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...

Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine – Film Review

What you don’t know about the Canadian rock three-piece Triumph, even if you are a fan of the band, you are sure to find out in the feature documentary Triumph:...

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...

Africa’s Top Music Festivals

Africa is a continent that vibrates with music all through the year, and has its own distinctive rhythms and sounds. It offers plenty to music lovers, especially the kinds...

Warren Zevon 1947 – 2003

By Misha ben-David Into a day promising serious stressors in my life comes word that one of the true Golden Boys of rock n' roll has left us. He told...

The Case Of ZZ Top: ‘The Best Of’ vs. ‘Greatest Hits’

By James Casey One evening, while enjoying the company and hospitality of friends, I was introduced to an old man who claimed to loathe ZZ Top with a passion unrivaled....

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...

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...

Eliot Lewis Is On A Crusade With His New Video – Feature Article

By Chris Epting Eliot Lewis is familiar to many music fans as the longtime keyboard player/ singer both on the popular TV show "Live from Daryl's House" as well as...

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,...