Rock And Roll Blog

The Summer of “69″ - Bryan Adams

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:40:32 +0000

Submitted by Rock and Roll Classics Blog Raise your hand if you remember the summer of “69″, OK you can put your hands down now. For those of you born after 1969….I’m sorry, you missed a lot. Now you probably thinking, great Chili’s going to blog about the year of 1969. Wrong again, actually spending time [...]

Wordless Wednesday

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:36:54 +0000

Submitted by 70’s Classic Rock Blog Check out: The Marshall Tucker Band

YouTube Live

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:22:58 +0000

Submitted by MusicRamble Blog Have you heard about YouTube Live? It’s being advertised as part concert, variety show and party. It’s their first ever live streaming event happening on November 22nd. YouTube is celebrating their vast global user community by recognizing some of the internet’s biggest web stars. Not only will you see all those creative video bloggers [...]

The Smithereens Prove That The 80s Weren’t Entirely A Rock ‘N Roll Wasteland

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:14:35 +0000

Submitted by Bloggerhythms Blog The Smithereens prove two musical axioms. The first one is that not all rock ‘n roll bands are rewarded with success commensurate with their talents and the second one is that not all 80s rock was a gigantic waste of time. The latter is true because The Smithereens’ music stays true to [...]

Guitar Legend Gets A Week of Honors

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:54:35 +0000

Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Chuck Berry, Lindsey Buckingham, Eric Clapton, John Fogerty, Peter Frampton, Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Carlos Santana and Ron Wood are a list of Rock and Roll legends. All of these men have something in common - they all have recorded and/or performed with a Les Paul guitar. [...]

Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp - really playing with rock stars

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:15:14 +0000

Written by Michael Vass So you want to be a rock star. Rock Band and Guitar Hero are just not doing it for you. Because you know you can play with the best. This Christmas, or at any time really, you can get your chance, if you can afford it. Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp is the [...]

AC/DC proves rock and roll is a train on the tracks

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:41:59 +0000

Written by Michael Vass AC/DC. Are they a metal band, or rock n roll? It’s a question many wonder about, but honestly who cares. They are just good and that’s all that really matters. The band is one of the few that can state they cover 3 decades of performance and solid hits. They have gone from [...]

Rock and Roll - the other Black music

admin — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:41:32 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Have you ever been up late at night and seen the extended commercials that hawk this good or that? You know the shows for instant fat reduction without requiring you to get off your ass, or the endless promises to make you rich over night without a stitch of effort or knowledge. [...]

Chubby Checker: Acknowledged at last

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:36:47 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Back before I was born Ernest Evans was out across America spreading cheer and rallying crowds. This is significant for 2 reasons. First is the fact that as a Black man in the late 50’s and early 60’s, Mr. Evans was doing this for crowds of Black and White Americans in a [...]

Guns ‘N Roses cause guns and arrest

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:36:49 +0000

Written by Michael Vass During the last 3 days I’ve been suffering from a sprain in my shoulder. It’s making my typing difficult to do, especially in the amounts I normally do. Considering how much I’ve written on the Democratic National Convention, I haven’t been able to do much more. But when I saw this I had [...]

Janet Jackson: Intelligence, success, and fame are not enough

admin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:19:57 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Over the weekend I noticed something and I doubt many have spoken on it. Janet Jackson was in the news again about her Super Bowl costume issue. It seems that after years of comments and threats by the FCC, the whole thing is now passed over as if it never happened. Isn’t that [...]

Danny Federici: Thanks for the Memories

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:40:50 +0000

Many times we use the word arguably but here there’s no argument; Danny Federici was the greatest Hammond player that I ever heard. The sounds that ring out so loud on Rock and Roll Royalty like Born to Run can also be heard on many tracks over the past 30 years. From Lone Justice to [...]