About the Archies …

One of the most understated hitmakers of the late Sixties was a group that really wasn’t … at least in the rock world (gee … from the pic on your left, can ya guess who I’m talkin’ about?).
Y’see, The Archies (Archie, Reggie, Jughead, Veronica and Betty) were already famous cartoon characters. But, on [...]

Songs To Vacation By

Man, it has been a lonnnnnnnnng, hot summer …
Fortunately, when God created this time of year, He also created vacation spots … full of sun, fun, skeeters and more than a few memories! Of course, rock-n-roll and summer vacations always go hand-in-hand in the seaside sands.
I ‘member the days of yore when I [...]

THE WORST ROCK SONG EVER!

Rockaholics, have you ever run across a rock-n-roll ditty that was so bad that, whenever you’d put it on the turntable, the stylus left the record of its own accord? Okay, then … consider this a request test: What’s the worst rock song that you’ve ever heard? To getcha started, here are a [...]

BATTLE OF THE BOOMER BANDS!

Okay … listen up, faithful Rockaholics: I’ve just found a groovy gig for you cats who are lookin’ to warm up the Ricks again:
Y’see, 55-Alive! announced yesterday that entry forms for the 55-Alive! Battle of the Boomer Bands are now available on their website! It’s an online competition featuring musicians born before 1964 who’ll [...]

UPDATE on DARFUR

Rockaholics, I’ve gotta take a break in the action to bring a few updates on the situation in and around Darfur. We’ll get back to the rock in the next blog, okay?:
There are a coupla pieces of good news comin’ outta the region:

The BBC has reported that numerous, untapped water pockets have [...]

The Thax-Man Cometh …

Awright … in case you’ve been under a rock (ummmm … small “r”, thank you!), ya know I’m talkin’ about the Troubador of Teendom, Roller of the Rock (large “R” here!), Captain of Cool, the legendary … Chubby Checker.
(and the readers go “WHAAAA …?!?”)
C’mon … ya know I’m kiddin’! There’s only one dude who [...]

THE MEDLEY IS STILL STRONG …

Without a doubt, one of the most recognizable voices in rock history (as well as prolific entertainers) belongs to the great Righteous Brother, Bill Medley. While we’ll always miss the tenor “blue-eyed soul” of his partner, Bobby Hatfield, it’s encouraging to know that Bill is still performing (mostly at Branson, Mo., but with [...]

HoF "Monkeeing" Around??

Y’know, for centuries now, the Relic’s been tellin’ folks about how the “PreFab Four” (ie, Davy, Micky, Peter and Mike) changed the face of Rock-and-Roll (for that matter, music in general! Read on …).Okay, suuuuuuuuure they were hand-picked for their TV Monkeeshines. And, though the music was cool and the vids cooler, [...]

"WHY" NOT?!?

What happened today was kinda weird, actually:
I was digestin’ my local “oldies” station this AM while working and stumbled on an early slow-dancer by Bobby Vinton called Tell Me Why. A cool song, lotsta melody, a 10 to hug yer lady close with (brought back memories of left-foot Relic at an old [...]

"zoso" WHAT??

Naaaah, man … this ain’t Zeppelin! But it’s one helluva tribute act … and, having heard this Wilmington, NC-based band, ZOSO, I can tell ya that the LZ force is with ‘em”!But, it brought a healthy ? to your friendly, neighborhood, always-inquisitive Relic: What, exactly, IS a “ZOSO”? To answer that, [...]