B.B. King & Lucille: A Timeless Love

Story & Photos by Kimberly Annette Born Riley B. King. Named Beale Street Blues Boy. Became Blues Boy. Crowned B. B. King. The King of the blues by the people,...

Ultimate Jam Night: The Sunset Strip’s Last Refuge For Rock & Roll

Story by Shawn Perry Photos by Alex Kluft & Ron Lyon The Sunset Strip in Hollywood is a different place than it was in the 20th Century. London Fog is gone....

The Resurrection Of Purple Rain: A Rock Landmark Reborn

Photo by Serge S on Unsplash Purple Rain is once again in the public eye, and this time it was the small screen that sparked the interest in it....

A Farewell To The Unknown Man (In Remembrance Of Vangelis)

By Ira Kantor His photos depict a bear of a man with a steely eyed gaze looking as if the last thing he wants to do is speak. But there’s a...

80s Rock Bands You Totally Forgot About

All true music lovers know how the 80's influenced the development of rock music. Many bands have become icons among teenagers. Some rock festivals lasted a whole week, so...

Slash: Hard Rock, Gibson & Poker

Is there a more iconic figure in rock and roll than the great Slash? Slash or Saul Hudson as he was born in England back in 1965, has always...

Kind Of Blue For The Ages: A Miles Davis Musical Milestone

By Shawn Perry Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue was recorded in the spring of 1959, over two sessions — one on March 2 and the other on April 22. I...

Top 10 Vintage Rock Concerts Of 2016

I think we can all agree that 2016 was a banner year for concerts. And we saw and reviewed lots of them. We didn't make it to Desert Trip,...

Best Vintage Rock Studio Albums Of 2014

Love it or leave it, the studio ''album" lives on in an age of downloading, streaming and attention span deficiencies. And 2014 had enough nuggets to keep the trend...

Best Vintage Rock Studio Albums Of 2013

The idea of making a new studio ''album" is a daunting task these days for many artists in an age of iTunes and Spotify. Still, 2013 saw the release...