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Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Fleetwood Mac’ Reissue coming January 19th

Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Fleetwood Mac’ from 1975 is getting a reissue release of January 19th, giving Fleetwood Mac fans a chance to hear updated and alternate versions of the tunes that appeared on this eventual game changing LP. This offering will be available in three CDs, one vinyl LP, and DVD. This Fleetwood Mac reissue will also contain ‘never been heard before’ and live recordings, making this one of the coolest […]

todayJanuary 5, 2018

Classic Hits

Soon it Will Be ‘Sir Ringo’ and ‘Sir Barry’

Getting in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is considered the highest honor for a musician, but in England, there is one honor that rises above all others; being Knighted by the Queen! News leaked from Buckingham Palace this week that sole survivor of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb, and Beatle Ringo Starr have earned Knighthood with the proclamation being official within a few days. Paul McCartney was honored […]

todayJanuary 4, 2018

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Great Rock Music Trivia and Fun Facts!

The weekend is almost here! How about a little bit of rock music fun facts and trivia... How prolific were the songwriters Lennon/McCartney? Did you know that the Beatles first LP contained 14 songs, 10 of which were written in just over 12 hours? Rock provides much irony. Did you know that Motorhead’s Lemmy once worked as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix? The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" was given its […]

todayJanuary 4, 2018

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A Few Rock Star Homes Up for Sale

Rockers are always buying and selling homes it seems. This is the case right now as a few homes are up for sale and can be yours! If you have $11 million dollars you can own the home once owned by Slash of Guns N’ Roses, or if you have a bit more cash, you’ll be able to buy one of Steve Miller’s homes, listed near $14 million. Slash is […]

todayJanuary 4, 2018

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Super Groups of the 80s

Often times when a great band breaks up, the star of that band looks for another project or band to form. In the 80s the term ‘supergroup’ appeared; giving way to familiar bands that sounded like the lead singers group. Here are a few ‘supergroups’ that deserve extra attention today… Carl Palmer of ‘Emerson Lake and Palmer,’ John Wetton of ‘King Crimson,’ Steve Howe and Geoff Downes of ‘Yes,’ were […]

todayJanuary 4, 2018

Adult Contemporary

A Hall of Fame Group Back on the Road This Month

The Moody Blues are finally going to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, after years of raising the bar on rock and roll, selling hundreds of millions of albums. Their tunes have been iconic, from the early songs ‘Nights in White Satin,” “Ride My See Saw” to the 80s and 90s hits ‘The Voice” and “Wildest Dreams,” the Moody Blues created a resume that has few equals in modern […]

todayJanuary 3, 2018

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The Bee Gees New Release Due in Weeks

The Bee Gees are back, at least in film, as their 1989 concert from the National Tennis Centre in Melbourne AU called ‘One for All Tour: Live in Australia 1989’ will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD early February. The amount of music and hit singles the Bee Gees provided over their career is astounding, considering the band broke the charts in the early 60s, starting with songs like "I […]

todayJanuary 3, 2018

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Remembering Janis Our Little Girl Blue

The Janis Joplin autobiographical film “Little Girl Blue” hit the theatres last fall with great admiration. “Little Girl Blue” reveals live concert footage and rare interviews that will make you wish Janis was with us today. Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur TX in 1943, growing up attending multiple colleges in Texas, though never graduating. Here are a few things you may not have known about Janis Joplin… As […]

todayJanuary 3, 2018

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Frank Zappa’s Box Set Will Blow Your Mind

To say that musician Frank Zappa was ahead of his time would be an understatement; the guitarist and songwriter took up topics, riffs, and studio techniques decades before his contemporaries. We know learn that Frank and his Mothers of Invention's 1973 shows while at the Los Angeles Roxy nightclub will be released as a terrific box set in 2018. Here’s another example of being ahead of his time; we talk […]

todayJanuary 3, 2018

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