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The Carl Palmer Interview (2006)

By Shawn Perry Of all the drummers that popular music has produced, Carl Palmer has to rate as one of the most unique. His style - a combination of precision,...

2006 NAMM Show Report: Freaks, Geeks and a Couple of Deadheads

By Shawn Perry I’m wandering the aisles at the National Association Music Merchants (NAMM) Winter Event on a clear, windswept Friday in Anaheim, California. It’s a good day for music-making...

2006 NAMM Show: Checking In With The Big Three

By Andrew Todd Pick up any timeless rock and roll recording – put it on your turntable, slip it in your CD player or tape deck, and chances are better...

2005 NAMM Show Report: All Quiet On The Western Front

By Shawn Perry Subdued. It’s the first thing I notice when I walk through the entrance of the Anaheim Convention Center and into the 2005 NAMM (National Association of Music...

2004 NAMM Show Report: The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum

By Shawn Perry Here I am, once again, bouncing back and forth from aisle to aisle in the thick of one of the music industry's quirkiest events – the NAMM...

Warren Zevon 1947 – 2003

By Misha ben-David Into a day promising serious stressors in my life comes word that one of the true Golden Boys of rock n' roll has left us. He told...

The Pretenders | February 27, 2003 | The Wiltern | Los Angeles, CA –...

Review by Shawn Perry "The thing with your website is that there are no articles about chick rockers and that might make the reader think that you are...chauvinistic..." And so...