Musings On Music History: Captain Trips Takes A Trip To the Hoosgow, Jimi Plays With Matches, And There’s A Double Dose Of Clapton

03.26: Steven Tyler was born on this day in 1948. Steven, Steven, Steven. Whatchya doin’, man? You’ve reigned over hard rock for the nearly four decades, with your cohorts in Aerosmith. You’ve had some serious ups and some serious downs, and we thought you’d learned your lessons. Guess not. Really? Really? You’re gonna quit the…

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Musing On Music History: The Rolling Stones Become Rock Stars, Bruce Springsteen Goes To The Movies, and Elvis Joins The Army

03.18: On this day in 1965 The Rolling Stones cemented their rock ‘n’ roll image when Mick, Keith, and Bill were each fined £5 each for urinating in front of a public filling station after a concert in Essex, England. How very rock ‘n’ roll of you, fellas. 03.20: Never, in the history of rock…

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Musings On Music History: Singer & Songwriter, Beatle & Photographer, Pumpkin & Rock ‘N’ Roll

03.12: Who does the phrase “singer/songwriter” make you think of? Bards wandering the English countryside, singing tales of yore and adventure? Itinerant musicians going from dustbowl town to dustbowl town during the Great Depression, singing for their supper, spinning tales of despair and loneliness? Yeah, us neither. To us a singer-songwriter is someone like Bob…

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Musings On Music History: In Which We Welcome A Hip-Hip Icon, Greet A Rock God, and Say Goodbye To A Musical Chameleon

02.18: A very prominent figure in the L.A. gangsta rap scene joined us this week, on this day in 1965, when Andre “Dr. Dre” Young took his first breaths. Dre didn’t begin his musical life with aspirations of being one of the biggest, most prescient hip-hop producers of all time, but that’s what happened. His…

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Hard Rock International Announces Hotel Development In Celebrity Getaway Destination, Palm Springs, California

Orlando, Fla. – Feb. 6, 2013 – Hard Rock International – with hotel locations from Bali to Cancun, San Diego to Singapore and Chicago to Macau – announces plans to open Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs in Fall 2013, bringing the legendary Hard Rock vibe to one of Southern California’s hottest vacation destinations. Hard Rock…

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Musings On Music History: The Day Van Halen Hit The Top, The Day We Were The World, and The Day The Music Died

01.28: Tying back in to Mr. Van Halen’s b-day two days prior, this day in 1984 saw Van Halen’s 1984 hit the album charts for an impressive run of rock popularity, churning out hits such as “Jump,” “Panama,” and “Hot For Teacher,” which itself spawned one of the best videos to ever impress impressionable young…

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