The Yardbirds | June 8, 2017 | Don The Beachcomber | Huntington Beach, CA...
Review by Shawn Perry
In 2011, I wrote a piece called 'Why The Yardbirds Will Always Matter,' based on interviews I had done with two of the band's founding members...
Bob Dylan | July 15, 2011 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa, CA
Review by Mateo Carlin
Photos by Jim McCluney
There was an air of excitement in Costa Mesa, not only for the grand opening of the 2011 Orange County Fair, but...
The Pretenders | Pretenders & Pretenders II – CD Review
Rhino has reissued Pretenders and Pretenders II , the first two albums from the Pretenders, as two-disc sets. The first disc contains a remastered version of the original album,...
Status Quo | The Frantic Four Reunion 2013: Live At Hammersmith Apollo (Back2SQ.1) –...
Boy is the crowd with Status Quo on their double live CD set, The Frantic Four Reunion 2013: Live At Hammersmith Apollo (Back2SQ.1). With over 100 million records sold...
Band Vs Brand | DVD Review
The flood of rock music documentaries in the last few years has dug into those nooks and crannies, and turned over many, long-elusive stones. Bob Nalbandian's documentary Band Vs...
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,...
Bad Company | July 17, 2010 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Sitting in the center of Pacific Amphitheater, with a clear and pleasant view of the stage, I thought about the number of times I had seen...
Love | Forever Changes (50th Anniversary Deluxe Set) – Boxset Review
If ever there was an album one should justifiably light up to, Love's Forever Changes takes the cake (which you might want back if you're smoking the right stuff)....
The Wrecking Crew! – Film Review
Here's a documentary that tells one of the most important stories in rock and roll history. It's not flashy and bouncy like a lot of the modern rock docs...
King Crimson | The Elements Tour Box 2018 – Box Set Review
What initially began as a one-off release for the 2014 King Crimson tour has now grown into an annual event. The Elements Tour Box 2018 features snippets, outtakes, extracts...
