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“The first heavy metal riff ever written – and I wrote it!”: How Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page created a groundbreaking song

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“The first heavy metal riff ever written – and I wrote it!”: How Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page created a groundbreaking song

August 28, 2025| Interesting Bits|

By Amit Sharma, MusicRadar | Of all the millions of songs that have been written since the dawn of time, only... Read More → “The first heavy metal riff ever written – and I wrote it!”: How Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page created a groundbreaking song

A Letter From the Cash Family – August 16, 2017 – Still Relevent

August 21, 2025| Interesting Bits|

A message from the children of Johnny Cash: We were alerted to a video of a young man in Charlottesville, a... Read More → A Letter From the Cash Family – August 16, 2017 – Still Relevent

When Girl Friends Ask Him to Sing, He Does This…

August 14, 2025| Interesting Bits|

(Accidental major promotion! When the opportunity knocks, open the door!) (But then “Alex” slammed it.... Read More → When Girl Friends Ask Him to Sing, He Does This…

Blake Shelton Reveals He Moved to Nashville at 17 Because of an 80-Year-Old Woman

August 14, 2025| Interesting Bits|

By Evan Paul, Taste of Country | You likely know that Blake Shelton moved to Nashville when he was just 17... Read More → Blake Shelton Reveals He Moved to Nashville at 17 Because of an 80-Year-Old Woman

’80s ‘Jack & Diane’ Folk-Rock Legend, 73, Gets Grumpy With Crowd During Hit Song

August 7, 2025| Interesting Bits|

By Lauren Gordon, Parade | Though he may have written some of the most beloved tunes of the ’80s filled... Read More → ’80s ‘Jack & Diane’ Folk-Rock Legend, 73, Gets Grumpy With Crowd During Hit Song

Conductor Tadaaki Otaka ends 38 years with BBC

July 31, 2025| Interesting Bits|

By Norman LeBrecht, Slippedisc.com | Tonight (July 30th) will be the last performance of Tadaaki Otaka as... Read More → Conductor Tadaaki Otaka ends 38 years with BBC

The Zombies Were the Most Cursed Band. Now . . . // Cliff Richard, 84, Admits ‘I could be dead next year’

July 24, 2025| Interesting Bits|

By Craig McLean, The Telegraph | George Harrison, speaking on Juke Box Jury on 25 July 1964, was unequivocal... Read More → The Zombies Were the Most Cursed Band. Now . . . // Cliff Richard, 84, Admits ‘I could be dead next year’

In Praise of the Humble Recorder — a Gateway Instrument for Millions of Schoolchildren

July 24, 2025| Interesting Bits|

By Abigail Covington, NPR | Remember the recorder? It’s that small plastic instrument — looks kind of... Read More → In Praise of the Humble Recorder — a Gateway Instrument for Millions of Schoolchildren

Excerpts From a Facebook Discussion on June 30, 2025

July 3, 2025| Interesting Bits|

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!

June 26, 2025| Interesting Bits|

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

June 12, 2025| Interesting Bits|

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

June 5, 2025| Interesting Bits|

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

May 22, 2025| Interesting Bits|

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’

May 15, 2025| Interesting Bits|

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

May 15, 2025| Interesting Bits|

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

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