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Reviews:
Rokisland – Wednesday – 1/17/2024
Wednesday morning, yes, that's right, morning, the festival kicked into high gear with the addition of Gavin Evick to the line-up at the Smokin' Tuna Saloon. Gavin is the son of Bret Michaels Band guitarist Pete Evick and can be found fronting his own band, who...
Zakk Sabbath & The Native Howl – Pittsburgh, PA 1/9/2024
Much like my last visit to the Roxian, a male dominated crowed poured in to the theater for a night of heavy metal mayhem. Upon fighting my way through the general admission floor, I was challenged by the darkness and speed supporting thrash act The Native Howl took...
Epic Live Kick-off to 2024 with Steelheart, Lynch Mob, Quiet Riot and More – Ashtabula, Ohio – 12/29-12/31/2023
With the year coming to an end, we took a road trip to Ashtabula, Ohio, just off the coast of Lake Erie, where Epic Live has recently taken over a sports & entertainment complex with a roller den, music lounge and arena concert venue. Our weekend began with a...
Interviews:
With a Whisper David Coverdale Goes Into the Light
After devoting many years of his professional career to performances with the blues-driven Whitesnake, and working with the likes of Jimmy Page and Deep Purple, vocalist David Coverdale has finally embarked on a solo career. While he has wanted to release a solo album...
Kevin Steele of Roxx Gang
Based in Tampa, Florida, Kevin Steele says that when the band took the typical route when trying to get a record deal back in the late eighties, and after releasing demo tapes, shopping them, and playing showcases in Florida as well as New York, Virgin Records came to...
Martie Peters of PUSH Interview
While bands around the world were joining the alternative bandwagon, a band called PUSH emerged from their native Copenhagen, Denmark with hard rock influences and the ambition to add some flash to the dreary music scene. And after releasing their debut album in 1997,...
News:
SCORPIONS RETURNING WITH NEW LAS VEGAS HEADLINING RESIDENCY
Scorpions are returning to the Las Vegas Strip in 2024 with a brand new exclusive headlining residency show in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their iconic album, Love at First Sting, performing the album plus all of their biggest hits. Scorpions – Love at...
MOTÖRHEAD RELEASE ‘ANOTHER PERFECT DAY’ DELUXE 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Always the most controversial album in Motörhead’s catalogue, Another Perfect Day was up against it from the start. After former Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson replaced Fast Eddie Clarke, the band’s sixth studio album presented what Lemmy called a more “musical”...
AUCTION UNDER WAY FOR A SPOT ON EDDIE TRUNK’S CELEBRITY TEAM AT “BOWL FOR RONNIE” CANCER FUNDRAISER
Bidding has begun on eBay for a chance to bowl on the celebrity bowling team captained by broadcast personality Eddie Trunk at the BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California. Trunk, who is...
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