Neil Diamond just wrapped up his touring this year with a performance at the LA Forum, one of his favorite venues. Can you believe Neil has been recording and singing for 50 years? Here are a few Neil Diamond fun facts! Neil and Barbara Streisand were classmates in New York while attending Erasmus HS in […]
Here’s a quick quiz: name the artist that was born in Milwaukee, spent time with Les Paul as a young child (his parents were friends), taught Boz Scaggs to play guitar, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall in 2016 and has sold nearly 100 million records? Did you think Steve Miller? At 12 […]
The Standells hit the charts with “Dirty Water,” a song that was so unusual it caused listeners to call their favorite radio station to ask what the lyrics were. It also made the River Charles famous. “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple became famous for a number of reasons; the opening guitar riff turned […]
We mentioned this way back in June, but it’s making waves in the news so let’s update the story every Bruce Springsteen fan is talking about… Bruce Springsteen will be on stage for eight weeks beginning October 12th at the Walter Kerr Theatre, through November 26th. The legendary Walter Kerr Theatre (seating less than 1,000) […]
Everyone has a habit; chocolate, coffee, cigarettes are examples of guilty pleasure that we just can’t put down. Imagine you’re giving the choice of your favorite albums to take in seclusion for a very long time. Which do you take? Here’s our latest ‘Gotta Haves.’ “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen may be the turning […]
Instrumentals are songs without words, tunes minus the lyric. Although this genre was more popular in the early days of rock and roll, these tunes can are memorable. What were the best instrumentals of the day? “Themes” from The Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues and LA Law – Mike Post “Green Onions” – Booker T […]
Foghat began its progressive rock journey in London in 1971, kicking out jams like “I Just Want to Make Love to You,” “Slow Ride” and “Fool For the City.” The band has sold over 40 million records, earning multiple gold and platinum accolades over the years. Foghat is credited with the introduction and popularity of […]
There’s a big difference between a great rock song, and a rock song that speaks to the masses, becoming an ‘Anthem.’ Here are the songs that transcended normal popularity to become the flag of a generation, or the signature song of a movement… “We Will Rock You” – Queen “Born in the U.S.A.” – Bruce […]
Do you remember what you were doing when you were 12 years old? We’re pretty sure you weren’t doing what guitar prodigy Joe Bonamassa was doing at 12; he was opening for guitar gods like B.B. King and others in upstate New York. IF you love guitar riffs and rock and roll – if you […]
If you ask any rock fan or critic who in their opinion is the best guitarist of all time, the majority of folks would provide a list that included Clapton, Hendrix, Chuck Berry or Jeff Beck. We would rather form a list of who we believe are the most ‘under rated’ guitarists of all time. […]