Most American citizens think of the state of New York as New York City, Manhattan, and those other three exotic travel destinations; Albany, Rochester, and Buffalo. There are however, pockets of New York state that are just as relevant. Take the hamlet of Patchogue New York. This little city is on the southern portion of […]
Movies and music often times go hand in hand in telling a story on the silver screen, and we’ve decided to share the best songs from the moves we love. “To Sir With Love,” the Lulu classic song from the Sidney Poitier movie of the same name, broke all kinds of records and stereotypes in […]
Don McClean made more news a few weeks ago when it was revealed that his tune “American Pie” (the day the music died), Buddy Holly plane crash 1959 would be secured in the National Library of Congress. In what’s called the National Recording Registry, recordings that culturally or historically reflect life in the United States […]
In music, it’s all about the fans and the music of course. Along the way it’s also nice to be recognized by your peers, thus the Billboard Song of the Year, Brit Award, and Grammy is he cherry on the top for any musician’s ego. It’s hard to believe, but the list of singers and […]
Let’s talk about celebrity homes. The home once owned by David Bowie and his wife Iman in New York City is a beautiful three bedroom, two and ½ bath apartment is in the famous Essex House building, available if you can come up with the listed price of $6.5 million. If you’d rather visit than […]
Although it’s not the same as ‘where were you when JFK was assassinated,’ most rock fans remember the moment their favorite radio station or TV bulletin gave us the tragic news that the plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd going down. In retrospect, it’s amazing there were any survivors in that plane crash at all! Now, there’s […]
Mountain Jam is a three-day festival held at Hunter Mountain, NY every June, (this year June 16th, 17th, and 18th) and it’s an outdoor festival you’ll want to give serious consideration. The confirmed lineup includes Peter Frampton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Steve Miller Band and more. Many of the additional artists have a […]
1972 was an interesting year; the Olympics were marred with the massacre of 11 athletes from Israel by Arab Gunman, here at home the Watergate scandal is about to explode, and the top movie was ‘The French Connection’ starring Gene Hackman (he also won the best actor award). What were the top songs of the […]
It’s Monday, so let’s kick off the work week with your music news headlines… If someone tells you that Gregg Allman is dying, don’t believe them. Rumors that Gregg was admitted to hospice care this past week are not true, and Gregg personally told fans that, yes, he’s not well, but expects to make a […]
Stevie Wonder has announced that he will get married for the third time on June 17. The 66 year-old will marry 42 year-old Tomeeka Bracy in Jamaica. She is the mother of one of his children, while Stevie is intending on making the ceremony a ‘family affair’ as his nine children will serve as groomsmen […]