You know that Florida is the Sunshine State, the land of beautiful people, lots of oranges, and plenty of warm nights by the coast. Florida is also the home of some of the most influential band, artists, and sounds of all time. The Southern Rock sound was served quite well by Florida natives Lynyrd Skynyrd […]
Phil Lesh, one of the original members of the Grateful Dead recently hosted a benefit concert in San Rafael, California called ‘All Children Are Our Children,” which was a moment of remembrance or the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. The Grateful Dead rarely spent money on radio commercials […]
Jackson Browne is a 69-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rocker that was born in Germany when his dad was stationed overseas, immigrated to southern California, and became a founding member of the Folk Rock scene in the late 60s. Jackson is currently overseas, but about to return for a lengthy tour. Here are […]
Let’s share some more interesting rock and roll fun facts… This may not surprise you, but Zeppelin member John Bonham consumed at least 40 shots of vodka on the last night of his life. There are 4,000 versions or ‘covers’ of the Beatles hit ‘Yesterday,” it’s been estimated that the song has been played 8 […]
We love fun facts. Here are a few cool things you may not have known about your favorite rockers and their songs… The classic Deep Purple song “Smoke On The Water” is about the Montreux 1971 concert where Frank Zappa’s bungalow burned to the ground. Eddie Van Halen plays the lead on “Beat It” from […]
There have been some famous duos or combos in our world, such as Adam and Eve, Laurel and Hardy, or Maris and Mantle. What are a few of the best music duos? Take a look and tell us what you think (PS) We’ve listed a big hit from the duo to make it easier to […]
Paul Simon has had an incredible career as both songwriter and performer. As Simon and Garfunkel, the two sold over 100 million records and played every venue in America, gaining international fame from the ‘Graduate’ soundtrack in the early 70’s. Paul Simon began his musical career in high school when he met Arthur Garfunkel and […]
As we’ve written before, actors often times want to be on stage with a guitar in hand, musicians want to be heartthrob stars in movies. Well, Elton John made an appearance in the ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ a while ago, so it’s only fitting that Taron Egerton, the charming and engaging ‘Eggsy,’ in both Kingsman […]
Rock stars want to be actors and many actors yearn to be on stage as musicians. Johnny Depp has been touring as a member of the Hollywood Vampires, while Lenny Kravitz and Mick Jagger were serious musicians. Here’s a list of singers that have appeared in Hollywood films over the years; the list will surprise […]
A ‘podcast’ is a piece of recorded audio that can be played, downloaded, and saved for later use; it’s one of the newest ways fans can enjoy talk or music on their terms. We hear that beginning March 5th, Ozzy Osbourne, wife Sharon, and two of their children are re-booting the popular television series in […]