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Everyone knows that Phill Collins, Don Henly, and Dave Grohl all started out playing drums before venturing in front of the kit to sing. Why are so many important vocalists
“Touring, touring, it’s never boring.” -The Ramones. Are you and the band ready for the big time? Touring is both the most fun and most stressful thing a musician can
“Why do sound engineers say, ‘Check one-two. Check one-two?’ Because if they count to three, they are expected to lift something.” – The oldest sound engineer joke So you’ve made
Anyone who’s seen the movie Trainspotting is familiar with the Iggy Pop 1977 classic “Lust for Life” and has probably danced along like a hypnotized chicken. As catchy as the
Being the physician of a rock star can’t be easy. According to UCLA Heath, “VIP syndrome is the tendency of some physicians to provide special privileges to a patient because
Uh oh. Miss Piggy isn’t going to like this. Women aren’t funny according to deceased British novelist Chrisopher Hitchens. But then again, Hitchens also thought his stupid haircut looked cool.
I get it. Fender and Gibson make damn good guitars for the best of the best. I have a surf green Mexican Strat that saw enough action to warrant a
Victor “Moulty” Moulton How he lost it: Moulty lost his left hand due to a homemade pipe bomb incident in his youth. (I’m lucky I only lost my eyebrows.) How
When I first found out about Lil Jon’s “Total Meditation” album, I laughed. The Youtube comments were amazing. “He’s gone from crunk to monk” and “sanskreet, skreet, skreet, skreet skreet”.
Few guitar players make a living imitating animal sounds on guitar, let alone boast a rock n’ roll resume that would impress the snobbiest music dorks, including Talking Heads, Frank
Kenzie, Tomis, and Tzara Straight outta Portland, (Maine) Get Out of My House sounds like they played their last show at Bang Bang bar in Twin Peaks, blanketing the dance
Graceland wants to require Elvis Tribute Artists to have official licensing. This isn’t a good idea. It’s a great idea. That’s the difference between an Elvis impersonator and an Elvis
