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July 19th, 2008

The Beat Goes On … (and more stuff)

Awwww, c’mon … ya didn’t really think yer Uncle Relic would just go “belly up” when he heard the news, didja?? Hey … there are still a few more runs left in this pony, so why not ride it??
After that? Just gimme a shout-out and I’ll letcha know the new home of […]

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July 18th, 2008

The End of The Relic??

I just got the news a coupla hours ago, yardbirds: Yer favorite Uncle Relic’s gonna be leavin’ ya on August 1.
Right … they’re discontinuing the site.
Now, before ya think I’m about to fade into a soppy eulogy, mebbe The Relic needs to remind ya one mo’ time: ROCK ‘N ROLL IS HERE […]

By Chuck Hinson -- 4 comments

July 17th, 2008

Rock News Updates

MAMA MIA! Seems like it’s just coincidence but, ridin’ on the coattails of the new movie release with Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan (and, listen … if ya haven’t seen it yet, please make a point of doin’ it! You’re in for a really pleasant treat!), singer Bjorn Ulvaeus said Tuesday that he’s […]

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July 16th, 2008

Flyin’ At The Flamingo

Over the past coupla issues, we talked a bit about The Cavern Club in Liverpool … but, over on London’s Wardor Street, there was a club that was equally exciting, especially to R&B buffs.
The Flamingo Club, or “Old Mingo” (as some of the regulars called it), actually was run out of a dingy basement in […]

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July 14th, 2008

Rock News, Vids and a Quick Tour

INTERESTING “JULY” FACTS: Didja know that, 48 years ago this comin’ Friday, Roy Orbison had his first hit, thanks, in part, to the Everly Brothers … and Elvis? Y’see, they turned down a song called Only The Lonely, so he recorded it! It proved to be a good move, ’cause, over […]

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July 11th, 2008

THE Auction, The Fore Site and More!

Okay … who else wondered where I wuz besides me? wait … that didn’t sound right … I mean Awww, I wuz off-the-air due to a small glitch in the system … but, now that that’s taken care of, let’s get back to the bizness of MUSIC!
First, someone wrote and asked Who was that Lord […]

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July 10th, 2008

A Mixed Bag at Lunch …

FIRST, A FEW ANSWERS
To kick off this quick edition of TRR, I gotta letcha know that, for the mo, Luker’s out of the hospital while they’re runnin’ the results of tests and investigations. Let’s hope the lad has great results (and I’m sure he will! Just keep on thinkin’ and prayin’, okay?)!
Now … […]

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July 10th, 2008

A Few Fab Four Facts (in honor of B-Day Thursday)

Awww, man … of all the Beatles LP covers I coulda put on here, why that one?? ‘Cause it’s got some of the best rock of ‘65 on it. And, with it bein’ just a shake and sigh away from Beatle Day in the ‘Pool, I thought it’d be okay to include it!
Bad […]

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July 9th, 2008

Beatles Day, Vids and More!

TO ALL UK ROCKITEERS: If ya live in, near, or can fairly-easily drive to Liverpool, you’ll wanna be there for Beatles’ Day, which is this coming Thursday!
According to Lee Bennion at BBC: Radio Merseyside, “‘mop-top’ wigs are being sold across the city to raise money for Alder Hey’s Imagine Appeal and the Rhys Jones Memorial […]

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July 8th, 2008

Beatles FAAB Quiz (and more, natch)!

No, I meant FAAB … as in “Free As A Bird” (the other is one “a” shorter and is either short for fabulous or the name of a laundry detergent! Pick the first one, please …).
This masterpiece, recorded on home-recorder by John before his brutal murder (hey … let’s call it what […]

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