Country music hitmaker Ronnie McDowell is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of his hit single, “Older Women” which reached number one in 1981. Now, in 2021 “Older Women ” has gone viral on Tik Tok reaching nearly 130 million views and counting through a cover by The Sheltons.
Teensville proudly presents Flowers In My Garden, the seventh installment of examining the forgotten and neglected sounds of the late 60s. Compiled to give the listener an 80-minute frown-upside-down trip, the compact disc features 30 tracks recorded between 1966-1970 that sound like hits but weren’t. Artists include Bonni Long, The Guild, Donna Marie, Norro Wilson and many more.
ECHO is proud to announce the AC/DC 2021 Poster Series. This officially licensed limited-edition series will showcase some of today’s biggest and brightest visual artists, creating works inspired by the music and career of AC/DC.
It has been 5 years since David Bowie died. Bowie’s music is enjoying a celebration of different interpretations by other musical artists. No stranger to borrowing from other genres, Bowie is getting the full treatment from modern jazz versions of his most popular songs and lesser-known track. The collected album is imported from France by the label Wagram.
For 127 years, Gibson has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands around the world. Gibson is proud to officially announce a new partnership with Dave Mustaine, the legendary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and GRAMMY®-winning founder and leader of Megadeth who joins Gibson as a Brand Ambassador. The new Dave Mustaine Collection will span acoustic and electric guitars across Gibson, Epiphone, and Kramer.
Killing Joke – the classic debut album featuring such key tracks as `Requiem’, `Wardance’ & `The Wait’ (covered by Metallica in 1987). The gatefold artwork has been lovingly recreated by original designer Mike Coles, the sole addition being a striking silver Pantone on the sleeve.
The estate of Geoff Nicholls has released an early version of the song ‘Heaven and Hell’ by Black Sabbath. Geoff has always be known as the fifth member of Black Sabbath after the firing of Ozzy Osbourne. Ronnie James Dio was brought in to be the lead singer in 1979.
Who is this irresistible creature who has an insatiable love for the dead? Why it is Rob Zombie, the king of kitschy-cool horror rock and he is back with The Eternal Struggles of the Howling Man from his upcoming seventh solo studio album, The Lunar Injection Kool-Aid Eclipse Conspiracy.
I am saddened to hear that Ron Campbell, the animator of the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine has passed away at the age of 81. Animation Magazine did a great tribute to him.
Fifty years ago, a lonely little band tumbled out of Houston, Texas. They released their first album called, ZZ Top’s First Album. They are the only rock and roll band to still be together after fifty years with all the original members. Billy Gibbons was designated as “one of the best young guitarists in the U.S.” by Jimi Hendrix during his stint in the Tonight Show in 1969.
When it comes to consuming literature, I tend to go either e-book or paper. This time I went the audiobook route for Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece. Why? Because the story unfolds by the people involved in the story of Megadeth’s mega album, Rust in Peace.
CAKE is back with a new single. They are no strangers doing cover versions. Their unique spin on classics such as Gloria Gaynor’s song “I Will Survive” and Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” take the songs to new levels of musical interpretation. “Age of Aquarius” is no different, we certainly need an upbeat tune.