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A Hall of Famer With Many Names – Cat Stevens

It is highly unlikely you know who Steven Demetre Georgiou is, and we suspect you don’t know who Yusuf Islam is as well. That’s okay because we’re talking about the same person, only you know him as Cat Stevens, born in London in 1948. Cat Stevens became a music sensation in the early 70s, releasing million selling albums like “Matthew and Son,” “Tea for the Tillerman,” "Teaser and the Firecat,” […]

todayJune 22, 2016

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Our Favorite Songs Used in Politics

How many times do you watch a political event and hear one of your favorite songs? “Don’t Stop” was used exclusively (with permission) by Bill Clinton in the mid-90s, while lots of rockers are cool with politicians leveraging their songs during a campaign. There are many examples however of politicians using a song that the artist is not comfortable with, causing the rocker to ask or tell the politician to […]

todayJune 21, 2016

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Families Who Were Also Bands That Rocked

As Sly and the family Stone sang... “It’s a Family Affair.” So who are the bands that are related, as brothers, sisters for entire families? It’s hard to count out Gary Indiana’s Jackson 5, the Osmund’s, Bee Gees, Cowsills, the DeFranco Family, the Staple Singers (Cleotha, Pervis, and Mavis), the Dixie Cups, Barbara Ann Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins, the Five Stairsteps out of Chicago (James, Dennis, Jen, Alohe, Jean and […]

todayJune 21, 2016

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Thank You Geico for the Band Europe!

OMG if we see that GEICO commercial with the song from Europe “The Final Countdown” one more time – yikes! What’s up with that song and Europe? Well, did you now that Europe is a Swedish band? Yup, they formed in 1979, and had to phonetically sing English songs because the boys couldn’t speak a lick of English in the beginning. The song “The Final Countdown” was actually inspired by […]

todayJune 21, 2016

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Cheap Trick’s Upcoming Tour Dates

If you can go to only one concert in 2016, the “Rock Hall Three for All” starring super groups Heart, Cheap Trick, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts is the one to save your money for. The obvious reference to Hall of Fame, is that not only are all three in the Hall, Cheap Trick was just inducted in this year’s 2016 class. Each band was deservedly honored at the […]

todayJune 20, 2016

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Metallica, ZZ Top, and Other Rockers in This Week’s Headlines

Can you believe we’re not that far from the 4th of July? Where does the time go when we’re having so much fun at work? Here are your music news headlines to kick off the beginning of your week in the coalmine… Legendary singer and rock and roller Meatloaf is in stable condition in an Edmonton area hospital after collapsing in stage last Friday. Meatloaf won a Grammy for “I […]

todayJune 20, 2016

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Go See Brian Wilson Live in Concert!

Brian Wilson has had a life unlike any other. He has been considered the musical genius behind the incredible success of the Beach Boys. Brian has also stoked the fires that describe him as a legend, the myth, and the man behind the music so to speak. It’s hard to believe but the music of the Beach Boys is now half a century old, with no signs of losing popularity. […]

todayJune 20, 2016

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Meatloaf Collapses On Stage

68 year old rock and roll singer Meatloaf collapsed during a rendition of “I Would Do Anything For Love” last night in Edmonton, Canada, causing his stage entourage to rush to his aid. Meatloaf was immediately taken to an area hospital for observations and we’re awaiting further results from tests conducted upon his arrival. The singer had been diagnosed with a heart condition a few years ago, but continued a […]

todayJune 17, 2016

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More Songs Entering the Grammy Hall of Fame

Did you know that there is a ‘Spoken Word’ Grammy? How about a song that gets in the Hall by virtue of being a song? The Hall was established in 1973, currently run by the Recording Academy. Here are a few of the songs headed into the Hall this year… “The Locomotion” in 1962 may have been a big hit for Little Eva, but it was a moment the writers […]

todayJune 17, 2016

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