The Doors Swing Open: ‘Live At The Bowl ’68 Special Edition,’ Robby Krieger’s Memoir...

By Ralph Greco, Jr. The fall of 2021 is alive with new and reissued releases from The Doors. The newly remastered and remixed The Doors: Live at the Bowl '68...

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,...

Unmasked At 40: Discovering An Underrated KISS “Klassic”

By Ira Kantor The KISS dynasty would reach a fractious crossroads in 1980, seven years into an official career that took them from clubs in Queens, New York, to the...

1988: Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Experience

Vanilla Fudge with Lanny Cordola perform at Madison Square Garden By Shawn Perry What can I say? It was one of the most exciting events in my life. As a life-long...

Unsung Hero of Rock and Roll: Marc Rubinstein and The Pig Light Show

By Ralph Greco, Jr. Marc L. Rubinstein is a musician turned pioneer in liquid and psychedelic light shows of the mid 60s and early 70s. Rubinstein’s Pig Light Show at...

Unsung Hero of Rock and Roll: Moyssi, LD & Artist

By Ralph Greco, Jr. Where do I start telling you about Moyssi? Back in the day, he was a lighting designer working coast-to-coast in all the great rock and roll theaters...

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...

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,...

2017 Holiday Gift Guide…The Next Five

We covered the first five gift ideas last week, so here’s another five. Granted, time is running short, and relying on Amazon or another online retailer to make a delivery before...

CES 2010 | Video Theater

Vintage Rock's coverage of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada was a revelation in many ways. Digging deeper for the music angles, we talked to the...