
John Lennon: What He Would Have Been At Age 80
On December 8, 1980, John Lennon was exiting his residence at the Dakota Apartments with his wife Yoko Ono. When they separated and he was going back inside, Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman; Lennon died on arrival at Roosevelt Hospital at age 40. Lennon...
The Magic Of Eddie Van Halen
WeRCatz here. On October 6, we lost one of the most influential guitarists in rock history: Eddie Van Halen. He was 65 and his cause of death was due to lung cancer. Eddie was classically trained to be a classical piano player with his brother Alex Van Halen. Against...
Hidden Gem: The Venture Bros: The Music of JG Thirlwell
Today on hidden gems we are going to look at a soundtrack that made a now-canceled show its a one of a kind sound and helps made the show an underrated classic series and that show is The Venture Bros. The music to the series was all composed by J.G. Thirlwell, an...
Monterey Pop Festival: The Standard That Predated Woodstock
Yo Ho! WeRCatz here! Everyone that knows rock knows Woodstock. But do they know what was the basis behind Woodstock? In what is regarded as the beginning of "The Summer of Love" in June 1967, the Monterey County Fairgrounds hosted the Monterey Pop Festival. It lasted...
Fellow Robot Fellow Humans Review
Today we are going to look at the newest EP from Californian rock band Fellow Robot and it's called "Fellow Humans." From start to finish this rock album is unlike any other I have listened to this year. This album sounds and feels like they were giving us this mini...
Janis Joplin: Still One Of A Kind 50 Years Later
October 4, 1970, just 16 days after the music world lost Jimi Hendrix, the music world lost another rock icon, and still to this day there hasn't been another like her and that artist is Janis Joplin. Janis Joplin was a force of nature in her four years in the...
Jimi Hendrix: 50 Years of A Major Loss
WeRCatz here. Two days ago (September 18) marked the accidental death of legendary musician Jimi Hendrix. Succumbing to asphyxia relating to barbiturates, Hendrix joined the "27 CLub," a group where promising and great musicians die at age 27. He joins the ranks of...
Hidden Gems: Black Sabbath: 50 Years of Getting Paranoid
Yo Ho, WeRCatz here! Coming up on September 18, 2020, Black Sabbath’s second album Paranoid will turn 50 years old. This album is well known as the album that cemented the emergence and existence of the genre now known as Heavy Metal. It was recorded in one week...
Hidden Gems: YMCK
Today in hidden gem we are going to look at a trio of musicians who have been creating chiptune electropop for the past 17 years and this group is YMCK. In case your wonder what YMCK means, the name came from the CMYK subtractive color model for example: C is cyan M...
Hidden Gem: Lucie,Too and their Brand New Wave short session
Yo Ho, WeRCatz here! On July 25, Lucie,Too released their video "Brand New Wave short session" on YouTube via Thistime Records. Shot on location at Utsunomiya HELLO DOLLY, Lucie,Too performed their single "Humming" with temporary bassist Kanatama from DIALUCK; this...
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