Rock Hall of Fame Names Its 2017 Inductees: Nile Rodgers is among them, but Chic Isn’t.
After months of waiting, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame finally names its Class of 2017 inductees. For hip-hop and R&B music fans, the latter of which has always…
A Hearty ‘Breakfast in America’ – Roger Hodgson (formerly) of Supertramp Rocks Chicago!
Okay, perhaps it wasn’t quite breakfast, and maybe it wasn’t exactly Chicago…and heck, for that matter, Roger Hodgson hasn’t been in Supertramp for 33 years! But it was as close…
The 50 Greatest Christmas Songs…Ever! (2016 Update)
(First published December 5, 2016) This 2016 special ranking of the 50 (!) Greatest Christmas tunes updates my djrobblog countdown from last year of the 45 Greatest Christmas Songs. I’ve…
Stevie Nicks’ 24K Gold Tour Hits Chicago…Seven Short Stories of Loyalty
This is a review of the Chicago leg of the 24K Gold Tour w/ Stevie Nicks & the Pretenders! Stevie Nicks is a living legend in rock music. She’s given…
Colonel Abrams (1949-2016) – How Soon We Forget… A Short Tribute
The music world has lost yet another of its gems in ’80s dance music king Colonel Abrams, who died after a reported battle with diabetes on Friday, November 25, 2016.…