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Album of the Month - Rumours
Fleetwood Mac's 11th studio album 'Rumours' was released on February 4, 1977 by Warner Brothers while they recorded the album from February to August of 1976 at the Record Plant in Sausalito, California. While the band recorded the album, both McVie and Nicks lived in Sausalito's seafront properties while all the men f...
Feb 01, 2019
Album of the Month - Eat A Peach
One of my all time favorite albums that got me into the 'jam band' genre is The Allman Brothers third studio album 'Eat A Peach' which was released in 1972 on February 12th . The album featured 9 songs with 3 singles being released, including; "Ain't Wastin' No More Time / Melissa" (April 1972) , "Meliss...
Jan 02, 2019
Artist of the Month - B.B. King
When you think of the Blues, a few names come to mind that may include Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and Freddie King but the one that will always come up is the King of Blues himself, B.B. King. Born as Riley B. King in 1925, King was always into music. Growing up in Mississippi, he sang in his church choir while durin...
Jan 02, 2019
Back In Time Mix 1.0
There was a time were the only way we could find new music or let alone listen to music was from cassettes we made ourselves that we call 'mixtapes'. That's why this is here, to help bring knowledge to songs that you may have forgotten about, never knew about or songs that you still listen to now after the years. Throu...
Jan 02, 2019
Album of the Month - Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd
Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd was the debut album of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd being released on August 13, 1973. The album featured four of the bands well known songs; 'Gimme Three Steps', 'Simple Man', 'Tuesday's Gone' and 'Free Bird'. The album cover photograph was taken in Jone...
Nov 01, 2018
Artist of the Month - REO Speedwagon
Forming in Champaign, Illinois in 1967 and selling more than 40 million records, REO Speedwagon achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. While Neal Doughty was attending the University of Illinois as a junior was when he met fellow student Alan Gratzer. Gratzer had been a drummer since high ...
Nov 01, 2018
Album of the Month - Led Zeppelin
Being released in 1969 on January 12th in the US, Led Zeppelin's debut album made it to the Top 20 on the charts in 1969-70 with the UK albums chart being the highest at NO. 6. The album was recorded in October of 1968 in London shortly after the band was formed. The session to record took place before the group...
Sep 14, 2018
Artist of the Month - Billy Idol
First achieving fame in the 1970s as a member of Generation X, Billy Idol embarked on his solo career during the "Second British Invasion" made famous by MTV the early 1980s. His stage name "Billy Idol" was inspired by one of his school teacher's when they described him as "idle". He state...
Sep 14, 2018
Album of the Month - Toto IV
Toto IV is the fourth album from the band Toto that was released in 1982 by Columbia Records. The lead single, "Rosanna", peaked at NO. 2 for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with "Africa" topping the Hot 100 chart which became the first and only NO. 1 hit for the group. After the succes...
Jul 13, 2018
Artist of the Month - Jeff Beck
Learning on a borrowed guitar and attempting to make his own instrument with glued together cigar boxes as a teenager, it seemed like Jeff Beck has always wanted to play guitar. He has stated that the first time he ever heard an electric guitar was years before he tried building his own at the age of 6. While being emp...
Jul 13, 2018