RIP Walter Becker! Walter Becker, half of the iconic music group Steely Dan, has died. Becker wasn’t at the recent band performance in Los Angles, and reports are that Becker had been very ill and underwent surgery last month. Becker… Read More ›
Classic Rock
Todd Rundgren! Daryl Hall! Live Musical Magic! “LFDH” Goes To Hawaii “Drum Banging!”
Time To Celebrate A Beautiful Musical Friendship! I was watching musician Daryl Hall’s visit to Todd Rundgren’s Hawaii house – which was memorably captured for an episode of “Live From Daryl’s House”, and it just reinforced what a great creative… Read More ›
New ELO CD! ELO Rocks The Grammy Awards! Brilliant 70’s Orchestra Rock! Jeff Lynne’s Beatles Love!
Jeff Lynne has announced a new “Electric Light Orchestra” album called “Alone In the Universe”! The new collection of music will be out November 13 – below, check out “When I Was a Boy”, the LP’s first single. http://pitchfork.com/news/61352-jeff-lynnes-elo-announce-new-album-alone-in-the-universe-share-when-i-was-a-boy/ “Music… Read More ›
RIP Ginger Baker! “Beware Of Mr. Baker”! Brilliant Ginger Baker Documentary! Cream’s Drummer Throws Down!
RIP Ginger Baker… Sad news: legendary Drummer Ginger Baker has died at the age of 80…he was a brilliant Musician and one of the legendary “mad men” of rock… Here is a brilliant documentary that tells his story – with… Read More ›
Daryl Hall Solo! His Neglected Masterpiece! “Three Hearts” And Censored “Songs!”
One of music’s best songwriters has had incredible success as a duo, but his solo career hasn’t been as popular – why is that? Time to look a the incredible music of Daryl Hall! Three Hearts In The Happy Ending… Read More ›
Todd Rundgren! Utopia! Live At Knebworth! Amazing Box Set! Fascinating Musical History In A Box!
Utopia Storms Knebworth! Here’s a great gift for Todd fans: there’s an incredible boxset that captures when Todd Rundgren and Utopia headed across the pond to take part in a new music festival – just three years old – with… Read More ›
Todd Rundgren’s Rare 1990 “Rock Walk” Ceremony! Todd’s Live On Letterman!!
Todd’s “Rock Walk” Award Still Going Strong! Just last week, I happened to be going past The Guitar Center in Hollywood, California, so I checked out their “Rock Walk” and yes, Todd’s looking good more than 28 years later! I… Read More ›
3 Years Blogging! A Million Thanks! Let’s Celebrate With Bacon, Travel And Exploitation!
It’s Anniversary Time! Let’s Celebrate! Today is the third year anniversary of this blog, and I want to take a moment to thank everyone who visits – and if you don’t want a piece of “bacon cake”, then maybe this… Read More ›
Weng Weng! Troma! Oz-Plo! Wacky Movie Lovers Need A “Shocking Stocking Stuffer”!
Looking for a unique way to give a movie gift this holiday season? Give A Great Movie Night! I love the idea of a couple of movies wrapped in a popcorn container with specialty salts and some great wine! But… Read More ›
Jackson Browne! Never “Running On Empty”! Brilliant New Jackson Browne Music!
“What good is a windmill when there’s no Quixote left to fight?” That is a great line from the beautiful song “Walls And Doors” from Jackson Browne’s new CD, “Standing In The Breach”… I love Jackson Browne’s music, and he… Read More ›
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