“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 […]
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 […]
Now, chances are you dunno who those boys are on yer right … but, brother, I certainly do!
These cats were rivals of my own band(s) back in Charlotte, Nawth Cackelacky … and, in this interview with (UNH-unh … yer gonna haveta wait’ll I’m finished here! Pthffpht!) The Paragons, you’ll learn a bit about […]
“If The Beatles or the 60’s had a message, it was ‘Learn to swim. And once you’ve learned … SWIM!‘” — John Lennon.
And that’s exactly what the legends of rock did when they ushered in this new and amazing beat. But more about that in a moment …
first, though, we’ve gotta handle some unfinished […]
WHY THE MUSIC WUZ FAB (& STILL IZ!)
A simple question posed to me over the weekend:
“Why wuz the beatles and british and now fore so poplar?”
Well, besides winnin’ our special prize of a 2008 Merriam-Webster© Dictionary (and please use it!), you’ve asked a ? that’s popped up pretty often in the RelicMail. And the […]
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 […]
Yup … finally got this contraption up-and-runnin’ … and ya know what that means:
WE’RE ROCKIN’ AGAIN!!
So we’re gonna turn the amps up a notch and get biz-zeeee, startin’ with:
NEWS UPDATES
Okay … mark it on yer calendars: From here on out, May 13 will be Frank Sinatra Day (yo … it’s our tax bucks at […]
Now, bear with me for a second, rockers. We’ll get back to the regular program after this brief report:
Y’see, The Relic’s been asked to “define” this blog by a H’wood “name” (ie, a ’star’) who just joined the ranks of the Rockaholics. (He required that his name wouldn’t be mentioned, though. Sorry, but […]
WAIT!! Before your imagination runs wild, those two subjects mentioned in the title are involved in separate stories! (WHEW!! Please tell me I’m off the hook!) Now … let’s go on:
WAS SHE A “FOXY LADY”? In this media-drenched era of Hilton/Anderson/everyone-but-Charlie-Brown (who’d probably do it for Peanuts) sex tapes, now comes word of […]
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