Rock Archive
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Is the Rock Instrumental Dead?
Posted on July 28, 2011 | No CommentsCould it be true that the rock instrumental is almost extinct! From its halcyon days in the 60s, 70s and early 80s – it faded to obscurity – almost .... -
The ‘West Coast’ Sound
Posted on July 5, 2011 | No CommentsWhile I might be 12,000 kilometres away – I’ve always been drawn to the west coast of the US – if not because of the similarity between the laid back... -
Design Your Ultimate Rock Band!
Posted on August 17, 2009 | 1 CommentWhen conversation turns to music – there’s no holding back – we all have our favourites. But given the chance – who would you include in your ultimate rock band?... -
Meatloaf – and one Hell of an album
Posted on July 20, 2009 | No Comments‘The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling Way down in the valley tonight . . . ‘ Could it be that the unmistakable melodic prose of Jim Steinman... -
Air Guitar Fans Unite!
Posted on June 3, 2009 | No CommentsWhat is it about 70’s music that evokes seemingly mature men to spontaneously adopt a Fender air guitar stance amidst normally civil (yet like-minded) individuals – and women to shun... -
Your Top 5 Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame
Posted on April 16, 2009 | No CommentsYou’ve been given a mandate by Rolling Stone Magazine to induct five (yes only five) rock n’ roll legends into a hall of fame. You do the homework, you agonise...
