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When drummers get together, what do you think they talk about? Equipment? Technique? Cooking tips? Nah. Drummers like to talk about (wait for it….) other drummers! I am not casting false rumors here because I am as guilty of it as well. It turns out that talking about drummers with other drummers is easier […]
In the past, we have discussed songs that were banned from radio and TV broadcasts for various reasons. I have always maintained that there is no surer way to drive a record up the music charts than to give the artists a bunch of free publicity. These days, anything banned goes viral in the […]
Before 2006, I had no idea that there was a drum manufacturer called Canopus or that drummer Steve Murphy endorsed Canopus Drums. For that matter, I didn’t even know there was a drummer named Steve Murphy. All that ended when the Alan Parsons Live Project performed at Michigan Technological University’s Rozsa Center with the […]
If you read the title above and started thinking of your favorite bands from the 70s like America, Boston, Chicago, Doobie Brothers, Eagles, (fill in your favorites here), read it again. Three articles in the Summer 2026 issue of Classic Rock Magazine (Issue 355) got me thinking about the age of the musicians interviewed […]
Who is Bob Reitman? Until May of 2026, the answer for me was, “I do not have a clue.” Then I got an email from our old friend Gary Tanin at Daystorm Music in Milwaukee asking if I would have time to listen to an extended interview he had done with his dear friend […]
When The Doobie Brothers The Captain and Me album was released in March of 1973, it was hard to miss. Propelled by the singles Long Train Running (March 28, 1973) and China Grove (July 25, 1973), it climbed to No.7 on the US Billboard 200 chart. I am sure these tunes helped me keep […]
As one turns south on M – 64 in Silver City, Michigan, one can not help but to notice the large smokestack rising above the horizon. This iconic 504 foot tall structure was erected in 1952-53 when the White Pine copper mine was being renovated. The federal government funded the project that was being […]
Back in my college days, I had a first draft of a term paper handed back to me with the comment, “Using the definition of a term for your introduction is not a good way to start a paper. Try it again.” With that lesson learned, I never repeated that mistake. Fifty years later, I […]
The most recent ‘next big thing’ in the record industry isn’t actually that big even though it is causing a big stir. It is a 4 inch 33 ? vinyl record designed to hold a music track up to four minutes long on each side. Not surprisingly, it is called ‘Tiny Vinyl’. What surprises […]
Okay, how many of you are willing to date yourselves by identifying the source of the following tag line, “How sweet it is!”? When did it become part of our common culture and to whom do you attribute this phrase? This is a bit of a trick question because most of us of […]