X, New York Dolls & Cracker | December 20, 2008 | Club Nokia |...
Concert Review by Junkman
OK, I can hear you wondering aloud, “Junkman, what’s with the review of three bands that have nothing to do with metal?” It’s an honest question,...
Billy Idol | February 22, 2015 | The Observatory | Santa Ana, CA –...
Review by Bruce Forrest
Photos by Chris Loomis - SoCalMusicToday.com
During the 1980s, there was the scenario of artist-versus-artist with every performer fighting for the top spot on MTV. Each and...
Greg Lake | Welcome Backstage – CD/DVD Review
No longer tied to a band, Greg Lake still possesses the talent and fortitude to keep his musical palette salivated and slippery. Like his former bandmates, he relies heavily...
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,...
Pink Floyd | The Later Years – Box Set Review
Pink Floyd has gone to great lengths to preserve their legacy with numerous box sets, compilations, and DVDs/Blu-ray Discs. In 2016, they put out the monolithic, 33-disc The Early...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Emerson, Lake & Palmer & Tarkus (2012 Reissues) –...
Since the 1990s, the Emerson, Lake & Palmer catalog has been passed around and reissued by at least a half dozen labels. Various box sets, compilations and live sets...
The Babys I’ll Have Some Of That Record Release Party | June 24,...
Story by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
Celebrating the release of I’ll Have Some Of That, their first studio album in 34 years, the Babys invited a few friends, family...
Scorpions & Cinderella | July 29, 2010 | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Ontario,...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Steve Arndt
So this is it. Circling the globe on what is billed as their “farewell” trek, the Scorpions popped into the Inland Empire (San...
Bad Company | Bad Company & Straight Shooter (2015 Reissues) – CD Review
Bad Company and Straight Shooter, Bad Company's first two albums, remain blueprints for catchy, concise and commercially friendly, soulful hard rock for the 70s. The fact that they...
Deep Purple | Paris 1975 – CD Review
It's easy to assess Deep Purple as a powerful live band on the basis of Made In Japan, which featured the classic line up of Richie Blackmore, Ian Paice,...
