Guns N’ Roses Proves There’s Still A Huge Market For Rock
Story by Michael Payne
Photos by Katarina Benzova
For classic rock fans, few tours have inspired more excitement than the Not In This Lifetime tour from Guns N’ Roses. The reunion...
John Oates Connects With ‘Disconnected’
By Chris Epting
For the last 20+ years, when he’s not been traversing the globe, dazzling millions performing soundtrack-of-your-life sets with Daryl Hall, John Oates has carved out a crafty...
Feature Article: C’est La Vie ELP
By Shawn Perry
On September 9, 1998, Emerson, Lake & Palmer played their last show together. I was sitting four rows away from them, in the cozy confines of the...
Remembering Ric Ocasek: New Wave’s “Magic” Man
By Ira Kantor
He wasn’t sexy or flashy. In fact, he was more praying mantis in look and demeanor. Yet the second Ric Ocasek’s monotonal vocals pronounced the phrase “Let...
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...
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...
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,...
Why The Yardbirds Will Always Matter
Story by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
Unlike other first-string British invaders like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who and the Kinks, there was little controversy surrounding the...
A Day In The Life Of Bonnaroo 2022
By Shawn Perry
“Approved.” That’s what it said in an email I received a month before Bonnaroo. “Approved” was in there three times, as in a general “you’re approved,” followed...
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...
