Roger Taylor, Still Riding The Wild Wind

  A big Happy 67th Birthday to Roger Taylor, the beat behind Queen. Roger Taylor, much like Phil Collins, is so much more than just a fantastic drummer. Roger is also an excellent singer and songwriter and a solid guitar player. Although he may have been the third vocalist in Queen his voice helped to …

Michael Sweet’s One Sided War

Stryper's lead singer Michael Sweet will soon have a new solo album out called One Sided War.  A music video featuring a new song called Bizarre was released today. Stryper is one of my favorite bands and I am a huge fan of Michael Sweet's solo career.  Anyone following Michael Sweet's musical activity over the …

He Will Rock You

Happy 69th Birthday to one of my favorite guitarists, Brian May.  What a great day to highlight my favorite Queen song, Brighton Rock. This blistering rock track is from the brilliant 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack. This was Queen's third album, where they truly established their unique signature sound.  Brighton Rock is the opening track …

Harrison Ford: A Long Time Ago

A big Happy 74th Birthday to my favorite actor, Harrison Ford. He has had an amazing film career spanning five plus decades that is far from over. I have been a huge fan since 1977 when he appeared in a little film called Star Wars. I feel very fortunate to have witnessed his growth from …

Tom Hanks, Happy Birthday

Tom Hanks has had an incredible acting career. Today he turned 60 and he does not appear to be slowing down.   I am sure that he has many more great years and great movies ahead.  This being his 60th birthday it would seem like a good time to look back on his long movie …

Freddie

  I had to share this incredibly cool picture of my all time favorite singer.

Happy 70th Birthday

Happy Birthday to one of my all-time favorite actors, Sylvester Stallone. Still going strong at 70 years young.

Phil Collins: A Survivor

The release date for Phil Collins' new autobiography, Not Dead Yet, was recently announced. The book will be released later this year on October 25. The title is a tad morbid, especially considering all of the great musicians that we have lost over the last year. The title aside, I am greatly looking forward to …