Blogs about: Music Fans

Featured Blog

Black Sabbath Trivia

HLPAPG wrote 2 days ago: Here’s an end of the week treat for our readers – the first person to correctly answer t … more →

Tags: Backbeat Books, Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath FAQ, book giveaway, martin popoff

Ray Manzarek, 1939-2013

HLPAPG wrote 4 days ago: In honor of the life of Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for the Doors, the following is an excerpt from Th … more →

Tags: Backbeat Books, doors keyboard player, doors keyboardist, Excerpt, faq, ray manzarek, ray manzarek biography, Ray Manzarek death, ray manzarek dies

It's Cher's Birthday!

HLPAPG wrote 6 days ago: Happy 67 years, Cher! Enjoy an excerpt from Cher: All I Really Want to Do by authors Daryl Easlea an … more →

Tags: 67 years, Backbeat Books, Cher, cher 67, Cher birthday, Cher: All I Really Want to Do, Daryl easlea, eddi fiegel, entertainer

Q & A with John Kruth1 comment

HLPAPG wrote 1 week ago: credit: Paul Hoelen Mandarine Montgomery   John Kruth is the author of Rhapsody in Black: The L … more →

Tags: Backbeat Books, QandA, Music Tomes, musictomes, john kruth, Roy Orbison, rhapsody in black, orbison book, orbison biography

A Call to Pens!2 comments

Becky Bite wrote 1 week ago: Hi! As you may know I have a magazine with a few friends, we are seeking some new helpers. Below is … more →

Tags: Ramblings & Stolen, writing, beckybite, bitemag, thebitemagazine, Reviewers, Festival, Review, Articles 2

20 Essential Live Reggae Albums1 comment

HLPAPG wrote 1 week ago: The following is an excerpt from If You Like Bob Marley… by Dave Thompson. As the album that s … more →

Tags: Dave Thompson, Limelight Editions, If you like..., reggae, live reggae, REGGAE ALBUMS, best reggae album, if you like bob marley, Bob Marley

Houses of the Holy

HLPAPG wrote 1 week ago: Guest Blogger: Rikky Rooksby is the author of many musical how-to books such as How to Write Songs o … more →

Tags: Backbeat Books, led zeppelin, Rikky Rooksby, house of the holy, Zep, fifth album, Hard Rock

U2's Controversies

HLPAPG wrote 2 weeks ago: In honor of Bono’s 53rd birthday today, we’re sharing some of U2′s more entertaini … more →

Tags: Backbeat Books, Bono, bono 53, Bono birthday, Bono (U2), Excerpt, faq, FAQ series, Jimmy Buffett

Happy Birthday, Billy Joel!

HLPAPG wrote 2 weeks ago: Today is music legend Billy Joel’s 64th birthday. Enjoy an excerpt from Hank Bordowitz’s … more →

Tags: Backbeat Books, Excerpt, Billy Joel, billy joel birthday, Hank Bordowitz, Billy Joel: The LIfe and Times of an Angry Young Man, bill joel 64, billy joel biography, bill joel book

How to have the best live performance and be remembered

omidaghazadeh wrote 2 weeks ago: By Caroline Buhler, Marketing Strategist for Flymydarling Marketing Live performances are the bread … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Music 2, Marketing, Live Shows, how to have the best live performance, Live Performance, Live Music, Growing Your Fan Base, mUiSC

A Musical Loss

katdakid wrote 3 weeks ago: Music has been hit pretty hard as of late.. Just in the past month we lost of Chi Cheng, bassist of … more →

Tags: Rock music, Commentary, Rap Music!, Music Blog, kris-kross, Slayer, Deftones, chi cheng, Chris Kelly

Happy Birthday, Willie Nelson!1 comment

HLPAPG wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s Willie Nelson’s 80th birthday today! Guest Blogger: Randy Poe, author of Stalking t … more →

Tags: Hal Leonard Books, Country Music, Randy Poe, willie nelson, Song Plugging, Stalking the Red Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson birthday, Red Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson 80

The Great Jazz Guitarists

HLPAPG wrote 1 month ago: Guest Blogger: In honor of National Jazz Month, author Scott Yanow talks a little about his 11th jaz … more →

Tags: Backbeat Books, jazz, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Guitarists, The Great Jazz Guitarists, scott yanow, national jazz month

New Twitter #Music Broken Down Simply4 comments

indiloop wrote 1 month ago: Today Twitter launched its #Music app for web and the iPhone, and it’s actually surprisingly cool up … more →

Tags: Indiloop Public, Indiloop, Digital Music, Online Music, twitter, Music, New Artists

Don Kirshner's Birthday

HLPAPG wrote 1 month ago: Guest Blogger:  Rich Podolsky, the author of Don Kirshner: The Man with the Golden Ear, writes in wi … more →

Tags: Hal Leonard Books, don kirshner, rich podolsky, Don Kirshner's birthday, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, DON KIRSHNER "THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN EAR"

Woman Wakes From Coma, Announces She Wants to Go to a Bob Seger Concert

Melissa Locker wrote 1 month ago: There are music fans, and then there are Bob Seger fans. Evie Branan had been in a coma for five yea … more →

Tags: Nation, Bob Seger, coma, Michigan, Music

#15: Weeping At Rock Shows

michaeljarmer wrote 1 month ago: Weeping At Rock Shows I’ve done it. I have allowed myself to weep at rock shows. Usually, I … more →

Tags: Music, Poetry, Music 2, NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Month, National Poetry Writing Month, Poetry, Live Music, Concert experience

An Open Letter to Brad "Accidental Racist" Paisley.

Casey wrote 1 month ago: Dear Brad (Can I call you “Brad,” Brad?): You don’t know me, but I know plenty abo … more →

Tags: Blog, Blog 2, Rant, Music, Opinion, racism, Accidental Racist, Brad Paisley, John Marshall High School

Q & A with Gary J. Jucha1 comment

HLPAPG wrote 1 month ago: Gary J. Jucha is the author of Jimi Hendrix FAQ. Here is a snippet of an interview he did with Music … more →

Tags: Backbeat Books, faq, QandA, qa, Interview, Jimi Hendrix, Music Tomes, Gary Jucha, Jimi Hendrix FAQ


Related Tags
All →

Follow this tag via RSS