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Rockers Writing It Out – Part Two

How many times have you thought about writing a memoir or autobiography? Well your favorite musicians have, and we think the following books are worth picking up… “Chronicles by Bob Dylan” is a wonderful look at the man, the legend, the icon Bon Dylan. “Chuck Berry: The Autobiography” by Chuck Berry pulls back the curtain to reveal the true story of the artist who broke the color barrier, spent time […]

todayJune 24, 2016

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Led Zeppelin Wins Court Case

Thursday of this week was a busy day in our judicial system, given the Supreme Court has handed down a few opinions and rulings today. Not to be outdone, Led Zeppelin made legal news today as well. If you're a fan of the iconic group of British rockers, this will warm your heart. In what has taken over a year to litigate, the estate of the late rock group ‘Spirit,’ […]

todayJune 23, 2016

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James Taylor and All His Grammys

James Vernon Taylor has always had a great deal of affection for the Carolina’s as heard in his song lyrics, North Carolina in particular, but did you know he was actually born in Boston in 1948? The family moved to Chapel Hill, NC when James was three, where growing up James enjoyed the upper class stylings of the south and the early days of folk music. James has won five […]

todayJune 23, 2016

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Rockers Writing It Out

Reading a book is still one of the most relaxing and soothing hobby anyone can have, and we wanted to suggest a few of the autobiographies or best sellers worth spending time with. Frank Zappa was more than an unusual musician. He was an artist with strong political and social opinions. If you don’t; mind getting an entirely different perspective of the 60s and 70s, “The Real Frank Zappa” is […]

todayJune 23, 2016

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Rocking Out About Water – Part Two

The earth is primarily made up of water, and rockers paid homage to the element by using it in many songs. Let’s honor those songs and remember that water is good for music as well. “Smoke on the Water” consists of the classic 7 guitar beats from Deep Purple. The unmistakable Ritchie Blackmore riffs took the band to new heights, enabling them to be inducted into the Rock and Roll […]

todayJune 23, 2016

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Rocking Out About Water

Did you know that the human body is primarily made up of water? Rivers, lakes, ponds, oceans, and water in general can be found in your favorite music as well, so we thought we'd give you a few songs that talk about water... Eddie Money’s “If I Could Walk on Water” is a classic song that featured a beautiful girl and all the right notes, adding to his already slew […]

todayJune 22, 2016

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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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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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