The Rolling Stones: a career in quotes
Four decades of interviews by one writer shows that everyone – from William Burroughs to Cliff Richard and Bono – has had an opinion about the Stones Rolling on … Mick Jagger and co, 50 years into...
View ArticleTroubadour Fridays with Sunday Waits
The Troubadour, London Fri 14th June 2013 A wonderful start to the weekend with live music, drinks, and dancing till late! Date: Friday 14th June 2013 Venue: The Troubadour » Location: London » Doors:...
View ArticleReview: The Wonder Years - The Greatest Generation
Rating for The Wonder Years - The Greatest Generation 4 This plays, in a great part, to the absolutely brilliant, even prolific, writing of lead vocalist Dan “Soupy” Campbell, whose Bukowski-inspired...
View ArticleGetting Swept Away with Eisley's Independently Released Album Currents
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View ArticleNY Hard Rock Examiner July ‘13 concert preview
Tuesday, July 2: Heart at PNC Arts Center. Did you miss last week’s mindblowing show at Jones Beach? Get a second chance for Heart along with featured guest Jason Bonham in Jersey. Bonham (read my...
View ArticleThe Paper Crowns shine at Rancho's Wine Tailor (Photos)
The sounds of The Paper Crowns’ opening number were already falling on Foothill Boulevard as your rather reclusive writer and his sexy sidekick made the scene at the converted winery. One immediately...
View ArticleThe Audiophiliac's top LPs for testing speakers
The grooviest remastered LPs for analog connoisseurs. by I covered the best-sounding new digital recordings ; this time it's the choicest new vinyl. Most tracks are stripped down to the basics, just...
View ArticleProgressive Politics, Progressive Jazz: An Interview with Dr. Paul Haynes
Your new album is called Electric Bass Guitar Vol. 1. How did it come about? I hadn’t recorded a full-length solo CD since my Plays Oscar Pettiford CD in 2006. In 2007, I left New York City and...
View ArticleKeeping rock'n'roll WILD: Wild Records and the upcoming Wild Records Weekender
Kennedy had spent years honing his ear for new talent. He had always been interested in rock'n'roll - he remembers his family listening to Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Roy Orbison. He started...
View ArticleThe Best Concerts to See In L.A. This Week
Credit: Joy Newell Monday, June 10 Hindu Pirates THE ECHO The Hindu Pirates are young (the five guys range in age from 18 to 22), but they manage to pack a learned wallop in their sets without getting...
View ArticleJimmy Buffett and the Beach Boys top the list of all-time summer bands (Video)
Jimmy Buffett and The Beach Boys are synonymous with summer. Photo credit: Capitol Records/Ume, MCA Records Over the course of a 40-year career in the music business, Jimmy Buffett has evolved from...
View ArticleThe 2013 Republic of Texas Biker Rally (Photos)
Rating for The 2013 Republic of Texas Biker Rally 5 View slideshow: 2013 Republic of Texas Biker Rally The annual parade on Friday night made the Guinness Book of World Records back in 2006, as the...
View Article>The Proto-Hard Rock, Heavy Metal 101 Syllabus
Hello everyone, are you ready to rock? Class is starting! To begin, I've been listening to some of your comments before class, and I gather many of you think heavy metal and hard rock began with...
View ArticlePortugal. The Man's 'Evil Friends'
Who cares? Apparently Portugal. The Man, in their new album, Evil Friends, does. The album showcases themes of giving up and not relying on anyone else that are prevalent through anthem-heavy choruses...
View ArticleTwin Cities Pride Festival celebrates with hometown bands
SATURDAY June 29 Duck Duck Punch is a synthpop duo who, according to their website, is “fueled by vintage snythesizers and drum machines” and brings “the analog spirit into the modern electronic...
View ArticleCD review: Dio – ‘Magica’ 2013 deluxe re-issue is a fire-breathing beast
Rating for Dio - Magica deluxe edition 5 The original version of “Magica” was released in 2000. The new version has been re-mastered by Wyn Davis (Dokken, Foreigner, Heaven & Hell). Included will...
View ArticleOak Street Blues frontman Chris Hall looks ahead and goes back on new EPs
It’s a different approach, but not that removed from OSB’s previous work, which merged Hall’s many influences, from pop to country, into one package. Compartmentalizing the music into two separate EPs...
View ArticleRobert Plant: Ever forward, evermore
For a man whose voice launched thousands of would-be rock singers, former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant remains ingratiatingly humble. "I'm not exactly a musical talent," said Plant, 64, recently...
View ArticleThe Cult bassist Chris Wyse talks about his other band Owl (Photos)
Rating for The Right Thing by OWL 5 Chris Wyse Now before you think The Cult bassist is talking about a new album, he is, although it isn’t The Cult he is speaking off; He is talking about his three...
View ArticleSynyster Gates Of Avenged Sevenfold Partners With Guitar Center And Schecter...
Sign Ups Open July 15 Giving Guitarists Across America the Opportunity to Train with a Rock'n'Roll Icon Download image Synyster Gates Of Avenged Sevenfold Partners With Guitar Center And Schecter...
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