is now available on DVD, Bu-Ray and on streaming platforms. There is also a companion soundtrack provided with the purchase. You may remember the ‘Life in 12 Bars’ documentary aired on Showtime earlier in the year, generating a great deal of interest in the project. The ‘Life […]
Recently Pepsi has chosen to use Ray Charles, Britney, and Michael Jackson, the ‘King of Pop,’ for its new campaign. The Michael Jackson ‘tie-in’ reminds us how significant Michael remains in pop culture, and news that the King of Pop will be on a Broadway stage (in a musical of course) didn’t surprise us. We […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd is setting off into the sunset with their very own ‘Last of the Street Survivors Farewell’ which has already begun, but they’ve added more dates in September through the end of the year. Here are the confirmed dates including the additional fall dates for Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour’… […]