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One of our most popular items here at Rocker Rags is a Led Zeppelin t-shirt that says An Evening With Led Zeppelin 1975. It's one of our biggest sellers from the moment we put it up on the website, and it's also one of our most Pinned items on Pinterest. This week (the week of January 19, 2015) marks the 40th anniversary of Led Zeppelin embarking on their 1975 North American Tour. This particular set of concerts saw a change in priorities for the band, as they put more emphasis into th …

KISS' bass player, Gene Simmons, recently claimed, in an interview, that Rock is dead. In his defense, Gene was pointing more of the finger at file sharing and the current state of the music business rather than a lack of musical talent. He said, "It's very sad for new bands. My heart goes out to them. They just don't have a chance. If you play guitar, it's almost impossible...What is the next  Dark Side of the Moon? Now that the record industry barely exists, they wouldn't h …

In support of his new album, "Playland," available on October 7, Smiths co-songwriter and lead guitarist, Johnny Marr, will be teaming up with his band mates from his previous solo release, 2013's "The Messenger," to perform a 30-date concert tour in Europe, the United Kingdom and North America. Concert goers can expect to hear a large selection of songs from the new release "Playland", as well as tracks from his catalogs with the Smiths, and Electronic, (Marr's short lived project co-foun …

  Throughout the history of Rock 'N Roll, there have been a number of cities synonymous with launching the music form's defining sub-genres and/or artists. These include Detroit with Motown, Seattle with Grunge, Philadelphia with Chubby Checker, Frankie Avalon and more recently Hall and Oates along with Cinderella. And of course, New York City, best known, in the history books of Rock 'N Roll, for being the launching pad of American based Punk Rock and New Wave, during the 1970s …

I'm sorry to report that Dave Grohl, lead singer of the  Foo Fighters and drummer for Nirvana, is mourning the loss of his father. James Grohl, 75, who passed away earlier this week after battling cancer.  We here at  Rocker Rags send Dave and his family our deepest sympathies on their loss. …

Yesterday, news that The Police frontman, Sting, wasn't passing his $300 million fortune to his children spread like wildfire. Some people, like myself, saw this headline and thought, "what a chode," until I read his reasoning. Other people didn't really care about his reasons, and came out verbally saying, "what a chode." Sure, it's reasonable to come to the "he's a chode" conclusion when you read the the twisted headlines the media created, so it didn't favor Mr. Gordon Su …

This week, June 4, to be precise, marked the 30th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen comeback album, " Born in the USA."  And what a comeback it was. From keeping a relatively low profile after his "The River" tour concluded in September of 1981 followed by the not so well known acoustic release, 1982's "Nebraska," "Born in the USA" wasn't just a comeback for Bruce and the E Street Band - it was a juggernaut that catapulted the artist from successful musician to one of the most popula …

Is Robert Plant being a malcontent? It sure seems that way when it comes to the question that he seems to get asked over and over again: WILL  LED ZEPPELIN REUNITE AND TOUR? This band, and I gotta say I respect their decision in regards to this, decided to immediately cease back in 1980, after the death of their drummer, John Bonham, because they each felt that Zeppelin wasn't complete without John Bonham. And to this day, with the exception of a one off tribute show, the band h …

A couple of weeks ago, I reported that the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl looked like he was getting his own reality TV show. Well, we can add two more big names from the 1990s rock scene to the list of musicians getting their own reality series: James Hetfield from Metallica and Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan. Let's start with James' show. Ok, so I'll rebuke my statement that James Hetfield is a 1990s rock star, as Metallica was around for quite a bit during the 1980s. However, it …

For those of you that enjoyed  Foo Fighters' front man and Nirvana's background man (drummer), Dave Grohl's documentary "Sound City," about the San Fernando, California based legendary recording studio, get ready for more on recording studios from the prolific musician...a lot more. HBO has given the green light to a new series to be helmed by Mr. Grohl in which he will travel around to classic recording studios in order to document them as well as interview famous music …