AstroCal – July 2025        On the morning of July 1, 2025, Venus will be shining brightly in the eastern sky in the hour before sunrise.  Shining at magnitude -4-4, it will not be ha…

       Late in May, I got a sonic treat of epic proportions when Gary Tanin, our friend at Daystorm Music in Milwaukee, sent us an early copy of Peggy James’ new album.  First the disclai…

       On February 28, 1980, AC/DC played the last date of the tour that introduced both their album Back in Black and their new singer, Brian Johnson, to the world.  It had been one year a…

    Back in April of 2025, we presented some highlights of General Chuck Yeager’s exploits from his West Virginia childhood up through his historic flight that broke the sound barrier for the fi…

From the Vaults:  Knockdown Gigs        When my high school band, The Twig, broke up the summer after graduation, I made the conscious decision to not get into another band until after my f…

       The Bangles had a lot going for them when they broke into the big time in the 1980s.  One burden they did not have to carry was that of being the first all female rock band (see Vixe…