By Jon Bond | March 27, 2012 at 3:42 pm | No comments
On this day (March 27) 1973, Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead is pulled over for speeding...he was arrested when a quantity of illeagal drugs were found in his car. Much to the suprise of "Dead" fans, they began to realize songs like Casey Jones, and Truckin' were not about...
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By Jon Bond | March 2, 2012 at 10:00 am | No comments
The man who introduced us to "The Wild Side" turns 70 today. Lou's 60's/70's style would influence a generation of today's hipsters...but remember...Lou Reed was Lou Reed before Lou Reed was cool....
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By Jon Bond | March 2, 2012 at 12:01 am | No comments
It's hard to over emphasize the importance of this day in history for music lovers...March 2nd 1983...the first CD players became available to consumers. It was a huge day for me, because for the first time something I had read about in Popular Mechanics magazine five years...
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By Jon Bond | January 30, 2012 at 12:04 pm | No comments
January 30th was a huge day in history for all fans of arena rock. It was the day the band that would come to define a "rock show" first took the stage, ushering in a new sound that would stand the test of time until this very day. ...
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By Jon Bond | November 9, 2011 at 12:13 pm | 18 comments
Mine had to be the Who Farewell Tour '82 wsg/Eddie Money & The Clash (Pontiac Silverdome)...As we all know now, it wasn't really the last time we'd see the Who, but at the time we sure thought it was. The band went all out, powering through all their classics for two...
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By Jon Bond | October 25, 2011 at 10:36 am | 33 comments
I'm the new guy here and so I just wanted to take some time to get to know you a bit better. Last week I asked you what your top 3 albums were and I've got to say, you guys have great taste in music! Lots of Pearl Jam, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Rush.
Today I thought I'd go a...
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By Jon Bond | October 21, 2011 at 11:38 am | 22 comments
#3- Van Halen 1 (Van Halen)
For sheer in your face rock, nothing beats turning this up from start to finish. It's everything that you want from the band that was the poster kids for a hard driving, groupie lovin', life livin' rock band.
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By Jon Bond | October 13, 2011 at 1:00 pm | No comments
I know - I'm working on it... I'm working on...
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