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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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More Surprising “B” Side Hits

In the early days of Rock and Roll, bands made a record, labels released the record to radio stations, and radio stations made that single a hit. That means when the person at the radio station gets the vinyl, the physical single has an ‘A’ side then a ‘B’ side. Radio stations generally only played the ‘A’ side, rarely paying any attention to the ‘B’ side. There are however many […]

todayJune 17, 2016

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Fleetwood Mac Fans Rejoice!

If you're a fan of Fleetwood Mac this bit of news will make your day. Fleetwood Mac announced they're expanding the re-issue of the 1979 ‘Tusk’ double album in December. ‘Tusk’ is that really interesting album that gave the radio and music world the haunting single “Sarah” and “Think about Me.” ‘Tusk’ was not a smash like the preceding album ‘Rumors,’ but did provide that great video of the USC […]

todayJune 17, 2016

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‘B’ Side Smash Hits

Typically in the music business, band records songs from a studio session, then the record label decides which songs are good enough to be released as singles for radio play. The label must also have a song to be pressed on the opposite side of the vinyl. The ‘B’ side of that single. Often time however, the artists and the music executive’s quibble as to which songs are best to […]

todayJune 16, 2016

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Some of the Best Rockers of Our Day

Aerosmith remained true to their rock roots, and when they weren’t in rehab, they rocked the casaba with the best rock songs from CDs to videos. "Walk this Way” with Run-DMC was an ingenious collaboration. Heart topped the charts with the best female rock and roll. We all wanted to date Dreamboat Annie. Fleetwood Mac is, well simply the band everyone went to see, and cried when Christine sang “Songbird.” […]

todayJune 16, 2016

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