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THE CARS – *HEARTBEAT CITY* TURNS 30! (A “Looking Back” Review)…

In 1984 The Cars were everywhere. My earliest memories of watching MTV for the first time in the summer of that year includes two images: Ric Ocasek buzzing around as an animated fly (“You Might Think”) and Ric walking on water across a pool as others chasing him fell in (“Magic”). That was my first […]

30 YEARS AGO TODAY: VAN HALEN – 1984 (A “Looking Back” Review)…

Thirty years ago today, the final album by the definitive original lineup of Van Halen was released. If twitter had been around back then, it would have been interesting to see how many negative tweets would have sprung up at the premiere of the first single “Jump”. After all, Eddie Van Halen was now a […]

NEWS: BRIT FLOYD ANNOUNCES 2014 USA & CANADA TOUR DATES FOR NEW “DISCOVERY” SHOW AND NEW RED ROCKS SPECIAL IN DECEMBER!

As posted on the official Brit Floyd Facebook page, “The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Tribute Band” has announced a new upcoming tour with an all new show called the “Discovery” tour, full of music spanning the entire history of the band: DISCOVERY WORLD TOUR 2014 – USA & CANADA DATES ‘PART ONE’ ANNOUNCED TODAY! A […]

REVIEW: ZZ TOP – THE COMPLETE STUDIO ALBUMS 1970-1990…

One of the biggest tragedies in the practice of “remastering” happened in 1987. It was called The ZZ Top Six Pack. This was a time when many titles were not yet on CD. Instead of putting out the original versions of their early albums, the band chose to have these albums remixed. In doing so, […]