They say you can pick your friends but you can’t pick your relatives. Having a family business is part of the American entrepreneur’s dream, and building a company or brand side by side with a brother or sister can be both rewarding and difficult. In rock however, we’ve come to learn that having a brother […]
“Saturday Night Live” starring John Travolta was more than a period piece of the 70’s. It was a celebration of the Disco music era. In the early 70s, soft and classic rock was beginning to take shape, yet Disco pulled the car off the road and for nearly a decade, crowding out other genres. Here’s […]
There’s nothing wrong with getting older, the alternative is pretty scary. Wisdom comes with age, and pretty soon there’s a discount for being this old! Life goes by like the blink of an eye, so don;t look now as these ‘rockers’ are older than you think. Sure you paid money to see them in the […]
It’s the toughest day of the week, but we’re here to make it a little better. What’s better than something to help out with small talk at the water cooler? Here are your Monday morning music news headlines… Legendary producer George Martin has died at the age of 90, slipping peacefully in his sleep in […]
Every garage band can have a hit at least once in their careers before returning to the local Wal Mart as the night manager. ‘One Hit Wonders’ are often times great songs that come from bands that got it right – just once. Here are more of our ‘One Hit Wonder’ favorites… “Tracy” by the […]
They say even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then, and in music language that means every garage band can have a hit at least once in their careers before returning to Jiffy Lube as the night manager. It would be difficult to list all the terrific ‘One Hit Wonders,’ but here […]
Wednesday we talked about some of the most troubling times in America – the 60s. What music helped us get through these times and which songs discussed the hot topics? Let’s take a look at some of those very songs we’re talking about. ‘Blowing in the Wind’ stand today as the single reason to point […]
2016 may be remembered as the year of great loss, as David Bowie, Glenn Frey, and Robert Stigwood and others have died within the past 3 months. Now, we hear from across the pond in the UK that Sir George Martin, the man who produced all but one Beatles albums, has died at the age […]
Being rich and famous is no guarantee of happiness, and certainly not of good health or long life. Another tragedy has struck the super group The Eagles, as former original member Randy Meisner’s wife Lana Rae was killed in what police are calling an accidental shooting. Lana Rae Meisner was moving a rifle that was […]
Although current scholars speak of the 80s as the most important decade of our time because of the birth and growth of technology (Microsoft, Apple, Big Blue), the Reagan years, and Miami Vice, most consider the 60s as the most troubled and volatile decade of the century. The military draft and Vietnam War, racial struggles, […]