Martin Hawkins is the author of A Shot in the Dark – Making Records in Nashville 1945-1955, co-author of Good Rockin’ Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock ’n’ Roll, and the writer of some four hundred magazine articles, LP sleeve notes and CD booklets stretching back to 1971...
Her family also issued a statement that read, “Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model.” Tina Turner was...
'End of the Century' was the Ramones' most grand attempt of their career, recruiting legendary producer Phil Spector to craft the record. Densely layered cuts like "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" and "Baby, I Love You" find themselves mixed with a more raw Ramones sound on "Roc...
OO-BOP-SH’BAM have been recognised for some time, as one of the best UK and European, 1950’s Style Rhythm and Blues, Jump Blues, boogie and Rock and Roll bands . They are based in London but have performed all over Europe at festivals as well as regular appearances in well known c...
Today, Farner is concentrating on making music and playing gigs with his Mark Farner’s American Band, as well as filming segments for his “Farner’s Chords” online guitar instructions series. He’s also very excited aboutRock ‘n’ Roll Soul: Live 1989. ...
("Band On The Run" - "Bad Side Of The Moon" - "Color My World") ("Good Ol' Rock And Roll" "Ramblin' Man") Bitter Blue Poster - 1977 Bitter Blue - 1973 Bitter Blue - 1974 ("Ain't No Sunshine" - "All Is Fair In Love") Bitter Blue - 1974 Serge SchardtMonday, 11/21/22,...
Rock and Roll Survivors was a crock of shit, and the shame is that it needn’t have been. But yet again the label, Casablanca this time, burdened us with a cloth-eared git of a producer who tried yet again to make us sound like featherweight sugarcoated pop dollies. Even one of the...
However, some other pivotal moments happened in the rock 'n' roll world, too. The members of KISS revealed their faces, without makeup, publicly for the first time about a decade after they played their very first show. A pretty well-known rocker killed his mother in the midst of a ...
About three years ago – the debut from Vertical Horizon. But mostly I look for old records, as I want to find new ways of doing old things. There are great rhythms and feels from jazz and rock’n’roll that haven’t been used for 50 years, so I try to find these little gems and...
Today, Farner is concentrating on making music and playing gigs with his Mark Farner’s American Band, as well as filming segments for his “Farner’s Chords” online guitar instructions series. He’s also very excited aboutRock ‘n’ Roll Soul: Live 1989. ...