Excerpts From a Facebook Discussion on June 30, 2025

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Discussion starter Edd Kray opined: God, I miss rock and roll. Today’s music sucks. Last night I... Read More → Excerpts From a Facebook Discussion on June 30, 2025

Happy Birthday to Denver Native Kip Winger!

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In the late ’80s, his band Winger sold millions of albums and earned six charting radio singles starting... Read More → Happy Birthday to Denver Native Kip Winger!

Top Execs on the Opportunities & Challenges for Independent Music Publishers

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By Dan Rys, Billboard | Few sectors of the music business have come to the forefront with more force than... Read More → Top Execs on the Opportunities & Challenges for Independent Music Publishers

8 Rock + Metal Bands Who Split With Their Drummer in the Last 6 Weeks

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By Chad Childers, LoudWire | Over the last six weeks, eight rock and metal bands have split with their... Read More → 8 Rock + Metal Bands Who Split With Their Drummer in the Last 6 Weeks

One of the World’s Finest Guitar Collections Has Been Kept Under Wraps for Decades – Now It’s Been Donated in Full to the Met

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By Phil Weller, Guitar World | The Metropolitan Museum of Art has received a landmark donation of... Read More → One of the World’s Finest Guitar Collections Has Been Kept Under Wraps for Decades – Now It’s Been Donated in Full to the Met

Zach Bryan Removes Track From Latest Album After Collaborator John Moreland Calls Out His $350M Deal and Mocks Him as ‘the F—ing Off-Brand Version of Me’

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By Chris Willman, Variety | (Well, now, here’s an advantage to not having physical CD copies of your... Read More → Zach Bryan Removes Track From Latest Album After Collaborator John Moreland Calls Out His $350M Deal and Mocks Him as ‘the F—ing Off-Brand Version of Me’

This Alternative Artist Landed a Top-20 Chart Debut With an Album Made Almost Entirely on His Phone

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By Ethan Millman, Hollywood Reporter | D4vd just locked the second-best debut on the Billboard 200 this... Read More → This Alternative Artist Landed a Top-20 Chart Debut With an Album Made Almost Entirely on His Phone

Dump Truck Crashes Into Whisky a Go Go Music Venue on Sunset Strip

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By McKinley Franklin, Hollywood Reporter | A dump truck crashed into Whisky a Go Go, the legendary music... Read More → Dump Truck Crashes Into Whisky a Go Go Music Venue on Sunset Strip

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Hollywood Bowl: Adam Lambert To Play Judas To Cynthia Erivo’s Jesus This Summer

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By Greg Evans, Deadline | Adam Lambert will join Cynthia Erivo in Jesus Christ Superstar this summer for... Read More → ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Hollywood Bowl: Adam Lambert To Play Judas To Cynthia Erivo’s Jesus This Summer

Pope Francis, the Music Nerd: A Playlist

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Photo: The late Pope Francis | By Tom Huizenga, NPR | We tend to think of popes as people who are somehow... Read More → Pope Francis, the Music Nerd: A Playlist

1960 World Series Broadcast Joins Iconic Music in the National Recording Registry

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By Andrew Dalton, Pittsburgh Post Gazette | LOS ANGELES (AP) — Recently added to America’s audio canon... Read More → 1960 World Series Broadcast Joins Iconic Music in the National Recording Registry

Never Short Change Your Own Worth!

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How many times have you had this conversation? This spells the problem out very clearly – something that... Read More → Never Short Change Your Own Worth!

Brian Emo on Auto-Tune; Tracy Chapman Only Buys CDs; Roger Daltrey Says Technology Takes ‘heart’ Away From Music

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“I hate the sound of Auto-Tune when it just turns a voice into every other voice”: Brian Eno on His... Read More → Brian Emo on Auto-Tune; Tracy Chapman Only Buys CDs; Roger Daltrey Says Technology Takes ‘heart’ Away From Music

Ranking The 15 Greatest Black Female Artists of All Time: Ella Fitzgerald is only #4

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By Kaeya Zui, Netflix Junkie | COMBO Editor’s note: Whether you agree or disagree with Ms. Zui’s... Read More → Ranking The 15 Greatest Black Female Artists of All Time: Ella Fitzgerald is only #4

I spent thousands trying to identify the source of my pain – it turned out to be my Fender Telecaster

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I spent thousands trying to identify the source of my pain – it turned out to be my Fender TelecasterBy... Read More → I spent thousands trying to identify the source of my pain – it turned out to be my Fender Telecaster

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