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“Childhood’s End” now has a music video. Pink Floyd produced the new video for the old song ahead of the Nov. 2016 release of the Early Years 1965-1972 massive box set. “Childhood’s End”, from Pink Floyd’s seventh album Obscured By Clouds, has been remixed from the original master tapes in 2016 by Andy Jackson and […]

During the early ’90s, Phish emerged as heirs to the Grateful Dead’s throne. Although their music was somewhat similar to the Dead’s sound–an eclectic, free-form rock & roll encompassing elements of folk, jazz, country, bluegrass, and pop–the group adhered more to jazz-derived improvisation than folk tradition. Moreover, they sported a looser, goofier attitude; after all, […]

Over the years, the Pretenders became a vehicle for guitarist/vocalist Chrissie Hynde’s songwriting, yet it was a full-fledged band when it was formed in the late ’70s. With their initial records, the group crossed the bridge between punk/new wave and Top 40 pop more than any other band, recording a series of hard, spiky singles […]

Chuck Prophet hit the road straight out of high school in the ’80s with the psychedelic roots band Green on Red, and he never looked back. In addition to working as a singer/songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, and collaborator with artists as diverse as Cake, Kim Carnes, Solomon Burke, and Alejandro Escovedo, Prophet’s deepening solo catalog of […]

A British band named after a cat, charted a 1967 hit which is one of the few that sold more than 10 million copies. You remember “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” don’t you? Procol Harum is that band which formed in ’67 and contributed to the development of symphonic rock, and by extension, progressive rock. […]

The Pretty Reckless is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 2009. The central performer is singer, rhythm guitarist and Gossip Girl actress Taylor Momsen, with Ben Phillips on lead guitar, Mark Damon on bass, and Jamie Perkins on drums, all of whom played in the band Famous in the early 2000s. […]

Robert Plant was a founding member (in 1968) and singer for Led Zeppelin, a generation’s entertainment icon. Their heavy, guitar-driven sound led them to be cited as one of the progenitors of heavy metal, though their unique style drew from a wide variety of influences, including blues, psychedelia, and folk music. After the breakup of […]

Lee Roy Parnell (born December 21, 1956) is an American country music and blues artist, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Active since 1990, he has recorded nine studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. His father had performed with Bob Wills, […]

Thomas Earl Petty was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor. He was the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He previously led the band Mudcrutch. He was also a co-founder of the late 1980’s super group the Traveling Wilburys. Petty has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one […]

The Police were a British rock band formed in London in 1977.  For most of their history the band consisted  of Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion).  The Police achieved international stardom in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s and were one of the first new-wave […]