Some people are gonna hate anything; they’re gonna hate when anybody tries to go or do anything, and that’s usually the people who don’t ever create anything themselves. Zac Brown Happy Birthday to Zac Brown! On July 31, 1978, Zac Brown was born. He is an American singer and guitarist with the Grammy Award-winning country…

From Trident Studies The Beatles recorded four takes of an original Paul McCartney song ‘Hey Jude’. Paul McCartney wrote the chart-topping song to comfort John Lennon’s son, Julian, during his parents’ split. The Ballad dropped in August 1968 was the first single from their own record label, Apple Records. ‘Hey Jude’ runs over seven minutes. It…

What I’ve tended to do is to use my own experiences to get into someone else’s mind, like in Wuthering Heights. Kate Bush Happy Birthday to Kate Bush, born July 30, 1958.  At age of 19 Kate Bush had the 19778 UK No. 1 single ‘Wuthering Heights’. Her 1985 UK No.1 album ‘Hounds Of Love’…

The Troggs cover of the Chip Taylor song ‘Wild Thing’ went No. 1 on the UK and US charts. ‘Wild Thing’ was the only single to reach No. 1 for two labels. The song was at the center of a distribution dispute, being available on competing labels Atco and Fontana. Both pressings were taken from…

The Jailbird’s drop of ‘Watery Grave’ establishes the band as a Canadian rock indie band to follow. The band offers music redolent of melodic death metal of the 70s and 80s with new raw rock talent. From 2016, members guitarist/vocals Myke Penney, bassist Liam Hills and drummer Eric Parent have developed a unique sound. The…

You drive past your old high school, and even if everybody treated you terribly, you still go take a look, don’t you? Patti Scialfa Happy Birthday today to American singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa, born July 29, 1953. During her career, Patti worked with The Rolling Stones, and notably on Keith Richard’s Talk Is Cheap album. She toured with…

Cream formed in 1966 with bassist Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton on guitar and drummer Ginger Baker made their live debut at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England. This British group’s third album Wheels of Fire was the world’s first platinum-selling double. album. The primary songwriter and vocalist was Bruce, yet Clapton contributed vocals and songs as…

Bands to watch! Additions to the buzzr playlist! The Jailbirds ‘Watery Grave’ – Biawanna ‘Comfortable’ – Jane Blanchard ‘Care’ – Le Ren – If I Had Wings (Official Video) – Little Kid, ‘Losing’ (Official Video)  [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/embed?listType=playlist&list=PLJXjHJz_GvRgpzY73Ae_QExIXk2yFPmoL&v=EG-YVc0V_iQ&layout=gallery[/embedyt]    

When I got out of high school, I was in a blues band. It was the kind of music I was interested in, and listening to, mostly because it was becoming a vehicle for a generation of guitarists – like Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. Mike Bloomfield. And that’s what I wanted to be, principally:…

When the song ‘Only the Lonely’ was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison recorded the song himself. A wise decision as the song entered the UK chart, which went on to give Roy his first of three UK chart-toppers. ‘Only The Lonely’ was an operatic rock ballad and was groundbreaking…