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Following the reissue of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks' 1973 album last year, the singer and guitarist said the pair may be working on something new together in the future. In a recent social media post, Buckingham shared a video in which he said, "Just the energy in terms of what Buckingham Nicks did, to sort of create a resurgence of connection between Stevie and myself, on a larger scale, that seems to be something that’s in the air." The couple, who have had a fractious relationship over the years, both personally and professionally, reunited in 2025 to jointly promote...

Liberal lion Bruce Springsteen led the lineup at the Minneapolis-St. Paul branch of the No Kings rallies taking place in cities across America on Saturday. The events were set up to express left-wing opposition to various Trump administration policies, including the ICE raids and the Iran War. Minneapolis was a nexus of anti-ICE demonstrations at the start of this year, with outrage against the government intensifying after two protestors - Alex Pretti and Renee Good - were killed in encounters with federal law enforcement. Springsteen, a longtime Democrat who opened Joe Biden's inauguration special and has been a vociferous critic...

Country star Annie Bosko is speaking out about the criticism that she has faced after releasing her new song "Goodbye California" earlier this year. During an interview with Fox News Digital, the 40-year-old singer explained that the bittersweet country ballad has resonated with the majority of listeners but struck a nerve with others, who have tried to frame the song as political, which she insists was not her intention. "I have gotten some backlash on the song, and I'm OK with it," Bosko shared ahead of her March 5 concert at the famed West Hollywood music venue the Troubadour. "I...

I am sure there are many men who can relate to this song.

The guitarist and bassist has played on thousands of records, including hits by The Beach Boys, Glen Campbell, and Brenda Holloway.When guitarist/bassist Carol Kaye took her first gig as a session player in 1957 for a Sam Cooke session, she simply saw herself as a working mother who needed to provide for her children. “I knew it looked like money, and I had two kids to pay for,” she once told Far Out. Kaye was born to working-class, professional musician parents and grew up in a housing project during World War II. At the age of nine, her parents...

I'm looking for good ideas on playing the guitar for beginners. Any suggestions? Starting to Play the Guitar: Chords and Notes 1. Start by learning the chords at the foot of the neck or open position. There are a limited number of chords – roughly about 12 -- but you can eventually play many songs just using these chords. 2. Get to know the names of the strings. 3. Start to play notes up the strings. The C scale is good. Start of the low E string and play the natural notes from E up to G on the high...

What I remember about it is that it is approximately a Victorian era movie or miniseries. The show aired anywhere from the late 70's to late 80's. In the show, it involves an older sister or single mother and two younger children who are taken in by a compassionate wealthy young gentleman, possibly an aristocrat. He tries to raise the children to be fit for his level of society, but the young man becomes resentful of him and ends up stabbing him in the leg when the young man reveals that he is now broke because of bad investments. I...

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As she accepted the award for Artist of the Year at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards tonight, Taylor Swift chose not to further spotlight her hit album The Life of a Showgirl but, instead, offered some revealing advice to emerging artists. Perhaps her most poetic quote of the night soon followed: “I’m a firm believer that anything you feed your mind, it will internalize,” she told the crowd. “Anything you feed the internet, it will attempt to kill. And I don’t want that for your dreams.” Swift arrived at the ceremony this evening with nine nominations, and by the time...

55-Minute Listen You probably know Flea as the bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (or his numerous side projects and collaborations, not to mention his roles in movies and TV going back to the early 1980s). But did you know jazz was his first love? "When I was a kid, I wanted to be a jazz trumpet player. I wanted to be Dizzy Gillespie," he tells Christian McBride. In this conversation, Flea traces his musical path from bebop sessions in his stepfather's living room to a chance encounter with Dizzy backstage at UCLA, and eventually back to the trumpet...

Dash Crofts, best known for creating the hit song, "Summer Breeze," as a member of Seals & Croft, has died ... TMZ has learned. A family member tells TMZ ... Crofts died Wednesday from complications of a heart surgery. No plans for a memorial have been set at this time. His death was first announced by producer Louie Shelton early Thursday morning. Shelton produced Seals & Crofts’ biggest projects, including 1971’s “Year of Sunday,” 1972’s “Summer Breeze,” 1973’s “Diamond Girl,” and 1976’s “Get Closer," per All Music. Dash -- real name Darrell Crofts -- was half of Seals & Crofts...

Here's an ANTHEM for the CONSERVATIVES! 🎵 😂🎸 Sing it LOUD everywhere you go! I want all the mammas out there to raise their babies RIGHT and not let them grow up to be LIBERALS! 0:00How did we get here? 0:033 secondsHow much this country [music] hates women? So awesome. 0:077 secondsI'm not going to class today cuz I know I know who I am. Trust me, I know who I am. Stop it. [music] 0:1515 secondsGet some help. [applause] 0:1919 seconds[cheering] 0:2020 seconds[music] 0:2222 secondsLiberals ain't easy to love. They're just kind of slow. [music] 0:2929 secondsThey'd rather just...

Warner Bros. has revealed that Stephen Colbert and his son are developing a brand new “Lord of the Rings” movie. The announcement came Tuesday night via the studio’s various social media accounts. The video announcement opened with “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson giving a quick update about the next film in the fantasy franchise: Andy Serkis’ “The Hunt for Gollum.” Jackson said of the project, which is set for release in 2027: “Andy is doing a terrific job. It’s looking amazing. The script is coming together really well and I think it’s going to be a really good...

The Death Of ROCK These are some points to consider about the death of Rock Music. 1. Neil Young was wrong in singing that rock and roll would never die in his song “Hey, Hey, My My.” 2. The four hotels in my small home town which hosted rock bands -- the Norfolk, the GUV. The Melbourne, the Village Pump -- also died as a result of rock's death. If nobody sees bands -- no liquor sales. 3. There are no new rock bands in the Top 40, no anticipation of newly released band material. 4. Only old bands exist...

President Donald Trump made a surprise stop at Graceland Monday during his visit to Memphis, taking a private tour of Elvis Presley’s legendary home. During a roundtable earlier in the day, the president hinted at the detour, telling the audience, “I’m going to Graceland after this. I love Elvis.” Minutes after the event wrapped up, the president arrived at the Whitehaven landmark — the second most visited home in America, behind the White House. The president spent roughly 30 minutes inside the mansion. During his visit, access to the property was closed to the public, and portions of Elvis Presley...

https://larrys.substack.com/p/a-short-musical-bio Sometime in the late 1970s I abruptly became a history professor. Prior to that, I was a rocker who was "almost famous." Here is a little of my drumming bio, experiences, and influences.

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British pedophile pop star Gary Glitter, whose 1972 glam-rock hit “Rock and Roll Part 2” soundtracks the iconic staircase scene in the movie “The Joker,” is now a frail shadow of his former self — and insiders claim he’s likely to die behind bars. Once a chart-topper during the 1970s glam scene, Glitter became more known for his decades-long trail of sex crimes involving young girls, child abuse images and convictions across multiple countries — turning the idol into one of Britain’s most reviled offenders. The 81-year-old is “on his last legs,” barely able to move, almost completely deaf and...

New cover by Leonid & Friends of the Blood, Sweat, & Tears classic, "You've Made Me So Very Happy". As usual, they do an amazing job.You’ve Made Me So Very Happy - Leonid & Friends (Blood Sweat & Tears cover)

Afroman, once world famous for his song about being high (though I always preferred "Crazy Rap" myself), has emerged as a new kind of internet folk hero in the aftermath of an incident in 2022 with Ohio police, when Adams County sheriff's deputies broke down the door to his home and raided the place under a warrant for drug trafficking and kidnapping. The search turned up nothing incriminating, and Afroman, real name Joseph Foreman, was never arrested or charged with anything. Because he had been unjustly targeted by the police and felt his rights and privacy had been trampled on,...