Happy Birthday, Alice Cooper!
It’s Mr. Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier)’s birthday today! If I did the math right, I believe he is turning 68.
What is your favorite tune by Alice?
Unfortunately, due to all the quarantine and lock-down and social distancing rules going on right now, live music has suffered tremendously. As a music journalist, I am acutely aware of how this affects not just the fans, but the musicians, their crews, publicists and their families as well. Thankfully, many artists have found ways to still bring the music to the masses in ways that may be a little different from the norm. This is not a list of my favorite artists, and of course there are many others doing awesome things as well, but here are five bands that are definitely making the best of their time when they can’t hit the stage in the usual way.
Yes it was on February 3rd, 1959 that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash. The pilot Roger Peterson passed away as well. And being from Iowa, it happened in my own state. I’ve driven past the site before. So, today might be a good day to rock out to…
Hello everyone! I have a lot of new posts planned and also some updates to the rest of the website. Some of you may know, but some of you may not be aware that in addition to this blogging thing, and crafting stuff, I also write for a couple of publications. This month, my interview…
Here are just a few of the things that happened in the world of music on September 18 throughout the years. 1970- This is the day that Jimi Hendrix passed away. 1983- Kiss appeared on MTV without their make-up for an interview. Yikes! Eventually they got smart and put it back on. 1984- David…