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The Greg Martin Woodstock 99 Experience – Pt 2

The Greg Martin Woodstock 99 Experience – Pt 2

CHAPTER 2 - Woodstock 99: Day 1 -  From The Hardest Working Man in Show Business to Nu Metal’s Coming Out Party! by Gregory Martin It was Friday morning. Day one of three was upon us. There was lots of buzz and anticipation in the air for the festival to finally...

The Greg Martin Woodstock 99 Experience – Pt 1

The Greg Martin Woodstock 99 Experience – Pt 1

The Greg Martin Woodstock 99 Experience – Pt 1 by Gregory Martin CHAPTER 1 – WE’VE ARRIVED It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since that life changing weekend in July of 1999. It all happened in the small town of Rome, New York. I’m of course talking about the...

Woodstock

Woodstock

  Woodstock Music And Art Fair - 3 Days Of Peace & Music - August 15, 16, 17, 1969 The original concept for the legendary music festival involved staging a concert in the town of Woodstock, New York featuring artists known to frequent the area at that time...

Are The Rolling Stones Knocking On Heaven’s Door?

Are The Rolling Stones Knocking On Heaven’s Door?

Rock N Roll Fashionistas works tirelessly to shed light on new and emerging artists. And to prove this point we have selected the latest album from a band that celebrated its 60th anniversary two years ago as our Album Of The Week. Ok. You'd have to be in a comma to...

Igor Stravinsky Rock N Roll AF

Igor Stravinsky Rock N Roll AF

  Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s ballet and orchestral concert work The Rite Of Spring was first performed on May 29, 1913 at the Theatre Des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The extremely new and avant garde nature of the work caused a riot within the confines of...

James Taylor – Sweet Baby James

James Taylor – Sweet Baby James

  Artist: James Taylor  Album: Sweet Baby James Album Type: Studio Album Released: 1970 Original Recording Dates: 1969 Label: Warner Bros. Records

Move Over Elvis, There’s A New Clambake In Town

Move Over Elvis, There’s A New Clambake In Town

    If you didn’t know it yet, Shannon and the Clams are the thing in indie garage punk today. From Oakland, California, their killer sound successfully blends vintage vibes, R&B, garage, psych and surf music into a frolicking ball of irresistible fun....

Lou Reed, The Reverend And Their Perfect Day

Lou Reed, The Reverend And Their Perfect Day

Can I get an Amen? AMEN! The Reverend Al Green is the winner of 11 Grammy Awards, including the venerable Lifetime Achievement Award. He is both a BMI Icon Award recipient given to songwriters to honor their “unique and indelible influence on generations of music...

Was Your Grandmother At Woodstock Too?

Was Your Grandmother At Woodstock Too?

  32 acts performed at Woodstock, August 15, 16, 17 & 18, 1969 at the bottom of a steep hill on a cow pasture in upstate New York on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm. Who is on your dream lineup list of 32 acts to play Woodstock if it were happening again this August...

Michelle Shocked – Short Sharp Shocked

Michelle Shocked – Short Sharp Shocked

  Artist: Michelle Shocked Album: Short, Sharp, Shocked Album Type: Studio Album Released: 1988 Original Recording Dates: 1988 Label: Mercury Records    

This Dude’s Strange, Grady Strange

This Dude’s Strange, Grady Strange

  Originally from New Jersey, nowadays Grady Strange can be found churning out his own self styled brand of saltwater cowgirl rock n roll in Los Angeles, California. Legend has it he was initially inspired to make music after scoring a garage sale 4-track tape...

Albums You NEED!

Albums You NEED!

Buddy Holly & The Crickets 20 Golden Greats Michelle Shocked Short Sharped Shocked James Taylor Sweet Baby James U2 Rattle and Hum

Music U Need 2 No

Music U Need 2 No

Music U Need To No Micky Dolenz Dolenz Sings Nesmith Steve Mason (UK) About The Light Grady Strange See You Later, Separator

Never Mind The Haters, Here’s Greta Van Fleet

Never Mind The Haters, Here’s Greta Van Fleet

  Everybody hates Nickelback, you’re allowed to. But only old people hate Greta Van Fleet. When it comes to Rock N Roll, never trust anyone over 40. 40 is the new 30. Yippie Jerry Rubin said it first over 50 years ago, “Never Trust Anyone Over 30”.   Old...

Linda McCartney: Rock N Roll AF

Linda McCartney: Rock N Roll AF

  Linda McCartney: The Rock 'n' Roll Photographer Who Captured Music Legends (and one heck of a groovy synth player too!) In the vibrant music scene of the 1960s, Linda McCartney (formerly Eastman) made a name for herself as a talented photographer with a knack...

Buddy Holly & The Crickets – 20 Golden Greats

Buddy Holly & The Crickets – 20 Golden Greats

  Artist: Buddy Holly & The Crickets Album: 20 Golden Greats Album Type: Compilation Released: 1978 Original Recording Dates: 1956-1959 Tragically Buddy Holly died at the tender age of 22 on February 3, 1959, a casualty of Rock N Roll and the road. Almost 20...

32 Years Young Paul McCartney Shines In One Hand Clapping

32 Years Young Paul McCartney Shines In One Hand Clapping

  In the summer of 1974, as Paul McCartney and Wings soared to the top of the charts with their breakthrough smash hit album Band On The Run, the band found themselves back at Abbey Road Studios for a groundbreaking project that would ultimately be shelved for...

John Lennon’s 4th Solo Album Reimagined By Son Sean

John Lennon’s 4th Solo Album Reimagined By Son Sean

  “I wanted to represent it in a way that gave it a second chance” - Sean Ono Lennon Sean Ono Lennon has done an absolute miracle of a job remixing this all too often dismissed album. His Dad knocked off Mind Games in a matter of weeks whereas Sean painstakingly...

Who The Fuck Is Frank Carter And Why Do The Sex Pistols Care?

Who The Fuck Is Frank Carter And Why Do The Sex Pistols Care?

This coming August 13, 14 & 15, 2024, The Sex Pistols will be playing their blueprint for punk rock, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, across three nights to raise funds for West London's 400-capacity Bush Hall on 310 Uxbridge Road. Speaking about...

Bobstock 2024

Bobstock 2024

  On a beautiful warm sunny summer day we gathered from afar across the four corners to celebrate a life. July 13. 2024. The date already made special through the sun David.   Robert Ironside (1961-2024) Human. Star child. Music. Soul. Spirit. Muse....

Jobriath Or Bowie: Who Is The True Fairy Of Rock

Jobriath Or Bowie: Who Is The True Fairy Of Rock

  In June of 1972, after suffering a decade of flops and failed attempts at fame, David Bowie released what would become a seminal step towards success. Although his album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars failed to chart in America...

Two Classic 70s Rock Albums You’ve Never Heard

Two Classic 70s Rock Albums You’ve Never Heard

  Are You Serious?  Idiot Optimism     Both of these instant classic rock albums were recorded between 1978 and 1979 by Memphis born singer, composer, guitarist Van Duren when he was in his mid twenties. From the time he was a teenager in 1970 through...

Brian Wilson: As The Curtain Falls On A Remarkable Life

Brian Wilson: As The Curtain Falls On A Remarkable Life

  With all due respect to this legendary wizard of songcraft, it ain’t over until the fat man sings. Having just recently celebrated his 82nd birthday, Brian Wilson now finds himself suffering from the ill effects of dementia as well as the loss of his longtime...

First New Lennon & McCartney Track In 55 Years

First New Lennon & McCartney Track In 55 Years

Unless you’ve been under a rock this past spring you are probably aware that Sean Ono Lennon, son of John & Yoko, along with James McCartney, son of Sir Paul and Linda McCartney, have come together to collaborate on the first new Lennon & McCartney track in...

Black Men With Guitars: How Did Rock N Roll Get So Racist?

Black Men With Guitars: How Did Rock N Roll Get So Racist?

  "This is a Black-fronted punk band, and that's really important. Rock'n'roll is mostly white suburban kids — that's what gets promoted. But we are Black and we out here. I was inspired to make rock music when I saw a Black guy on stage, and if someone sees that...

GTO Pamela Des Barres Is Rock N Roll Royalty

GTO Pamela Des Barres Is Rock N Roll Royalty

  Who: GTOs What: Permanent Damage Where: Los Angeles, California, USA via the mountainous neighborhood of Laurel Canyon in the Hollywood Hills region of the Santa Monica Mountains within the Hollywood Hills West district of LA via the 1.7 mile Sunset Strip...

Bite The Big Peach

Bite The Big Peach

Greetings faithful Fashionistas! Your record of the week has arrived For The Week Of 5/20/2024 Who: The Big Peach What: Observations Where: Manchester, England Why: For anyone interested in the swinging 60s styled unison singing of The Monkees, Dave Clark Five and...

“Lennon’s On Sale Again” – David Bowie

“Lennon’s On Sale Again” – David Bowie

  The 1990s gave rise to the creation of the Tribute Album, a sneaky new way for record companies to simultaneously sell and promote new emerging acts on the backs of older, established artists and their respective catalogues. And seeing as John Lennon is more...

Legendary Philly Soul Thom Bell IS God

Legendary Philly Soul Thom Bell IS God

  In the 1960s and 70s, Philadelphia soul reigned supreme in the music world, with its distinctive blend of funk, soul, and R&B. The genre, also known as Philly soul or The Sound of Philadelphia (TSOP), was characterized by its lush strings, horn...

Album Of The Week – Liam Gallagher “Why Me? Why Not”

Album Of The Week – Liam Gallagher “Why Me? Why Not”

  Who: Liam Gallagher What: Why Me? Why Not. Where: Grasse, France, The French Riviera via North London via Manchester, England Why: Oasis were a shit show. And both Gallagher brothers were covered in it. Tambourine man and lead vocalist Liam Gallagher, along...

This Album Matters: Tumble In Shade by Danny Arakaki

This Album Matters: Tumble In Shade by Danny Arakaki

  Who: Danny Arakaki What: Tumble In Shade Where: Brooklyn, New York, USA Why: Brooklyn based Danny Arakaki, known for his role as the guitarist/vocalist for the New Jersey sextet Garcia Peoples, steps into the spotlight with his solo debut album, "Tumble In...

Fleet Foxes Self Titled Debut Album

Fleet Foxes Self Titled Debut Album

Who: Fleet Foxes What: Fleet Foxes Where: Seattle, Washington, USA Why: Seattle based post grunge indie folk rockers Fleet Foxes, under the careful, considered guidance of their fearless leader, principal songwriter and lead vocalist Robin Pecknold, held considerable...

Album Of The Week – Wavves “King Of The Beach”

Album Of The Week – Wavves “King Of The Beach”

Who: Wavves What: King Of The Beach Where: San Diego, California, USA Why: Centered around lead singer, guitarist, songwriter Nathan Williams, this Spin Magazine, A.V. Club, Pitchfork, Paste approved San Diego surf-punk band has released 7 albums and numerous singles...

Record Of The Week – Drag Racing 7” by Big Stick

Record Of The Week – Drag Racing 7” by Big Stick

Who: Big Stick What: Drag Racing/Hell on Earth 7″ Where: New York, New York, USA Why: In the vibrant music scene of 1985 New York City, a bold and unconventional musical duo emerged, capturing the heart of legendary BBC DJ John Peel with their indescribable, head...

Album Of The Week – Ariel Pink “Dedicated To Bobby Jameson”

Album Of The Week – Ariel Pink “Dedicated To Bobby Jameson”

Who: Ariel Pink What: Dedicated To Bobby Jameson Where: Los Angeles, California via Santa Clarita, California via Beverlywood, Los Angeles, California via Mexico City via Louisiana via Los Angeles, California, USA Why: When first hearing this album, one cannot help...

Album Of The Week – Chris Ducey “Songs Of Protest And Anti Protest

Album Of The Week – Chris Ducey “Songs Of Protest And Anti Protest

Who: Chris Ducey What: Songs Of Protest And Anti Protest Where: Los Angeles, California, USA Why: Two albums titled "Songs Of Protest And Anti Protest", released nearly 50 years apart, have caused quite a bit of controversy and confusion since being recorded in 1965....

The Rock N Roll Resurrection Of Bobby Jameson

The Rock N Roll Resurrection Of Bobby Jameson

  In the depths of musical obscurity lies the story of a forgotten legend and a legacy reborn. In 2017, Ariel Pink, the enigmatic American recording artist known for his lo-fi recordings and eccentric style, embarked on a journey to resurrect the ghost of a lost...

Rock N Roll Protests On Saint Patrick’s Day

Rock N Roll Protests On Saint Patrick’s Day

  This May 17th, as a way of marking Saint Patrick's Day, let's take a moment to revisit the Irish themed debut single by Wings, the band Paul McCartney formed after leaving The Beatles in 1970. Released on February 25th 1972, “Give Ireland Back To The Irish” was...

Album Of The Week – Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak”

Album Of The Week – Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak”

  Who: Zach Bryan What: American Heartbreak Where: Oologah, Oklahoma, USA via the United States Navy via Okinawa, Japan Why: Even with one of the most hyped origin stories in recent memory, it still takes stones to make your major label debut a triple album. With...

The #1 Song That Started Rock N Roll Is Not What You Think

The #1 Song That Started Rock N Roll Is Not What You Think

  For over 65 years now music historians have acknowledged the importance of Rocket 88 in the development of Rock N Roll. Several, in fact, consider it to be the very first Rock N Roll record ever. Here’s why. Rocket 88 was produced in March 1951 by Sam Phillips...

Nick Wheeldon And The Best Album Of 2024 So Far

Nick Wheeldon And The Best Album Of 2024 So Far

An American in Paris? Not quite. Nick Wheeldon, the Parisian Englishman from Sheffield, England, recorded his third solo album, Waiting For The Piano To Fall live on a Tascam 388, 8-track tape recorder, during a week-long session in the countryside of Normandy,...

God Only Knows What Brian Wilson Would Have Been Without Her

God Only Knows What Brian Wilson Would Have Been Without Her

  Melinda Ledbetter (October 3, 1946 - January 30, 2024) Known in the annals of Rock N Roll for her significant role as the second wife and longtime partner of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Melinda Ledbetter passed away January 30, 2024, at the age of 77 in her...

McCartney’s First Bass Gets Back!

McCartney’s First Bass Gets Back!

The Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass has a significant history in Rock N Roll that began in 1961 when it caught the attention of the young 19 year old Paul McCartney. Previously McCartney had been playing the Höfner 500/5 President bass Stuart Sutcliffe had lent him before...

Album Of The Week – Temples “Exotico”

Album Of The Week – Temples “Exotico”

Who: Temples What: Exotico Where: Kettering, England Why: Sean Lennon has been off quietly padding his resume, producing Fat White Family side project Insecure Men, Lana Del Rey and Temples, one of England’s first wave of 21st century nouveau psych bands. Dad would be...

50,000,000 Kid Rock Fans Can’t Be Wrong?

50,000,000 Kid Rock Fans Can’t Be Wrong?

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_zkPZn5fVw After nearly a decade of pursuing fame and fortune on the explicit side of conventional, straightforward mainstream rap, Detroit’s Robert Ritchie, henceforth know as Kid Rock, turned his gaze towards Rock N Roll. And...

Mojo Nixon: The Final Chicken Drop

Mojo Nixon: The Final Chicken Drop

RIP Mojo Nixon Aug 2, 1957 – Feb 7, 2024 Mojo Nixon was a renowned underground American musician who left an indelible mark on the fringes of the underbelly of American music. Known for his unique blend of rockabilly and punk rock, he was a true pioneer of psychobilly...

Mitchell Kezin: The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot

Mitchell Kezin: The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot

In Loving Memory of Mitchell Gregory Kezin (Augustus 10, 1963 – January 28, 2024) We are with heavy hearts since hearing of the recent passing of our pop culture Christmas Music guru, Mitchell Gregory Kezin, aged 60, on Sunday, January 28, 2024. Much more than the man...

Punk N Politics: How MC5 Changed The World

Punk N Politics: How MC5 Changed The World

Poet. Performer. Author. Activist. Record producer. Manager of the MC5 (Motor City Five). Flint, Michigan, born John Sinclair played a significant role in shaping both the counterculture movement of Detroit and the United States during the 1960s. After graduating from...

Melanie Safka: Rock N Roll Survivor

Melanie Safka: Rock N Roll Survivor

  Very sad news. We have lost a great source of light, a candle burning brightly in the rain. Singer, songwriter, hit maker, Mother. Survivor, flower child, hippie, chanteuse. Chart topper. Wife. Grandmother. Beauty. Guitarist extraordinaire. Emmy Award Winner....

Rock N Roll Fashionistas

Rock N Roll Fashionistas

  Rock N Roll Fashionistas is a new music podcast currently in development for 2024. And while you patiently wait for Episode 1 please fill your boots with the inaugural Rock N Roll Fashionistas Top 20 Albums Of The Year Mix. It will give you a taste of where we...

Happy 75th Birthday LP Records!

Happy 75th Birthday LP Records!

Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, the LP record (from "Long Playing" or "Long Play") is an analog sound storage medium - a phonograph record format characterized by a speed of 33 & a 3rd RPM (Revolutions Per Minute), a 12 or 10 inch diameter, use of the...

A Christmas Gift For You 10th Anniversary Edition 2023

A Christmas Gift For You 10th Anniversary Edition 2023

A Christmas Gift For You 10th Anniversary Edition 2023 https://mega.nz/folder/VP8w0CSA#dU8773SkKrGT-k4VseIHfA 1. Needle Drop 2. ‘Twas The Night Before Xmas 3. We Three Kings 4. White Christmas 5. Santa Claus 2 6. Santa Claus On Mars 7. Merry Christmas Deep Impact 8....

The Fleshtones’ Underground Garage Christmas Classic

The Fleshtones’ Underground Garage Christmas Classic

The Fleshtones are an American garage rock band formed in 1976 in Queens, New York. Their first gig was at CBGBs on May 19, 1976. In the early days they shared a rehearsal space with The Cramps on the Bowery in Manhattan. In 1978 they signed with Marty Thau’s Red Star...

The Top 5 Christmas Albums Of The Past 10 Years

The Top 5 Christmas Albums Of The Past 10 Years

The Top 5 Christmas Albums Of The Past 10 Years Nick Lowe - Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family 1. Nick Lowe - Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family 2013 Yep Roc Records JD McPherson - Socks 2. JD McPherson - Socks 2018 New West...

Charlofamous: A Definition

Charlofamous: A Definition

Sure, we've all heard about someone who is considered Halifamous (a person who is regarded as famous within the Halifax, Nova Scotia area) but what about her distant country cousin from the land of Anne? Charlofamous: a person who is considered famous within the...

1969 Country Folk Rock Pre-Flight

1969 Country Folk Rock Pre-Flight

Way back in 1969, long before The Eagles, Los Angeles, California friends and roommates Glen Fry and J.D. Souther formed the country folk rock duo Longbranch Pennywhistle and released their self titled debut album in 1970 on Jimmy Bowen's Amos Records. In addition to...

How Well Do You REALLY Know Your Fav Bands?

How Well Do You REALLY Know Your Fav Bands?

With apologetic nods to Pink Floyd, The Monkees, Led Zeppelin and the Sex Pistols, other than the obvious John, Paul, George & Ringo and perhaps their other BIG FOUR counterparts (Rolling Stones, The Who and The Kinks) relatively speaking there are VERY FEW bands...

Vinyl Resurgence Not A Fad It’s A Fact

Vinyl Resurgence Not A Fad It’s A Fact

The vinyl resurgence is not a FAD nor is it a FETISH.   According to Nielsen's 2015 Year End Music Report: Vinyl LP's continued to set new all-time highs with nearly 12 Million units sold in 2015 in the US alone . This marks the 10th straight year of growth for Vinyl...

Is Apathy Killing Music Today?

Is Apathy Killing Music Today?

Most folks don't really have much of an inkling as to how incredibly difficult it is these days to get people off their asses and out to shows. I don't get it. When was it exactly where everyone got so fucking lame? Really? In my teens I prided myself in going out 4-5...

1967’s (other) Psychedelic Masterpiece

1967’s (other) Psychedelic Masterpiece

A little over a month after the world premier of The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band" saw the release of the first album by an English folk band of brothers who had recently relocated back to England to find fame and fortune in their native land after a...

Lennon Based Christmas Song On Traditional English Ballad

Lennon Based Christmas Song On Traditional English Ballad

Dear friends and neighbours, today (October 28) marks the 44th anniversary of John Lennon recording the song "Happy Xmas (War Is Over) which he recorded with the assistance of his wife Yoko Ono at the Record Plant recording studio in New York City on October 28, 1971....

Vote For The Best #Halloween Song EVER!

Vote For The Best #Halloween Song EVER!

To celebrate Halloween this year Song Of The Day Club is posting a specially selected song everyday from October 17th through to October 30th onto our band’s twitter page @DukesAtmosphere To vote for what you consider to be the best Halloween song ever from the pool...

A Sign Of The Times?

A Sign Of The Times?

As of this writing it has been seven years since r&b/soul/funk diva Chaka Khan released her most recent album, the Grammy Award winning (Best R&B Album 2008) “Funk This”. In only her second album of new pop material in fifteen years Khan covered such hallowed...

Yer Cure For The Hump Day Blues

Yer Cure For The Hump Day Blues

On December 11, 1968 The Rolling Stones along with assorted special invited guests convened at the sound stage of Intertel Studios on Wycombe Road, Wembley to perform on a replica of a seedy big top circus tent. What was filmed and recorded that day would not be...

And As The Tide Turned On The Setting Sun The Band Played On

And As The Tide Turned On The Setting Sun The Band Played On

Song Of The Day Club presents: THE PLAYLIST Monday, September 22, 2014 The Weatherman (Part 2) – Alert The Medic Erase Me – Ben Folds Five You’ve Got A lot On Your Mind – Sloan Big World – The Novaks Get Over You – Air Traffic Control The Hives Declare Guerre...

Welcome To The Working Week!

Welcome To The Working Week!

Monday, September 22, 2014 As of this writing British musician, composer and recording artist Elvis Costello has released 30 studio albums, but back in 1977 the young Costello, aged 23 had just released his very first record, “My Aim Is True”. The opening track to...

Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting!

Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting!

Saturday, September 20, 2014 "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was released as a single from the 1973 studio album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. In 1991 British rock band The Who contributed to Two Rooms:...

Song Of The Day Club has arrived!

Friday, September 19, 2014 Welcome to Song Of The Day Club, a place of musical celebration! And what better way to start the celebration than with John Coltrane's epic 1964 recording "A Love Supreme - Part 1 - Acknowledgement", recorded December 9, 1964 at the Van...

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