Prolific rock journalist Greg Prato documents the Kiss years after removing the face paint on MTV in 1983. The author details the decision behind the much talked about move, and the honest reaction from the rock community. Once unmasked, the band had to modify their stage performance. Afterall, Gene Simmons was no longer The Demon […]
Music you may have overlooked I don’t know about, but I am always open to finding new music or being reminded of songs I may have overlooked. Author Greg Prato has crafted a list of gems that definitely deserve your consideration. He presents an eclectic mix of obscure tracks with hit songs. Prato shares the
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Reflecting on MTV’s golden years If you remember when MTV actually showed music videos, I suggest you add this book to your library. The author focuses on 1981 to 1985 and takes you back to the original concept for Music Television. The book is filled with interesting facts about the launch of the network, the
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“I wish I was in Tijuana, eating barbecued iguana,” sang the 80’s group Wall of Voodoo. And as you will learn in “Facts on Tracks,” the one hit wonder band did make it to Tijuana, to film their memorable music video. Greg Prato shares notes from his interviews with the band members and songwriters that
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The definitive history of Ratt Two of the original five members of Ratt have penned autobiographies, and shared their perspectives on the history of the band that gave us great tunes such as “Round and Round,” “Lay It Down,” and “Way Cool Jr.” However, author Greg Prato breaks down the hard rock band’s definitive history
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The book opens with a question WWE fans had for quite some time. When will Vader finally be inducted into the WWE hall of fame. Vader would posthumously be inducted in 2022. The man they called Vader reflected in “Vader Time,” that his WWF stint wasn’t his favorite run. Heck, the boss, Vince McMahon, wanted
Did they make it? Did Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers (Clarence and John) successfully escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in June 1962? Or did they drown in the San Francisco Bay, as many suspect? Was Morris the mastermind behind the daring escape as depicted in the famous 1979 movie “Escape from Alcatraz” starring Clint
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In this edition of Ashley Hudson’s intriguing United States of True Crime series, she focuses on the Sunshine state. In a still shocking chapter, Michelle Parker went missing the day she appeared on a pre-taped episode of the popular courtroom show, The People’s Court. The day she disappeared in 2011, she dropped off her kids
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Philo points out in “British Invasion” that the invaders were first influenced by the Americans. Acts such as “The King of Rock and Roll” Elvis Presley, Bill Haley and his Comets, Buddy Holly, the Everly brothers, and Chuck Berry had an impact on the Beatles, who led the first wave of the British invasion. Berry’s
Our Fight: A Memoir is truly the Ronda Rousey story told under her own terms. She talks about her early struggles with speech, and sadly losing her beloved father, who she called “her hero,” to suicide when she was only eight. Rousey confesses that she considering taking her own life after suffering her first defeat
