Rock of Ages... Classic Rock

MUSIC NEWS- Apparently still having trouble paying their rent, classic rockers STEELY DAN has announced additional shows this fall, as part of their stellar " Rent Party '09 " tour, again with some multiple-night engagements in several cities. The run starts off off October 12 & 13 in Seattle, WA continuing to California for several shows, before wrapping up the western USA leg with an October 27 show in Phoenix. A November 8 concert in Minneapolis, MN, ends the tour (full itinerary below). The band continues its special "Classic Album (Plus)" nights on the fall tour, when Becker, Fagen and company will perform one ... Read Full Story

01. 'Soldier Of The Line' 02. 'On A Storyteller's Night' 03. 'Vigilante' 04. 'Start Talkin' Love' 05, 'Just Like An Arrow' 06. 'Kingdom Of Madness' 07. 'How Far Jerusalem' 08. 'Sacred Hour' 09. 'Wild Swan' 10. 'Days Of No Trust' MAGNUM - With a career spanning well over three decades, veteran progressive melodic rockers Magnum have admirably carved out a niche for themselves as 'definitive' classic rock legends. From their early highly identifiable 'old English' hard rock nuturings to the bombastic sophisticated AOR arena rock of later years, their musical style has always been firmly focused around the charismatic vocals and up front showmanship ... Read Full Story

Jazz Fusion, Rock, Blues, Jazz - Rock this group covered it ALL. In the Studio with your Sennheiser's on it was Bliss. Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T;") was formed in 1967 in New York City. The band fused rock, blues, pop music, horn arrangements and jazz improvisation into a hybrid that came to be known as "jazz-rock". Blood, Sweat & Tears merged the stylings of rock, pop and R&B;/soul music with big band, while also adding elements of small combo jazz traditions. Al Kooper, Jim Fielder, Fred Lipsius, Randy Brecker, Jerry Weiss, Dick Halligan, Steve Katz, and Bobby Colomby formed the ... Read Full Story

One of the wonders of programming an FM station, was the joy of finding the right format that kicked ass. Fast forward to 1978. Back to the East Coast I'd traveled to scope out the city and set in motion a change that would change the way FM was perceived in this little Hamlet. A quiet little town, the population probably topped out on a good day at about 10,000 people. Average age was about 50 years old, well manicured streets, flower pots on every corner, old style light posts reminiscent of gas lamp poles. You know the type of town I'm talking about ... Read Full Story

Peterson in 2008 With Blue Cheer Band Mates Paul Whaley and Duck MacDonald. Blue Cheer bassist and lead singer Richard Allan “Dickie” Peterson has passed away on October 12, in Erkelenz, Germany, where he lived, after a long fight against cancer. He was 63. I had dinner with Dickie and Blue Cheer a couple of years ago and he was a really cool guy. More info from Blue Cheer’s publicist after the jump. Peterson is survived by wife Ilka Peterson, ex-wife Marilyn (Peterson) Stephens with whom he had a daughter, Corrina Peterson-Kaltenrieder, and a grandson. He was a founding member and leader of the ... Read Full Story