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The Rock Relic

July 21st, 2008

RockNews, Macca’s Big Finish, and More …

First, just a quick word to remind ya that, after this gig is over (got about ten more days, more or less, whichever comes first), the new one’s gonna start at a different venue! I’ll give ya more 411 in the next few days, so be ready to gear up for the move!
Wait a […]

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July 20th, 2008

Macca at Shea, The Fore, News and Vids

“Old Shea, could you see/by the kleig’s burly lights/what so proudly we hailed/as two legends were teaming?”
Okay … not exactly the National Anthem, but Friday night, New York did have a star-spangled banner of greats onstage.
Yep … it was a bittersweet night at Shea Stadium as Billy Joel headlined a card that knocked the […]

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July 7th, 2008

Peace & Love at High Noon Today (and some more stuff!)

ATTENTION: ROCKITEERS!! As you know, today’s Ringo Starr’s birthday. And, as you know, he stands for “peace and love”. So, for his birthday, he’s asking this:
AT TWELVE NOON, EVERYBODY TAKE A MOMENT TO FLASH THE “PEACE” SIGN AND SAY,
PEACE AND LOVE
AS LOUD AS YOU’RE ALLOWED!!
Hey … we’ve tried everything else to […]

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July 2nd, 2008

Dylan In Court (and more …)

Who sez this music of ours doesn’t have impact??
I mean, even the Supreme Cat used a famous line from …
(ummm, wait. That’s supposed to read “Supreme Court”! Uh — heh-heh! — s-sorry …) from one of Dylan’s (come to think about it, I’d rather deal with Garfield!) biggest hits to drive home a […]

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June 15th, 2008

’60s Acts That SHOULDA Made It!

WOW!! When ya see this pic, it kinda makes ya wonder if anybody in Liverpool wasn’t in a band back-in-the-day (this one’s from 1963, I think).
Actually, there were over 400 bands circulatin’ on the circuits back then in Beatletown, That’s about 1500 musicians!
SOME MADE IT, SOME DIDN’T … and some SHOULD’VE
For example: […]

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June 15th, 2008

Si’s Drum Fill, Rock News and More Vids!

Hey … remember during the last segment of The Fore interview, where a young fan named Eric asked their drummer, Simon Thompson:
“… I heard your song “Someone New” and LOVE it. How do you get the drum sound like the triple tom in there? Ive tried and tried because Im adrummer too.”?
Natch, Si was more […]

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June 14th, 2008

The Fab FORE INTERVIEW! conclusion (for now)

Well, this is the last segment of the innerview with Spencer Hannabuss (bass, vocals, songwriter, founding member), Luke Bentley (rhythm, vocals), Simon Thompson (drums, vocals) and Matt Hardy (lead, vocals) — collectively, THE FORE! (no, it’s not a misspelling! You’re reading the “interview” that gives you an “inner view” of the popular lads!)
Now, since […]

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June 11th, 2008

Macca, News, Vids, Fore and Ron Ryan

MACCA … RETIRING?? Yep … apparently so, I’m afraid. Okay … at least semi- retiring after his next 100 gigs are all played out, according to the legend himself!
He says he wants to spend more time with his daughter, Beatrice, and take time to do other things as well. Tough as it […]

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June 3rd, 2008

Nesmith, McCartney, AYBS? and More …

A COUPLA MORE WORDS ON BO Okay … we’re still a little stunned by this rock legend’s death (I mean, the dude created his own name, his own sound, his own guitar and who knows what else?). But didja know he named himself after the slang for a silly, trite person? Yep. […]

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May 28th, 2008

The Lads Are A HIT!; Rock News; AYBS?

Do I really need to repeat myself, campers?? From Shropshire to Liverpool to Essex, The Fore were on fire!
While their set on the Bootleg Beatles show was awesome, the talk of the town over this past weekend was their performance of ‘Run & Hide’ — a new song set for their next album. It […]

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