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  • THE WORST CLASSIC ROCK SONGS

    10/24/2023 10:18:25 AM PDT · by Eccl 10:2 · 340 replies
    Ultimate Classic Rock ^ | 10/24/2022 | Nick DeRiso
    No one is immune.
  • Why Kix is Calling It Quits This Month (No more Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)

    09/19/2023 3:31:08 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 50 replies
    Ultimate Classic Rock ^ | September 2, 2023 | Matt Wardlaw
    Kix will play their final show this month — and according to vocalist Steve Whiteman, not a moment too soon. The Maryland rockers are set to end a 45-year career with a Sept. 17 hometown gig at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia. "I don't want to go out sucking — I want to go out being pretty good," Whiteman said on a recent episode of SiriusXM's Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk (via Blabbermouth). "But age takes its toll," he added, citing drummer Jimmy Chalfant's 2021 heart attack and subsequent onstage collapse last November as contributing factors. The vocalist also...
  • The Left Ruins Everything: Now They're Cancelling Classic Rock: Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls” is the Next Target

    08/21/2023 9:30:32 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 52 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 08/21/2023 | Chris Queen
    Rock music has always been about tweaking the establishment. From the early rock & roll days, musicians have specialized in sticking it to the man. That’s all well and good when the man is a buttoned-down square with traditional values, but when the woke becomes the establishment — you kids had better turn that music off. We’ve already seen the left go after authors, films, and TV shows, but that’s not all. Now wokescolds are going after classic rock music. It all started when Universal Records added Queen’s “Greatest Hits” album to the library for Yoto, a new entertainment platform...
  • Ray Hildebrand, the "Paul" of "Paul and Paula", dies at 82

    08/21/2023 8:56:12 AM PDT · by PallMal · 18 replies
    Variety ^ | August 19, 2023 | Chris Willman
    Ray Hildebrand, who topped the pop charts in the 1960s as half of the duo Paul & Paula, died Friday in Kansas City at age 82. No cause of death has been given.Paul & Paula reached No. 1 in 1963 with the breakout smash “Hey Paula,” written by Hildebrand himself and performed in collaboration with duet partner Jill Jackson under their mutual nom de plume.
  • NASA Moon landing SHOCK: Apollo 14 Moon rock sample came from EARTH - Not from space

    08/04/2023 9:36:34 AM PDT · by Jan_Sobieski · 67 replies
    Express UK ^ | 01/29/2019 | SEBASTIAN KETTLEY
    A study in the journal Earth and Planetary Science has questioned the origin of a Moon rock sample collected during a 1971 NASA Moon landing. The startling study published this week has found the Moon rock’s chemical composition is much closer to Earth rock than it is to Moon rock. Researchers have found traces of quartz in the Moon rock – a mineral typically not found on the Moon. The Moon rock sample in question was collected by NASA’s Apollo 14 mission, which saw astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell land on the Moon.The rock was then loaned by NASA...
  • ‘Moon rock’ in museum is just petrified wood

    08/04/2023 9:00:42 AM PDT · by Jan_Sobieski · 38 replies
    NBC News ^ | 08/27/2009 | Toby Sterling
    It's not green cheese, but it might as well be.The Dutch national museum said Thursday that one of its prized possessions, a rock supposedly brought back from the moon by U.S. astronauts, is just a piece of petrified wood.Rijksmuseum spokeswoman Xandra van Gelder, who oversaw the investigation that proved the piece was a fake, said the museum will keep it anyway as a curiosity."It's a good story, with some questions that are still unanswered," she said. "We can laugh about it."The museum acquired the rock after the death of former Prime Minister Willem Drees in 1988. Drees received it as...
  • Legendary Bay Area alt rock station Live 105 will reportedly return to airwaves

    06/05/2023 1:10:46 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 8 replies
    SFgate ^ | June 3, 2023 | Matthew Tom
    Live 105, the legendary Bay Area alternative rock radio station, will return to the airwaves on Monday, according to the San Jose Mercury News. The switch from 105.3 Dave FM to Live 105 will occur at 10:53 a.m. Monday, according to the report. "The people have spoken, and we are excited to answer the call,” Stacey Kauffman, regional vice president and market manager for Audacy San Francisco and Sacramento, told the Mercury News. "After a six-year hiatus, Live 105 — the Bay Area’s Alternative – has returned to the airwaves. We are proud to bring back this local favorite that...
  • Singer Tina Turner dies aged 83

    05/24/2023 11:44:06 AM PDT · by Coronal · 132 replies
    Reuters ^ | May 24, 2023
    May 24 (Reuters) - Singer Tina Turner has died aged 83, one of her representatives said on Wednesday. Turner, often called the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", was one of the biggest recording artists of all time, known for hits such as "What's Love Got to Do with It" and "(Simply) The Best".
  • Top 10 Rock Songs of 2023

    05/10/2023 3:11:50 PM PDT · by ConservativeInPA · 42 replies
    YouTube ^ | May 10, 2023 | Rick Beato
    Rick Beato checks out the top 10 rock songs of 2023 … so you don’t have to!
  • 3 teens charged with murder in deadly Colorado rock-throwing attack

    05/04/2023 8:07:15 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 17 replies
    NY Post ^ | 05/04/2023 | Snejana Farberov
    Three Colorado teenagers arrested last week for allegedly hurling a large rock that killed driver Alexa Bartell have been formally charged with murder and a dozen other crimes. Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik, Joseph Koenig and Zachary Kwak, all 18, each face charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault and attempted second-degree assault in Bartell’s killing and alleged attacks on six other cars in suburban Denver, First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King announced Wednesday. “Based on the available facts and after careful legal analysis, we have filed charges and will now move forward with a criminal prosecution,” King said in...
  • Tim Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive Dead at 71

    04/30/2023 8:30:19 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 25 replies
    Far Out Magazine ^ | SUN 30TH APR 2023 | Tim Coffman
    After leaving his legacy in the early years of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Tim Bachman has passed away at the age of 71. Bachman was most known for playing on the band’s first two releases before either leaving the band or being fired amid conflicting explanations. In a statement issued on Facebook, Bachman’s son Ryder thanked the fans for the kind words about his father’s death, stating: “My Dad passed this afternoon. Thank you everyone for the kind words. Grateful I got to spend some time with him at the end. Grab yer loved ones and hug em close, ya never know...
  • 20-year-old Colorado woman killed by rock thrown through windshield

    04/21/2023 12:37:32 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 21 replies
    NY Post ^ | 04/21/2023 | David Maurer
    A young Colorado woman was struck and killed by a rock somebody hurled through her windshield as she was driving home through a tony Denver suburb on Wednesday night — which authorities are investigating as part of a disturbing pattern. Arvada resident Alexa Bartell, 20, was returning from work around 10:45 p.m. when the large rock sailed through her windowshield and hit her. Bartell had been on the phone with a friend when the line suddenly went silent. The pal tracked her down using her phone’s location, where she discovered Bartell’s car run off the road in a field with...
  • Eddie Van Halen's iconic red-patterned Kramer guitar expected to fetch up to $3MILLION at Sotheby's auction featuring dozens of items from rock and pop royalty

    04/08/2023 8:09:46 AM PDT · by Libloather · 33 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 4/08/23 | Kevin Kayhart
    Dozens of important pieces in the history of rock & roll and pop music are up for sale if the price is right. World-famous Sotheby's is currently staging an auction that features items from some of the biggest and most influential music artists of all time. There's everything from a Jimmi Hendrix feather boa, an autograph manuscript by Bob Dylan, Prince's three-piece purple suit from the Purple Rain era, and an autographed Hofner bass from Paul McCartney. But it is Eddie Van Halen's iconic red-patterned Kramer guitar from the 'Hot For Teacher' music video that's expected to be the most...
  • Chris Rock calls lawmakers ‘stupid’ for wanting Trump arrested

    03/20/2023 6:38:54 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 28 replies
    NY Post ^ | 03-20-2023 | Lee Brown
    Chris Rock joked that former President Donald Trump was “romantic” for allegedly paying off porn star Stormy Daniels — while calling lawmakers “stupid” for wanting him arrested, warning it will only inflate his popularity. The 58-year-old funnyman addressed the expected arrest as he helped honor Adam Sandler at the Mark Twain Prize late Sunday — directly addressing lawmakers in the audience, including Nancy Pelosi. ‘”Are you guys really going to arrest Trump?” Rock asked the crowd, according to the Daily Mail, which noted that several officials from the Biden administration were in the Kennedy Center crowd. “Do you know this...
  • Israel Professor: Discovery of King Hezekiah Inscriptions Among 'Most Important' Archaeological Finds Ever

    02/08/2023 10:50:37 AM PST · by xzins · 10 replies
    cbn ^ | 12/19/22 | John Waage
    Professor Gershon Galil at Haifa University’s Institute for Biblical Studies and Ancient History, along with Eli Shukron from the Bible and Ancient History research institute, found that the 8th Century BC inscriptions – on a stone no bigger than the palm of a hand – not only include Hezekiah’s name, but also list his achievements from the first 17 years of his reign. Those include his commission to carve out the pool at Siloam and the tunnel to access the waters underneath the Gihon Spring. The action is believed to have helped saved the city by denying sources of water...
  • The 30 greatest bassists of all time - ranked

    01/31/2023 3:19:59 PM PST · by DallasBiff · 121 replies
    Music Radar ^ | 6/9/21 | Musicradar Team
    GOAT hunt: The results are in! As voted for by you, the best of the bass revealed.
  • Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group (1972)

    01/30/2023 5:43:09 AM PST · by DallasBiff · 39 replies
    Edgar Winter Group ^ | 1972 | Edgar Winter Group
    "Frankenstein" was a rock instrumental by The Edgar Winter Group from their album "They Only Come Out At Night"
  • See Toto’s ‘Africa’ Recreated in ‘Minecraft’

    01/11/2023 2:52:51 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 9 replies
    Ultimate Classic Rock ^ | January 10, 2023
    A Minecraft user has reportedly recreated Toto's hit song "Africa" on the gaming platform. Minecraft is a 3D video game in which players can build various structures across different settings. Users can also work with "note blocks" that emit a sound when manipulated. A Minecraft creator called "Stacinator" has used those elements to create Toto's "Africa" in 3D format, a process that took them three months. "Honestly, I started at the same place, and little parts of concepts just eventually started clicking after tons of practice and failing," Stacinator explained on Reddit. You can watch a video of the creation...
  • The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time

    01/07/2023 4:42:12 AM PST · by DallasBiff · 227 replies
    Rolling Stone magazine ^ | Rolling Stone
    Aretha Franklin described her mission as a singer like this: “Me with my hand outstretched, hoping someone will take it.” That kind of deep, empathetic bond between artist and listener is the most elemental connection in music. And you can think of our list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time as a celebration of that bond. These are the vocalists that have shaped history and defined our lives — from smooth operators to raw shouters, from gospel to punk, from Sinatra to Selena to SZA
  • The Future of Classic Rock Tours: One or Two Surviving Members…or None? From authorized tribute bands to new recruits, heritage rockers like the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd grapple with how to keep the music playing and profitable

    12/27/2022 6:27:56 AM PST · by DoodleBob · 109 replies
    Rolling Stone ^ | December 4, 2022 | David Browne
    IN THE LAST few years, CJ Strock, a talent agent who worked with the later incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band, faced an unusual dilemma. As seen in catalog and merch sales, a market still existed for the Allmans, their quintessentially Southern rock & roll, and their improvisational live shows, but the band itself didn’t exist: They formally gave their last performances in 2014, and Gregg Allman died of liver cancer three years later. With an eye toward introducing new fans to the band, Strock had an idea — essentially a new Allmans... Thus was born “The Allman Brothers Band...