Progressive Nation 2009 | August 29, 2009 | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA
Review by Shawn Perry
Oh my, how progressive rock has changed since the glorious days of yonder. No longer limited to the old-school-mega-gear-head-in-the-galaxy-quasi-time-signature-antics of King Crimson, Genesis, ELP,...
John Lennon | Imagine: The Ultimate Collection – Box Set Review
After the Beatles broke up in 1970, each one of the Fabs went on to make at least one definitive record that would go on to sum up their...
The Rolling Stones | February 11, 1999 | Arrowhead Duck Pond | Anaheim,...
Review by Shawn Perry
Maybe they truly are the World's Greatest Rock n' Roll Band. In the last year and a half, I've seen the Rolling Stones twice. They have...
Keith Emerson | Various Reissues – CD Review
Keith Emerson, despite a series of misfortunes and miscalculated career moves, is still considered a legendary virtuoso of the keyboards. The Nice and ELP fading in his rear-view mirror,...
Whitesnake | Live In 84 – Back To The Bone – DVD/CD Review
Whitesnake’s 1984 Slide It In album spawned such hits as “Love Ain’t No Stranger,” “Guilty Of Love,” “Slow & Easy” and the title track. The band’s leader and singer...
2011 Sunset Strip Music Festival Review
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Alex Kluft
The Sunset Strip Music Festival keeps expanding and diversifying and stretching itself out over three blocks of the immortal boulevard, an area...
Robbie Robertson | Testimony – CD Review
Released in tandem with the 40th anniversary of the Band’s The Last Waltz, as well as his autobiography, Robbie Robertson’s Testimony is a snapshot of the songwriter and musician’s...
FANNY: The Right To Rock – Film Review
Don’t worry if you pride yourself on being a dyed-in-the-wool classic rocker but have never heard of Fanny. Lots of music fans haven’t. Reportedly the first all-female rock band...
Adopt The Arts Benefit Concert For LAUSD Elementary Schools Honoring Billy Gibbons & Butch...
Review by Junkman
Photos by Ron Lyon
What a fabulous evening it was in Hollywood for Adopt the Arts benefit concert for LAUSD Elementary Schools, featuring an all-star line-up, auction, and...
Bobby Rydell | Bobby Rydell Salutes The Great Ones / Rydell At The Copa...
Bobby Rydell Salutes The Great Ones/Rydell At The Copa contains two albums on one CD — all from a still-teenage Bobby Rydell. Out of print for over 40 years,...
