A Gem From The Past: Poison 'In Concert' - 1991

In Concert was an ABC network series that aired on Friday nights in the 70s and later through the late 90s. Poison recorded a 1991 Irvine, California tour stop for the series and it is available on YouTube.

Honestly, I probably watched the concert when it originally aired on May 19, 1991. The 90s shows were simulcast on ABC radio stations as well.

Slash Cancels Shows After Family Tragedy

Lucy-Bleu Knight, the 25 year old step-daughter of guitarist Slash, has died. Knight is the daughter of Meegan Hodges. Slash and Hodges have been a couple since 2015.

Slash is currently on tour behind his new blues album Orgy of the Damned. It looks like four shows are currently canceled and refunds are available.

By Request: My Vintage .38 Special Shirt

As I mentioned in the .38 Special post about the new cover of their song "Hold On Loosely," my good buddy Joe gave me a vintage shirt from the band's 1984 tour.

It's from the "Tour de Force" run in 1984. Here's the front and back of the shirt. Like I said, it's too big for me, but I'll figure it out.

I love vintage concert shirts and I couldn't believe it when Joe presented it to me, just randomly in May. I told him he should have saved it for Christmas and he just shrugged. The shirt belonged to his older brother, now no longer with us. I will be a good caretaker of the shirt.

Here's the shirt: the horses are on the front.

Joe Bonamassa & Train Release 'Hold On Loosely' Cover

So this is interesting: Joe Bonamassa teamed up with Train to release a cover of the .38 Special classic "Hold On Loosely." I've always been a big fan of the song and this cover is great. Honestly, this might be the best Train has ever sounded (to me, at least). Obviously, Bonamassa's guitar work is awesome. The collab we didn't know we needed!

My good friend Joe gave me a vintage .38 Special shirt a few weeks ago. It's from their 1984 tour. The shirt is from one of the shows the band did with the basically unknown-at-the-time Bon Jovi! It's too big for me, but I will figure out a way to style it.

Conquer Divide Releases New Version Of 'Paralyzed' With Attack! Attack!

Metalcore Friday!

So this was a surprise! My beloved Conquer Divide partnered up with my faves Attack! Attack@ to do a new version of "Paralyzed" from the album Slow Burn.

The new version adds Christopher Parketny's vocals and makes for an interesting version of the song. "Paralyzed" was already on my running playlist. I'm going to swap the original out for this version for a new punch.

Singer Jack Russell Announces Retirement From Touring

This was probably inevitable and still sad to see: singer Jack Russell has announced his retirement from performing. He has Lewy Body Dementia. It's a debilitating disease that causes muscle atrophy and dementia. Symptoms progress slowly and it isn't clear how long Jack has been battling the disease, but it has obviously been awhile.

The retirement news comes on the heels of his autobiography release. I wish Jack well - and I hope his version of Great White hangs it up for good at this point.

Another Member Of The 'Billion Stream' Club

I've been listening to a lot of Bob Marley lately. Probably because the music just equals summer and good vibes to me.

The other day I saw a post that "Three Little Birds" reached the milestone one billion streams on Spotify. Does that mean anything? Probably just that the song is iconic and awesome. It doesn't really mean a ton in extra royalties because streaming doesn't pay all that much, but it's still an amazing accomplishment.  Honestly, I prefer "You Could Be Loved" from the Marley cannon. It's probably my favorite track of Bob Marley's & The Wailers. It originally appeared on the album Uprising.

"Three Little Birds" appeared on the monumental release Exodus and is typically the Bob Marley song you hear used in commercials and movies and the like.

What have you been listening to this summer?

“Three Little Birds” joins the @Spotify Billions Club! With over 1 billion streams on the platform, we are joyfull to see Bob’s message reach so many people around the world. Every little thing, gonna be all right ✌🏾💚💛❤️

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— Bob Marley (@bobmarley) July 11, 2024