Every Thanksgiving, the New York classic rock station does a survey of the top 1,043 songs of all time. A couple of weeks ago I also came across a Boston station's survey. So I did a little research and found one from LA, too. Read more >>
A group of Rolling Stones fans calling themselves the "Rolling Stones Liberation Front" have put forth a list of demands from the Stones for their next concert tour. Ranging from small venues to low ticket prices to elimination of horn section and opening acts, it's a pretty good list of complaints. Everyone knows that small venue shows are better, and who the heck needs a horn section? Read more >>
Apparently, Bruce is coming out with a new album soon, although release date has not yet been announced. Word is that the new material is quite good, it is supposedly an "angry" album with several songs addressing issues of economic justice. Read more >>
Let's all send our best wishes to Tony Iommi. Shortly after announcing that Black Sabbath would be reuniting to make a record and go on tour, the legendary axeman was diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphocytes, a type of cell that forms part of the immune system. He's getting ready to undergo treatment and appears to be upbeat and optimistic. Read more >>
Imagine showing up for jury duty and you end up serving on a jury with Axl Rose. I'm not sure how I'd react to that, but apparently the GnR singer served for a couple of days last week in California. I guess he was just happy to be summoned to court for a reason that had nothing to do with domestic abuse, biting security guards, or whatever else the guy likes to do. Read more >>
A huge "Immersion Edition" box set of Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is due out on February 28th. Featuring 6 audio CDs, a video DVD and various goodies such as photos, marbles and a scarf (yes, a scarf!), it's bound to be the most generous helping of Wall you could ever hope to get your hands on, and a great warm-up if you're planning to go see Roger Waters on his Wall tour this summer. Read more >>
I think most folks have an opinion on this one, and Ultimate Classic Rock is putting it to the test. Click here to register your vote. The results seem to favor Abbey Road, which I can't really argue with, and then there's pretty much a 4-way tie for second place between Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's and The White Album. Personally, I was always a fan of Sgt. Pepper's. What's your favorite? Read more >>
I think we can all agree that Spotify is a good thing. Even if you prefer to use iTunes or Pandora, more options are never bad. But one of the best parts of Spotify will be going away soon -- if you plan to listen to more than 10 hours of music a month you may have to start paying. Read more >>
Digital Music Doctor does a periodic rating of the most popular Digital Audio Workstation software products. Since there are so many different software solutions to choose from, I always find their table overview useful. Read more >>
Someone has posted some pretty terrible footage of Van Halen playing their new song "She's the Woman" in their recent club gig in NYC. I guess we gotta do our best to share it with you, so here it is. Can't hear much beyond the bass and drums and the video is awful, but you get what you get. Read more >>