Turns out, some rock gods don’t just melt faces they also crush book sales. These legends traded in their axes for pens and stormed the literary world like they stormed the charts. If you thought rockers couldn’t write anything more than a setlist or a breakup anthem, buckle up. These bad boys (and girls) hit […]
ROCK & RANK: This Classic Rock Legend Served His Country Before Ruling the Stage Think all rock stars were just long-haired rebels dodging the draft and thumbing their noses at authority? Think again. One of classic rock’s most iconic frontmen once wore combat boots before he ever laced up a pair of platform shoes. We’re […]
RUSH IS BACK, BABY! – WHO’S BANGING THE DRUMS FOR THE GODS OF PROG? Hold onto your vintage tour tees and dust off those vinyls, because the gods of Canadian prog rock — RUSH — are making a comeback and every 45-year-old air drummer just did a double take over his morning coffee! That’s right. […]
Hard to believe, but this week marks five years since Eddie Van Halen left this world and honestly, it still feels like someone ripped the soul out of rock ‘n’ roll with a whammy bar. You might be asking: “Why should I still care?”Here’s why: Because Eddie Van Halen didn’t just play guitar—he reprogrammed the […]
Let’s cut the crap, if I’m stranded on a desert island and I get one album to take with me, I’m grabbing Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road like it’s a life raft covered in glitter. We’re talking 17 tracks of pure, unfiltered genius. Dropped in October 1973, and still sounding fresher than half the […]
Steve Miller, the man behind some of classic rock’s slickest radio staples, turns 82 years old this week. While most remember him as the “Space Cowboy” or “The Joker,” the real headline might be this: Steve Miller made more money in real estate than rock ’n’ roll. Let that sink in. Sure, the Steve Miller […]
Alright, Gen Xers and elder millennials, grab your pumpkin beer, dust off the old stereo, and crank the volume. Halloween isn’t just for the kids anymore. For those of us who still remember when MTV played music and Monster Mash actually felt edgy, here’s a hard-hitting list of four iconic Halloween tracks that still slap […]
It’s September and if fate had dealt a fairer hand, Stevie Ray Vaughan would be blowing out 71 candles, probably with a Fender Strat in one hand and a blistering blues solo in the other. Instead, we’re left asking the eternal question: Where does SRV rank among the guitar gods of rock? Short answer? He’s […]
Let’s get one thing straight: Sting is a legend. Frontman of The Police, solo star, yoga god and tantric sex ambassador, we salute him. But, somewhere between Synchronicity and sipping herbal tea in an Italian villa, the man started saying things that make you wonder if all that incense finally went to his head.As he […]
It’s been eight long years since Tom Petty left us on that grim October day in 2017 and yet, somehow, the wound still feels fresh. You hear the first few chords of “Free Fallin’” or “Learning to Fly” and BAM!, you’re back in your car in ‘91, windows down, soul wide open and thinking the […]
“The Stranger”: The Album That Saved Billy Joel’s Career (and His Hairline) Let’s rewind to Late September 1977: Disco ruled the airwaves, punk was snarling in the gutters and Billy Joel? The “Piano Man” was one bomb away from being dropped by his label. That’s right, before The Stranger dropped, Joel was circling the drain, […]
You can keep your five-star hotels and gourmet steakhouses, real Texans know paradise comes with 120 gas pumps, 200 feet of jerky and the cleanest bathroom you’ll ever see. Buc-ee’s isn’t just a gas station, it’s a way of life. If you’re a 40-something guy who grew up with Lone Star pride and a love […]