Long before it became a universally recognized “thing,” product “branding” was important — particularly in marketing pop music. But what required many artists several years and...
The alternative revolution revving out of the Pacific Northwest didn’t necessarily satisfy the entire hard rock contingent of the day. As the changing of the guard...
Oh, good grief! Incredibly, it was 70 years ago this fall when Minneapolis-born cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, first introduced the world to his now-legendary PEANUTS comic...
Iconic American humorist Will Rogers is oft credited as once saying, “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” If that’s indeed...
Straight out the gate, Jule Vera were hailed as, “a bold band with big songs and a bright future.” And with the release of their debut...
Sporting impressive, well-cultivated coifs and flashing toothy, all-American smiles, they were the unparalleled poster boys of the glitzy, glamorous ‘80s pop-metal scene. But strip away the...
The full liquor bar was open, and the buffet — bountiful. Many who imbibed the vibe still reflect on that salacious soiree fondly. The neon-lit “champagne...
Possessing ample Paula Abdul-inspired panache, colliding with untethered Jane Child-sanctioned appeal, sixteen-year-old Alanis Morissette seemingly had all the right stuff when she danced and sang her...
A rock-crazed ‘70s kid from the Midwest raised on a balanced diet consisting of the four basic food groups — BOC, BTO, REO and CCR, my...
As they say, “timeline is everything.” So, for kids like me, born during the psychedelic ‘60s and coming of age during the shagadelic ‘70s, Wings was...
Times had changed. Music had changed. In the process, the bloated hair band craze had been exterminated. But by 1995, for some, even the current alternative...
It had been one heckuva roller coaster ride — a five-year run that brought dizzying success — 14 US Top 40 singles and eight US Top...
Over the years, many fetching femmes have made names for themselves in the world of hard rock. However, to be crowned “The Queen of Metal,” it...
By 1975, Nazareth had been on the global rock scene for seven years and already had released five studio LPs. The band is still recording and...
It was the dawn of a new day, especially for the music world. What felt so fresh during the ‘70s suddenly sounded stale. And from country...
