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...

KISS Goes Digital: Four Ways The Rockers Have Effectively Embraced Technology

The legendary flamboyant rockers of KISS might have been saying goodbye on a farewell tour recently, but the band’s renowned merchandise bandwagon has shown no signs of slowing down. In...

The Immediate Family: Enduring Hardship With Music And Old Friends

By Shawn Perry The coronavirus pandemic devouring the world as we know it in 2020 will likely be remembered for what it has changed — especially the things that human...

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...

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...

Laurel Canyon – Film Feature

Expounding on the concept of a ‘place and a time’ setting the wheels of culture in motion, Laurel Canyon, a two-part docuseries from the EPIX premium television network, reveals the...

Why Playing Viola Is A Great Pastime

The viola, which is known to be the bigger counterpart of a violin, is one of the most recognizable instruments in the orchestra. Though its seemingly larger size may...

Slash: Hard Rock, Gibson & Poker

Is there a more iconic figure in rock and roll than the great Slash? Slash or Saul Hudson as he was born in England back in 1965, has always...

RIP Neil Peart: Rock’s New-World Man

By Ira Kantor Neil Peart made rock and roll stoicism its own kind of virtuosity. If we were to look at the Rush drummer compared to other legendary luminaries like Keith...

Top 10 Concerts From 2019

Concerts were far and wide throughout 2019. Here's 10 from 2019 we attended and reviewed... King Crimson September 3, 2019 Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA Subject to change at the whim of...