Misfits, outcasts, the downtrodden… If you fit into one of these groups, or did at one time, you probably consider Ray Davies (pronounced dave – iz) a champion for your cause. Forty-seven years after The Kinks first hit the USA Top 10 with “You Really Got Me”, chief songwriter, lead singer and rhythm guitarist Raymond [...]

It’s hard to believe a world without R.E.M. making music and touring. Although the hits dried up years ago, the creativity and artistic integrity never waned. R.E.M. simply befell the fate of almost all old rockers; obscurity in the modern age of processed music ala Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Glee and American Idol. 60′s, 70′s, [...]

Lindsay Buckingham tells Rolling Stone that he thinks a new record and tour are in the works for Fleetwood Mac in 2012. It would be their first album since 2003′s Say You Will, which peaked at #3 on the USA charts. The band last toured in 2009. There is no word yet on the lineup, [...]

Legendary song writer/producer Jerry Leiber, one of the most important figures in the history of rhythm and blues and rock & roll, died yesterday of cardio pulmonary failure at the age of 78. Leiber, along with partner Mike Stoller, shared a deep love of black music and were staunch proponents of Rhythm and Blues in [...]

A relatively obscure Buddy Holly song – “Listen To Me” – has been recorded by Beach Boys’ mastermind Brian Wilson for an upcoming Buddy Holly tribute CD. It is available as a free mp3 download via Rolling Stone magazine’s website. Click on the link to hear the song: http://mp3.rollingstone.com/download/03ListentoMe.mp3 “Listen to Me” was the fourth [...]