Rock N Roll
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Today marks the 37th anniversary of the Live Aid concerts. Live Aid was a benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, as well as a music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that…
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It is very hard for artists, who are part of an iconic band, to breakthrough as a solo artist. Stevie nicks was able to handle it(maybe that’s what Destiny’s child meant when they asked “Can you handle it?} Stevie Nicks only became a singer for Fleetwood Mac by chance. The band as looking for a…
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No Rock blog could be without mentioning the King of Rock ‘N’ Roll ,Elvis Presley. He may have been one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. But it wasn’t always the case. When he was just 10 years old he tried to become a star by entering a talent show. It…
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You’re a teenager, you are still experimenting with different types of music. One day you turn the TV, tune in to the Dutch music show TopPop, and you see this lady with a guitar, There are a few drumbeats at the start and then a kick ass guitar riff. You are hooked, you found the…
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So you are young musician. You have had some success thus far ,but you are still struggling to get that all important first number one hit, that first megahit. You want to put your stamp on Rock and Roll, You just saw Elvis performing and you know he is the guy to beat when it…
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The best known music show is without a doubt Top of the Pops, and even though the show was cancelled in 2006, there are still weekly reruns on BBC 4.Most people were surprised that the BBC cancelled the show because i was and still is very popular, there have been speculations though that it may…
