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Joe Perry’s Upcoming Work

As if we weren’t feeling old enough, Joe Perry of Aerosmith is 65, and has recently announced that he is nearly finished with his latest solo project and that the songs will mostly instrumentals. The album is purposely recorded not to sound like his Joe Perry Project earlier works. Anthony Joseph Perry was born in Lawrence, Mass. in 1950, and has been the lead guitarist of Aerosmith since its inception […]

todayFebruary 4, 2016

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The Day That Music Died

Today is February 3rd, marking the 57th anniversary of the tragic plane crash that took the life of one of the most influential musicians of all time. Don McLean’s classic “American Pie,” tells only part of the story, so let’s share a few more details of that fateful night now widely known. Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens all died in a plane crash (the day the music […]

todayFebruary 3, 2016

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Another Beatles Bite!

It’s time for another Beatles Bite! The beauty of the Beatles early music was its appeal to a wide range of consumers. The music sounded 180 degrees from what was currently being heard on radio, and the melodies, harmonies, and easy sounds were inviting to teenagers, their parents, and Madison Avenue. Lennon and McCartney had the right formula for writing memorable catchy hooks. “The Fool on the Hill” is a […]

todayFebruary 3, 2016

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Remembering Glenn – Part Two

Glenn Frey, founding member of The Eagles, recently died this year, and we’re taking a look back at a few of our favorite songs from Glenn and the Eagles. Here’s part two of “Remembering Glenn.” “Smugglers Blues” was a monster hit for Glenn in 1984. It inspired a Miami Vice episode featuring both the song and Glenn in his first acting gig. The song won an MTV Music Award in […]

todayFebruary 3, 2016

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Our Wild A to Z

This upcoming year will also be a leap year, meaning there will be 29 days in February. Let’s leap in 2016 with a new attitude and showcase the most interesting and lesser known artist of our time with a feature we all ‘A to Z.’ Here’s the letter H! Head East was a band from the Champaign IL area, formed in the early 70s that has an interesting back story. […]

todayFebruary 2, 2016

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Remembering Glenn

Eagles founding member Glenn Frey unexpectedly died recently, so we thought we’d like to look back at our favorite Eagles and solo Glenn Frey songs. Here’s part one of “Remembering Glenn.” Although Don Henley helped, “Lying Eyes” was a significant song because it not only became a Top 10 song, but it was the band’s first receiving airplay from Country radio stations, opening their music to Country fans. It was […]

todayFebruary 2, 2016

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A Fab Four Bite

How about another Beatles Bite to make your day? Really, who doesn’t love the Fab Four? The early Beatles song “All My Lovin” from 1963 was a hit with the kids, mom, dad, and garage bands across the US. This Lennon McCartney classic comes from the album “With the Beatles," but the song was never released as a single. Great Britain and the United States did not get to play […]

todayFebruary 2, 2016

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Monday Rock Headlines

Well here’s another Monday staring all of us in the face, and although we have the NFL's championship game at the end of the week, we have to get through the longest day of the week. Here are a few music news headlines. 2016 has not been kind to our hero’s, as Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner at the age of 74, Glenn Frey age 67; David Bowie 69, and Motorhead’s […]

todayFebruary 1, 2016

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Paul Kantner Passes Away at 74

2016 is turning out to be the year we won’t soon forget when it comes to losing our favorite music stars, as David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Natalie Cole, and country singer Craig Strickland (to name a few) have all gone to that Rock ‘N Roll band in heaven. Now we’ve lost another icon. Jefferson Airplane founder Paul Kantner has died at the age of 74. Kantner grew up in San […]

todayJanuary 29, 2016

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