Wednesday Rock Blogging

The female Jim Morrison:

From wiki - an excerpt: Rzeznik was approached to write a song for the City of Angels soundtrack, and the end product was "Iris". This song propelled the band to stardom, as it stayed on top of Billboard Hot 100 Airplay charts for a record-breaking 18 weeks and spent...

This video is from 1990 - Bruce is on tour now and will be in Los Angeles:

David left us two years ago today:

Hard to believe that Joe has been gone for 15 years already - he would have been 65 on Friday.  Let's all appreciate the time we have here! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Strummer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash Strummer died suddenly on 22 December 2002 in...

Is that me on guitar?

SCOTS's music is generally very upbeat, as they usually write and perform songs about dancing, sex, and fried chicken, which are main themes in songs such as "Cheap Motels," "Soul City," and "Eight Piece Box." They are known for their live shows, which often include...

We lost another all-timer today, Gord Downie, 53, lead singer of The Tragically Hip.  He started the band with high-school friends from Kingston, Canada, made great music for 34 years, and died yesterday of brain cancer in his hometown, which is the way it should...

Unfortunately, none of these greats are with us any longer, and given the direction of music these days, it's unlikely you'll ever see and hear a group of musicians like this again:

Less than 48 hours after capping the 40th anniversary tour with the finale at the Bowl, Petty spoke to The Times at his home in Malibu, about the band's long journey together and what most resonated with him four decades down the line. “The thing about the...