Heart’s founding daughters, Ann and Nancy Wilson, have released a new home video “Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra” this week, documenting Heart’s first performance at the Royal Albert Hall. The concert was taped during a June 2016 performance at the Royal Albert Hall, and included their biggest songs, “What […]
There’s no better time to take a vacation than the early months of the year. If you’re a fan of the 70s and 80s soul sound, then the 2017 Soul Train Cruise is for you! Leaving Ft. Lauderdale on March 4th, and out at sea until March 11th, you’ll enjoy hanging out with your favorite […]
Astronaut John Glenn died in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 95 today (Thursday). John was an original American hero and member of the NASA space program. We don’t often think of the space program, but the microwave, smoke detectors, solar energy, and even the portable vacuum were all benefits from the space program. John […]
The 5th Dimension was a soulful group from the 60s and 70s that dominated the music world with energy, love and great music. Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis, Jr., Ron Townson, Florence LaRue, and LaMonte McLemore began as the ‘Versatiles,’ in 1965, but got smart and changed their name and signed with an artist and record […]
Jimmy Buffett’s best two albums, “Songs You Know by Heart” and “A1A,” are now available on vinyl and would make great stocking stuffers this holiday season. “Songs You Know by Heart” was Jimmy’s most commercial successful album, having sold more than seven million units, with all the radio hits – “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “Come Monday,” […]
This past Thanksgiving Day, Aretha Franklin and sensation Andy Grammer performed at the Lions vs. Vikings football game on TV. Who else has starred in the middle of sporting events? At various NFL Championship games, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, James Brown, Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Missy Elliott, Katy Perry, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Michael […]
Nominations for the 2017 Grammy’s were announced with a few surprises. In the category of ‘Best Music Film,’ “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week the Touring Years” by Ron Howard was nominated for a well deserving Grammy. David Bowie received five Grammy nominations: ‘Best Recording Package’ (Blackstar), ‘Best Engineered Album’ (Blackstar) ‘Best Alternative Album’ (Blackstar), […]
If you’re a big Pink Floyd fan you probably know that original member (and politically controversial figure) Roger Waters is out on tour in 2017. The tour is called ‘Roger Waters – Us + Them’ and it’s the first since his ‘Wall’ tour which began in 2010, lasting till 2013. It’s a tour you won’t […]
Simon Kirke and Paul Rogers were on top of the world; their song ‘All Right Now” was climbing the charts, their band Free couldn’t find enough dates to book. Unfortunately life mimics rock and roll, and the highs of being so cool didn’t last long. When Free broke up, Paul and Simon began to look […]
The 70s was an interesting decade. The Vietnam War was winding down, the Carpenters had hit songs on the radio, and the evil sounds of Disco were about to mangle the best years of our lives. Rock and roll artists and bands struggled to find radio airplay, which eventually bore the explosion of FM radio. […]