Guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix died on November 27th, 1970 at the age of 27. Adding to the mythical ‘27’ club. The ’27’ club is a group rockers who passed away at 27 (including Janis, Jim Morrison, Pete Ham of Badfinger, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones) but his early death won’t stop the music. Jimi […]
Here are the latest music news headlines… If you’re a fan of David Coverdale and Whitesnake, you’ll be thrilled to hear that the band is about to release their new album within weeks called ‘Flesh and Blood,’ with details of a 2018 tour that include solo dates, and additional dates that include joining Foreigner for […]
It’s important for artists today to embrace social media. Many unknown singers and bands get their start from content placed on their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest pages, giving them the exposure needed for that big break. Neil Young is using the latest tools to expand his brand, although it’s unique and quite unusual. Neil […]
Mike Love of the Beach Boys has a new album called ‘Unleash the Love,’ and it contains 25 songs that are either previously unreleased solo tunes or covers of popular Beach Boys songs. Let’s just say that Mike’s been preparing for this moment for nearly 30 years, storing songs he felt would one day be […]
Most live concerts are held in respectable, clean venues, deemed family safe and relatively new. We know however that rock and roll began in the early 60s, and the places bands made their fans go to were not often that exotic. What are considered today the best to rock out in? The Cavern at 10 […]
The Brits know how to party, and Eric Clapton has announced that he will officially join the ‘British Summer Time’ outdoor festival at Hyde Park in London next July 8th. Other confirmed rock acts include Steve Winwood, Santana, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, and Gary Clarke Jr. The British Summer Time festival began in 2013, attracting […]
The Temptations, Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Four Tops all recorded on the Motown music label, singing with Berry Gordy as teenagers while wandering the streets of Detroit. Here’s what you may not know about the greatest music genre of all lime… Berry was an amateur fighter with a losing record, giving the fight […]
Paul McCartney is working on a new album from the studio, working with the man who earlier had produced and wrote three songs for Adele. One of those tunes was “Hello” so it makes sense for legendary Paul to work with this rising writer and producer by the name of Greg Kurstin. When Paul’s mother […]
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. While it’s a long time ago, we will never forget about what albums were rocking during that same time period. Here are a few of the albums that […]
This year Sib Hashian, the original drummer of Boston, died on a rocking cruise ship. Unfortunately, that makes two original Boston members that are no longer with us (Brad Delp took his own life in Mach of 2007). While those two are gone, we’ll never forget how influential they were to rock. The 70s and […]