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Steven Tyler looks like Mick Jagger?
When Aerosmith began critics claimed that they were a Rolling Stones rip off - even down to the big mouth on Steven Tyler. That he was just trying to be Mick Jagger - Well, if you saw the Season Finale of Saturday Night Live on Saturday - Mick got his ...
The River 500
Memorial Day weekend is always a great weekend for Rock Radio. Often times, your favorite radio station or stations will spend the weekend giving you the best programming possible in hopes that you crank it up while boating, camping, cooking out and hanging with the family and this year is ...
Fun in our own backyard!
So I have lived in a lot of places. One thing that I've heard from most people in almost all of those places is "there's nothing to do here." Now, I always seem to have been blessed with the ability to have fun anywhere but I have to say - ...
Stones to play SNL??
In case you haven't heard - Mick Jagger is hosting the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" this coming Saturday Night and with that comes a nice little rumor. Speculation is that the Rolling Stones may perform live on Saturday Night Live this weekend. Unconfirmed reports on the Stones forum ...
FREE Eagles tickets! Wednesday!
okay - so you should know by now that The Eagles are doing two shows this week at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Wednesday and Friday. Well, Saturday's show sold out pretty quickly but if you want to make sure that you don't miss Wednesday's show then I've got a plan ...
Concert Season! What's missing??
Bruce Springsteen Van Halen Tom Petty The Eagles Styx, REO and Ted Nugent Roger Waters Aerosmith and Cheap Trick Kiss & Motley Crue and that's really the beginning. Listen, I'm a jaded man - I've been to HUNDREDS of concerts over the years and although some of the GREATEST bands ...
Attention STONES fans!!
There aren't many bigger names out there than The Rolling Stones and although they've been milking fans dry of their cash for decades now - they still seem to give back. The Stones are offering 3 classic shows for only $5 each. They were former bootlegs popular with fans but ...
I love a good story - no matter how bad my judgement WAS!!
So the Ticket Vault is stacked this week with tickets to see Kiss and Motley Crue and boy do I have a Crue story to share. Well, maybe I shouldn't share it but hey, it's Rock n' Roll isn't it?? I believe the year was 1989 - Motley Crue's "Dr. ...
Dick Clark vs. Ryan Seacrest
Getting older sucks. Bottom line. But I will say this. There is something to be said about growing up with the originators. The brave and talented people that paved the way for modern life. Whether it be TV, music, technology - it has been the baby boomers, and generation X that ...
Axl Rose Says "No Thank You!"
Can I just ask this question?? What is wrong with this guy? So...Here's the latest. Guns n' Roses will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 14th and there have been rumors about a Guns n' Roses Reunion but you can just FORGET about that ...
Yikes - The youth hates MY music
As the father of a 6 year old - I am trying VERY hard to teach the importance of The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Van Halen - but I can only do so much, right?? Here's where my head is at. I took that boy of mine ...
Pop Stars Do Dylan!
When you say the name Bob Dylan - It says a lot! I mean, in regards to one of the most prolific poets/singers/writers of all time. Now the truth be told - Dylan is polarizing. You either LOVE him or HATE him but regardless, you have to respect him. In ...
The River's "Sweet 16"
Here are the new match-ups going into the 3rd Round of The River and Diet Mountain Dew's March Music Madness: Have you voted?? The number next to the artist is their ordinal seed position. Looks like all the 1's an 2's are still in it. First Quadrant: - Led Zeppelin ...
What song makes YOU think??
We all know that music paints a picture - that music recounts a time, a memory - it brings back a special moment in your life, it says the things that you've been wanting to say and expressed the emotion you've been eager to express. I'll give you an example. ...
Are you a River Crew Member? If not - WHY NOT???
Do you know what a River Crew Member even is?? Well....Let me share the wisdom with you. See - Our River Crew Members are SPECIAL listeners that love us so much and want to get our monthly newsletter that really isn't about "news" at all. What can you expect in ...
North Carolina in March doesn't JUST mean basketball!
March Madness is well underway and during this past weekend - UNC Asheville and Duke were knocked out of the yearly basketball tournament and you wouldn't even know it if you spent the weekend in the mountains of NC like I did this past weekend. Let me just say - ...
Well quit complaining then - It's up to YOU!!
What up River fans?? Have you heard the new feature on The River?? The one I do weekdays at 5:00pm?? It's called Five Favorites From....It's YOUR chance to program the station. You pick the year and the 5 songs and I play them. I often answers calls about how we ...
Death and Taxes - Life's ONLY guarantees
I know it sounds morbid in title alone but the saying goes something like this: "The only two certainties in life are death and taxes." Whether is was Mark Twain or Benjamin Franklin that actually said it, we do know that it's true. I don't bring this up because it's ...
If we ONLY had a Peyton!
OK Bulldog fans - I know it's hard to root for a UT Grad. No one here in Georgie REALLY likes that bright Orange and White from Tennessee do we? Well, maybe not - but as a football fan - or a sports fan no less - you have to ...
2012 is going to be INSANE!!
Every week it seems that I get another e-mail talking about yet another show that's coming to Atlanta this year and we haven't even announced the Chastain Series or the Summer Shed series at places like Verizon, Lakewood AND Chastain! I really just want to take a moment to try ...
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