Glorious Noise (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Over on MSNBC, Tony Sclafani argues that Madonna has surpassed the Beatles in regards to her influence on pop music. It's Madonna's impact on the course of pop music that bests the Fab Four, not her sociological importance, songwriting skills...
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Cream, which combined the talents of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce, is hailed as rock's first supergroup. Despite the band's impressive legacy and influence, to Bruce, it's a "blip."
Power Line Forum (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Some friends and I will be seeing Hippiefest 2008 tonight here in New Hampshire. I went last year and it was a gas. This year’s lineup includes what’s left of Badfinger (only Joey Molland is still alive) Flo and Eddie and the Turtles, Jack Bruce from Cream, and the headliners are Eric Burdon and the New Animals. Eric has added a new wrinkle this year-he’s added original Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
It could have been 1967: Two teenage girls, barefoot, lounged on the grass, their heads tilted toward each other. Farther away, a man in a tie-dyed shirt and headband sat on a blanket, his gaze focused on the band Badfinger rocking on a nearby stage. The unmistakable scent of a certain herb wafted through the air.
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Hippiefest, an awkwardly named nostalgia package created to separate baby boomers from their bucks, pulls into Capital One Theatre at Westbury tonight.
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Hippiefest, an awkwardly named nostalgia package created to separate baby boomers from their bucks, pulls into Capital One Theatre at Westbury tonight.
IckMusic (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
This week it’s time to “Question the Answers” on the Friday Five with the following playlist… Match ANY of the following conditions NAME contains Who NAME contains What NAME contains Where NAME contains Why NAME contains What NAME contains How As we continue “The Theme Days of Summer” I’m calling this in as I do some chores around the house. For those who have [...]
Sound Bites (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
My vague idea for this week's Summer Fridays mix was that I wanted it to rock. Which is why it includes 10cc, the most rocking band ever. Well this is my idea of rocking, anyway. It's also fairly cheesy (Mud's...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
How did a cheesy Scandinavian pop group in jumpsuits and blue eye shadow become as seriously beloved as the Beatles?
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced the next event in its buzzed-about series,
Popdose (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Our guest writer this week is no stranger to CHART ATTACK!, having contributed a fantastic write-up of March 23, 1985 a while back. Please welcome back our good friend Carlos Ramirez! In this week’s CHART ATTACK! I’ll tackle three New Edition-affiliated entries (four if you count manager Maurice Starr), a song even Diane Warren wants [...]
Brookhaven National Laboratory News (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Argent Fantasy, a Long Island-based rock band, will perform in concert at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory on Friday, August 1, at 7 p.m. in the Brookhaven Center. Sponsored by the BNL Music Club, the concert is open to the public. All visitors to the Laboratory age 16 and over must bring a photo I.D.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
American rocker and pop artist Tod Rundgren performs at Seattle's Triple Door on July 9, a live show that will be "a straight-ahead, guitar-rock extravaganza."
Glorious Noise (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
How does a mega fan of both the Beatles and 70s drug music miss Big Star for 30 years? Even he isn't sure anymore.
AM, Then FM (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
We used to play a little game as we sat in The Hose’s living room, quaffing Hamm’s beer and watching basketball on a tiny black-and-white TV. We’d pick up the paper and check out the daily list of celebrity birthdays. So let’s play “Who’s Older?” for June 21, shall we? Ray Davies of the Kinks. I’ve never [...]
