Pink Floyd’s Psychedelic First Album, Purple Rain Reigns 24 Weeks, Goodbye Marilyn

August 4, 2022 – She’s not a rocker but Marilyn was certainly a singer and a true entertainment icon. Goodbye Marilyn Monroe. Check out the video. John Beaudin has been in major market radio (Edmonton, Vancouver & Calgary) for 40 years and a music journalist since 1989. He graduated from […]

Today in Rock History, July 27, Band On the Run Hits #1, Skynyrd Member Dies, Big Start For Rick Astley

July 27, 2022 – Rockers from Firefall, Paper Lace and Soul Asylum were born in this day in History. It was a big day for very memorable tunes in the history of music including Paul McCartney’s “Band on the Run,” and John Denver’s “Annie’s Song. Check out the video. John […]

INTERVIEW – Jonathan Cain On Prince Borrowing From ‘Faithfully’ For ‘Purple Rain’

INERVIEW CLIP #11 – That Time That Prince Might Have Borrowed Too Much From Faithfully The tune Faithfully has made the rounds, Bryan Adams once said that there was a tip of the hat for his tune ‘Heaven’ to ‘Faithfully.’ and One Direction did the same but of course then […]