PBS has announced it will air a documentary about legendary artist Cat Stevens in December, the exact date has yet to be identified. In the documentary, Cat performs all your favorites, including “Miles from Nowhere,” “Oh Very Young,” “Wild World,” and our all-time classic, “Peace Train.” Cat Stevens hit it big in the late 60s […]
It’s Thanksgiving Day, a time for the family to gather around the dinner table and reflect upon the things we’re most thankful for. If you’re a rock and roll fan, we think you’ll agree with this list of what we appreciate most this year… We could never repay the happiness and joy the founders of […]
It’s been over a year since we lost legendary rocker David Bowie, but his music lives on with the ‘Celebrating David Bowie’ tour, which features artists that either know or once toured with David. 2017 was the inaugural year for this unusual tour; the response was so good the estate and management teams have announced […]
Ian Anderson IS Jethro Tull, one of the most interesting rock bands that ever showed up in the late 60s and early 70s. Imagine the courage it took to bring a flute to a live concert stage? He and his bandmates are currently touring the UK and Europe this year and early next, but will […]
50 years ago world seemed upside down; the Vietnam War was in full swing, NASA suffered one of its 1st tragedy when Virgil Grissom, first American spacewalker Ed White and rookie Roger Chaffee died in a flash fire while in a capsule on the ground, and women and African Americans were fighting to have their […]
There can be little debate about the significance and influence of the Beatles, from their Ed Sullivan appearance in February of 1964, to their eventual breakup just a few years later. We thought we’d share a list of the books worthy of purchasing for that someone special as a stocking stuffer this holiday season. ‘The […]
Graham Nash, legendary member of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young has announced a brief tour in 2018. Graham’s last album called ‘The Patch Tonight’ is still generating sales and interest on tour. Graham is an author, writing his autobiography called Wild Tales, a while ago, and is in the Rock and Roll […]
Oakland and San Francisco have long been a hotbed for music. In the 60s, the intersection of Haight-Asbury was the hub of drug activity, where struggling rock bands gathered to find their voice. The bands that hail from the bay area include Sly and the Family Stone, Huey Lewis and the News, Sly Stone, Steve […]
If you’re a fan of the iconic band Led Zeppelin and happen to be in or within driving distance of New York City in March of 2018, you’ll want to buy tickets now for the Michael Dorf ‘The Music of Led Zeppelin.’ This amazing event is scheduled at the historic Carnegie Hall in New York […]
Here are your Monday morning music news headlines… The official cause of death for Steely Dan’s Walter Becker has been released. Walter died of an aggressive form of esophageal cancer. Walter succumbed to the disease on September 3rd. The band chose to get back on the road, adding more dates before the end of the […]