In Praise of the Southpaw
Why are there so few left-handed guitars?
HARD ROCK CAFE ARTIST OF THE MONTH – Electric Guest
With their Motown-influenced blend of pop and soul, Los Angeles-based duo Electric Guest are the perfect group to be featured in Hard Rock Cafes worldwide as our Artist of the Month for March 2017.
WE’RE NOT WORTHY?
From time to time, some of our more passionate guests will get worked-up over certain pieces of memorabilia in our collection and try to take us to task over them. Usually, this stems from someone assuming that a joint called the Hard Rock should exclusively display memorabilia that fits into their personal definition of what…
BEATLES TOYS
Vintage Beatles toys are undeniably awesome. Let’s play with ’em.
FANCY THREADS! John Lennon’s jacket from the cover of Rubber Soul
This is it. This is the one. Our greatest piece of Beatles wardrobe.
COOL GUITAR ALERT! Marc Bolan’s 1970 Veleno Original
This guitar is an absolutely perfect piece of memorabilia. It’s rare, beautiful and it belonged to a legend.
REVIEW – Katy Perry’s new single, “Chained to the Rhythm”
Katy Perry served up “Chained to the Rhythm” today, but maybe she should have kept it baking in Max Martin’s Swedish disco kitchen a little longer.
Vroom, Vroom…
“I’m in love with my car, got a feel for my automobile…” – QUEEN
FANCY THREADS – Katy Perry’s Los Premios gown
This completely over-the-top quinceanera dress was worn by Katy Perry during her appearance on MTV’s Los Premios awards show in 2008. She famously dove into a giant birthday cake while wearing it and performing her first smash single, “I Kissed a Girl”.
LADIES NIGHT!
Though rock ‘n’ roll music is now over 60 years old, it remains predominantly a boy’s club. Why is that? Is the swagger necessary for good rock music inherently masculine? Are electric guitars too phallic? It can’t be that simple.