The Grateful Dead’s Take on the Blues
5 Dead Blues Covers Written By Patrick Ortiz Music has so many positive affects on our lives....
This Week In Rock History: May 7 – May 13
Born This Week in Rock History 5/7/1905 – Bumble Bee Slim (Piedmont Blues Guitarist) 5/7/1946 – Bill Kreutzmann...
Best Blues Albums of 2018 [So Far]
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Best Blues Albums You May Not Know
The Lesser Known Albums From Musicians You Love Written By Patrick Ortiz We love the...
This Week in Rock History: April 23 – April 29
Born This Week in Rock History: 4/23/1936 – Roy Orbison (rock and roll singer-songwriter) 4/23/1947 – Glenn Cornick...
Blues Musicians To Watch In 2018
Almost five months are gone in 2018 already! A lot… so much in fact, has happened this year...
Country Songs For Blues Lovers
Tell me if this conversation sounds familiar: “So, you’re into music Mark? That’s awesome! What sort of genres...
This Week in Rock History: April 9 – April 15
When One of the Best Prog-Rock Bands Goes Classical Progressive rock innovators Jethro Tull have always been known...
Breaking Down The Five Best Classic Rock Drummers
Drummers are more than just fancy, human metronomes keeping the time and rhythm going in the band. Sure,...
This Week in Rock History: March 26 – April 1
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY 3/26/1917 – Rufus Thomas (Blues & Soul Singer-Songwriter) 3/26/1944 – Diana Ross...
Musicians in Activism
Activism, organizations, and social movements have existed for many years, well before they were even given those identities....
Irish Blues Musicians You Need To Know
St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow! It’s another holiday most Americans don’t know quite everything (or anything) about but...
This Week in Rock History: March 12 – March 18
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY 3/12/1917 – Leonard Chess (Record Mogul, Chess Records) 3/12/1948 – James Taylor...
12 Gateway Albums Into Jazz
An Intro Guide To Jazz Music This one is pretty straight forward. Whether you are an avid jazz...
This Week in Rock History: March 5 – March 11
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY 3/5/1952 – Alan Clark (keyboards, Dire Straits) 3/5/1970 – John Frusciante (guitar,...
The 12 Most Underrated Bass Players In Music
Unknown and Underappreciated Bass players, the backbone and support beam of every band. Also, the individual in the...
7 Influential Women Behind Our Favorite Musicians
The Ladies Behind The Music Behind every successful song and musician there is a powerful and inspirational woman....
This Week in Rock History: February 15 – February 25
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY 2/19/1940 – Smokey Robinson 2/19/1948 – Tony Iommi (guitar, Black Sabbath) 2/19/1948...
This Week in Rock History: February 12 – February 18
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY: Ray Manzarek: February 12, 1939 (keyboards and organ, The Doors) Steve Hackett:...
This Week in Rock History: February 5 – February 11
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY: Nigel Tufnel: February 5, 1948 (guitar, Spinal Tap) Vinnie Colaiuta: February 5,...
14 Blues Love Songs For Your Valentine
It’s that time of year again. Husbands and boyfriends everywhere will be flooding the stores on February 13th...
10 Greatest Football Halftime Shows
Best of Halftime Shows! The biggest sporting event of the year and one of the most watched...
This Week in Rock History: January 29 – February 4
Born This Week James Jamerson: January 29, 1936 (THE Soul and Motown session bassist) Tommy Ramone: January 29,...
Journey To Muscle Shoals
The Unassuming Greatness of a Small Town Sometimes we forget how beautiful our country is and steeped in...
This Week in Rock History: January 22 – January 28
Born This Week Sam Cooke: January 22, 1931 (Soul singer) Steve Perry: January 22, 1949 (singer, Journey)...
Memorable Moments of Dolores O’Riordan and The Cranberries
The Voice of The Cranberries Even if you think you don’t know anything about the band The Cranberries,...
This Week in Rock History: January 15 – January 21
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY Earl Hooker: January 15, 1930 (blues slide guitar player) Captain Beefheart: January...
10 Jeff Beck Facts You Don’t Know
10 Jeff Beck Facts Jeff Beck is undeniably one of the best guitarists out there. He is not...
Blues Musicians To Watch In 2018
Blues In 2018 & Beyond Vol.1 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2018 is already upon us, and for...
This Week in Rock History: January 1 – January 7
This Week in Rock History: January 1 – January 7 Happy New Year Everyone! Well, after a...
New Year’s Eve Blues Bashes!
The year 2017 is almost coming to a close. For some, the year flew by like a bolt...
This Week In Rock History: December 28 – December 31
Born This Week: Johnny Otis: December 28, 1921 (blues guitarist) Edgar Winter: December 28, 1946 (rock multi-instrumentalist)...
The Best Blues Guitar Albums of 2017
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Live From the Fox Oakland The Tedeschi-Trucks band has something for everyone: jamming rock tones,...
This Week In Rock History: December 23 – December 27
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Born This Week in Rock History Adrian Belew: December 23, 1949 (guitar, King Crimson) Eddie...
Women Who Shred: The World’s Best Female Rock Guitarists
Last week, we took a look at the “Best Modern Female Blues Musicians” celebrating the top women in the...
This Week in Rock History: December 16 – December 22
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY Tony Hicks: December 16, 1945 (guitar, The Hollies) Billy Gibbons: December 16,...
The Best Modern Female Blues Musicians
The Top Women In Blues In this day and age, women are proving more than ever that they...
This Week in Rock History: December 9 – December 15
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY Junior Wells: December 9, 1934 (blues harmonica player+singer) Eddie Jones a.k.a. Guitar...
Pedals Everywhere!
A guitarist’s tone is unique and special. It is like his or her fingerprint, no two are the...
This Week In Rock in Rock History: December 2 – December 8
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY Tal Wilkenfeld: December 2, 1986 (bass, Jeff Beck) Ozzy Osbourne: December 3,...
Jethro Tull – No Way To Slow Them Down
Jethro Tull: Still Going Strong Last Friday I had the great pleasure of seeing one of the greatest...
Great Rock Ballads
Great Rock Ballads Part II As a continuation from last week, we will take a closer look into...
This Week In Rock History: November 3 – November 10
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY: Dilbert McClinton: November 4, 1940 (blues singer) Art Garfunkel: November 5, 1941...
Great Rock Ballads
Great Rock Ballads Part 1 Get out your lighters out and ready! Today we are saluting a few...
Notable Musicians Who Sold Their Soul To The Devil
The Devil Wants Souls For Talent It’s that time of year again. The weather is getting cooler, the...
This Week In Rock History: October 28 – November 3
Welcome to Friday Everybody! We made it through the week. Now let’s take a look at what happened...
They Call It Stormy Monday
Stormy Monday What makes a song a classic, stand the test of time, or instantaneously recognizable? In every...
Jimmy Kimmel Resurrects The Ghost of Frank Sinatra
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday, Oct. 10th opening skit starred the Ghost of Frank Sinatra appearing...
It’s A Bird.. It’s A Plane.. It’s The Flying V!
Flying V There are a lot of uniquely shaped guitars that look more like modern pieces of art...
This Week In Rock History: October 14 – October 20
Hendrix was the greatest guitar player in history and he was only 27 when he died.. Luckily, before...