Summer music festivals are all the rage, have been for the last few years but a fall music festival? Sounds good to me cause I’m a heat hater, nice cool nights and some kick-ass metal sounds to be just what I need – and a great slate of bands would make it all the sweeter! […]
Witherfall is a dark melodic metal band from Los Angeles. With this new EP entitled “Vintage,” they draw inspiration from 1990’s MTV and craft a mostly acoustic album. Sadly, “Vintage” does not fall into the wheelhouse of my musical taste. However, with that being said Witherfall and their music definitely have an audience as the […]
Okilly Dokilly, a metalcore band out of Phoenix Arizona, are the originators of “Nedal” music, a subgenre of metal themed around the Simpsons character Ned Flanders. Yes, you read that correctly. For those who don’t know, Ned Flanders is the Simpsons goody-two-shoes neighbor who is a God-fearing, religious, no-swearing, everything-is-great person. So, what’s the exact […]
Hollywood-based rock band Dead Girls Corp has released their debut 12 track album, Bloody Noses and Hand Grenades. A distinctive rock band with influences of new wave, post-punk, goth, and industrial with lyrics that are sometimes dark, but always entertaining. If this band isn’t on your radar, I suggest you change that immediately. The band […]
For the last almost four decades – mornings have been filled with the voice of Howard Stern and his stable of crazy sidekicks. So many memories, so many laughs. Since moving his show to satellite radio, he has become an icon – a ground breaker. Stern announced his pending retirement on his show – citing […]
Todd Rundgren has done a lot in his long run as a music superstar – one thing he hasn’t done though is star in a genre film – time to check that one off the list. Today brought a trailer for The 27 Club starring you guessed it – Todd Rundgren. Have a look! So […]
Along with a full band, the Ronnie James Dio hologram will be heading out on tour in 2019. Being billed as a “live music experience” Dio Returns will feature Craig Goldy on guitar, Simon Wright on drums, Scott Warren on keyboards, and Bjorn Englen on bass. The show will also feature renowned metal vocalists Tim […]
Those that master the guitar are looked upon as Gods – not just in the Metal / Rock world – but in all of music. If you can make those six strings sing – you’ve got your golden ticket. Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Slash – we could literally list the guitar heroes for hours […]
Although not officially confirmed by the AC/DC camp at the time of this writing – it is being widely reported by multiple reliable sources that Brian Johnson and Angus Young have found a solution to whatever pissing match they had going on. For me the only word I need is coming from Eddie Trunk – […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rockers ZZ Top will spend 2019 touring the world to celebrate 50 years of their own brand of southern tinged rock and roll. Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard have made music their way – and made history while they’ve done it. The 50th Anniversary dates will kick […]
As the lead singer of Asking Alexandria – Danny Worsnop has earned the reputation as one of the best voices on the metal scene but it turns out – he’s a man of many styles. With Shades Of Blue – his new solo effort which will be hitting on May 10th – he’s going to […]
One of the most iconic acts to come out of the MTV era was the B-52’s. Thier rowdy, party music and larger than life personalities quickly elevated them to legendary status. It’s so hard to believe that it went down 40 years ago but – here we are talking about a B-52’s 40th Anniversary show. […]
As some of you may already be aware – for the last six years or so I have also written and taken event pictures for a handful of music sites. Rock Revolt Magazine, The Rust Belt Chronicles and most recently NEO Music Scene – all of these experiences hold special places for me and I […]