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Dear Hard Rock Daddy Readers, Hard Rock Daddy was launched on this day in 2013. The original intent of the site changed rather quickly when it was embraced by the hard rock community. For most of the years since our launch, the site has been fairly active. Over the last year or so, there has […]
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OCTANE BIG ‘UNS COUNTDOWN (FEBRUARY 2023 RECAP) The chart below shows the Top 15 Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown Songs (by HRD’s unique ranking system) for February 2023. RANK ARTIST SONG TITLE 1 MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Werewolf 2 I PREVAIL Deep End 3 BAD OMENS Just Pretend 4 DAUGHTRY/LZZY HALE Separate Ways 5 SHINEDOWN Dead […]
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Written by Shaun Soho (Crash Midnight) The Crash Pad (Part 1) We called him “Jasper” (we never knew his real name). He was the door guy at our apartment, and during the three years we lived there, I can’t recall him ever saying anything but a very raspy version of the Matthew McConaughey “alright, alright” line […]
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By Joe Cotela (DED) I’ve been told that I used to run around singing “Born in the USA” by Bruce Springsteen when I was three years old, but I don’t remember it. I guess that would be the first hint that I would someday become a musician. As early as I can remember, my parents used […]
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By Marc Adam Kahn (Thirteen Reasons) Music has always been a blessing and a curse for me. The not-so-lighthearted concept of duality is one that has always remained a constant throughout my life. It’s funny, the first memory of music that I have is my father singing in the car while we were taking road […]
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OCTANE BIG ‘UNS COUNTDOWN (FEBRUARY 2023 RECAP) The chart below shows the Top 15 Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown Songs (by HRD’s unique ranking system) for February 2023. RANK ARTIST SONG TITLE 1 MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Werewolf 2 I PREVAIL Deep End 3 BAD OMENS Just Pretend 4 DAUGHTRY/LZZY HALE Separate Ways 5 SHINEDOWN Dead […]
On 3/1/13, Hard Rock Daddy made its debut with the intention of being a hybrid site that focused on fatherhood and hard rock music. Very quickly, the transition was made fully to music because of the audience that was built. Looking backwards, 1000 songs have been featured on the annual year-end lists of the top […]
