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09/03/2026

On this day (Sep 2), 1972, Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘You Wear It Well’, the singers second UK No.1 was taken from his album Never A Dull Moment. This video clip courtesy Top of the Pops Aug 1972.

09/02/2026

Wayback Wednesday: Back in the early 1960s, two young musicians from Nebraska teamed up and wrote a dystopian folk-rock ballad. That song was called “In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)”, written and recorded by Denny Zager and Rick Evans.

Their story of a darker future quickly climbed the music charts in 1969. It held the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and also topped the charts in the U.K. and Australia. The psychedelic folk-rock song sold over 10 million copies around the world and earned a gold record.

But that was no easy achievement.

With no major label backing, Zager and Evans invested $500 of their own money to record the song in a tiny studio in Odessa, Texas.

The duo had 1,000 copies of the 45 rpm single pressed on their independent label. They also had to distribute the records on their own, handing them out to regional radio stations and record stores.

Their hustle paid off. Radio stations in Nebraska and Texas put the song in rotation, resulting in an instant breakout hit.

The song’s airplay eventually reached the ears of RCA Records execs, who quickly signed the duo and re-released the song the same year as two major cultural moments: the Apollo moon landing and Woodstock.

Their song imagines a bleak future for humanity shaped by new technology. One lyric says that in the year 5555, “your legs got nothing to do, some machine is doing that for you.”

However, their successful recording career was short-lived.

Failing to write and record songs matching the massive response to “In the Year 2525”, Zager and Evans became members of the “one-hit wonder” club and soon broke up. But as they say, one hit is better than no hit.

Zager now builds custom guitars at Zager Guitars in Nebraska. Evans passed away in 2018.

09/02/2026

The Cretin Family supergroup, comprised of Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), Travis Barker (blink-182), Tim Armstrong (Rancid) and CJ Ramone (Ramones), made their live debut on August 30th, 2026 for the Official Ramones 50th Anniversary Tribute at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.

The special tribute event was hosted by John Travolta and included guest appearances by musicians like Billy Idol, Jason Freese, The Linda Lindas and Fred Armisen, playing a fast-paced set of classic Ramones tracks.

These video clip highlights courtesy of 🎥 YouTube/consequencevideo

09/01/2026

Tuesday Throwback: Nearly 50 years ago, Led Zeppelin played an all-acoustic live version of the folk song “Battle of Evermore” for the first time since it was recorded in 1971.

The song recorded on the band’s fourth and untitled album was played live for the first time in Dallas during its 1977 U.S. tour.

In this clip, an unplugged Zep performs the song in Seattle. Plant is accompanied on vocals by multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones, who plays acoustic guitar.
Guitarist Jimmy Page plays mandolin and John “Bonzo” Bonham on percussion.

On the recording, it was the late Fairport Convention singer/songwriter Sandy Denny who sang harmony.

The song’s lyrics have been alluded to the works of fantasy novelist J.R.R. Tolkiens.

09/01/2026

On this day (Aug 31) 1985 , UB40 with guest vocals from Chrissie Hynde had the UK No.1 single with their version of the Sonny Bono song ‘I Got You Babe’ a hit for Sonny & Cher in 1965.

08/31/2026

Fire on the Mountain (Jam): Hundreds came from miles around to catch Allman Brothers Band tribute group Mountain Jam Band give an blistering end-of-summer blowout performance on Sunday (Aug. 30) at the Stirling House in Strling, NJ.

The band’s performance fired up the crowd from start to finish, masterfully performing songs by the legendary Southern rock band with clear guitar harmonies and thundering dueling drums. Even someone’s pet cockatoo was rocking to the music.

Other show highlights included frequent guest artist James Dalton Jr., who wailed on a harmonica on several numbers (the last time I saw a harmonica player with such command of this instrument was in smoke-filled Chicago blues clubs a long time ago).

Another highlight was drummer Stu Magulis’ teen-age son, Ben, who sat behind the kit and joined his dad on the ABB song “Firing Line.”, with the younger Margulis’ friends and the rest of the crowd cheering him on.

Near the end of the three-hour show, Mountain Jam called up Allman-Betts member John Ginty to join the band on “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” Ginty, who had performed with Santana, Govt. Mule, Bob Weir, Jewel, Widespread Panic, and others, traded off with Frank Saia on keys during the instrumental jam. Ginty also joined the band on the show’s closer “Southbound”.

In this clip, guitarist John McCormack takes lead vox on the band’s cover of ABB’s 1990 hit “Good Clean Fun,” capturing the slide hooks and harmonic guitars that harken back to ABB’s ‘70s roots.

The band also slipped in a Duane Allman side project: Derek & The Dominos’ “Tell the Truth.”

Other Mountain Jam members are Ryan Guthrie, guitar/vocals; Chris Pott, bassist/vocals; and drummer John Soward.

If you missed Mountain Jam Band, you have a couple of opportunities to see them soon. They are scheduled to play the Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia on Oct. 2 and the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park on Oct. 9, so please check ‘em out.

08/30/2026

Laying It Down for Jerry: A jam-band supergroup joined a symphony orchestra in paying tribute to the Grateful Dead and The Jerry Garcia Band on Saturday (Aug. 29) at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ.

The Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration has made various stops across the country, featuring music artists and regional symphony orchestras.

In this clip, the performers in the ensemble features Jerry Garcia Band’s Melvin Seals and Jacklyn LeBranch, bassist Grahame Lesh (Grahame Lesh & Friends), Tom Hamilton (JRAD, Tom Hamilton Band), Kanika Moore (Doom Flamingo), and John Kimock (Mike Gordon). They were joined by around 60 members of the Philly Pops orchestra.

In this clip, the band performs JGB’s cover of the Eric Clapton-penned country rocker “Lay Down Sally”.

The three-hour performance also included “Terrapin Station”, “Ripple”, “Deal”, “Scarlet Begonias”, “Touch of Grey”, “West L.A. Fadeaway”, “Morning Dew”, “That’s What Love Will Make You Do”, and other compositions. njmusicscene

08/29/2026

Keep On Dancing: Classic/modern classic rock cover band Keep On Growing funked it up on Friday (Aug. 28) at a North Jersey private event, with a killer rendition of Scottish R&B group Average White Band’s 1974 chart-topper “Picking Up the Pieces”.

Here’s Tom Coughlin doing an amazing job of reprising the song’s iconic tenor sax solo.

The band also performed other hits by Neil Young, Amy Winehouse, Bob Dylan, Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Van Morrison, Grateful Dead, and many others.

Some of KOG members hail from other well-known regional cover or tribute bands including Bell Bottom Blues, Wilma, Starman, Cold Hill, and Burnt Leftovers. Check out KOG and these other bands when you get a chance.

Did-You-Know Department: “Picking Up the Pieces” almost never got released as a single.

The producer nixed the idea because he thought no one would want to hear a Scottish band playing an R&B-type song with members shouting the only lyric “picking up the pieces”.

Boy, was he wrong when the song was finally released.

Although the song failed to initially chart in the UK, it soared on the U.S. music charts. It helped that funk-filled song was released during the height of the ‘70s disco craze-era.

The origin of the song’s title comes from the idea of picking yourself up when things aren’t going especially well.

That was the case of AWB, which sspent years being broke while trying to make it in the music biz.

08/28/2026

Dolly Sings The Blues: Here’s Queen of Country Dolly Parton singing “Mule Skinner Blues” on “The Porter Wagoner Show”.

Parton’s 1970 breakthrough solo hit shot up to the number three spot on the country charts and earned her a Grammy nomination.

R.I.P. Dolly.

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