by Sean Passmore | May 18, 2025 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Vinyl Shoppe
The Cool AF Maestro Who Made Classical Music Pop in North America Let’s talk about Arthur Fiedler. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, December 17, 1894, this conductor isn’t just any old maestro; he is a rock star in the world of classical music. Fiedler is best known for...
by Sean Passmore | Apr 12, 2025 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Album of the Week, Albums You NEED!, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
The Flamin’ Groovies: Unleashing the Raw Power of Self-Produced Demos (1971-1973) In the wrinkled, dim-lit corners of rock history, few bands have carved out a legacy as compelling and as bewildering as the Flamin’ Groovies. The name itself invokes a sense of wild...
by Sean Passmore | Mar 2, 2025 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
The New York Dolls, a pioneering glam rock band composed of five influential members, each with their own remarkable stories and achievements. Johnny Thunders (1952-1991) Born John Anthony Genzale, Thunders was born on July 15, 1952, and died at 38 under mysterious...
by Sean Passmore | Oct 8, 2024 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF
Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14, 1939) is an American musician and composer best known for her pioneering work in the field of electronic music. During the early 1960s Carlos was instrumental in the development of the Moog synthesizer, the first...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 28, 2024 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF
After five unprecedented decades in the music industry, Linda Ronstadt announced her retirement from performing at the age of 65 in 2011. A teenager in the mid 1960s, Ronstadt fronted the rock group Stone Poneys, scoring a Top 10 hit with Monkee Michael Nesmith’s hit...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 24, 2024 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF
The Carter Family was a traditional American folk music group who recorded between 1927 and 1944. They were the first vocal group to become country music stars, and were among the very first groups to record commercially produced country music. Their music had...
