Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 classic album “Rumours’ is headed to the Library of Congress as a piece of audio that will stand the test of time, being honored for being part of our fabric of sound. Think about this for a minute; there would have been no ‘Fleetwood Mac’ had Mick Fleetwood not walked into a […]
We’re always excited to hear about Beatle treasures popping up in auctions, rummage sales and more. Recently, a boatload of early Beatles pictures was auctioned off in England for nearly $360,000. Over 400 negatives of early Beatles U.S. concerts had been unearthed last year, auctioned off this year by young photographer Mike Mitchell, who at […]
In 1970 a gallon of gasoline was below $1 a gallon, Motown music was still strong as the Temptations had crossed over to a more contemporary sound, and the Beatles were about to break up (Paul announces he’s leaving in April of 1970). Here are the songs that demonstrate just how special 1970 was… Sly […]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebration, live from the hall in Cleveland, will be here before you know it, April 14th. To refresh your memory, the band Yes, Joan Baez, Journey, ‘Chic’s Nile Rodgers, Tupac, Pearl Jam, and ELO will be inducted this year. If you have a chance to visit the Hall […]
The 80s was an amazing decade of pop music, with new groups from Sweden, the UK, Germany and heartlands of America. We thought we’d take a look at a few of the more interesting groups from the 80s… How unusual is the group Wang Chung? Consider that the name itself comes from the Chinese, and […]
There will be the 25 new entries inducted into the upcoming class for the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, including many of your favorite songs, recordings, albums and more. These new members of the national registry are singled out as the best, reflecting each contribution to the historical, and contribution to the sound of […]
Alice Cooper holds a special place in rock and roll as a groundbreaker in the genre of punk, shock pop, and classic rock; Alice has no equal. Alice is pretty excited to be part of the NBC live Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ airing Easter Sunday, April 1st. Alice will take on […]
As we get closer to the 2018 induction of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we ask ourselves; how would you fell, after selling millions of albums and appearing on the cover of every music magazine – not to yet to be in the Rock and Hall of Fame? The list of deserving artists […]
Paul McCartney of the Beatles is giving his fans an early Easter present with the news that he’s releasing remastered versions of four of his LP’s from his solo career, dropping May 18th. You will have to think back to his solo career to appreciate ‘Thrillington,’ Wings Greatest,’ ‘Chaos and Creation in the Backyard,’ and […]
Bruce Springsteen is having so much fun on Broadway. That he’s decided to stay a little longer than he had originally intended. His record-breaking “Springsteen On Broadway” which opened last year has added additional dates that will take the show to December 15th of this year. This will be the third time the show has […]