Magical History Tour: A Travelogue

By Shawn Perry I always wanted to go to England and see everything I'd ever read about. As an English major in college, I envisioned the country as a virtual...

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...

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...

The Psychedelic Sounds of San Francisco

by Dave Gardner The late sixties was surely a peak in the short history of Vintage Rock. Perhaps there was no better location to spring forth the exuberant sounds that...

Best Of Rock

Best Of Rock

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,...

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,...

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...

A Dog With Wings? Utter Nonsense…

An Ode To Lovely Lady Linda By Shawn Perry Celebrities seem to be dropping dead at an alarming rate these days. In particular, the music world has taken quite a few...

Norma Jean vs. England’s Rose: A Comparison

By Lora Watters Poised to become the greatest-selling single since the dawn of existence, Elton John's "Candle in the Wind '97," made a compassionate, emotional and loving tribute to the...