#Post • PAUL SIMON: Joins The Country Music Cross-Over Bandwagon /

by KingoftheHits | Aug 21, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, American Artists, Country, Pop

Another pop artist has jumped onto the Country Music bandwagon – at least for one night. In recent weeks, veteran rock/classic rock acts like Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and The Rolling Stones have – to one degree or another – crossed over to the...

#Post • $PAYOLA: Alive & Well in the Record Industry? /

by KingoftheHits | Aug 20, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, Pop, Top 40

So you thought the record industry business practice known as Payola has been been long gone since the 1959 U.S. Congressional bribery and corruption investigation nabbed legendary Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed for accepting cash and other ‘considerations’ in...

#Post • JIMMY BUFFET: Parrotheads Becoming ‘Party Poopers’ … Literally! /

by KingoftheHits | Aug 19, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, American Artists, Pop

Evidently, Jimmy Buffet concerts are becoming rather, um, messy these days – and ‘Parrothead p##p’ is the reason. The most recent example of this dirty deed occurred last Saturday night in Mansfield, Mass., where up to 100 parking lot partiers brought...

Post • NEIL YOUNG: Teaching Meryl Streep A Lesson /

by KingoftheHits | Aug 19, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, Canadian Artists, Classic Rock, Videos

Whether or not you’re a fan of actress Meryl Streep, here’s an interesting video of her receiving lessons on playing guitar like a rock star from Neil Young. Streep’s new movie, Ricki And The Flash, stars the 19-time Academy Award nominee as aging...

#Post • ELTON JOHN: New Album “Finished” and “Upbeat Rock’n’Roll” /

by KingoftheHits | Aug 17, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, Pop, UK Artists

According to a recent interview with Billboard Magazine, Sir Elton John’s record producer of late, T-Bone Burnett, a new album from EJ is “finished” and “beautiful, very upbeat rock’n’roll.” Burnett, also Vice-President of...