Here’s a reverse trivia question for the readers of this blog: Name a song dedicated to a relative of the blogger? OK, there might be...

Last week marked the first birthday of the music blog you are reading, Can’t Get It Outta My Head, so it’s a good time to reflect on what...

Forty-six years ago this week, Johnny Allen Hendrix died in a London hospital. OK, Johnny Allen had been his birth name, and was soon...

Thirteen years ago today (Sept. 7), The Music lost one of its most extraordinary songwriters. So this week, I will Muse upon the works of...

We’re coming up on the final holiday of the summer, so of course it’s time to think about music for the festive occasion. OK, Labor Day...

Sitting on the deck, listening to the Klipsch outdoor speakers, under the influence of a pale ale (or two), I often cue up the same...

A month ago, a group of friends held a celebration of the life of one of our number who had died earlier in the year. Many in the circle...

Periodically, the DJs on my favorite album-rock, satellite-radio channel will get giddy about a new release coming from one of the older...

Great musicians would make great music no matter what they called themselves, or named their groups. But one of the fun things about rock...

So how does a band that made its mark as a studio-only act sound live in concert? OK, Steely Dan’s non-touring phase was 40 years ago and...