George Harrison | All Things Must Pass – Classic Commentary

The first box set of any consequence, All Things Must Pass is representative of everything George Harrison ever wanted to do, but was – at that time – never allowed to...

RIP Neil Peart: Rock’s New-World Man

By Ira Kantor Neil Peart made rock and roll stoicism its own kind of virtuosity. If we were to look at the Rush drummer compared to other legendary luminaries like Keith...

The Great Band Scandal

By Ralph Greco, Jr. Here’s a question that may be on nobody’s mind but mine: Just who is left of the original “beach boys” in The Beach Boys? The 60s...

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...

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,...

A Tale Of Luck & Love: The Rocky Relationship Between Music & Casinos

Source: "Online-Pokern" (CC BY 2.0) by wuestenigel The worlds of rock music and casino games have often collided in the most spectacular of fashion. Think of the “Ace of Spades” and you...

Top 11 Vintage Rock Studio Albums Of 2016

Love it or leave it, the studio ''album" lives on in an age of downloading, streaming and attention span deficiencies. 2016 had enough nuggets to keep the trend going,...

Avatar Of The Electric Guitar: The Genius Of Jimi Hendrix – Book Excerpt

September 18, 2020, sadly marks 50 years since the passing of the legendary Jimi Hendrix. To mark this event, journalist/author Greg Prato has assembled a new book, Avatar Of...

The Dead Daisies Are Out To Kick Classic Rock’s Ass

Story by Shawn Perry Concert Photos by Kimberly Annette These days, music has become such a convoluted mishmash of tastes, trends, styles, corporate interests and politics. It wasn’t always this way...

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....