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...

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...

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...

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...

  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 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...

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 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 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...

5. Michael Buble Christmas 10. Nat King Cole The Christmas Song 13. Mariah Carey Merry Christmas 15. Various A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector 19. Vince Guaraldi Trio A Charlie Brown Christmas 23. Pentatonix The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas 24. Frank Sinatra...

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...

Leon Russell sits at the keys testifying, leading the choir in his 1971 gospel driven "Stranger In A Strange Land" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQbk2C4ZmsE How many days has it been Since I was born How many days until I die Do I know any ways That I can make you...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Remembrance Day is a day for giving thanks and expressing gratitude, acknowledging sacrifice, loss and the horrors of war. The man who wrote this song, Roger Waters, was a five month old baby when his father was killed serving his country during World War II. Eric...

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....

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...

October 9, 2014 It's John Lennon's Birthday! HAPPY JOHN LENNON DAY! We conclude this week’s musical celebration leading up to the birth of John Lennon on this day, October 9th, 1940, with Dhani Harrison. Named after the 6th and 7th notes of the...

Formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, The Flaming Lips marked their 31st year in music in 2014. Since the release of their debut album “Hear It Is” (1986) The Flaming Lips have released thirteen studio albums, eighteen extended plays, fifteen singles, ten...

“Make Some Noise” is a campaign by Amnesty International using the music of John Lennon to promote human rights. Yoko Ono, John Lennon’s widow, donated the music publishing royalties and recording rights to John Lennon’s entire solo songbook to Amnesty International....

Son of famous American physicist Hugh Everett III, Mark Oliver Everett was born April 10, 1963. Everett began his career in music in 1985 after moving from the family home in Virginia and resettling in California. Five hundred copies of his first album, “Bad Dude In...

Elliott Smith was born one Steven Paul Smith, August 6, 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska. Raised primarily in Texas till the age of 14 Elliott packed his bags and went to live with his Father in Portland, Oregon in 1983. It was after this move that the young Elliott, as he...

Robyn Hitchcock formed The Soft Boys in Cambridge, England in 1976. Disbanding the group in 1981 after the release of just one E.P. and two albums, “A Can Of Bees” and the seminal “Underwater Moonlight”, Hitchcock has gone on to release over 40 albums of his own...

Celebrating John Lennon all week leading up to his birthday October 9th! English modster Paul Weller began his career in music in 1976 at the tender age of 18 when he formed nouveau '70's mod band The Jam. After launching North American radio friendly blue eyed...

Maximo Park are a British rock band from Newcastle in the north east of England. Formed in the year 2000 they have released five studio albums since their inception, the first of which was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2005. Their first two albums were certified...

Dateline: October 7th, 1974. Tom Waits has just released his second album, "The Heart Of Saturday Night". The life of the party winds down with a nightcap and Wait's dusty ode to the ghosts of Saturday night. Good night you sleepy dreamers. Leave your revels to...

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...

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...

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...

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, 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:...