Many cool bands and singers have decided to slow down and take a residency in Las Vegas; staying in one place and letting fans come to them. The Who, Elton John, and others have done it recently, and now we hear Creedence Clearwater Revival’s John Fogerty is all about Viva Las Vegas. John Fogerty’s ‘Creedence […]
Jackson Browne proved early on that he would be a force to be reckoned with, helping create the ‘Folk Rock’ sound that opened doors for the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt and others. His first album entitled ‘Jackson Browne,’ released in 1972, contained the hits “Doctor My Eyes” and “Rock Me On The Water,” and it’s been […]
One of our favorite 760s and 80s icons, Huey Lewis appeared in a video with Jimmy Kimmel, sharing the exciting news that there’s going to be a Broadway musical, inspired by the band, called ‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’ coming soon. Over the past few years, we’ve seen a trend, rock and pop stars […]
We’ve learned that Kiss member Gene Simmons is writing a book surrounding the urban legend of the ’27 Club,’ so we thought we’d bring you up to speed on the facts behind the club. There is a conspiracy surrounding the age of 27 on music, as Janis, Jimmy, and many others did, in fact, died […]
We live in an advanced time, where music that was recorded 30, 40 or 50 years ago can be remastered, touched up, digitally altered, and released in 2018. Here are the expected rock and roll LPs that you’ll want to check out, from mid-February to mid-March… Bon Jovi is about to release his ‘This House […]
In the 80s, American loved MTV and MTV loved the Cars. We now hear that the Cars are about to reissue ‘Shake It Up’ from 1981 and ‘Heartbeat City’ from 1984, both receiving the latest digital clean up and reissue techniques. The bands fourth and fifth LPs will hit the stores March 30th. The releases […]
We loved the 70s; loved the soul sounds of the 70s. For just a few minutes, step aside from the brothers of Doobie and Fleetwood Mac because here come the singers with soul… The 5 Staples from Chicago dominated the charts in the 70s. “Respect Yourself” still rocks today. What can you say about the […]
This past week we learned that John Mellencamp was a member of the upcoming 2018 class of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. When you think back at the songs John wrote in the 80s and 90s, it makes perfect sense to enshrine John into the Hall. Who are a few other songwriters that distinguished themselves […]
1975 was an interesting year. Those involved in the Watergate scandal were found guilty and sentenced to prison; ‘SNL’ made its debut on NBC with George Carlin as the first host, Olivia Newton-John, Stevie Wonder and the song “The Way We Were” grabbed a hold of the music headlines. Here are a few songs that […]
You may be hearing more songs from Carly Simon in the coming months, as Carly has just inked a deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, meaning all the songs we know and love will have a new home and marketing team behind the music. Carly Simon was born the daughter of publishing icon/mogul Richard Simon […]