Posted in People Happy 65th birthday Freddie Mercury Chris Holmes posted on September 5, 2011September 5, 2011 1 Comment Google's latest logo doodle pays tribute to Queen frontman and music legend Freddie Mercury, on the occasion of what would have been his 65th Read More
Posted in Listening Booth, Music Listening booth — RIP Jani Lane of Warrant Chris Holmes posted on August 12, 2011 Comments Off on Listening booth — RIP Jani Lane of Warrant Today we remember Jani Lane, former lead singer for the hard rock/hair metal band Warrant, who passed away yesterday at age Read More
Posted in Featured Posts, Music, TV & Radio 30 for 30 — Our Favorite MTV Music Videos of All-Time GFS Staff posted on July 26, 2011February 4, 2013 2 Comments It's the 30th anniversary of MTV's launch, and so we decided to list our 30 favorite music videos of all-time. Pretty clever idea, Read More
Posted in Listening Booth, Music Listening booth — Kiss at the Cow Palace, 1977 Chris Holmes posted on June 28, 2011August 19, 2011 3 Comments Celebrate Independence Day with a concert from an All-American band - it's Kiss live at San Francisco's Cow Palace, during their 1977 Love Gun Read More
Posted in Music My favorite music: 1972 Chris Holmes posted on June 1, 2011 Comments Off on My favorite music: 1972 A rundown of my favorite albums (and songs) from the year that was 1972. Not all of it was very popular, but you can be certain it was all Read More
Posted in Music So fresh — 10 Led Zeppelin songs that will never get old Chris Holmes posted on May 26, 2011February 28, 2013 4 Comments So you say you're tired of hearing the same 10 or so Led Zeppelin songs on the radio? Well then try these overlooked gems on for Read More
Posted in Listening Booth, Music Listening Booth — Queen, “High Voltage” (London 1974) Chris Holmes posted on April 28, 2011November 5, 2013 Comments Off on Listening Booth — Queen, “High Voltage” (London 1974) The listening booth offers up a gem of a bootleg concert from Queen's early days. It captures the band live in London, 1974, on their Queen II Read More
Posted in Album Cover of the Week, Music Album cover of the week: 1984 Chris Holmes posted on April 4, 2011February 10, 2015 1 Comment This week's entry looks at the story behind one of the most iconic album covers in rock history - Van Halen's landmark album, Read More
Posted in Album Cover of the Week, Music Album cover of the week: Grinding Stone Chris Holmes posted on February 7, 2011February 10, 2015 Comments Off on Album cover of the week: Grinding Stone Chris Holmes looks at the album art for the first solo release from the late, great Irish guitarist Gary Moore - Grinding Read More