Dave's Classic Rock Blog April 2008 Archive

His stage persona includes wearing a do-rag and standing on one foot while performing. But the world's best known (and very nearly only) rock flutist has a serious side, too. Progressive ... Read More

Apparently, Def Leppard is ready for prime time. On the same day (April 29) that their new album is released, they will be performing on Dancing With The Stars on ABC. Somehow, ... Read More

Those who have spent much time hereabouts know that there's a special place in my heart for rock recordings that contain both aural and visual elements. In other words, I ... Read More

I don't know how well it would play at the drive-in, but the latest entries in videography of The Beatles make for an excellent home theater triple feature. The Lennon-McCartney songwriting ... Read More

This is one of those questions that if you ask 100 people, you'll get 150 different answers. Recently the UK's London Tech Schools polled their students for their opinions on the ... Read More

Before they were Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Tom Leadon and Randall Marsh were Mudcrutch. They were all the rage in their hometown of Gainesville, Florida, but their ... Read More

This week it was hard to stay out of the way of the Rolling Stones. The new Martin Scorsese film about the Stones, Shine A Light is now playing in ... Read More

It has been 11 years since Whitesnake released a new studio album. Now, on the occasion of the band's 30th anniversary, the release of Good To Be Bad coincides with ... Read More

You know, real estate agents have long espoused theh theory that the three most important things to consider when you're buying or selling a house are location, location and location. The ... Read More

I didn't know much when I was six years old, but I knew enough to know how lucky I was to live next door to a tiny, dusty record shop ... Read More