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Heart Still Rocking Out

We always talk about the ‘boys in the band’ but the ladies have made significant contributions to the music we love as well. Pat Benatar, The Go Go’s, and Supremes have given us the sound track of our lives, as well as the Wilson sisters of Heart who are still rocking. Recently Ann Wilson has used her social media accounts to tell their fans that a new Heart album will […]

todayJuly 7, 2016

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What Ever Happened to Alan Parsons?

Have you ever wondered whatever happened to Alan Parsons? You know, the singer that gave the 70s “Eye of the Sky,” “The Raven” and “I Wouldn't Wanna Be Like You” is still on tour today. We don’t know enough about this artist, and frankly what we share here today will surprise you. Alan began his career at the age of 18 as an audio engineer for London’s Abby Roads Studios […]

todayJuly 6, 2016

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Our Favorite Jackson Brown Songs

Jackson Brown is an influential member of rock and roll and activist, having been an influential member of the California folk/rock movement in the late 60s and early 70s. Jackson is on speed dial of every major artist, considered the conscience of rock. Here are our three favorite Jackson Brown songs of all time... “Running on Empty” was a song used by then Presidential candidate John McCain as an attack […]

todayJuly 6, 2016

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A Few Blue Collar Bands

Recently we were asked by you to name a few groups that were very successful, but not considered the superstars of their era. You know, our favorite blue collar bands. Here are a couple of our favorites… The band Three Dog Night has had a tough year in 2015, losing original members Cory Wells and Jimmy Greenspoone to early deaths. The boys in the band will always be remembered as […]

todayJuly 5, 2016

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The Infamous 27 Club

Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin died unexpectedly a week ago from a freak car accident. Unfortunately, we have ourselves another celebrity joining the ‘27’ club. There is this belief that some celebrities die from various suspicious causes, oddly at the age of 27. The ‘27’ Club has many famous members whose lives were cut short. Janis Joplin, Ron ‘Pigpen’ McKernan (Grateful Dead) Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain are all in […]

todayJuly 5, 2016

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An Unusual But Extremely Talented Tears and Fears

Sometimes Rock and Roll gives the world an unusual group or sounds that are hard to categorize, and Tears for Fears is one of those examples. Who is Tears for Fears? Let’s find out. Tears for Fears is Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, a dynamic duo that met in their early teens in South-West London in the late 70s, and initially became session musicians for the band Neon, but broke […]

todayJuly 5, 2016

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Best Patriotic Songs of All Time

America celebrates the Fourth of July today with parades, fireworks displays, concerts, great food, and lots of beers. We know that the good ole U.S.A. is a winning theme for music of all types, so let’s check out the best patriotic songs of our time… “Born in the USA” by Bruce Springsteen is the ultimate July 4th song, heard on the radio and on the streets this hallowed day. The […]

todayJuly 4, 2016

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When Politicians and Rock Collide

It’s commonplace for musicians to make campaign contributions to their favorite politician. What’s not common is when a politician gives money to a band or musician. The uncommon has occurred in that a politician has been found guilty of illegal use of a protected song, now being required to pay a penalty to that use. Politician and failed GOP candidate Mike Huckabee is giving $25,000 to the band Survivor after […]

todayJuly 1, 2016

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Washington’s Greatest Rockers of All Time

Let’s take a summer trip to the state to Washington, all the way the left of the country. Did you know that the great state of Washington has given the rock world many famous rockers? Here are a list of our favorites... Ann and Nancy Wilson stared as sisters, singing their favorite songs as little girls while at the dinner table growing up in Seattle. They were actually all born […]

todayJuly 1, 2016

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