This Day in Music Spotlight: Radio Station Bans Sir Cliff Richard. :: Special thanks to ThisDayinMusic.com . Cliff Richard, the Peter Pan of British pop, untouched by scandal since his launch in the black and white 1950s, was embroiled in a career-threatening scandal on this very day in 2004. Tony Blackburn, The DJ who opened Radio One back in 1967 with the immortal “good morning everyone! Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1,” had been taking it easy in radio land for a few years when he triggered a Cliff Richard scandal that went all the way to Parliament
Dave Ellefson: ‘It was a Good Time to Come Back to Megadeth’. :: When Megadeth broke up in 2002, it marked the end of an era. Founded in 1983 by bassist Dave Ellefson and frontman Dave Mustaine, after the latter’s expulsion from Metallica, the group pioneered the thrash metal genre. Mustaine would later restart Megadeth, but without his old partner, Ellefson—until last year, when the 46-year-old bassist rejoined the band to celebrate the 20 th anniversary of the Rust in Peace album.
This Day in Music Spotlight: Kylie Minogue’s Journey from Car Mechanic to Pop Diva. :: Aussie pop singer Kylie Minogue scored her fifth U.K #1 single on July 1, 2000 with the Paula Abdul song, “Spinning Around,” which prompted the British trade magazine Music Week to announce that Kylie was the only “act” in the history of British pop music to see their first 13 singles go top 10. Over the years, Kylie has sold more than 68 million albums and more than 40 million singles worldwide, won numerous trade awards (ARIAs, Brits and Grammys), and she’s been bestowed the U.K.’s most prestigious Order of the British Empire “for services to music.” As the Daily Telegraph remarked, “Kylie Minogue is not just a pop star any more; she is a veritable goddess.” The land down under has hardly been a hotbed of international chart hits, which makes Minogue’s rise to the top all the more remarkable
Guitarist Steve Vai, the Artist that Attained the Highest Performance Level. :: True artists are people who dedicate themselves for the media they had chosen in the beginning of the art careers and achieve the highest level of performance that can be attained by the human skill. Such people are indeed rare. The guitarist Steve Vai is one of those rare people who had attained the highest [...]
Blind Guitarist: Show Off the Talent. :: People may think that sightless people cannot do anything better than normal people. That is not correct actually. There are many proofs that people can see why sightless is not the real barrier to develop the talents. One of the proofs is blind guitarist. In music industry of America, blind guitarists have an important part [...]
John Benitez’s Purpose: Great New Album From A Jazz Great. :: By: Marcos Rios John Benitez’s second solo record, Purpose , manages to create a perfect synthesis of Benitez’s Latin jazz roots and modern jazz. Benitez brings to light honest music, which captures the listeners ears in a genuine calm while still containing the fiery essence of most Latin jazz albums.
Kelly Hayes Interview: From Cold to Allele and More. :: By: Angela Villand Allele (pronounced Uh leel) is Wally Wood (vocals), Mason Romaine (guitar), Giancarlo Autenzio (drums), Tim Tobin (bass), and Kelly Hayes (guitar). All of these musicians, formerly known only to each other as “local boys” that once played in various bands around the Jacksonville, Florida area, comprise a group of incredibly sharp, talented musicians that deliver a clear message that rock n roll is not a joke, nor is it dead. After their first CD, Point of Origin , there were tours, followed by Wally’s departure, then a regrouping of the lineup with Wally’s return and Lane’s departure.
