KISS & Def Leppard Offer a Military Discount
KISS is set to finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month and they’re setting out on a 40th anniversary...
View ArticleRock Legend Meets Actual Hero at the White House
Marine Kyle Carpenter had a big day at the White House last Thursday. Not only did President Obama award him the Medal of Honor for using his...
View ArticleRelive the ’70s With ‘The Midnight Special’
Time-Life has just released a couple of new DVD box sets for legendary late-night music show The Midnight Special. There’s a 6-DVD set with 8 1/2...
View ArticleGeneral Dempsey Reveals His Musical Side at USO Gala
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey spoke at the 2014 USO Gala on October 17th and described what it’s like to...
View ArticleThe Truth About ‘Fortunate Son’
It’s pretty simple: “Fortunate Son” is a protest song written by a Vietnam-era veteran in support of the men who served and against the children...
View ArticleCollege Students Fight the Viet Cong
Oberlin College cancelled this weekend’s performance by Canadian indie rock band Viet Cong after the college community complained about the band’s name. Readers who lived...
View ArticleSmashing Pumpkins Promote New Beginnings for Vets
The Smashing Pumpkins and the Easter Seals Dixon Center will use this summer’s Pumpkins tour to promote the New Beginnings: Reaching America’s Vets campaign. Billy Corgan, founder and frontman...
View ArticleDarius Rucker Surprises a Veteran With a New Home!
Country singer (and former Hootie & the Blowfish frontman) Darius Rucker visited the Today show this week to promote his Southern Style summer tour and...
View ArticleThe Bataclan Murders are an Attack on American Values
Eagles of Death Metal onstage at La Bataclan Paris before the attacks Make no mistake: the terror attack on the Eagles of Death Metal concert...
View ArticleRap Star Donates Ugly Sweater Profits to Disabled Vet
IMAGE COURTESY OF TRU FOUNDATION Atlanta hip hop artist 2 Chainz has made quite a splash in urban music circles with his line of “Dabbing...
View ArticleKISS Wants to Hire a Vet
Some of us around here are old enough to remember a time when getting caught with a KISS logo on your spiral notebook would get...
View ArticleShe Kissed a Midshipman
And she liked it. Newly single pop diva Katy Perry played a concert at the Naval Academy last Friday and gave midshipman Nicolas “Tanner” Beasley...
View ArticleToby vs. The Taliban
If you’re new around here, you might not know about Military.com’s Shock & Awe Video Channel, the Internet’s #1 place to get your military-themed user-generated...
View Article‘Call Me Maybe’ Gets a Military Video
We’ve haven’t seen one of these lip-sync videos in a while and this one featuring U.S. Marines performing Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” in...
View ArticleSpike TV’s ‘Hire a Vet’ Headphones
Spike TV has been running their Hire a Vet initiative for a while now, a program that tries to provide actual resources to help returning troops find jobs instead of...
View Article‘One on One’ With Godsmack’s Sully Erna
Sully Erna is a patriotic rocker. Throughout the years as the front man of Godsmack, Erna has been vocal in his support of the troops. ...
View ArticleFrom Nirvana to Special Forces
A new article in the New York Times Magazine details the mindblowing journey of Jason Everman, who went from being the guy who got kicked...
View ArticleCut the Cord With G-Cube Bluetooth Headphones
If you’re tired of getting tangled in your cords, Bluetooth wireless headphones might be a solution but the most popular brands (Beats, Bose, Harmon Kardon,...
View Article‘One on One’ With Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight is a bonafide musical genius. The R&B superstar has worked with some of the top artists of the day like Justin Timberlake, Mariah...
View Article‘One on One’ With Griffin House
Griffin House is a songwriter’s songwriter. Unlike so many commercialized pop acts of today, the Ohio native crafts a story rather than just a catchy...
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