40 years ago if you had bought $10,000 in any tech or communications stock, you would be so rich you probably have retired a long time ago. Four decades ago, the best album to have invested in also appears to be our favorite LPs today. Surprisingly here are the albums that turn 40 years old […]
Meghan Trainor is a contemporary artist who had a big hit with her song “All about That Bass” a number of years ago. Said differently, songs that feature the low bass guitar sounds are very popular with people of all ages. “Rescue Me” by Fontella Bass (that’s just a coincidence) was released in 1965, and […]
Bob Seger and the iconic Silver Bullet Band have been home on vacation for a few years, but they’ll be back in concert for at least one night this September. Bob and the boys in the band are scheduled to appear at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston MI on September 9th, and ticket […]
In recent weeks we’ve lost Gregg Allman, Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and Mario Maglieri the owner of three Los Angeles’ clubs on the Sunset Strip: the Whisky a Go Go, the Rainbow Bar & Grill and the Roxy Theatre, and J. Geils. Most of the deaths of our favorite stars have been typical, yet there have […]
The Eagles were one of the biggest bands in the 70s because they captured the Folk Rock sound so well. The boys in the band have sold over 140 million records, 42 million for their ‘Greatest Hits’ LP alone! Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner primarily knew each other as the backup […]
You may have seen Lindsey and Christine in a video with Jimmy Fallon this week – really funny right? Well, another funny thing happened on the way to the new 2017 Fleetwood Mac album; only Lindsey and Christine had the time in their schedule to book the studio and finish the project. It was at […]
What new music release, reissues, or ‘must have’ vinyl are coming out in June? Believe it or not, Styx is releasing their 16th studio LP called ‘The Mission’ in June, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters rolls out ‘This the Life We Really Want?’, U2 reissues their ‘Joshua Tree’ in June, and Cheap Trick keeps on trucking […]
As Martha Reeves sang in her hit “Can’t Forget the Motor City,” it’s time for another Motown Minute, our tribute to the best sound in all of music. Berry Gordy borrowed $800 in 1959 from his uncle to start a new record label, and the rest as they say is history. Out Motown Minute today […]
You may not know Todd Rundgren, but you know his music. Todd just released his new LP ‘White Knight’ featuring Daryl Hall, Joe Walsh, and Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen. If you’re a Todd fan you know that the songs “Can’t We Be Friends,” “I Saw the Light” and “Hello it’s Me” are tunes he’s written, […]
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band LP is 50 years old this summer, produced by the late George Martin. George was influential in shaping the sound of the Beatles, so let’s mention what we believe are the best George Martin Beatles’ songs ever recorded. “Here Comes the Sun” is a classic Beatle song […]