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The Pure Rock Shop (TPRS.com) is your source for hard rock and melodic metal news, interviews, reviews, photographs, and more.
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Reviews:
M3 Rock Festival – Official Pre-Party – Columbia, MD – 5/3/2024
As is tradition, the M3 Rock Festival kicked off the first weekend of May in Columbia, Maryland. This year’s festivities took place over Saturday and Sunday, with pre-party events kicking things off on Friday evening just as it did the previous year. Well...
Aldo Nova, Warrendale, PA – 5/2/2024
A busy week of concerts in the 'Burgh continued with Aldo Nova at Jergel's last night. In anticipation of the band's performance at the M3 Rock Festival in Baltimore, MD this weekend, we were excited to see the show in a club atmosphere first. Local support from...
Uriah Heep and Saxon – Pittsburgh, PA – 5/1/2024
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the "Hell, Fire & Chaos – The Best Of British Rock & Metal" tour made it's way to the city of Pittsburgh with two legendary British metal bands Uriah Heep and Saxon co-headlining the show at The Roxian...
Interviews:
Jizzy Pearl “All You Need is Soul” Interview
Frontman Jizzy Pearl, hit the scene in the early nineties with his band Love/Hate with a distinct brand of sleaze rock and a reputation for breaking the rules, and later went on to front LA Guns, Ratt, and even Quiet Riot. The Pure Rock Shop caught up with Jizzy for...
Dokken’s Return To The East Live 2016
At this point, Dokken simply needs no introduction. The band cemented their status as one of the legendary hard rock/heavy metal archetypes of the ‘80s rock scene with numerous successful albums and tours, evergreen songs and music videos and a lore that will live on...
Rick Ruhl of Every Mother’s Nightmare
We caught up with Every Mother's Nightmare (EMN) frontman Rick Ruhl about the band's 2017 release GRIND on WNJR 91.7 FM in Washington (Pittsburgh, PA) and WNJR.org. Listen here to learn about how special guest Jim Dandy of Black Oak Arkansas ended up joining the band...
News:
Billy Morrison announces the exciting “Vive Le Hollywood” Contest
BILLY MORRISON has confirmed that he will be joined by OZZY OSBOURNE, STEVE STEVENS, and JOHN5 at the upcoming SiriusXM / Ozzys Boneyard event hosted by Tommy London. One lucky contest winner and their guest will win an all expense paid trip to Hollywood which...
Mark Daly Releases New Video for “I Wanna Be More”
Mark Daly has released the music video for his single, "I Wanna Be More." The infectious song is the debut track from Daly's upcoming album Devil's Arms - due for release this spring via One Opportunity Records – and was a crowd favorite on his recent tour as direct...
KANSAS EXTEND CURRENT TOUR WITH FINAL SHOW IN PITTSBURGH
As a result of brisk ticket sales and numerous sellouts, America's preeminent progressive rock band KANSAS is adding a third and final leg to their 50th Anniversary Tour. The "Another Fork in The Road" Tour celebrates 50 years of the band's illustrious music history...
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