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October Is The Day To Mark On Your Calendar!

This is like the Clash of the Titans, but with power chords and backbeats. Jet and The Killers are both releasing their sophmore efforts on October 3.

The Killers look to be out of the chute first, having already released the first single, When You Were Young. They’ll follow the release of the album Sam’s Town with a tour. The same sequence has worked with hundreds, if not thousands of other releases, including The […]

By Pop Rock Nation|July 25th, 2006|Releases|13 Comments

Floyd Founder Dead From Diabetes At 60

Most rock fans don’t know who Syd Barrett was. Like Peter Green with Fleetwood Mac or Dave Shogren being replaced on bass just before The Doobie Brothers hit, Cambridge-born Barrett formed Pink Floyd when he was only 20. This week he died at age 60, leaving a void in a chapter of progressive rock.

Barrett only significantly contributed to The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, the first Floyd album. He wrote or co-wrote every track, […]

By Pop Rock Nation|July 15th, 2006|People|13 Comments

Sleep Well, Brother Milan

Billboard and other media sources are reporting that original Commodores member Milan Williams is dead at the age of 58. The cause of death has been reported as cancer.

Born March 28, 1948 in Mississippi, keyboardist Williams penned Machine Gun for the group, their first Top 10 hit. Williams also had a co-writing credit with the rest of the band on 1977’s anthemic Brick House.

Spinning In The CD Player Today
The Commodores’ major label […]

By Pop Rock Nation|July 12th, 2006|News|13 Comments

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