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Why People Are Putting This Classic Toy on Their Bird Feeders
Some people are going back to their childhoods for a creative solution for a common problem that plagues bird feeders. Gardeners and lawn care aficionados are finding each other like never before thanks to helpful (and sometimes quirky social media groups. The Punk Rock Gardening and Bird Watching Facebook group, for example, boasts a membership of nearly 200,000 people.
Peter Frampton Announces the Positively Thankful Tour
Peter Frampton has announced a new run of tour dates leading up to his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in October. The Positively Thankful Tour will launch on Sept. 8 in North Charleston, South Carolina, and run through September 23 in Northfield, Ohio. "It’s been an incredible year...
Belew, Levin, Vai and Carey Expand King Crimson BEAT Tour
Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai and Danny Carey have expanded their upcoming BEAT tour, adding 21 new dates to the '80s King Crimson-focused trek. The new string of dates begins on Nov. 18 in Thousand Oaks, California, and concludes on Dec. 18 in Highland, California. The expansion brings the trek up to 65 dates in total, with several shows already sold out.
Michigan Chef Aiming to Win National Award
A family-owned caterer in Battle Creek is on the doorstep of earning a national award. Pop's Family Kitchen is no stranger to winning, as they've taken home a few awards around the area over the years. John “Chris” Capers has outlasted more than 50 other chefs in a national contest...
Why Ted Nugent’s Label Tried to Keep ‘Stranglehold’ Off His Album
Ted Nugent says his record label tried to keep him from recording "Stranglehold" for his debut album. He didn't listen, of course. Instead the eight minute-long epic quickly became Nugent's signature song, partly because of its length and unusual structure, which is exactly what made the record executives nervous about including it on the album.
Who Else Remembers Video Disks? They Actually Existed!
I know what you're thinking: "Of course, I remember laser disks. I still have some in my basement!" But that's not what I am referring to. I'm talking about video disks. A friend and I were discussing my recent article, "Can You Identify These '70s Objects?" and the topic of home video came up. I then mentioned how much fun we had watching video disks in the early '80s. He replied, "Like video laser disks? The ones that look like giant CDs." I said, "No, the ones that looked like 78 RPM records."
55 Years Ago: The Hollies Record a Hit With an Unknown Elton John
If you want to make a career in the music business, you have to cut your teeth somehow. For Elton John, known in his early days as simply "Reggie," that meant doing quite a lot of work as a staff songwriter and sometimes a session pianist. One of those gigs was with the Hollies, who got together with John in June 1969 in what was then EMI Studios in London (it would later become Abbey Road Studios) to record a song written by Bob Russell and Bobby Scott called "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," originally recorded by the American singer-songwriter Kelly Gordon.
New AI Lawsuit Values Hit Songs at $150,000 Each
A lawsuit filed by the Recording Industry Association of America is demanding compensation of $150,000 for each song allegedly copied by artificial intelligence startups Suno and Udio. The corporations are accused of breaching copyright laws to create clones of hit singles by the RIAA, which says it represents around 85...
Filmmaker Files Lawsuit Over Allegedly Stolen Tom Petty Footage
Filmmaker Martyn Atkins has filed a lawsuit against Warner Music's production branch over their use of some allegedly stolen footage in a 2021 documentary about Tom Petty. Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers was directed by Mary Wharton and featured new interviews with people like Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench of the Heartbreakers as it detailed the making of Petty's 1994 solo album. It also included never-before-seen-footage, culled from hours of 16mm archival film that Wharton was given access to via Petty's daughter, Adria.
K-Wings Are First Pro Hockey Team with NHL Street League Teams
The unfortunate thing about hockey is, there isn't ice on the ground at all times, and you can't rely on Mother Nature even to follow through and keep the lakes frozen around here anyway. So Playing a fun pickup game of hockey isn't exactly easy to do. But Street Hockey...
Pete Townshend’s ‘Quadrophenia’ Ballet to Premiere Next Year
Pete Townshend has announced the premiere of Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet, based on the Who’s classic 1973 album. The production will open in the U.K. in May 2025, following years of development after the guitarist’s wife, Rachel Fuller, created an orchestral version of the music, which was recorded in 2016.
What’s the Real Reason WMU’s Mascot is a Bronco?
Western Michigan wasn't always the Broncos. When and why did they change their mascot?. WMU has an incredibly long and rich history. The university was established in May 1903. The university did not use the Broncos as its moniker in the first nearly four decades of its existence. They were the Hilltoppers until they became the Broncos in 1939 according to CollegeFootballHistory.com,
Tom Petty Refused to Release Some of His Best Songs
Tom Petty's songwriting output could make any artist or band quite jealous. But for all of the things that did make it to the radio, there were many compositions that just sat on the shelf. Then there were the tracks Petty and his band, the Heartbreakers, recorded numerous times, searching...
Three Rivers 2nd Annual Pride Event Promises Weekend of Fun
Three Rivers will wrap up Pride month with a weekend packed full of family fun. With less than 8,000 residents, Three Rivers is one of the smallest Michigan towns to host a Pride event in 2024. Last year Three Rivers had their first ever Pride event pulling in an estimated 3,000 people. This year could be larger with the event's busy schedule. The founder of Three Rivers Pride Andrew George had this to say about the event,
THEY’RE BACK! Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Spotted in Michigan Again
You've probably seen the campaign that Michigan, and other states, have going almost every year around this time. Billboards along the highway that say, "If you see this insect, kill it on sight," with a picture of the notorious spotted lanternfly. (At least, the message said something LIKE that.) Well,...
Amazon Making Massive Change To Packages Delivered In Michigan & Ohio
Amazon has come a long way since its humble beginnings to being, becoming one of the largest companies in the entire world, and a service that pretty much everybody uses. Although it may subsequently be responsible for the closing of many stores, the convenience of being able to order anything at the drop of a dime and getting it within 24 to 48 hours is all unheard of by any other company and something we never would’ve thought possible back in the 90s.
Michigan & Ohio About To Have Dozens of 7-Eleven Locations Open & Close
The most famous convenience store in the world is facing tough financial times and unfortunately will be closing hundreds of locations in 2024. I’m talking about the infamous 7-Eleven. A total of 30 retailers will be closing 3200 locations in 2024 according to a recent survey done by CBS...
The Best and Worst Run Cities in Michigan
An annual study was released that showed a couple of Michigan cities ranking among the worst-run cities in America. A couple of Michigan cities did very well in this recent study while a couple of Michigan cities failed miserably. It's simple. What cities are properly serving its residents according to Cassandra Happ, a WalletHub analyst,
Dennis DeYoung: ‘I Was Begging for My Life and Job’ With Styx
Dennis DeYoung has been out of Styx for 25 years. The band chose to replace him as they prepared to tour in support of 1999's Brave New World. The singer, as he shares, found himself unexpectedly ill and unable to go on the road immediately, felt helpless. "I was begging...
URGENT: Don’t Touch Michigan Gas Station Pumps With Fruit On Them
If you drive a car, you can place getting gas alongside death and taxes as inevitable things in life. Granted the gas prices aren't always the same, every car is created differently, and gas mileage varies, everyone runs out of gas at some point. Most of us swipe our cards or go inside, then set the pump to flow automatically while we stand outside or sit in our cars. It's one of those times that many people let their guard down and are often distracted.
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