This Town (Still) Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us: Why Sparks’ ‘Kimono My...
By Ira Kantor
You’re instantly hooked in by the album’s opening notes — a keyboard ostinato that sounds like something out of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus.
A...
The Doors Swing Open: ‘Live At The Bowl ’68 Special Edition,’ Robby Krieger’s Memoir...
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
The fall of 2021 is alive with new and reissued releases from The Doors. The newly remastered and remixed The Doors: Live at the Bowl '68...
The Continuing Saga Of Quiet Riot: Enough To Make You Want To Bang Your...
Story by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
The trials, trips and tribulations of Quiet Riot are not unlike that of so many bands — a series of incredible highs,...
Spend the Holidays with the Rolling Stones
Just when you thought they were going to blow off their 50th anniversary, the Rolling Stones have stepped up their game to ring in this major milestone in grand...
Yes Drummer Alan White: Looking Back & Going Forward Without Chris Squire
By Charlie Steffens
At the beginning of 2015, it was announced that progressive rock veterans Yes would be co-headlining a string of North American dates with Toto. What the group...
Anvil! The Story Of Anvil
When you’re 30 years in the heavy metal music business — surviving through little to no fame (certainly no fortune) and countless albums released on independent labels to little...
2013 NAMM Show: Top Gear – This One Goes To 11
You’ve seen all the glitz, glamour and celebrity of the 2013 NAMM show. Now, it’s time to get down to what NAMM is actually about: Gear. We’re not exactly...
Don Dokken: ‘Breaking The Chains’ Of The Past, Looking Forward
Story & Live Photos by Charlie Steffens
Some of the groups that reigned in the 70s and 80s — particularly those that fall into the category of "Hair Metal" —...
12 Last Minute Vintage Rock Stocking Stuffers
In what has become a tradition (or maybe, depending on how you look at it, it’s become a bad habit), we’ve rounded up the best of the latest Vintage...
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...
