Where’s Phil?

By Ralph Greco, Jr. So the seminal girl group, the Ronettes made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It’s a long time coming and surely well deserved. Ronnie Spector, the...

2007 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: The Politics Of Induction

By Shawn Perry The 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony may go down in history like the 1919 Black Sox Scandal: disastrous, yet undeniably fascinating! The melodrama surrounding Van Halen already...

For Patti Smith Upon Her Induction Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

By Gary Peterson "Mayakovsky would read poems in the streets of Moscow and people would riot. It was just like a Who concert." - Patti Smith KRYPTONITE & WILHELM REICH - Milwaukee, March...

Live At Montreux 1973 Canned Heat

Don't tell anyone, but Canned Heat is practically synonymous with the word “boogie.” Over a turbulent run of excessive personnel changes, drug problems, personality disorders, and general malaise, Canned...

Live At Montreux 1980/1984 Van Morrison

The Montreux Jazz Festival continues to play host to A-list, world-class musicians who covet the chance to jam at the celebrated Swiss event. Many of these artists have performed...

Viva Elvis Mashes Up The King Vegas-Style

By Jimmy Casey When I was first told of a Cirque du Soleil tribute to Elvis Presley, I thought, Hey! That's not a bad idea! After all, Cirque du Soleil was responsible...