52 Rock Moments from 52 Years, Part 1
Earlier in 2020, we started this new feature called The Full Deck, in part because this is the year that both our founders reach that age of 52. Well today, July 10th, is … Read more…
The Beatles in India
In early 1968, all four members of The Beatles traveled to northern India to attend a Transcendental Meditation training course with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. While George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo … Read more…
Top 9 Springtime Rock Songs
As Spring arrives, we look at some of the great rock songs that explicitly mention or implicitly conjure images of Springtime. We countdown this subjective list from #9 to #1. 9. “Even in … Read more…
People Who Rock:
Brittany Wilson
Growing up in Canton, PA, Bret Alexander says he didn’t know of anyone personally who made a living as a musician. So he forged his own path and has become a renowned musician, … Read more…
Top 9 Rock Rhythm Sections
Today being the birthday of the great drummer Neil Peart, we thought it appropriate to put out our Top 9 List of our opinion of the greatest combos of rock bassists and drummers. … Read more…
Cut From the Same Cloth:
Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks and Veedon Fleece
Buy Astral Weeks Buy Veedon Fleece This article is part of the feature series The Full Deck and is provided by Mike Fishman, who has written about Van Morrison for the Mystic Avenue … Read more…
People Who Rock:
Neil Peart
This article was originally published in December 2015, shortly after Neil Peart announced his retirement from music. Peart died from glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, on January 7, 2020 There has … Read more…
Top 9 Original Christmas Rock Songs
River of Rock gets in the Christmas spirit by curating a list of select, original songs with rock and Christmas elements. In full disclosure, we did borrow some from The Twelve Songs of … Read more…
Top 9 Album Closing Songs
We’ve put together a list of the perfect album closers throughout the classic rock album era. These are not simply great tunes on their own, but acted as a final seal to close … Read more…
Our Growing Music Network
The River of Rock is a network of affiliated music-centric websites, privately owned and based in Pennsylvania. The core of our network are tour four “Rock Review” sites. Modern Rock Review is an international hub for … Read more…