Blog

DURAN DURAN IS 40!  Well, actually, as a band they're older than that, but their self titled debut album, Duran Duran, is 40.   Released on June 15, 1981, the Duran Duran debut album introduced the world to a band that would go onto become one of the most successful groups in both the New Romantics/New Wave genres, as well as the 1980s, in general. Featuring the classic hits, Planet Earth and Girls on Film, both of which continue to receive heavy airplay on classic …

Classic rock superstar band, KISS, have officially announced the final dates of their "End of the Road" Tour, officially putting an end to KISS' touring career.  The "End of the Road" tour was supposed to wrap up in 2020, but like everything else live music related and otherwise, it had to be put on hiatus due to the pandemic.   The revised version of the tour will begin on August 18, in Mansfield, Massachusetts and is booked through the October 9 concert, in …

Is there a possibility that all the surviving original members of Pink Floyd are going to reunite?  According to David Gilmour, it's never going to happen.  "It has run its course, we are done.  "I’m all for Roger [Waters] doing whatever he wants to do and enjoying himself." So, what does Roger Waters have to say on the subject?  Is he in the same mindset as Mr. Gilmour?  Yes, unfortunately, he is.  According to a Rolling Stone magazine intervie …

                                      Well, as you may have heard, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations, for 2021, were announced this week.  Some, as usual, are a carry over from last year and years past that have yet to be inducted while others are new to the list.  The prerequisite to be nominated is a band or artist's debut album has to be at least 25 years old.  Some …

Rarely one to ever turn down a marketing and branding opportunity, KISS, has teamed up with Dead Sled Coffee to bring you brew fans KISS Coffee.   Scheduled to be released sometime in 2021, KISS and Dead Sled are marketing the new KISS Coffee as "coffee you were made for lovin'."  There aren't too many more details available quite yet.   Don't forget that if you're looking for something to do on New Year's Eve, KISS is putting on a gigantic vir …

Kathy Valentine, the original and current bass player, for the 1980s pop music phenomenon, The Go-Go's, has released her autobiography.  Titled All I Ever Wanted: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir, Kathy goes behind the scenes of The Go-Go's from their beginnings to their collapse and eventual resurrection, as a band. This is not a scathing tell-all filled with gossip and backstabbing.  On the contrary, Kathy Valentine's book delves deep into her personal life, from her upbringing in …

Vicky Cornell, the widow of the late Soundgarden singer-songwriter, Chris Cornell, has predicted that the last album Soundgarden were recording, before Chris Cornell's sudden and unexpected death, will eventually be released.   Although Vicky has been in the press more lately because of her dispute with the surviving members of Soundgarden, she is quoted recently telling USA Today, “All of Chris' music, including Soundgarden, will see the light of day, because ther …

Motorhead, in their continuing celebration of the 40th anniversary of the album Ace of Spades, has partnered with Hillrock distillery to launch a very limited edition bourbon.  When I say limited, only 1100 bottles are being made.  The bourbon is cask strength and is being derived from 2 casks.  The first cask was bottled at 115.6ᵒ and limited to 599 bottles, ABV of 57.8% while cask #2 was bottled at 115.3ᵒ and limited to 623 bottles, ABV 57.65%.  The bourbon comes pack …

  2020 and Covid-19 be damned - KISS are telling both to kiss off with a New Year's Eve virtual concert they're scheduled to perform at the Atlantis in Dubai. Called KISS 2020 Goodbye, the legendary rockers will headline and live stream their first show since March, in front of a live and Covid screened and safe audience.  The venue is the Royal Beach at the Atlantis Dubai and will begin at 9 pm Dubai time which is 9 am Pacific Time/12 pm Eastern Time, on December 31. A news rel …

Can you believe this?  Devo's Freedom of Choice, the 3rd album, by the legendary New Wave band, that contained their groundbreaking hit, Whip It, is 40 years old. When discussing writing the tracks that appeared on Freedom of Choice, Devo co-founder and bassist, Gerald Casale, said that they were modelling the songs after classic and current R&B and were heavily inspired by the Gap Band and early Prince.  Knowing that they would lose both their record contract with …