 Hi In-Fidelity: One Couple’s List of Rock Stars They’re Each Allowed To Sleep WithBy
Douglas Newman
Let me start off by saying that I love my wife. She’s the light of my life and the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on. I’m pretty sure she has similar feelings towards me. Even so, we’re not beyond a good fantasy once in a while. In that spirit we each compiled [...]  Hot Buttered Samples: A Tribute to Mr. Isaac HayesBy
conrad
It was a sad, sad, day for the world of music yesterday. Hearing the news about Isaac Hayes passing away, had me thinking of all the great albums that Black Moses and the legendary Stax Records left us to always remember him by. Of course there is the now famous “Theme from Shaft,” which did [...]  XM Radio Somewhere: Rediscovered Bands of the ’90sBy
Janie Gaither
Satellite radio is truly a blessing to my ears. Instead of traditional radio programming, which pretty much sucks as of late, the opportunity to listen to a station that’s exclusively devoted to a specific era or genre of music is more than refreshing.  Most Shocking Rock and Roll DeathsBy
Rachel and Douglas
Let us start by saying that by “most shocking” deaths, we’re not referring to the typical rock star drug overdose or alcohol induced death (Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Layne Staley, Shannon Hoon, Bradley Nowell, Tim Buckley, Tim Hardin, Hank Williams, etc.). This list is strictly based on shocking, unexpected deaths that took the [...]  Gotham’s Greatest:6 Best Big Apple BandsBy
Elliot Adler
New York has always been a mecca for music lovers. It has birthed more great musicians than probably any city on earth. From Tin Pan Alley to the jazz age of the Harlem Renaissance. From the Be-Bop revolution of 52nd Street to the golden era of Broadway. From Max’s Kansas City and the Fillmore East [...]  Give Us More Tribute Bands!By
Brian Castleberry
I’m so excited about upcoming tribute band concerts here in Richmond, VA, that I can’t stop thinking about what a wonderful world we could have with just a few more. In the next few weeks “The Silver Beats,” a Tokyo-based Beatles cover band, and “Who’s Bad?,” a Michael Jackson tribute group, will be playing shows [...] Rock star charitiesBy
Nancy Lichtenstein
There’s a certain rock star with a penchant for making ponderous proclamations and getting his picture taken with the Pope so often that he’s often the butt of jokes. My favorite of these jokes: I should have been a star!By
Douglas Newman
I frequently find myself lamenting how some of my favorite bands are under appreciated and bitching about how certain other bands don’t deserve the success they’re enjoying. This usually internal exercise reared its head when a colleague of mine posted the following quote to his Gmail chat: Where’d you get that name?By
Nancy Lichtenstein
Naming a band is a difficult job. You have to come up with something that’s memorable, fits on the side of a CD, and hasn’t been used by someone who came before you in the over 50 years of rock music history. To quote my favorite rock movie of all time, This is [...] A Band By Any Other NameBy
Meghan Harvey
Would it sound as sweet? Well, yes of course. The name of a band doesn’t actually affect the sound of the music, I don’t think. What it does do is affect the appeal and marketability of a band. Could some of music’s most legendary bands have ended up down a different path had they kept [...] Brothers in the BandBy
Stacey Allen
Every once and a while I think back to one of my favorite concerts, 2001’s Tour of Brotherly Love. The premise: three bands that feature brothers in the lineup. The catch: two of the three bands were notorious for their sibling in-fighting. While I’m sure the rigors of touring life can be immense, I [...] The Family BusinessBy
Douglas Newman
This week saw the release of new albums by Jakob Dylan and Teddy Thompson. Both have dads who are rock legends: Bob Dylan and Richard Thompson. Every time a famous musician’s offspring takes up the family business, I try to imagine how daunting it must be to fill those shoes. I often wonder why children [...] |
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