In the mid-60s, women performers held their own in the music industry. Diana Ross and the Supremes, Martha Reeves, Dusty Springfield, and the one and only Petula Clark were frequently starring in their own sold out shows, earning their own fame and fortune. Petula was a gangbuster performer, hitting the charts with legendary songs like […]
Curious what’s going on in rock and roll? Here are a few rock and roll music news headlines… Bruce Springsteen has had an incredible run on Broadway at the legendary Walter Kerr Theater, but the tickets have been scarce – until now. Bruce has extended the stay, with new dates appearing February 28th. Tickets for […]
Aretha Franklin awoke the other day to find out that she had died, again! She put down her coffee and laughed out loud (we’re guessing), it seems that every six months someone tells a reporter, tweets, or posts on their Facebook page that she died. Well, Aretha is here to tell you that she’s alive […]
Let’s kick off another work week with your music news headlines… The Eagles have added more 2018 concert dates to the announced schedule from last week, adding New Orleans, Des Moines, Indianapolis and a few Canadian cities to the list. The tour begins in March in Indy. What makes this tour unique are the dates […]
Stevie Wonder’s 21st annual House Full of Toys benefit concert is coming up, December 10 in Los Angeles. Special guests will be Stevie’s friends, contemporary artists Dave Matthews and Pharrell Williams, and the legendary Tony Bennett. The party is planned for the Staples Center, tickets are still available. Stevie is no stranger to giving back, […]
Time flies when you’re having fun, and 1967 seems like the blink of an eye. What were the top albums of 1968 that will be celebrating a 50th birthday in 2018? The Beatles, who enjoyed a 50th birthday party for their LP ‘Sgt. Peppers’ last year, will have another 50th birthday party for “Magical Mystery […]
In London at the Southbank Centre, the ABBA exhibition is one of the hottest tickets in music and entertainment through Christmas. The band ABBA turned out to be one of the hottest bands of all time. ABBA began in the late 60s as Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. There have been […]
Bet you didn’t know this AC/DC fun fact… AC/DC one opened for the ‘Dictators’ and the ‘Michael Stanley Band’ at the Palladium in New York City in 1977. The band was full of surprises in their younger days, but unfortunately, the band (like the rest of us) is getting older. Just this year’s producer and […]
The holidays are filled with shopping, office parties, and wonderful television shows filled with our favorite singers and bands spreading the yuletide magic. Josh Groban and Kelly Clarkson will be the headliners for the upcoming television special, the ‘A Home for the Holidays’ airing December 19th 8 pm eastern on CBS. The winners of the […]
John Oates of Hall and Oates fame is taking a turn towards America’s roots for his latest album, finishing up the project called ‘Arkansas,’ expected to drop February second. The overall sound of the album can be best described as a mixture of Delta blues, Dixieland, and bluegrass. The album was recorded in Nashville, the […]