(Literary) Voyage Of The Acolyte: The Steve Hackett Interview (2020)
By Ira Kantor
Despite being forced to end his most recent tour abruptly per the COVID-19 pandemic, guitar legend Steve Hackett remains as busy as ever.
After 50 years in the...
Vintage Feature: Leslie West Retraces His Steps Up The Mountain
By Shawn Perry
This piece originally appeared on the Classic Rock channel of About.com in 2003. At the time, Columbia/Legacy had reissued the first two Mountain albums — Climbing! And...
Ian Anderson & Jethro Tull: Scaling ‘The Zealot Gene’
By Shawn Perry
There is no question that Jethro Tull has weathered any number of trends, trials, tribulations and testaments over the course of 50 plus years. This is because...
From The Cosmos & Through The Magic Window With Doug Clifford
When you think about who wrote and sang the songs for Creedence Clearwater Revival, you’ll most likely think of John Fogerty. Upon closer inspection, there’s more to Creedence than...
Robby Steinhardt | Not In Kansas Anymore – New Studio Release Review
Storm effects, wild riffing bass, guitar, and organ provide the bed to the opener “Tempest” off Robby Steinhardt’s first-ever solo album, Not In Kansas Anymore. Enlisting an impressive who’s-who of guests...
Kansas | April 6, 2019 | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, CA – Concert...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Stevo Rood
Celebrating 40 years of Point Of Know Return, Kansas delivered two-and-a-half hours of their Midwestern-flavored, user-friendly progressive rock to an adoring houseful of...
Stray Cats | August 28, 2019 | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Live Photos by Suzie Kaplan
I used to know one of these music snobs who thumbed his nose at the Stray Cats, citing a lack of musical...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Good Ol’ Freda And The Firedogs
Photos courtesy of Bobby Earl Smith
ZZ Top is known as “that little ol’ band from Texas.” Yet in the early 1970s, that honor could easily have been bestowed on a...
Mammoth WVH | Mammoth II – New Studio Release Review
Wolfgang Van Halen has released a second album under the moniker Mammoth WVH. The new album, simply entitled Mammoth II, is the follow-up to the 2021, self-titled debut album....
The Band | The Last Waltz – Classic Commentary
Considered by many to be the greatest rock film of all time, The Last Waltz is the last word on the Band's final concert that took place on Thanksgiving...
