Essential Blues: 10 Must-Have Collections For The Vintage Rocker
To quote Muddy Waters, "The blues had a baby, and they named it rock and roll." While most fans of the latter are generally aware of this fact, it's...
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...
Brian Wilson: 50 Years Of Pet Sounds
By Harvey Kubernik
For 2016, music legend and Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson has announced a world tour to celebrate and perform the iconic album Pet Sounds for a final...
Yes Drummer Alan White: Looking Back & Going Forward Without Chris Squire
By Charlie Steffens
At the beginning of 2015, it was announced that progressive rock veterans Yes would be co-headlining a string of North American dates with Toto. What the group...
Adopt The Arts Honors Glenn Hughes & Robin Zander | May 12, 2016 |...
May 12, 2016
Fonda Theatre
Hollywood, CA
Interviews & Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Kimberly Annette
Now in its sixth year, Adopt The Arts put on a rockin’ all-star fundraiser at the Fonda...
Woodstock Memories From The Musicians Who Played There
Over a half century after the fact, and we’re still talking about Woodstock. It was on the verge of becoming a major disaster — more people than expected, inaccessible,...
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...
A Tribute To Jeff Beck: A True Guitar Hero
By Shawn Perry
Live photos by Junkman, Ron Lyon & Joe Schaeffer
News of Jeff Beck’s passing came out of nowhere. It was just a few months ago that he’d released...
Berlin, U2, and Achtung Baby
By Lanny Cordola
When U2 made the trek to Berlin in the early 1990s, their mission was to record the follow-up to their great American homage: Rattle & Hum. However,...
Rock Legends Cruise III | Somewhere Between Fort Lauderdale & The Bahamas
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
It seemed too good to be true. An invite to cover the Rock Legends Cruise III to the Bahamas aboard a ship the...
