By “Tampa” Earl Burton Last night on the bloated carcass that is called American Idol (more on this in a moment), the Class of 2026 for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was announced. […]
By Anita Stewart, Managing Editor (Retired) March 5, 2026 What Transforms Rock and Roll into Southern Rock? There’s a moment in certain songs when the guitars stop sounding polished and start sounding like dirt roads. […]
By “Tampa” Earl Burton Later than usual, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday announced its long-awaited nominees for induction in 2026. The list was heavily dominated by first-time nominees (ten) and by […]
Cosmic Grooves–Where Music, Movement, Stars and Meaning Meet By Anita Stewart, Managing Editor (Retired) January 26, 2026 Intro: Joy doesn’t arrive with instructions. It drifts in on a familiar chord, a wandering jam, a beat […]
By “Tampa” Earl Burton We have come to the end of another year…and it’s been an exhausting one. We won’t go into details, but we will say that the 2025 concert season helped alleviate issues […]
By “Tampa” Earl Burton Now into their third year of the M72 World Tour, Metallica has continually wowed their devoted fans and converted many to the metal faith. Over the weekend, the band brought dual […]
By “Tampa” Earl Burton For some reason (the second year in a row), Disney forced the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to announce the inductions for 2025 on a live edition of American Idol. […]
By “Tampa” Earl Burton Recently I opined on the bands that are the current standard bearers for the world of rock and roll. There was no mention of the “classic rock” bands whose time ended forty […]
By “Tampa” Earl Burton “Rock and roll” has now been in existence for almost seventy-five years. Going back to 1951 and the original “Rocket 88” (originally attributed to Jackie Breston and His Delta Cats, the only […]
ROCK HISTORY Rock At Night likes to look at rock history just for laughs. This little nugget by notable conservative William F. Buckley, Jr. was printed in the Boston Globe on September 13, 1964. It […]
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