It Was Fifty Years Ago This May
By Kenneth Wait
Editor note: The following article, originally entitled It Was Thirty Years Ago This May, was the very first piece to be published on VintageRock.com on June...
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...
High Five For High-Definition Audio: Lossless In The MP3 Age
Story by Shawn Perry
It’s almost becoming a cliché to say it, but a majority of the Millennials in the world today will never know the sound of good music....
Vintage Rock Adverts
By Shawn Perry
One of my greatest rock and roll memories is when I used to peruse the Los Angeles Times' Calendar section -- which only came out on Sunday...
John Payne: Raiding The Rock Vault Returns For 2014
Story by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon & Erik Nielsen
On Friday, January 24, after a holiday break, Raiding The Rock Vault resumed its extended engagement at the Las Vegas...
Magical History Tour: A Travelogue
By Shawn Perry
I always wanted to go to England and see everything I'd ever read about. As an English major in college, I envisioned the country as a virtual...
Best Vintage Rock Concerts Of 2013
What a year for concerts! The Rolling Stones, the Who, Fleetwood Mac and Black Sabbath all returned for huge tours after years of inactivity. Heart & Jason Bonham teamed...
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,...
Hellraisers: The Legendary Legacy of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead – Feature Article
By Alex Vale
The rock industry is well known for producing some of the biggest characters and personalities the music industry has ever known over the last few decades or...
Fifty Two Years of Jethro Tull…Plus A Few Words From Ian Anderson
Story by Shawn Perry
Though they celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2018, Jethro Tull, who formed in 1967, have carried the milestone into 2019, as Ian Anderson and company have...

















