insert_link Active Rock Best of Rock Music During Record Store Day Record Store Day’s details have been released and it’s time to get excited. It’s less than one month away! The date of this one is April 22 and can be found at participating locations around the United States. Metallica and Dave Grohl have been previous ambassadors for this day and this year it’ll be St. Vincent doing the honors. This year marks the 10th year of the day’s existence and […] todayMarch 23, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits 80s Albums That Still Rock The 80s was an interesting decade, perhaps one of the greatest set of years since the 60s. The 80s was the birth of the internet and the IT revolution, and ultimately Reganomics; the ‘Trickle Down Economics’ that greatly impacted our country. Here are the 80s albums that remain part of our music fabric… 'Synchronicity' by the Police was ‘the’ breakout album of 1983, containing the hit singles “Every Breath You […] todayMarch 22, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles Perform Bi-Coastal Festivals We live in interesting times. In the good old days, if you wanted to see a band live in concert you would buy a ticket to the show as stand the entire night screaming your head off. Now, we have Skype, text, video meetings, virtual experiences and more. In that vein of futuristic thought we want to share the news that The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac are going to be […] todayMarch 22, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits The Very Best Hits From When Gas was under a $1 1982 was a year of early British invasion, punk, and more. Gas was $.91 cents a gallon, the news-paper USA Today began to publish, and Michal Mann submitted his first draft to the NBC executives for a new show called ‘Gold Coast,' evolving to the iconic 'Miami Vice.' What were the top songs in 1982? John Cougar (Melencamp although not yet used) “Hurt So Good” John Cougar and “Jack And […] todayMarch 21, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits The Best Baseball Hits Music Has to Offer MLB Spring training is almost over, which means the baseball season is about to start. How about those great baseball songs? Although considered to be a country song, “Cheap Seats” by the group Alabama is a great song about life in the minor leagues, mentioning the ‘in-between innings’ promotions and memorable food. Minor league baseball is a key part of growing up in the south, and the song “Cheap Seats” […] todayMarch 21, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits Steeley Dan’s Very Best Albums Donald Fagen and Walter Becker have been ‘Steely Dan’ for over 30 years, and boy they’ve seen their share of ups and downs. The two met in 1968 at Bard College, located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. They joined the pop group Jay and the American’s for a tour, then struck out on their own and has moderate success with their first hit “Dallas,” but really took off with their 'Can’t […] todayMarch 21, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits A Jimi Hendrix Experience You Must Check Out Jimi Hendrix was one in a million in the word of rock and roll, leaving this warm earth at the age of 27, well before his time. If you were to look at any ‘top guitarists’ of all-time list, Jimi will undoubtedly be in every top five. In honor of life and talents, there’s a really cool tour underway called ‘Experience Hendrix 2017,’ celebrating his accomplishments in rock. Think of […] todayMarch 20, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits Chuck Berry’s Contributions Will Live Forever Charles Edward Anderson Berry, or Chuck Berry, died over the weekend at the age of 90. We thought we’d spend one more day illuminating the contributions made by Chuck over the course of his 70-year career. How good of a songwriter was Chuck Berry? He wrote "No Particular Place to Go,” "You Never Can Tell,” "Maybellene," "Roll Over Beethoven" "Rock and Roll Music" (1957) and "Johnny B. Goode.” Chuck brought […] todayMarch 20, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits A Few Fun Facts About the Fab Four John, Paul, George and Ringo changed the world forever on the stage of the Ed Sullivan program in February of 1964. Mitch Miller, Doris Day, Totie Fields and Lorene Greene disappeared from the music charts weeks after that nationally television performance. Here are a few fun facts about the Fab Four.. The Quarryman made a record in 1958 that featured John, Paul and George, and sold for a tremendous amount […] todayMarch 20, 2017
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