Work Of Art: 108 Rock Star Guitars

Story by Shawn Perry Photos by Lisa S. Johnson & Kimberly Annette Lisa S. Johnson has a unique approach to photographing the instruments belonging to legendary guitar players such as Les...

The Cars ‘Move Like This’ For Reunion Album

By Jimmy Casey The Cars are a band that seems to be stuck in time. That span of years, for them, was relatively short but certainly helped define the musical...

Scorpions Crazy World Tour Gets Crazier

By Shawn Perry When it comes to perseverance, no other band comes to mind more easily than Scorpions. Since forming in 1965 (!), the German group has survived multiple...

Kind Of Blue For The Ages: A Miles Davis Musical Milestone

By Shawn Perry Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue was recorded in the spring of 1959, over two sessions — one on March 2 and the other on April 22. I...

The Resurrection Of Purple Rain: A Rock Landmark Reborn

Photo by Serge S on Unsplash Purple Rain is once again in the public eye, and this time it was the small screen that sparked the interest in it....

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...

Always Bill: A Tribute

By Ira Kantor If there’s one thing I’ve learned from Bill Withers, it’s that you could have soul beyond just your music. Where other acts of his era banked their talents...

The Great Band Scandal

By Ralph Greco, Jr. Here’s a question that may be on nobody’s mind but mine: Just who is left of the original “beach boys” in The Beach Boys? The 60s...