Alligator Records recently announced their 45th Annivesary Compilation will be released on June 10, 2016.  Alligator has been one of our consistant new music pipelines and it seems appropriate to sha…

      Jack Spann is a multitalented singer and songwriter.  His first solo release comes out on April 19, 2016.  It is about time that the world hears his stuff and perhaps that was the gen…

How Nickelback Prepared The World For Postmodern Jukebox By Scott Bradlee Sometimes, inspiration comes from unlikely sources.   This was one thought that ran through my head on Thanksgiving Day in 20…

 His real name is Brad.  Brad Carlson.  His father owned a roofing business in Rockford, Illinois and by all accounts, he probably should have ended up working in the family business.  Back in 192…

    I quit band once.  Junior High band.  It was a misunderstanding and I really didn’t quit, but for some reason everyone thought I did.  Everybody expected our mean old band director to get…

From our friend Mitch in Oregon . . . I mean Oregoun! A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN   To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In light of your failur…