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Reviews:
Monsters of Rock Cruise – Labadee, Haiti – 5/2/2023
Our second day enjoying the Caribbean sunshine was at port in Labadee, Haiti, a private resort run by Royal Caribbean with cruise supplied transportation, entertainment, and beach chairs, as well as food and drink. For those looking for adventure, the island also...
Monsters of Rock Cruise – Dominican Republic – 5/1/2023
Upon arrival at port in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, we opted to see the island on an excursion that brought us hiking and adventuring down natural waterslides at the Damajuaga waterfalls. Signing up on a whim, we didn't really know what we were getting ourselves...
Monsters of Rock Cruise – Day at Sea – 4/30/2023
Our first full day at sea began with the traditional 'Bloody Mary' jam hosted by Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake), who was later joined by Greg Smith and Y&T's Mike Vanderhule, as well as special guests Danny Vaughn (Tyketto) and Dave Ellefson (Kings of Thrash, Dieth)....
Interviews:
Brent Muscat of Faster Pussycat Interview
While Faster Pussycat guitarist Brent Muscat says that he wasn’t involved with the band’s latest offering, a remix album vocalist Taime Downe had produced for Cleopatra Records, he says that the album was responsible for sparking interest in a reformation of the band....
An Interview with Gilby Clarke
With influences ranging from the obvious -- KISS, Alice Cooper and Led Zeppelin -- and going back further to David Bowie and T-Rex. Gilby Clarke believes in the simplistic definition of a rock band – loud guitar and screaming vocals. His biggest influence can easily...
Britny Fox – Michael Kelly Smith Interview
While the turn of the music scene separated the band more than eight years ago, they never truly called it quits. Aside from their solo efforts, Britny Fox always had hoped to one day reunite, and had even joined together to write during their hiatus. And when...
News:
NITA STRAUSS BACK WITH ALICE COOPER FOR 2023
Nita Strauss, the top-rated guitarist who had been with Alice Cooper for several years until she departed to do a Fall 2022 tour with Demi Lovato, will be returning to Alice's band for his 2023 tour, Cooper's management disclosed today. The Alice Cooper North American...
LEGENDARY CANADIAN BAND THE GUESS WHO IS SET TO RELEASE ITS NEW STUDIO ALBUM, PLEIN D‘AMOUR
The Guess Who is a legendary Canadian band who enjoyed chart topping hits in the late 60s and early 70s with an impressive catalogue of songs including "American Woman," "These Eyes," and "No Time." During the course of its career, the band has released 11 studio...
Give Back Through Music Launches with an Event to Help Homeless Families in Los Angeles
A new nonprofit, Give Back Through Music is holding its first event at the Comedy Store in Hollywood, to benefit Upward Bound House Give Back Through Music is a new 501(c)(3) setting out to empower music fans to embrace the art of giving. The nonprofit is producing...
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