The Eagles epic LP ‘Hotel California’ is 40+ years old, and if you missed the boat four decades ago, you can still get on board. The Eagles and their label have announced a deluxe edition release of the album, including a live concert from 1976, dropping November 24th. Disc one contains the nine most popular […]
Category: Oldies
Gotta Love Those O’Jays
The O’Jays, a 70s soul group from Canton, Ohio, hit the charts with great songs like “Love Train,” “I Love Music,” “For the Love Of Money,” “Used to Be My Girl” and more. The band’s name is derived from a Cleveland DJ by the name of Eddie O’Jay, who helped expose their talent and even […]
‘Days of Future Passed’ Turns 50
The Moody Blues’ classic rock/symphony concept record, ‘Days of Future Passed,’ is celebrating its 50th birthday this November. Many in the media, and fans around the world were taken by the concept of the LP, the symphonic arrangements, and the incredible detail each song received when recorded. It’s ironic that some 50 years later, the […]
Van Morrison’s New LP ‘Roll with the Punches’ and 2018 Tour to Check Out
Van Morrison has a new LP out (his 37th studio album) called ‘Roll with the Punches,’ and it stars a few of our friends; Jeff Beck on guitar and Georgie Fame on vocals. It also includes Sister Rosetta Tharpe who has been nominated this month to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of […]
‘The Vinyl Collection’ from The Carpenters Coming Soon
Beginning November 17th, you’ll be able to own the entire 12 LP box set called ‘The Vinyl Collection’ of the Carpenters that includes their 1969 debut, ‘Ticket to Ride,’ to their 1989 ‘Lovelines.’ We did love these two… In the early 70s, a brother and sister from Downey, California formed a jazz band called the […]
REO On the Road
What can you say about REO Speedwagon? The band began as college kids at the University of Illinois, playing frat parties and sweet 16 events until they hit it big. Does it get better than that? Although they are not yet in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the band has recorded and toured […]
November’s New and Reissued Music
There are some really cool music releases, reissues, and long play singles and albums being released in November. Check out the long list of music below and be sure to buy yourself that early Christmas present… Bryan Adams will release his latest LP called ‘Ultimate,’ which contains 21 tracks including “Summer of 69,” “Heaven,” and […]
The Kurt Cobain Auction You Won’t Want to Miss
Kurt Cobain was at the top of his game when he died, leaving behind family, friends, and plenty of awards and career memorabilia. We now hear that a few personal items of Kurt’s will be auctioned off in an upcoming Julien’s Auctions event, which will include the 1992 MTV Video Music Award he earned early […]
The Stars We’ve Lost So Far This Year
Rock and Roll can be a demanding career, the road, the drugs and alcohol, claiming many a star well before their prime. Here’s a list of the singers we’ve lost so far in 2017… We lost Tom Petty just a few weeks ago, a few weeks before that Walter Becker of Steely Dan passed away, […]
Great Moments in Rock
From the Lynyrd Skynyrd and Buddy Holly plane crashes, to remembering where you were when the Beatles stepped on the Ed Sullivan stage in 1964, rock and roll ‘moments in time’ are part of the soundtrack of our lives. Bob Dylan was being hailed as the voice of the 60s generation with his folk songs […]