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Monday’s Music Headlines

The summer is almost over as Labor Day approaches. Well, at least we know you’ll be getting a Monday off from work. In the meantime, let’s get through this Monday with your music news headlines… The Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame inducted the 2016 class in Detroit last week. The inductees included Smokey Robinson, the Supremes, Fats Domino, Sam and Dave, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Dionne Warwick, Eddie Floyd and […]

todayAugust 29, 2016

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What You May Not Have Known About the Buddy Holly Crash

It’s been handed down by generations of rockers, but always bears repeating. One cold February night in 1959, a plane carrying the Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, and the most innovative and brightest rock stars of his time, Buddy Holly, crash minutes after takeoff. Here’s what you may not know... Buddy’s signature dark glasses were found at the crash site, yet placed in a manila envelope and forgotten about for 21 […]

todayAugust 29, 2016

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Sammy Hagar Out On Tour

There are two kinds of Van Halen fans; the early fans that loved David Lee Roth, the others that really liked the singer who replaced David, Sammy Hagar. Sammy has been in the news lately for telling journalists that he no longer intends to be mad at the band, forgive and forgetting the past and remembering the good times. He’s also on tour, featuring Sammy's good friend and founding Van […]

todayAugust 29, 2016

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Cover Bands/Songs and Their Stories

When you hear someone say that a song is a cover or that band is a cover band you know what they mean right? A ‘Cover’ is a duplicate, second generation, newer version of an older and original song, that cover song is not the original. The best example might be the song “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles. That song was a ‘cover’ of the original written by ½ […]

todayAugust 26, 2016

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More Battles Between Bands

“Let the lawyers work it out” has always been a catch phrase in music, usually the end result of a legal action taken by a musician who thinks that have been harmed or ripped off. Here are more battle of the bands that have a different meaning altogether. The legendary Vanilla Ice recorded a song called “Ice Ice Baby,” which was exactly the same hook and phasing of the David […]

todayAugust 26, 2016

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Rick Springfield Out on Tour

Do you own any Richard Lewis Springthorpe albums? Sure you do. Simply look in your stack and find a Rick Springfield album, and you’ve got it! Rick was born in 1949 in South Wales, Australia. His hits have been mega busters; he’s won a Grammy, appeared on Broadway, and been on Showtime earning a Tony nomination. From "Jessie’s Girl” to “I’ve Done Everything for You,” the man could crank out […]

todayAugust 26, 2016

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Our Favorite Live Rocking Albums

Your favorite band is always better live than an album right? The problem is that’s hard to find albums that captured live performances that live up to the beautiful completely harmonic studio version of your favorite song. There were however ‘Live’ albums that not only sold millions of copies, but are considered tipping points in an artist career. Bob Seger and Peter Frampton, although popular in their own right, couldn’t […]

todayAugust 25, 2016

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One Heck of a 70s Duo – Jim Messina and Kenny Loggins

In the mid-70s Jim Messina and Kenny Loggins were a popular as any other duo (Hall and Oates would likely take exception with that), but we just don’t know enough about these guys. Jim Messina was a founding member of the ‘folk rock’ genre, having spent years with the influential ‘Poco’ and ‘Buffalo Springfield.’ Jim was born in Maywood CA, but is a Texas boy having grown up in Harlingen. […]

todayAugust 25, 2016

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Heart Out on Tour This Fall!

Heart is out on tour this summer and fall, with its celebrated ‘Three for All Tour’ given that fellow and recently inducted Hall of Fame partners Cheap Trick, and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts are also on the same bill. Heart has also just released “Beautiful Broken” their first single from their new album. Here are all of Heart's tour stops this 2016… 8/26 - Auburn, WA 8/27 - Ridgefield, […]

todayAugust 24, 2016

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