U2’s best work has always been when we didn’t know what we’re doing. Bono September 1, 1979 U2 released their very first record, an EP titled ‘U2-3.’ As an Ireland-only EP, it had an initial run of 1,000 individually numbered copies with the tracks produced by the band with Chas de Whalley. Before billing as…

The stars can come with some wacky requests. Here are some of the demands of rock stars when on tour. Ozzy Osbourne must have an eye, ear, nose, and throat doctor at each venue. Meat Loaf a mask and one small tank of oxygen. David Bowie requests a dressing room temperature between 14c and 18c, and Paul McCartney must have a…

Elvis Presley was the big bang. He was the most influential single figure in the history of American pop culture. He changed the way we looked, thought, dressed, held a guitar. He didn’t invent rock & roll, but he defined it in a way that everyone who followed him owes him a debt. Jimmy Iovine…

Kevin is the guitarist and composer of instrumental rock band Pyramids on Mars. His music is hard rock, industrial, and metal infused with lead guitar melodies inspired by violin melodies of Baroque classical composers Bach & Vivaldi. His lessons feature classical style lead techniques with Neo-Classical influences. Kevin loves Yngwie Malmsteen. He wanted to learn…

Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman giving all your love to just one man. Tammy Wynette ‘Stand By Your Man’ took 15 minutes at Epic Studios to record today in 1968. It was the most successful record of Wynette’s career and is one of the most covered songs in the history of country music….

Reminiscent of the bands coming out of the Southern Ontario hotbed of many punk and hardcore bands in the ‘90s that spawned Alexis on Fire, ATTE’s release ‘Partition’ pushes the boundaries with a not-so-aggressive side of that musical spectrum. Composer Aaron Lavigueur crafted the catchiest of songs with resolute soul, with socially charged lyrics that…

On this day in 1990, a helicopter hit a man-made ski slope while trying to navigate through dense fog, killing Stevie Ray Vaughan and three members of Eric Clapton’s entourage. Vaughan had performed at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, Wisconsin with Robert Cray & His Memphis Horns, and Eric Clapton. A member of Clapton’s crew informed Vaughan…

When I die, just keep playing the records. Jimi Hendrix On August 26, 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine named Jimi Hendrix as the greatest guitarist in Rock history. Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Ry Cooder also made the top 10 list. Hendrix was one of the most innovative electric guitars players of our day. He brought…

Kevin is the guitarist and composer of the instrumental rock band Pyramids on Mars.  Hard rock, industrial, and metal infused with lead guitar melodies inspired by violin melodies of Baroque classical composers Bach & Vivaldi. Kevin has always had a passion for and has spent over twenty years researching to understand why they are here….

Today in 1965, two female Beatles fans hired a helicopter to fly over the house and jumped from the helicopter into the swimming pool. The Beatles’ were resting after taking LSD the day before with The Byrds and Peter Fonda. This third rest day was halfway through a five-day break in their 1965 tour of…