5 @ 50 From The Beatles, Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, Small Faces & Love

Anyone who loves Vintage Rock knows 1968 was a pivotal year for music. So many monumental albums came out that year, it would take volumes to cover them all....

Modern Gems For The Vintage Rocker

To quote a very good friend of mine from Indiana, who happens to be white: “Buenos tacos everyone.” Welcome to Modern Gems, a new column on finding those new,...

Getting Frisky At The Whisky’s 50th Anniversary

Story by Shawn Perry Photos by Ron Lyon Hard to believe the Whisky a Go Go has been around for 50 years. I first ventured into the club in the...

Video Games With The Best Rock Soundtracks

Image source: Vimedigital.com Early video games had a lot of technical limitations that held them back in terms of scale, complexity, and graphics. The sounds...

The King is Dead… It Ain’t Nice To Wake the Dead

The King in better days...when he was alive! by Shawn Perry August 16, 1997 - Twenty years ago, Elvis Aaron Presley stopped breathing and seemingly fell off the throne of his...

The Continuing Saga Of Quiet Riot: Enough To Make You Want To Bang Your...

Story by Shawn Perry Photos by Ron Lyon The trials, trips and tribulations of Quiet Riot are not unlike that of so many bands — a series of incredible highs,...

Dr. John: Eternally Bonnaroo

By Ira Kantor Equal parts shaman, maestro and artistic lord of the bayou, music’s unmistakable Night Tripper Dr. John has bid us farewell at the age of 77. What Dr. John...

100 Greatest Rock Musicians (Plus 50 Honorable Mentions) & Their Hits

By David Barwinski There is nothing like rock and roll. The sound, the lyrics, the dress, the attitude, the live performances, forever changed the world. Rockabilly, rock and roll (a...

Warren Zevon 1947 – 2003

By Misha ben-David Into a day promising serious stressors in my life comes word that one of the true Golden Boys of rock n' roll has left us. He told...

The Beatles | Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years – Feature Film Review

Feature film review by Shawn Perry Depending on whom you ask or which book you’ve read, the title for the Beatles song “Eight Days A Week” is attributed to either...