Wednesday Rock Blogging

An underrated girl-next-door from the 1980s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolette_Larson

In his 58 years as drummer for the Rolling Stones, Charlie never missed a gig. Here's how he saw it from behind the very minimal drum kit he used:

I had a dream. After a brutal 18 months of no concerts, all of the oldtimers hit the road again. Their intent was to re-focus the messages of the 1960s and 1970s, and try to bring us all together again. The Doobie Brothers will be here on October 8th! P.S. I had that...

Regarding the Prince solo at the end of "While My Guitar..." at the posthumous induction of George Harrison at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, in a New York Times article from April 28, 2016, Craig Inciardi (Curator at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum) says "I’ve...

Ringo talking about playing the drums! BTW, you'll hear him properly call it a drum kit, not a drum set.

We lost Dusty Hill today, bass player of ZZ Top. He was 72 years old.  I had the Tres Hombres 8-track blaring through the desert sky back in the 70s, and I saw them play at Feyline Fields in Tempe around 1976 when they headlined a 5-band, day-long bash.  So this is my...

Here's how Stevie started his day at work!

This is for my brother who turns 58 years old tomorrow. We were both born in Oakland, California and our grandfather - who was District Attorney of Alameda County - did all the legal work for land acquisition and development of the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum. The...