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101 KGB FM, World Class Rock
Source: http://www.101kgb.com

This is my favorite radio Station. Download the DSC show and I guarantee you will laugh your arse off!

Greatest Rock Keyboardist

Welcome back, my friends ... continuing our ongoing survey about great rock musicians, we come now to the Masters of the Mellotron, the Ticklers of the Ivory, the Knights of the Order of Ebony and Ivory ... the keyboard players. Who do you rank as the greatest of all-time?

'Freebird' ultimately unforgettable
Source: Chicago Tribune

Thirty-five years ago, Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd -- playing next Sunday with Kid Rock at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park -- released the single "Freebird," and in the decades since it has been an anthem, a demand, an ode to personal independence, the la …

Newly pressed vinyl records making a comeback
Source: ReviewJournal.com - News

To oldsters, and not-quite-oldsters, it's like seeing an old friend you had thought to be long dead.

Greatest Bassist

As we continue our tour through rock history, conducting polls and engaging in splendid and lively conversation about the great players in the genre, we come to the Bassists ... the ones who provide the throbbing heartbeat that infuses music with the lifeblood of sonic thunder.

Greatest Rock Drummer

A raging debate has broken out in the midst of our conversation about the "Greatest Rock Vocalist" concerning this vital subject: Who is the Greatest Rock Drummer? Now, for those who want to continue the still-lively discussion/poll about Rock Vocalists, feel free to visit the …

Greatest Rock Vocalist

Welcome to another highly subjective Newsvine music poll! Our subject this time is the age-old question: who is the greatest rock vocalist ever? What I am looking for is your opinions on those hard rock or classic rock vocalists who - whether solo or as part of a group - offer …

Geeking Out With the Beatles: The Magic of Music and Melody on a Young Mind
Source: Wired News

Not only do I love Rock Band, but the Beatles also happen to be my favorite band in the entire world that ever was or will be from now until the end of the world. Suffice it to say, as The Beatles: Rock Band gets closer to release, I'm struggling to suppress my glee.

Styx, REO Speedwagon Team Up For "Rockin'" Tour, Single
Source: Billboard

Classic rock fans will have an opportunity to tap into a recession-relieving concert with the 2009 Can't Stop Rockin' tour, featuring REO Speedwagon, Styx and 38 Special. Ticket prices will be available for as low as $13.50 in most markets.

Rocker Frampton fuming over stolen Obama signs
Source: Newsweek

(CINCINNATI) Rocker Peter Frampton is wishing someone would show him the way to keep his Barack Obama yard signs from getting swiped.

Repeal The Uniform Services Former Spouses Protection Act (usfspa)

The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act, 10 U.S.C. sect 1408, et seq. included as a "rider" to the 1983 Defense Appropriations Bill, often called the USFSPA, effectively invalidates the United States Supreme Court's ruling McCARTY v. McCARTY, 453 U.S.

Bo Diddley
Source: okaminoarashi.vox.com

This is Bo Diddley from the concert movie "Let The Good Times Roll", which appeared around 1972. He was one of a large number of 1950's groups and performers who performed for the then-younger generation.

The Wind Cries Mary!
Source: gogosurfer.com

My first click on StumbleUpon brought me to this little gem from google video today. Enjoy!

Every replay is a replay, oh how annoying.

Recently I was viewing newsvine and stumbled across this article written in the Entertainment section. The headline reads "10 Most Overrated, Overplayed Rocks Songs That You Never Want to Hear Again, Ever!", and is written by Mark Butkis.

10 Most Overrated, Overplayed Rock Songs That You Never Want to Hear Again. Ever!

You know the songs. No matter where you are, no matter what radio station you listen to at least one of these classic rock songs will be heard on the radio within the hour. We're talking songs that should be banned from the airwaves. Permanently!

Derek Trucks: Old soul with a young heart
Source: rochesterdandc.com

This old soul has enjoyed many musical incarnations. For a few years now, most people have seen him teaming with Warren Haynes on the revived, twin-guitar attack of the Allman Brothers Band.

Traveling Wilburys Reissued!
Source: CNN

This ... is ... HUGE! LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- It was a rock album conceived by accident that no one knew would succeed, even though it was made by Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty.

My Twenty Favorite Rock Songs
Source: crazy-frankenstein.com

Best rock songs of all-time? It's quite a task. At least some fifty one here could easily be replaced with other good ones. And I've seen similar charts with almost none of these included. Yes,some songs which can see here are old and still good .

REVIEW: "Close to the Edge" by Yes

Close to the Edge by Yes (Rhino/WEA, 2003/1972) 5 stars out of 5 A group as longlasting and as successful as Yes is bound to have a career filled with many lofty highlights and acheivements, and Yes has indeed scaled the heights often, both artistically and commercially.

Crawdaddy! and Wolfgang's Vault Announce the Revival Of Crawdaddy! as a Weekly Online Rock Magazine
Source: sev.prnewswire.com

Wolfgang's Vault announced today the revival of Crawdaddy! as a weekly online rock magazine. Crawdaddy! is the first U.S. magazine of rock music criticism, founded in 1966 by Paul Williams who will serve as the Advisory Editor for the online counterpart.

Rating the Reunions-All Band Resurrections Were Not Created Equal

The Police, Genesis, The Eagles, The Smashing Pumpkins, Rage against the Machine and all the other rockers resuscitating their old alma maters took one of Neil Young's most prescient lyrics to heart: "my, my, hey, hey rock'n'roll is here to stay." Of course they also  …

The Police, classic rock or Punk?
Source: Rolling Stone

Who guitarist Pete Townshend spoke out against those who would classify The Police as Classic Rock. "The Police are punk. They're a punk band"

CBS Radio's WARW-FM in D.C. Goes Green
Source: mediaweek.com

WARW-FM, CBS Radio's Classic Rock station in the nation's capitol, is changing its colors and its format.

Ric Kangas Auctions Original Bob Dylan Recordings
Source: independent.com

More than 50 years ago, a young man in Hibbing, Minnesota, dreamed about singing — publicly, professionally, and in the style of the early rock legends that inspired him.

Bought the Shirt
Source: The L.A. Times

On May 31, 1977, at the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina, I saw Led Zeppelin in concert—I'm pretty sure. The particulars of that night are hazy, seeing as how I had ingested hundreds of micrograms of paisley quintessence.

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