The Evolution Of Music In Online Gaming
Over the course of three decades, online gaming music has progressed from basic wobbles and chirps to become a distinct genre in its own right. The technical restrictions of...
The Joe Satriani Interview (2022)
By Shawn Perry
When the pandemic hit the world in 2020, Joe Satriani was preparing to release his 18th album, Shapeshifting. Many acts put the brakes on whatever they were...
Rush | Moving Pictures (40th Anniversary) – Reissue Review
For nearly 40 years, I have amassed a huge collection of CDs. And I remember the first CD I purchased: Rush’s Moving Pictures. I’d heard about how much better...
Edgar Winter | Brother Johnny – New Studio Release Review
When Johnny Winter died on July 16, 2014, many people wanted his brother Edgar to record a tribute album. But Edgar claimed he was simply too devastated at the...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: One-Take Wonders – The Knack’s Supposed Sophomore Jinx
Photos courtesy of Prescott Niles
Their journey has been depicted as both a Cinderella story and one of music’s most epic fails.
Yet there can be no denying that for (at...
1973: The Golden Year Of Progressive Rock – Book Review
Did you happen to know that Brain Salad Surgery peaked at number 2 in the UK on December 30, 1973, one place behind Yes’ Tales From Topographic Oceans? Well, author and music...
Dirty Honey | April 8, 2022 | Marathon Music Works | Nashville, TN –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Dirty Honey photos by Joe Schaeffer
The much-lauded, highly anticipated Young Guns Tour landed in Nashville shy of one gun: Mammoth WVH. Just days after celebrating a...
Joe Satriani | The Elephants Of Mars – New Studio Release Review
When Joe Satriani broke out in the late 1980s with Surfing With The Alien, he set the tone and pace for other guitar-based instrumental albums that came tumbling out...
Sparks | March 30, 2022 | Shubert Theatre | Boston, MA – Concert Review
Review & live photos by Ira Kantor
On a night when all eyes — and news trucks — were on the venue across the street (Chris Rock was performing in...
Deep Purple | Machine Head – Classic Commentary
Deep Purple's Machine Head was not made under favorable circumstances. The band was originally scheduled to begin recording at The Casino in Montreux, Switzerland, but, in their own words, "some stupid...
