Oldies

In the early 70s there was a nice young Jewish boy by the name of Eric Carmen, growing up in the Cleveland suburbs and going to college at the respected John Carroll University. He played in a few garage bands until forming the Raspberries, a bunch of clean cut men playing clean sounding guitar based tunes. Eric, Jim Bonfanti, Dave Smalley and Wally Bryson delivered the goods. Here are our […]

Ron Howard’s “Beatles: 8 Days A Week” movie opened to rave reviews last week in London, bringing Paul and Ringo to the red carpet. Here are a few fun fact about this ‘must see’ movie… Ringo was the glue that made this movie, shares director Ron Howard. Ringo provided the best memories, memorabilia and materials used to make this movie. The Beatles opened the doors to fans of all color, […]

In 1972, the time Disco was beginning to take hold of the country like a bad virus, four lads from the UK known as Foghat started their musical journey with an album called "Foghat" releasing the old blues remake hit "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon). The band enjoyed success for nearly a decade before booze and drugs pushed them into rehab. What were their best […]

Rock bands can be pretty fickle on stage and in their personal lives, yet when it comes to the requests some bands make for their venue dressing rooms – it can get really funky. Here are some odd demands or requirements for dressing rooms a few of the biggest stars require while on the road... Metallica requires the venue to provide enough breakfast food for 100 people, with lots of […]

Neil Young is Canadian. Glass Tiger, Gordon Lightfoot, Rush, Bachman Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who, Loverboy, Nickleback, and Joni Mitchell are as well. Did you know that Paul Anka, April Wine, The Five Man Electrical Band, Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, John Kay from Steppenwolf, BS&Ts David Clayton Thomas, and Denny Doherty of the Mommas and Papas were all from the great north? In our opinion, here are the […]

Stevie Nicks is a rock and roll goddess, making history and music for over 40 years, thriving in the band Fleetwood Mac, all while sustaining a huge solo career. After competition in a sixth grade talent contest, Stevie knew she wanted to be a singing star. Stevie and Lindsey Buckingham met at a high school party in San Francisco, eventually creating ‘Buckingham/Nicks’ recording a solo album in the mid-70s. Stevie […]

Let’s play rock and roll did you know? Did you know that.. Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” was originally entitled “Brown Skinny Girl” until the record label mad Jim change the song title. The 80's song “99 Luftballons” by Nina was actually a protest song over the Cold War going on between then US President Ronald Regean, and Russia. The Bangles song “Manic Monday” and the Sinead O’Connor song “Nothing […]

Southern rock is a sound that combines good old boy Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, the 4th of July; Pickup Trucks, and the Confederate Flag. In our humble opinion, here are some of our favorite southern rockers of all time... The Marshall Tucker Band (Spartanburg, SC) rocked the house in the 70s until the death of bassist Tommy Caldwell in a car accident; the name of the band comes from a […]