"They don't even know what it is to be a fan! To blindly love some silly piece of music... or some band so much that it hurts..." - Almost Famous

(Check Out the Playlist Below!) Changing styles, be it hair styles, clothing, points of view, sports teams or even political parties happens every day. It happens in music, more often than you may think. I am certain of this, people start out with a fan base; in each of these categories these fans are loyal, faithful and will follow their idols to the ends of the earth. But let the artist, musician, athletic superstar, or politician tread lightly. The fanatical fan may toler

Growing up I loved the music of the seventies: The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Kinks, The Who, Pink Floyd, The James Gang, David Bowie, Queen, Badfinger, The Clash and The Jam were all favorites, along with a host of lesser known bands that all flitted in and out of my stereo. There was other music as well. U2, The Cars, Adam and The Ants were all integral to my youth. But the seventies were my era. I even love a lot of disco! I suppose it’s because it was music my enti

“Last time out we sent King to Nickelback thinking that it would test him. It didn’t, so this time we are sending him to see Garth Brooks. Now King has been to hundreds of concerts but only to a couple of country shows. He is more of a hard rocker so this should be interesting.” They want me to report on what? Garth Brooks? Okay? The last time I saw a country show was Alabama in the ‘80’s because my girlfriend wanted to see them. Garth Brooks was big in the 90’s and then step

(Hey you, Check out the playlist below!) Rihanna’s Changing the Game and I am so Here for It As a woman of color, working in predominately white industries, I get fixated on the little connections you find between people of color in the music industry. I love seeing how everyone knows each other and the beauty that comes out of it. Just a few weeks ago, there was Issa Rae’s #LemmonPepperKickback that featured photos of stars like Childish Gambino, Janelle Monáe, Amandla Stenb

(Check Out the Playlist below!) The inspiration for this article was the news that Bruce Springsteen was heading on up to Broadway. And to be honest the high price of the tickets caused me to follow the news. I also thought that rock and roll isn’t really a fit for a Broadway theater. I started with a historic perspective. For over half of the 20th century, a significant majority of American music originated from and could be found on a New York City street called Broadway