Counterfeit Guitars: Real Or Real Good Knock-Off

By Carl Cunningham Their names are as iconic and legendary as the musicians that have played them: Gibson, Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone. In the hands of guitar legends like Jimi Hendrix,...

Which Rockers Love To Show Off Their Poker Face?

Rock music and gambling have always been two industries rather naturally drawn to each other. The association arguably reached its zenith when Motörhead famously ensured we will forever associate them with...

Slim Jim Phantom Talks Up 40, First Stray Cats Album In 26 Years

Story by Shawn Perry There is little argument that, in the midst of the new wave surge of the early 1980s, the Stray Cats single-handedly brought rockabilly back from its...

Graham Nash Reflects On Career & Country At The Grammy Museum

Story by Shawn Perry Photos by Kimberly Annette It's been quite a whirlwind year for Graham Nash. Back on January 20, 2016, he held an intimate listening party for his new...

Why Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers & All The Rest’ Meant So Much To Petty And...

By Christopher McKittrick Few musicians can claim that their 10th album that was released nearly 20 years into their career as their creative peak as a musician. Even the best...

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...

Revisiting The Black Crowes’ ‘Southern Harmony and Musical Companion’

By Jason Young In 1992, the Black Crowes had already achieved success by the time their song “Remedy” hit the airwaves. One of the exciting new acts of the early...

Musical Brick Lies Down On Broadway

By Ralph Greco, Jr. One of the most interesting rock trinkets to come along this year are Lego mini- figures of early-era Genesis from Musical Brick. They are wholly endorsed...

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...

Frank Simes: Steering The Good Ship ‘Tommy’

Story by Shawn Perry You have to respect these energetic vintage rockers who don’t want to waste time waiting for other vintage rockers to get their act together and...