1972 was a pivotal year in music as Folk/Rock was beginning to take shape, and the early sounds of Disco were about to dominate the 70s. Here are the top songs from 1972… “Hello It’s Me” from Todd Rundgren “Smoke on the Water” from Deep Purple “Do it Again’ from Steely Dan “You Wear it […]
In New York City, and literally every major urban area, (most notably along the Atlantic seaboard) young teenage men sang on street corners looking to be discovered. The sound was called Doo Wop, and as it turned out, not all the stars from this early music genre were from New York City – here are […]
Our new president will begin his new gig in January of 2017, and you may have heard that president elect Trump announced that Elton John will be performing at the festivities. Well, that was news to Elton who strongly denied it in the harshest of words. There were however, plenty of rock stars that happily […]
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class has been announced, and the results are awesome. The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2017 is… Joan Baez Electric Light Orchestra Journey Pearl Jam Tupac Shakur Yes Plus, Chic’s Nile Rodgers’ will receive the Musical Excellence Award! One of the lingering questions […]
If you fell into a lot of money recently you might buy that yacht or diamond ring, but you might also consider purchasing land. Not just any parcel of land, but the historic plot where Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter Cash lived for most of their thirty five years. The property is about […]
How about a tally of some of our favorite Christmas songs from our favorite bands and singers? Here’s our ‘Best Of’ list this year… 1.) “Christmas Time Is Here Again” by the Beatles 2.) “I Believe in Father Christmas” by Greg Lake 3.) “Little Drummer Boy / Peace on Earth” by David Bowie/Bing Crosby 4.) […]
If you’re beginning to think about stocking stuffers this holiday season, we’d like to help. There are brand new songs and/or albums from Foreigner, Rolling Stones, The Cars, Allman Brothers, Alice Cooper and more. If you’re a secret Santa for someone that would appreciate a good book to curl around the fire with, Bruce Springsteen […]
Journey! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame online voting closed last week; it will come as no surprise to you that Journey won the online voting, making the deserving band a shoe-in for the Hall. The Electric Light Orchestra, Yes, Pearl Jam and Cars finished the top five in online voting. So… Here’s the […]
When we think of rock, we typically think of the 70s, 80s and early 90s. Journey, Bad Company, Van Halen, vintage Stones and Beatles tunes come to mind specifically. There were however a few awesome LPs dropped by our favorite bands and singers this year, so let’s take a look at the best albums from […]
It has recently been announced that Elton John will not play at the Presidential inauguration. It seems that President Elect Donald J. Trump thought it would be a great idea, but should have checked with Elton, who denounced his appearance upon hearing he would entertain. Whoops! Did you know that Fleetwood Mac not only endorsed […]