Gettin’ Back With The Program:

Having fielded around 200 emails concerning Lloyd’s death and doing a few tributes to him, it’s time to get back to work. Thanks to all of you who wrote in with your thoughts.
There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that The Beach Boys were the premier surf/motor/rock band in American history! Of course, we know [...]

Nowhere To Run? (and more …)

Geez … seems like Gary Glitter just can’t catch an even break! Tsk …
Y’see, the judge has just told the perp that he can’t leave the UK (and who’s surprised? There was so trouble there was deporting him there to begin with!). He’d planned to travel to Spain via France but the courts turned him [...]

50 Years of the Hot 100 (and THE FORE!)

By now, you’ve probably heard that Chubby Checker — the cat who popularized The Twist –has put up another fuss about being “neglected” by the rock world and media (awwww!) ; but, this time, he’s added that he created the “dance-apart” craze (as opposed to slow-dancing).
Ummm, Mr. Checker, sir, does that include the jitter bug [...]

THE BEATLES: A Scenario …

No question about it: The Beatles were the most influential band in the world. But … but what woulda happened if they had flubbed their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show and gone back to England, their collective tails between their legs (BEATLE-FANS, don’t worry. It’s just an expression …)?
Or, let’s say, they [...]

The Fore Interview (Pt. II)

Okay, Rockiteers … here’s Part 2 of the interview that’s got rockers around the globe buzzin’ — and anxious to hear the rest of the story from Spencer Hannabuss (bass, vocals, songwriter, founding member), Luke Bentley (rhythm, vocals), Simon Thompson (drums, vocals) and Matt Hardy (lead, vocals) — collectively, THE FORE!
(I was told that waitin’ [...]