Jeff Beck got the cover story treatment in December’s issue of Classic Rock Magazine after being named “Living Legend” by the mag. Inside the related interview, Beck spent some time talking about some of the session work that he had done over the years and perhaps unsurprisingly, he’s not a big fan of doing it […]
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Setlist: Clapton/Beck At the O2
Warning: As the title suggests, setlist spoilers are ahead. If you’re attending any of this week’s shows, you might want to move on from this post. Or, if you’d like a possible preview of what you can expect, this post is for you. I won’t be in attendance unfortunately, but after seeing the following setlist […]
Judas Priest: Hell Bent for Grammy Awards
Judas Priest won a Grammy last night for the first time ever. I have to admit that when I heard this, I was kind of surprised to learn that Judas Priest hadn’t ever won a Grammy. And then, I started to get heart palpitations thinking that perhaps the band had won a Grammy for a […]
New Releases This Week: Tom Petty, Pixies, Neil Young vinyl
Lots of cool stuff this week, with the Tom Petty box set sitting at the top of the heap of all-time coolness. I hope that you guys have a good week – I’ll be listening to this Tom Petty box for the rest of the week, and probably next month as well. See ya in […]
The King of the Blues and the Pied Piper of Prog-Rock
Hey there music lovers, it’s time for some video to go with our audio. Today, we’ll look at two recent DVD releases: B.B. King Live at Montreux 1993 and Jethro Tull: Living With The Past. For those of you whose only reference to B.B. King is his appearance in the U2 film Rattle and Hum, […]
It Came From the 70s – DVD Edition – Deep Purple, Ted Nugent, Jeff Beck
It’s 70s week here at my house. I’m watching new DVD releases from three of my favorite artists of that decade: Deep Purple, Ted Nugent and Jeff Beck. All brought something unique then and it’s time to see what’s going on nowadays. In the case of Deep Purple and History, Hits & Highlights 68-76, we […]
Quick Hits: Material Issue, Bruce Springsteen, Career Advice for Aging Rockers, Neil Diamond
Oh internet friends of mine, it’s been a looooong time since we’ve done one of these Quick Hits type of posts. I’m getting ready to point my car towards Michigan for night #2 of the J. Geils Band reunion shows in Detroit, happening Saturday night. The band are reuniting for a pair of shows in […]
The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies – Reflections from Cleveland
Wow, what a weekend. Guitar extravaganza closes out the Rock Hall inductions with, from left, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Ron Wood, Joe Perry, Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield. photo by Joshua Gunter / The Plain Dealer I seriously had every intention of merely “swiping” and linking to Brian’s overview of the event. And then, Friday […]