The UK’s BBC is still banning lyrics that should not be banned. Apparently, someone at the BBC has a stick up their butt about the word “faggot” in a Pogues song. Radio 1 disc jockeys were ordered to censor a line in the hit song “Fairytale of New York” sung by the Pogues late great [...]

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Dan Fogelberg has died of prostate cancer at the young age of 56-years-old. Known for his soft voice and powerful lyrics, Fogelberg’s songs touched many. Bringing in an era of soft rock in the 70’s and 80’s Dan Fogelberg wrote songs from the heart, for the heart. His family was from Peoria, Illinois, about 10 [...]

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Madonna and John Mellenccamp, both cougars, have made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Madonna from Michigan and John Mellencamp from Indiana represent an under represented group of Midwest rockers in the Hall of Fame. The secret squirrels on the nominating committee have been accused over the years of having an East [...]

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Many times truth is stranger than fiction as it the case of a school custodian singing after hours over the loudspeaker, which caused a teacher to call police. The impromptu rendition of the Guns N’ Roses song “Welcome to the Jungle” made the teacher think her life was in danger. The American Idol wannabe custodian [...]

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Ike Turner has had a bittersweet career. Hailed as creating the first rock and roll song, “Rocket 88”, and sometimes called the Father of Rock and Roll, Turner was seen as a pioneer on the music scene, bringing forth a new sound and energy in the 1950’s and 1960’s never experience by fans before. This [...]

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