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...
The Dead Daisies Are Out To Kick Classic Rock’s Ass
Story by Shawn Perry
Concert Photos by Kimberly Annette
These days, music has become such a convoluted mishmash of tastes, trends, styles, corporate interests and politics. It wasn’t always this way...
Dio: Dreamers Never Die – Film Review
If any rock and roll musician deserves a documentary, Ronnie James Dio has certainly earned his due. The singer, who died from gastric cancer in 2010, had his ups...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Highly Strung ~ Hackett Revisited
Photos by Tina Korhonen
Steve Hackett’s fingers should be in the Smithsonian — given all they’ve created since the opening lines of “The Musical Box” came wafting in to introduce Genesis’...
2011 NAMM Show: Thirty Years of NAMM ~ One Man’s Perspective
In 1981, my friend Lanny Cordola took me to my very first NAMM show. I had no idea what NAMM was at the time, and it was an eye-opening...
2014 NAMM Show: We Got The Beat
It's been a month since the 2014 NAMM Show blasted its way through Anaheim, CA. For my part, the videos and photos have been posted, so all that’s left...
“Light Years Away From Our Daily Tears” — Listening Beyond The Standard In Uncertain...
By Ira Kantor
It goes without question that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is turning lives upside down, with seemingly no end in sight. We strive daily to maintain some semblance...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Rock’s Sultans Swing For The Fences ~ Dire Straits ‘Love...
Dire Straits photo courtesy John IIlsley
Dire Straits
Love Over Gold
Dire Straits has been eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2003. Fifteen years later, the...
Hellraisers: The Legendary Legacy of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead – Feature Article
By Alex Vale
The rock industry is well known for producing some of the biggest characters and personalities the music industry has ever known over the last few decades or...
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,...
