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"Works, Volume 1 was a double album with Keith Emerson the focus of the first side, Greg Lake the second, Carl Palmer the third, and the entire band sharing equally on Side 4. "C'est La Vie" was one of the songs Lake wrote for his side with help from lyricist Pete Sinfield, who was his bandmate in King Crimson. Telling the story of the song, Lake said: "I used to live in Paris for a while. A very beautiful city. I sometimes would go out walking in the streets there, and you'd often hear this instrument playing. I don't know...

I saw them at Lakeland, FL civic center in 1979. Open seating and I got there early, right front of stage, maybe two rows back.

Queen’s catalog of hits and bestselling albums has been purchased for an eye-popping sum—one that appears to be historic. According to HitsDailyDouble, the rights to the band’s music have been acquired for well north of $1 billion. Sony Music is the company that agreed to pay that figure, which also includes other rights connected to the rockers. According to Variety, the deal doesn’t feature monies connected to live performances...

Mark Farner - guitar, harmonica, vocals Don Brewer - drums, vocals Mel Schacher - bass "Inside-Looking Out", often written "Inside Looking Out",is a 1966 single by The Animals. It was a substantial hit in their native land, reaching number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, number 21 in Canada, but was at best a minor hit in the United States, reaching number 34 on the U.S. pop singles chart. The song is very loosely based on a work chant entitled "Rosie" collected by musicologist Alan Lomax and released in his album Popular Songbook. In 1969 it was covered by Grand...

President Biden is wishing Jill Biden a happy birthday, dubbing the first lady the “rock” of their family. The community college professor and wife of the commander in chief marked her 73rd birthday Monday. In a message posted on social platform X, the president wrote: “Happy birthday to the love of my life, the life of my love, and the rock of our family.” “I love you, Jilly,” he said. In a separate post on his White House account, Biden said he was “so proud to be Jill Biden’s husband.” But the first lady kicked off her birthday in a...

He played with such artists as Stevie Wonder, the Rolling Stones and David Bowie, and had several successful solo albumsDavid Sanborn, an influential saxophonist, who found success across the genres of pop, R&B, jazz and more, died Sunday. He was 78. “It is with sad and heavy hearts that we convey to you the loss of internationally renowned, 6 time Grammy Award-winning, saxophonist, David Sanborn,” reads a statement on his social media accounts. “Mr. Sanborn passed Sunday afternoon, May 12th, after an extended battle with prostate cancer with complications.” SNIP “By the age of 14, he was able to...

1. Alice in Chains Plaintive, emotive, and occasionally mournful, Alice in Chains pioneered a melodic, intoxicating sound. Quite simply, their moodiness was mesmerizing. Their songs not only dealt with themes of heartbreak and loss, but also tackled big picture issues like war and conformity. As far as rock bands in the 90s go, these legends are the undisputed, often underappreciated, masters of the form. Check out their 1994 epic Jar of Flies.

Ronald Douglas Montrose (November 29, 1947 - March 3, 2012). Sammy Hagar - Vocals Danny Carmassi - Drums Bill Church - Bass Joe Satriani - Guitar

A hardcore metal band in Nashville, Tennessee has gone viral for ditching their lead singer from the band for attempting to ‘force a transition’ on his bandmate. A post on X sharing the band’s Instagram Story post has over 10 million views and over 100,000 likes. Relatively unknown band Llorona shared the story on its Instagram page, which has since been deleted. The post claimed that a bandmember named ‘Diego’ tried to ‘force a transition’ on his friend, who is later named as ‘Sixx,’ by giving him powdered protein supplements laced with the female hormone.

One of the great double-sided hits of the era paired ‘Long Tall Sally’ with ‘Slippin’ and Slidin.’’Little Richard burst onto the emerging rock‘n’roll scene in the new year of 1956 with “Tutti-Frutti,” the American Top 20 hit that lit the fuse for an explosive follow-up. One of the great double-sided hits of the era, “Long Tall Sally,” backed with “Slippin’ and Slidin’ (Peepin’ and Hidin’),” was released on February 27 that year. Like its predecessor, the Specialty 45 would end up in both the Grammy and Rock & Roll Halls Of Fame, and help spread the word about the unique...

....When their eleventh studio album The Works - produced by Queen and Mack - was released in the UK on February 27th, 1984, fans and critics alike hailed it as Queen's return to their rock roots and to the traditional Queen sound absent from the previous album. Record Mirror described it as ‘Another jewel in the crown’. For the first time the band started the new recordings in Los Angeles in August 1983 and finished at Musicland studios in Germany early the following year. The album cover was conceived by Queen and features an image from a photographic session with...

Below is my column in The Hill on the trouble brewing at CBS over the seizure of the files of acclaimed investigative reporter Catherine Herridge. The column broke the story on the uproar over not just her being laid off but her being locked out from her files. I am now hearing from CBS sources that the network is moving toward a resolution to turn over the files after the outcry. However, the concerns over Herridge’s firing and the network’s handling of her confidential notes continues to draw fire from journalists and commentators. The union issued a statement (below) after...

They're about to break a major record. And fans of legendary rock band Queen will feel it's justified, as they prepare to sell their music catalogue for over a billion dollars. During the pandemic, some of the most influential artists to ever grace our radios began selling over their life's work for a hefty sum...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) “dream blunt rotation” consists only of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, according to a recent interview. “Pod Save America” host Jon Favreau asked the Massachusetts Democrat to choose four people out of a list he provided to join her in a “dream blunt rotation,” which he defined as “a group of people you’d hypothetically like to smoke weed with because they’d be a really fun time.” “All I’m really telling you, this has nothing to do with weed,” Warren jokingly responded. “It’s who you think is fun … these are people you’d go get pedicures with, this...

Somewhere in Texas. Similar to the Marquee Club recordings a year earlier.

Heard this on my way home tonight. Brought back memories. They just don't make music like this today. It's all crap today.

A Brooklyn man was arrested on hate crime charges nearly two months after he allegedly hurled a rock at a Jewish man and snarled, “Free Palestine,” cops said. Mohamed Habachi, 23, was cuffed Tuesday morning in connection to the unprovoked Nov. 22 attack on a 47-year-old dad of six — and slapped with multiple charges including assault and menacing, both as hate crimes, authorities said Wednesday. The victim — who asked The Post to only identify him by his first name, Shloimy — was leaving his real estate job around 6:30 p.m. and heading to his car when cops said...

Until now I have not shared my opinion of what I think of the many inherent ways the Catholic Church has misinterpreted Scripture throughout the years. I can no longer be silent on the subject, because it is one that the Catholic Church has used to teach heresy.To begin with, the Catholic Church has been making a mockery of Scripture for many years. There are many beliefs the Catholic Church holds that I have problems with, but for now I will explain why they are wrong in their interpretation that Peter is the rock upon which Christ has built...

John Daly and Kid Rock sit down with Tucker Carlson for drinks and cigars.

Picture this: A bunch of unique-looking headbanging people listening to heavy music; entering a whirlpool of human collision in front of their favorite artist; raising their fists in the air; raising the devil’s horns \m/. What is that all about? Who are they? These are the metalheads. What is their psychology? We are going to look at the social psychology of heavy metal and rock music fans. In this article, I’ll review the scientific research done on their personality, their behavior, why they do what they do, what they get out it, etc. The effects of heavy metal music can...