Video: Rock History: The Police "Message in a Bottle" 1st time live

In September of 1979, The Police released their second single from their second album Regetta De Blanc . The single was "Message in a Bottle", a song that would be the bands first number one single in the UK. While the song itself is a great example of song writing within the Rock music genre (containing elements of Reggae, Punk/New Wave, and Pop), the B-side to the single was much different. "Landlord" was a fast Punk paced song which reflects a sound of The Police's early days as a band. This Punk song is a song simply about a [...]

We're unabashed Sting fans (deal), but last year's lute-laden Labyrinth collection had us rolling our eyes with everyone else. Do pop stars get any more pretentious? (Apparently they do ... when said lute is played on Studio 60). But, if...