Month: January 2011

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Y & T Bassist Phil Kennemore RIP 1953-2011

January 8, 2011

Y & T Bassist, Phil Kennemore dies at the young age of 57 from lung cancer. WOW, that was some hard news to swallow. Growing up in the Bay Area, I am truly a long time Y & T (Yesterday and Today) fan. Frontman Dave Meniketti formed Y & T, the hard rock group, along with Phil Kennemore back in 1972 in Oakland, CA. Y & T has had a few member changes over the years but Phil and Dave were always there. I had heard last year that Phil was diagnosed with stage 4 Lung Cancer and was devastated. I didn’t realize that in just a few short months of hearing that, he would be gone. On NYE 2010, there was a benefit for Phil Kennemore at the Avalon. I was trying to work out how I could go to the benefit but I missed it. I heard it was incredible. Dave Meniketti confirmed the news of Phil’s passing on a blogpost and also had the following tribute: “As a musician, with those huge [Read More]

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Happy New Year 2011….

January 2, 2011

HI Everyone and a Happy New Year to you all!!! 2011 will be a great year, yes I promise you! Musicwise you have a wide selection of unsigned Rock and Metal bands to choose from for your new favorites. It seems that today’s radio stations have decided to walk away from the rock scene and replace their revenues supporting Pop Rock and Mild Rock or “Safety Rock” as I call. They play it safe for their fans in hopes that their parents will buy the records and be duped into buying another Pop Rock Album with the tease of one heavier rock sound song. Well let me tell you as one ROCK parent to another, ” I DON”T BUY IT!!”. If my kid wants to hear Rock, Metal or Punk; darnit, he will get it!! None of this song tease of one heavier rock song and then we buy the album and it is all pop rock and mild stuff. He is then disappointed and then I am too since I shelled out the money [Read More]