One of the songs composed by The Who, “Baba O’Riley” is considered to be a significant song in classic rock. It’s in Rolling Stone’s The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and it is also listed as one of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. […] More
The Sacrifice Was Tremendous Legendary rock band Cinderella were without a doubt one of the most underrated rock bands of the 80s and even today. During a time when hair-metal bands were all the rage, Cinderella had the look, but had a sound that was COMPLETELY different. Definitely a heavier, more thorough sound. This helped […] More
WOW – Now THAT’S a Story! Thin Lizzy are undoubtably one of the most underrated bands in rock history, but they are also one of the best. During the Phil Lynott years, the band had a style and charisma that were often imitated, yet never duplicated. And they still carried that same exuberance even through to […] More
An In Depth Look At The Many Conspiracies! So, for years now, famous rock bands, particularly ones in the 1960s-1970s time frame, have been the target of accusations and conspiracies. Bands like The Beatles, Black Sabbath, AC/DC among others are accused of having hidden messages or secret meanings on their music/imagery, but the one band […] More
And The Rest Is History… If you know anything about Badfinger, you’ll know that their story is a truly sad. Badfinger was a band with all of the promise in the world. Their music was (and is) truly special and they definitely had the style, but from the very beginning they were plagued with the […] More
RIP? I recently came across a video about a new piece of music technology called the Seaboard. This new instrument is basically a keyboard but with all of its limitations taken away. It’s hard to describe in words, but basically it’s a keyboard with an interface and an aesthetic that is meant for human hands. […] More
The Truth… There’s absolutely no denying that Frank Zappa was without a shadow of a doubt one of the greatest musicians that ever walked the face of the earth. He was easily one of the most brilliant musical minds in the world and even today, 25 years after his death, he is one of the […] More
One Of The Saddest Stories In Rock & Roll… During the 60s and the 70s, Badfinger from Swansea, Wales were slated to become the next big thing. From writing tons of timeless hits to inadvertently being discovered by Paul McCartney, Badfinger’s future looked as promising as ever. Members Pete Ham, Joey Molland, Tom Evans, and […] More
The greatest tragedy of Jim Croce’s brief life isn’t that he died young. It’s that he died too young to see his greatest wish come true. Just 30 years old when the Beechcraft carrying him, accompanist Maury Muehleisen and four others crashed in Natchitoches, Louisiana, Croce was planning on leaving the music industry behind and […] More
Gorgeous! As it turns out, rockstars have the most gorgeous kids in the whole world. It’s no secret that they have such good genes to pass on, and when you look at kids of rockstars such as Steven Tyler, Jon Bon Jovi, and the Rod Stewart, it’s quite hard to argue. Speaking of Rod Stewart, […] More
The Truth… Rock & Roll certainly wouldn’t be where it is today without the help of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix. To put it simply, he changed the game for guitarists all over the world with his prolific sound and style. Through his playing, charisma, and music, he was able to set rock music on the […] More
It was there at his birth. It followed him throughout his life, over the course of his career, and when Mark David Chapman shot him outside of The Dakota on a frosty night in 1980, it was there to ferry him into oblivion. And no – it wasn’t a person or a presence that loomed […] More
