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Rock and Roll Hair

Hair has always played a significant roll in rock and roll folklore. From the Comets to Lady Gaga, just how well do you know your…

The White Stripes Are No More

The Seven Nation Army have disbanded. The White Stripes have officially called it quits. It was just a formality, Jack White has found greener pastures…

Grace Slick Dangles Baby by the Feet

Photographer John Olson in the year 1968 associated with LIFE magazine took a picture of Grace Slick, sharing the frame with her mother and a delightful new addition to the family, little upsidedown China.

Lady Gaga and the Telephone Children’s Book

Andrew Kolb took Lady Gaga’s song “Telephone” and superimposed the lyrics onto a discarded forgotten children’s book. The images and lyrics are a perfect marriage of…

Smoke on the Water is Beethoven’s Fifth Backwards

How did Deep Purple come up with the famous Smoke on the Water riff? Ritchie Blackmore comes clean and confesses he stolen the riff from Beethoven's 5th Symphony. He claims he loosely played Beethoven's 5th backward. The rest is history as Funky Claude was running in and out pulling kids out the ground, Deep Purple ran to the bank with their biggest hit ever. Poor Beethoven never saw a royalty check. Rock historians will point out that Smoke on the Water was based on Iggy Pop's Stooges song "Loose" and borrows many melodic elements from the song released two years earlier. You have to have a keen sense of musical hearing for that one.

Ray Davies: See My Friends

Ray Davies and See My Friends is perhaps an oddity of sorts in rock and roll recordings, a tribute to Ray and the Kinks. The…

The 20 Worst Songs of 2010

The Village Voice has released their 20 worst songs of 2010. It’s good to see Ringo Starr still doesn’t have a lick of talent even…

iBand Christmas Music

The iPad is making way at the North Point Community Church as a musical instrument outsourcing Christmas music on stage. The portability of the iPad…

Ten Years of the Beatles

Across an extraordinary span of ten years, the Beatles experienced a profound metamorphosis, navigating through a diverse array of captivating visual identities.

Music by Andrew Zuckerman

The marriage of music and photography has always been a selling point of image for any musician. Mick Jagger always understood the power of image,…

Making Music With Polychord

Now you can make sweet music with the Polychord app. If you are a seasoned musician or just a beginner, Polychord has hours of fun…

The Future of Concerts

The future is here, this 3D hologram of Japanese fantasy singer Hatsune Miku. It’s only the beginning. Will the Rolling Stones live forever now? Their…

Concerts Through The Generations

Concert going has changed through the generations. Hands play a significant role in the appreciation of music. via-thearcticcat

Last Leaf by OK Go

No toast were injured while filming Last Leaf by OK Go. Over 2,430 pieces of toast were used to film the video. After it was…

Cartoon Medley

Climb on board the nostalgia boat as captain FreddeGredde takes you on a journey to your childhood. Not the Stars on 45, the cartoon medley…

Elektra Got Their Mojo Working

Mojo has their Mojo working this month. Celebrating the little record outfit Elektra that went on to produce for them perhaps the greatest American band,…

John Lennon Re-Imagined

John Lennon re-imagined through his song titles as sung by UK rapper Dan Bull. The title of the track is Lennononandonandon.

Harry Stardust

Here is an oddity of a perfect marriage. Ziggy Stardust meets Harry Potter. The awesome t-shirt was designed by Evan Ferstenfeld & Enkel Dika. David…

Monster Mash Song

The Monster Mash hit the waves on August 1962 and became a cult classic by the time Halloween came around that year. The novelty song…

Cover Me: Song Covers

Cover songs come in all shapes and sizes. Many of them not so good, others much better than the original. Bob Dylan would be a…

Ensemble: The Style of Music

Glenn Manucdoc of Moxy Creative showcases a captivating array of iconic clothing lines associated with some of the most prominent figures in the realm of rock music.

Gordon Pinsent Reads Bieber

From one Canuck to another Canuck. Rowdyman Gordon Pinsent, Canada’s token stand-in for William Shatner reads from Bieber’s autobiography. A December life reading of a…

Xylophone Beer Music

After drinking this six-pack you will think you are in a concerto of melodic merry music. Fear not that is not the Ride of the…