The FORE vid (and MORE)

“Now, for … all yew … fffffFORE fanzzzz … in th’ audience, rrrrrrrIIIGHT here, on … ARE staige …”
Okay … so I’m not Sullivan. But I toldja the Relic knows a successful act when he hears it!! And, Rockaholics, this is just one of their hits! Now, with all that’s goin’ on [...]

Are Ya Ready? Then LET’S ROCK!

Throughout the world at this hour, bands are tuning up, studio mixing boards are being adjusted, fans are buying tickets for concerts and radios are playing Top 40 from 1964 … or is it 1966 … or ‘67?
Contracts are being discussed for a four-man band out of Kent, England, who’s already starting to set the [...]

Bein’ Part of the Community

Hey … we all wanna be part of a community of some kind, right? I mean, it’s a heckuva lonely world without a sense of “belonging” somewhere.
Now, there are a lot of chats/IMs/fileshares/vids wanderin’ around this info superhighway. The problem is, which one offers the most in the little communities they build?
That’s where [...]

Concerting Concerns (or Concerning Concerts)

Sittin’ downtown in a railway station* isn’t gonna be boring for a lotta lucky riders in Chi-Town soon. Matter of fact, they might get so excited they’ll miss the A-Train.
Y’see, Amtrak is plannin’ a big wingding there on May 10(it’s for National Train Day, whatever that is), and get this: They’re gonna [...]

More or Less, Odds and Ends

Alright … by now ya know the Relic’s HQ’d in the foothills of Appalachians, right? And ya know I’ve toldja about my li’l band of mouse-samplin’ whiskerlickers underfoot, right? ) Okay, then: to yer left, meet the real “Hillbilly Cat”!
Hey … have ya ever wondered where that old moniker came from? Y’see, for years, jazz [...]

Robots, Walls and More!!

My, my … what is this old world coming to??
I mean, lookit what the folks at Gibson® have done, wouldja? Yep … you’re lookin’ straight at the first robot guitar!! Now, before ya think it’s gonna play itself, lemme fill ya in on what it really does:
This little marvel actually tunes itself, rather [...]

On Rod, Ron, The Fore (and more …)

Well, I think we all expected a book to be in Rod Stewart’s future somewhere, considerin’ his escapades over the years … and now he’s finally workin’ on it! He just signed a big, multi-million-dollar contract with Harper-Collins to do his autobio!!
The Relic first got wind of Rod back with a group called Jimmy [...]

Rare and Unseen: The BEATLES!

INTRODUCING …THE ULTIMATE BEATLES DVD!

If you’re a fan of The Beatles, trust me … you’ve gotta lay your hands on this piece of history!! I just bought my copy (PS it was the last in the bin; the rest had already been sold!) and, Rockaholics, it lives up to everything we’ve been told [...]

The Rock Revolution Begins!!

Awww, I know it’s The Clash, but it works into the post …

Y’see, we’re lookin’ at one humongous revolution goin’ on in the world of rock, and it’s one that’s caused by a clash (seeee?) between three different fronts:
First (and according to USA Today, Rolling Stone and others), kids are rising up against the synth-techno [...]

The Healing Power of Classic Rock

Bruth-uhs an’ Sisss-tuhhhs, they’s POWWWW-uhhhh in th’ MEWWWW-zikkk!! Howl-lay-loo-yuh!!
(ahem … okay, so much for my preacher impersonation. Now ya see why I’m a writer …)

Hey … it’s true! Sixties rock — especially that which hit our shores from the “British Invasion” — carried with it an amazing ability to heal! (hmph [...]