By Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Perhaps the Mod-est of all the Mod bands of the era, the Small Faces embodied the true essence of not only the Mod aesthetic, but of rock and roll in general! Led by the formidable force of nature known as Steve Marriott, Small Faces had the energy, the […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor It was a different world way back in the stoned age, circa 1968! There was a revolution happening on many fronts -- cultural, political, musical, fashion, psychological, pharmaceutical, you name it! Rock and Roll was the language of the era and there was no time to mince words. […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor The Cure kept raising the stakes and honing their craft with each new album. The kinetic spark of their classic debut Boys Don't Cry gave way to lush and darker terrain with albums like Faith, Seventeen Seconds, and Pornography. In 1982, however, Robert Smith and company began indulging […]
Read MoreTina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. She died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, her representative said. The Summit FM will […]
Read MoreJoin host Ryan Humbert for a special episode of the Americana Roundup on the Summit FM, this coming Sunday, May 28 from 9 to 11AM. Ryan will take an in-depth musical look at the Bakersfield sound and California country, featuring historic music from Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, Wanda Jackson, Gram Parsons, Susan Raye, […]
Read MoreThis week’s Summit Essential is a true American Classic! As the story goes, the Violent Femmes were discovered while busking on the street in front of a theater where the Pretenders were playing. They were asked to come in and do a short opening set that night, and the rest is history. Call them folk, […]
Read MoreWritten by Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor It's no stretch to say that Sly & the Family Stone created some of the most joyful music ever made. The radiant vibes of their rock and soul mash-up made for some of the best records of the 1960s. The sonic vision of one Sylvester Stewart, aka […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor With the golden glow of the summer of love just underway, British Beat merchants the Zombies entered Abbey Road studios to record what would eventually become one of the most celebrated albums of the 1960s, 'Odessey and Oracle.' The Zombies had struck gold in 1964 with their early […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Forty years ago this month, Roxy Music -- one of the most unique, forward looking and, well, coolest bands ever -- put a cap on their initial run. Formed in 1970, Roxy Music truly was unlike any other rock and roll band up to that time. Formed by singer/songwriter/visionary […]
Read MoreAfter 4 years and three albums, the White Stripes had built a rock-solid reputation and a rabid fanbase, elevating them to blushing-like status in the underground. Their mix of distorted blues, chaotic garage rock and a reverence for vintage cool made them the poster children for a new generation of rock and rollers. In the […]
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