insert_link Classic Hits Bad Company Back on Tour and 3 Facts About Them It’s hard to believe Bad Company is 40+ years old, and the boys are out again on tour. It’s also hard to believe that founding member, guitarist and key songwriter Mick Ralphs, is not with the band this time around. Rich Robinson of the famed ‘Black Crowes’ will step in behind the kit to play in Mick’s absence. You may have heard legendary axe man Joe Walsh has joined Bad […] todayApril 1, 2016
insert_link Classic Hits Rush’s Drummer, Neil Peart, Authors a Book Neil Peart, the longtime drummer of Rush, has written a book entitled ‘Far and Wide: Bring that Horizon to Me’ that will be the 'must have' of every Rush fan. The book will be a bit of a twist as Neil is an avid biker, thus the book will feature the memories of the R40 Tour, describing 35 concerts, 17,000 biker miles, and 90 days of music. Geddy, Neil and […] todayMarch 31, 2016
insert_link Classic Hits Rock N’ Roll Movies You Can’t Forget – Part Two Music and Rock N’ Roll are perfect together. We love the songs while we watched the movie. Here are a few more movies that made us feel better to rock... ‘Hard Day’s Night’ was one of the first ‘rockumentaries’ that pulled back the curtain on the hottest band in multiple generations, letting us know that the Beatles were real people too. The movie actually gave us the blueprint for music […] todayMarch 30, 2016
insert_link Classic Hits Paul Simon Out on Tour Paul Frederic Simon was born in Newark, NJ in 1941 and has had an incredible career as both songwriter and performer. Paul and Art were inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, while in 2003 they were both recipients of the Grammy's 'Lifetime Achievement Award.' Here is how influential their music is. In 2005, BMI the industry license’s group estimated that Simon and Garfunkel songs were […] todayMarch 30, 2016
insert_link Classic Hits Rock N’ Roll Movies You Can’t Forget Rock n' roll movies often give us great moment that feature our favorite rock bands, songs, or storyline. Here are a few of our favorites... ‘This is Spinal Tap’ is the rock n’ roll parody that satirizes all the stereotypes moms and dad have about the rock scene. The movie also made rockers turn their amps up to 11 and leave them there. Who doesn’t love ‘Back to the Future,’ […] todayMarch 29, 2016
insert_link Classic Hits Kiss’ Start to Now as Innovative Rockers Let’s leap into 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 "K.” Kiss is a rarity in that they chose the road less traveled in rock. Here were grown men wearing makeup, breathing fire on stage, spewing blood and initiating fireworks during songs in 1970! Kiss began with the birth […] todayMarch 29, 2016
insert_link Classic Rock Rockers of All Faiths Rockers come in all shapes and sizes, color and creeds. Did you know that KIIS’s Gene Simmons was born Chaim Witz in Israel? Let's talk about rockers that come from all faiths. Some of them are sure to surprise you. Lenny Kravitz, Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, Mark Knopfler, Bob Dylan, Eric Carmen, Carole King, Lesley Gore, Bette Midler, David Lee Roth from van Halen, Susanna Hoffs from the Bangles, Carly […] todayMarch 29, 2016
insert_link Classic Rock Paul McCartney’s Attempt at Getting His Songs Back and More in Your Music Headlines Here are your Monday morning music headlines… Rich Robinson, former Black Crowe drummer, has been added to the Bad Company lineup in the absence of Mick Ralphs. Joe Walsh is touring with Bad Company this summer. Former Deep Purples' member, Ritchie Blackmore, is being sued by his former label Frontier Records for lack of support in their expensive album ‘All Our Yesterdays.’ It’s odd as it’s usually the artist that […] todayMarch 28, 2016
insert_link Classic Hits Boston Continuing to Be on Tour In the mid to late 70s, the hottest musicians on the planet was a band from the Northeast called Boston. “More than a Feeling” hit the charts in 1976, and the rest of the rock world took notice. Sadly their lead singer Brad Delp committed suicide in 2007, and they recently lost a law suit vs. a large media entity, but they continue to make music and entertain in person. […] todayMarch 28, 2016
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