The Scene:
The Scene features a variety of articles that explore a wide range of subjects, all of then delving into the many aspects of rock ‘n’ roll music, its artists and players, the music business and classic rock culture
Blacktop Mojo Cover Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’
The Southern rock band from Palestine, Tex. offers a blend of post-grunge, classic rock and metal, somewhere between Soundgarden and Lynyrd Skynyrd
Read More
Expecting Rain: Meeting Place For Bob Dylan Fans
One of the great music resources on the web is devoted to The Bard and related topics, curated daily for decades by Karl Erik Andersen. “All this because of Bob Dylan.”
Read More
2017 in Review: A Farewell to Those Who Left Us
We’ve lost so many giants of the music world in 2017. Here we take a look back at some of those who are now gone, but who gave us so much.
Read More
Handicapping the 2018 Rock Hall Nominees!
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominees for the 2018 class. We predict which artists we think will make the final cut.
Read More
John Fogerty Leads Acts Playing Tom Petty Tributes
The list of musicians that have the unanimous admiration of their peers is a short one and at or near the top was TP. Watch these beautiful performances
Read More
The London Bar Scene of the Early Rolling Stones
If you’re visiting, you’ll want to check out where the Stones and the top British music journalists, managers, agents and publicists used to frequent
Read More
Fan-Tastic: Future Beat Offers VIP Concert Experiences
Why pay scalpers? Treat yourself to a great experience by attending a favorite band’s soundcheck, meet them backstage + watch them from your front row seat
Read More
Exclusive: ‘70s L.A. Singer-Songwriters Book Excerpt
The fertile L.A. music scene of the 1970s gave us the Eagles, Jackson Browne, Tom Waits and Randy Newman. Author Bruce Pollock shares their stories
Read More
2016 in Review: Saying Farewell to So Many
We’ve lost so many giants of the music world in 2016. Here we take a look back at some of those who are now gone, but who gave us so much.
Read More
The Rick Wakeman Interview, Part One
The prog legend will soon be inducted into the Rock Hall as a member of Yes. But he’s also got a fine new solo piano album. We spoke with him about it.
Read More