This is pretty cool to listen to, someone posted just the guitar track played by Clapton on "My Guitar Gently Weeps". It's apparently been up on YouTube for a while, but I just got a chance to listen, it's really neat to hear and gives you kind of a different appreciation of the tune. Except that all the long bent notes in the list minute are a bit annoying after a while. But that always bugged me in the complete song, too... Read more >>
Talk about a rocker who has been through it all! One has to envy Gregg Allman his great successes while at the same time pitying him for the tough times he's been through. Well, now apparently you can hear all about it straight from the man himself, as his autobiography is due to hit stores in May. Read more >>
So most of you have probably seen some of this band OK Go's really super-cool viral videos. And they really are cool. Unfortunately, the band seems to make no money off of them, at least that's what their manager relates in this interview. Read more >>
Here's an interesting list, the top 10 oldest living rock stars. Everyone knows about the ones who died young, but what about the ones who kept on rockin'? I guess Chuck Berry deserves to be up at #1, the biggest surprise for me was that only one Rolling Stone is on the list. Read more >>
Green Day is getting back in the studio to make a new album. Apparently Valentine's was "day 1" in the studio, and they've just posted a video on YouTube celebrating that fact. Read more >>
If you're looking for something fun to read to while away a dull afternoon, check out these little vignettes about the antics of Who drummer Keith Moon. Apparently, his reputation as an absolute lunatic was no undeserved... Read more >>
Love him or hate him, you gotta admit that, as presidents go, Obama is relatively high up on the "cool" scale (certainly in comparison to President Dukakis, anyway). Up next on the cool calendar -- on February 21st, the White House will be streaming a live celebration of the blues as part of Black History Month. The program, called "In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues," will be live streamed on the White House Web site, www.whitehouse.gov/live. Read more >>
I'm not sure what to make of this one... Apparently there's been a bit of protest against the urinals at the Rolling Stones Museum in Germany. Personally, I can't see what would be more fitting, although it is true that the lack of tongue does make it an inaccurate representation of the Stones' logo. Read more >>
Congratulations go out to SusanMaria from Ohio, the winner of our Happy New Gear Sweepstakes! She'll be enjoying a brand-new Squier Stratocaster and Fender Mustang Amp courtesy of ActiveMusician.com! Read more >>
Apparently Neil Young has been back at work with the old Crazy Horse gang. They've got an album coming out called "Americana" (amazing how interested this Canadian guy is in everything relating to the US), and they'll be playing together as part of the GRAMMY Foundation's MusiCares Person of the Year Gala in honor of Paul McCartney on Feb. 10th. From what he says, another album should be coming up, as well. Read more >>