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Saturday, December 15, 2018

40 Years of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Winterland

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Pat Daly 0 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band

December 15th, 2018, marks the 40th anniversary of the greatest rock show ever.

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Hopes, Dreams & Guitars

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Broadway, Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records, New York City, The Bottom Line

Springsteen on Broadway

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Holiday Messenger

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments ATO Records, Christmas, Rhett Miller, The Old 97's

The Old 97’s deliver something old, something Rhett

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Kids See Ghost

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Ghost, Sweden, Theatrical Rock

The popular Swedish band is keeping theatrical rock alive and well into 2019

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“I Don’t Think He Died Of Drugs; I Think He Died Of Boredom”

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment '68 Comeback Special, 1968, Elvis Presley, NBC, Steve Binder

A conversation with game-changing television director behind the Elvis Presley ’68 Comeback Special

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock

Delicious Pop

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 Michael Toland 0 Comments Chris Holmes, Omnivore Recordings, Paul McCartney, TAG, Yum-Yum

Omnivore Recordings resurrects a lost mid-90s alt-rock gem from Paul McCartney’s DJ

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A Minute to Pray, 37 Years to Still Not Die

December 11, 2018 Eric Davidson 1 Comment Los Angeles, Slash Records, The Blasters, The Flesh Eaters, X

The return of the Flesh Eaters

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Spirituals for Atheists

December 11, 2018December 12, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Canada, Daniel Romano, New West Records

A conversation with Daniel Romano

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I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby

December 10, 2018 Joseph Kyle 0 Comments 20th Century Records, Barry White, Disco

Barry White in the 1970s

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A Devilish Dish

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Jean-Luc Godard, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

50 years ago, The Rolling Stones treated their fans to a magnificent Beggars Banquet

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The Girl at the Party

December 9, 2018 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments British Invasion, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

Marianne Faithfull in the sixties

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Frank Is Sleeping

December 7, 2018 Bill Kopp 1 Comment 1993, 25th Anniversary, Classical, Frank Zappa

Zappa’s The Yellow Shark at 25

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Happy Birthday, Tom Waits!

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Ron Hart 0 Comments Anti- Records, Asylum Records, Birthdays, Island Records, Tom Waits

An exclusive playlist celebrating a hero’s 69th year on earth

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Electronic Electronics New Wave Punk Remembrance

The Legacy of Pete Shelley

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Jim Allen 0 Comments New Hormone, Pete Shelley, RIP, The Buzzcocks

Pushing Punk and Electronics beyond their boundaries

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New Wave Pop Punk Remembrance

Social Media Awash With Tributes for Pete Shelley

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 Ron Hart 0 Comments Manchester, Pete Shelley, RIP, The Buzzcocks, UK Punk

The iconic Buzzcocks frontman was 63 when he died today of an apparent heart attack

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