The Rolling Stones are still rocking folks, and if you believe their social media tools, the band is about to release a major vinyl boxed set, hitting your favorite record store June 15th. ‘The Studio Albums Vinyl Collection 1971 to 2016′ will contain every studio album from that time frame, beginning with ‘Sticky Fingers’ to […]
Bono and U2 are out on tour, playing a slew of new songs and all your favorites. It’s the U2’s eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour that is generating sold out shows and plenty of excitement. The band and management are putting on a high tech show with an 80-foot long double-sided LCD screen on stage, and […]
Over the years we’ve seen snippets of the Beatles hair, guitars, and other personal belongings of rock and roll stars auctioned off, and now you can include Elvis as a recent example of someone making money from a deceased artist. A rare Elvis Presley concert poster from a 1955 concert in North Carolina just went […]
The ultimate resting place for any rocker is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but getting into your state’s Hall of Fame can be memorable as well. Recently Bruce Springsteen made an unexpected appearance at this year’s 10th annual New Jersey Hall of Fame induction ceremony to surprise his band mates E Street Band’s […]
Two things are hard to believe; the price of gas is inching its way back up, and Fleetwood Mac will kick off a tour this year sans Lindsey Buckingham. We don’t know for sure if Lindsey simply quit to work on solo projects, or was fired (a few members this week they went as far […]
The Elton John biopic film ‘Rocketman ‘continues in pre-production, with news this week that their leading man has been signed; ‘Kingsmen’ star Taron Egerton will lead the cast, securing studio financing and ready to announce its leading man. Elton John and his legal significant other David Furnish are both producers on the project, and it’s […]
What are the most popular Beatle ballads? The “Fool on the Hill” is a wonderful version from 1967 written and sung by Paul McCartney and was recorded in September 1967. “Yesterday” may be the most played song on the radio of all time, a ballad that was also covered more than 2,400 times by artists […]
It seems every band in the world is now spending quality in Las Vegas, taking what’s called a ‘Las Vegas Residency’ getting off the road and asking fans to come see them. Now ZZ Top has just finished up a residency at the Venetian Theatre and begins an upcoming Blues & Bayous co-headlining tour with […]
It’s been a terrific year for Steve Miller; enshrinement into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a big tour, and now a May 18th drop date for his 50th anniversary boxed set. Steve must have waited until the last minute to finish his high school papers, because he’s still working on the finishing touches […]
Record store day a few weeks raised the awareness of vinyl, generating floor traffic to the neighborhood record store to those hard to find collectables and more. You want to be on the lookout in May for the following releases, reissues, or remastered albums.. Look for Sir Cliff Richard’s ‘The Singles & EPs Collection’ from […]