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At this rate, don’t be shocked if your accountant asks, “Name of child and name of dog?” Because America’s obsession with pets—especially dogs—has officially crossed into family-member territory, minus the college tuition and curfews. Look around. Dogs have health insurance. Dogs eat better than most single men. Dogs get birthday parties, daycare, spa days, and […]
On Steve Perry’s birthday, it’s worth stopping and asking a serious, barroom-argument question: is Steve Perry the greatest rock vocalist of all time? 77 years old today, the former Journey front-man doesn’t just blow out candles, he blows away most of the competition that ever dared step up to a microphone. Born January 22, 1949, […]
Creed just pulled off something nobody saw coming: they sold out the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo in record time, faster than you can shout “CAN YOU TAKE ME HIGHER?” Suddenly every 45-year-old guy who swore he was “never really into Creed” is scrambling for resale tickets and pretending this was always the plan. So […]
Houston likes to sell itself as a sweaty, sunburned, flip-flop town, but once upon a time the Bayou City froze its butt off — and the record still stands. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Houston was a brutal 5 degrees Fahrenheit, logged on January 18, 1930. Five degrees. In Houston. Let that sink in […]
Few artists wear the blue-collar soul of America as authentically as John Mellencamp. With his gravelly voice and stadium-shaking riffs, he didn’t just make music, he gave a voice to small-town struggles, heartache and the working man’s pride. From the jangly, anthem-ready hits of Jack & Diane to the introspective grit of Cherry Bomb, Mellencamp […]
Let’s be honest: if rock ‘n’ roll had a raspy-voiced deity, it would be Sir Rod Stewart, the Brit whose voice sounds like gravel wrapped in silk. The man lives songs like “Maggie May,” co-wrote classics such as “Every Picture Tells a Story,” “Forever Young,” “You Wear It Well” and more, and has been a […]
The sticks went quiet on January 7, 2020, when Neil Peart Rush drummer, lyricist, philosopher-king of progressive rock, passed away at age 67. With that, rock didn’t just lose a drummer. It lost its brain, its backbone and its most disciplined mad scientist. Let’s get one thing straight: Neil Peart wasn’t flashy in the cheap […]
Let’s say the quiet part loud: Cheap Trick is the greatest rock band of all time and no, we’re not bowing to sacred cows, dusty legends or music-history homework assignments. Yes, The Beatles rewrote the rulebook. Yes, The Rolling Stones perfected danger, but greatness isn’t about who showed up first. It’s about who showed up […]
Dec 22 — Davy Jones (The Monkees), born 1945 Pop-rock legend with enduring ’60s hits; heartthrob and multi-talented performer.
Dec 22, 1972 — The Rolling Stones — Goats Head Soup U.S. release Includes hits like “Angie.” Peaked on the charts right at year’s end, cementing late-era Stones dominance. Dec 23, 1968 — The Who — Magic Bus Single Release (UK) This week marks the UK single drop, a driving mod-rock track that became a staple of live shows. […]
So, why isn’t STING touring with the others of The Police? By the time most rock bands hit the nostalgia circuit, the checks are fat, the grudges are buried, and the past gets polished until it shines. That’s not how it works with The Police and that’s exactly why Sting still refuses to climb back […]