Top Ten Songs To Watch The Solar Eclipse To In honor of the Solar Eclipse being April 8th we decided to dedicate this month’s Top Ten list to songs we…

1978 It takes place during World War II, but Peter Frampton doesn’t have to cut his hair when he guest-stars on NBC-TV’s drama, Black Sheep Squadron. 1991 Another Beatle guests on…

Our Mike Olszewski is going to take a look at some of the controversies that come up about bands “borrowing” from other musicians. This will be a series of stories…

1971  Time to go!  Rolling Stones Leave England as tax-exiles. Mick Jagger told Roy Carter of the NME just before the release of Exile on Main Street, “So after working for…

This Monday April 8th in Northeast Ohio we will be seeing something that only happens on this path every 375 years or one Keith Richards. There is usually a Total…

1964Yeah, that sounds kinda familiar.  A court orders a band called The Trashmen out of Minneapolis to pay royalties to Beechwood Music. That publishing house holds the copyright for The…

Two of the best in the world of blues will be on stage together at The Kent Stage Sunday June 23rd as Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite come to Kent…

1959The word “spitball” results in a BBC ban on The Coasters‘ song “Charlie Brown”.   A couple weeks later there’s a change of heart and they start to play the single,…

The Hives have scheduled a North American headlining tour in support of their latest album, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons. The tour kicks off September 16 in Toronto and wraps…

1987 Great drummer, equally great pain in the ass.   Jazz titan Buddy Rich dies after complications caused by a brain tumor. Rich was 69, and just about everybody including…