Buy Blackstar Over time, much will surely be written about David Bowie‘s mysterious final years. In 2013, this rock legend emerged with his first album in ten years, which he immediately followed with his swan song, Blackstar, which was released just two days before Bowie’s death in January 2016. Although Bowie (who had been secretly … Read more
Buy Modern Times As the 21st century dawned, Bob Dylan had a great resurgence of his legendary career, Modern Times. Many of the songs on this album return to rock, blues and jazz roots, with some tracks based on re-arranged versions of traditional compositions with newly added lyrics. His thirty-second overall studio album, Modern Times … Read more
Buy The Endless River Pink Floyd decided to put a bow on their career with The Endless River, the intended final studio album for the group started nearly half a century ago. The album is predominantly derived from 1993 sessions prior to the release of The Division Bell and is comprised of instrumental and ambient … Read more
by Edgar Rider Imagine being a young 19 year old being exposed to a rock star who had a pretension for creating literary rock albums. Most of my childhood during the eighties, I was exposed to New Wave bands, Hair metal, Shock rock and other eighties pop music. There was a certain amount of entertainment … Read more
by Edgar Rider Many know Fleetwood Mac under the guidance of Buckingham and Nicks. But there were two incarnations before one was under the creative direction of Peter Green and the second under Bob Welch. Peter Green wrote the song, “Oh Well” which contains screeching loud guitars and thunderous drumming. It is considered one of … Read more
September 30, 2012 by J.D. Cook My mind was effective blown when I won free tickets to see the Black Keys, Foo Fighters, and Neil Young all in one. The way I accomplished this was through Social Media. How crazy is it that we live in a world where I can win tickets to … Read more
August 18, 2011 by J.D. Cook In the 2010 motion picture, Paul, the aforementioned protagonists jokingly remarks, “This is the stuff that killed Dylan,” while smoking Mary Jane with his friends. To which another of the protagonists reply’s “Dylan’s not dead,†and then the conversation is brought to a close by Paul when he asks … Read more