With the new Ghostbusters film announced and on the way, this is as good of a time as any to laugh at one of the classic instances of ridiculousness within the music industry. In 1984, Ray Parker, Jr. topped the charts with his smash hit “Ghostbusters,” the theme song from the movie of the same … Read more
How different would the world be, not just the music world but the literal culture of the planet, had there been a Fifth Beatle? That is a question that has been fantasized about countless times by countless people. “Who would you add to The Beatles?” and on and on. Little do people know that there … Read more
For the music industry and especially guitar enthusiasts, Christmas 2015 was a smash hit. Man, I’m funny. Twas on that fateful day that many of us witnessed the destruction of antique Martin guitar pulled straight out of their museum. The catch was that none of us would realize what we saw until the Martin Guitar … Read more
Believe it or not, there’s a boatload of sub-genres in Dubstep, which is itself a sub-genre of Drum & Bass. You could go as far as to call these sub-sub-genres, or as I like to call them: Sub-Dubs. It wasn’t always this way. I blame the advances in computer tech. Everyone and their mom can … Read more
Once upon a time, there was a band called the Creedence Clearwater Revival. They did quite alright for themselves, for a while anyways. Known as CCR, these four fellows put nine songs in the Billboard Top 10, five of which were in the Top 2. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of … Read more
Guitar Center is at it again. We’re all familiar with the corporate screw job in the music industry, but it extends beyond recordings. Guitar Center’s upper echelon is known for its less-than-friendly practices towards its employees, and this week only took it to the next level. There’s the level of record executives making millions off … Read more
Once upon a time in 1985, a bunch of wives with nothing to do but crave power created what was known as the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC). Take a look at this line-up and see if it even remotely feels legit to you: Seemslegit.jpg The Reality: H.R. 2911 – “The Blank Tape Tax” Our … Read more
Big money making artists are ripe for the pickin’ when it comes to idiots wanting an easy pay day. Think about musicians like Michael Jackson, Eminem, Elvis, and on and on. Even the Blue Man Group can’t escape the idiocy. Those guys look real malicious, playing around with Nickelodeon Gak and playing PVC pipes like … Read more
I’m not hating on Madonna. She knows how to play the media game and stay relevant. But sometimes that leads to faking the funk and it comes back to bite you. Some groups simply won’t welcome a pop star to declare herself the poster child for their movement. The Background to Madonna’s Hack Madonna had … Read more
Few people live a life of such authenticity and genuine realness that it impacts entire cultures. Even fewer do that while sharing positivity with the entire world. The Bruddah Iz’s Backstory Israel Kamakawiwo’ole has quite the name, which is why people took to calling him Bruddah Iz. He was born on May 20th, 1959 and … Read more