Half a century after his first Mountain rehearsals, Corky Laing, the legendary drummer and songwriter, shows no signs of slowing down. On September 27, 2019, Corky released his first studio album in decades, Toledo Sessions, via Prudential Records. The excitement brought on by the new repertoire is reminiscent of the classic Mountain albums, Climbing! and Nantucket Sleighride. Toledo Sessions was written and recorded in Toledo, […]
Tonight was a special night at the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City. We were taken back in time by Sebastian Bach and his 30th Anniversary Tour performing the first record “Skid Row” in its entirety. We all know the Canadian singer-songwriter as the front man of Skid Row from 1987 till 1996 when he made […]
Fifty years ago today, Frank Zappa’s inimitable, groundbreaking first solo album, Hot Rats, was released, putting the songwriter and musician on the map as a virtuosic guitarist and changing the course of music forever with its conceptual, compositional and technological innovations. Self-described as a “movie for your ears,” the mostly instrumental 1969 album was a new musical avenue […]
Dan Johnson is an American drummer for Love and Death-a band of Brian “Head” Welch, KoRn’s guitarist, and the band “Red” Dan keeps himself busy with studio and live work as well as teaching students drums. He proves himself to be one of the premiere up and coming hard-rock drummers of today. “Playing drums of […]
The new Wayward sons album, “The Truth Ain’t What It Used To Be” is a full-blooded (and full-throttled) R-O-C-K album. The songs within define the band as writers and players, exploding out of your chosen audio player. The record was built on passion and commitment, with an eye on modernity and the human condition, and […]
Happy Thanksgiving! Or rather, Friendsgiving! Daylight Savings Time is here once again, we fall back one hour on Sunday, Nov. 3. I’ve added the schedule for Proud Mary’s in San Diego, along with some info and links for Humphrey’s Backstage Live and Tio Leo’s. Their schedules are very extensive and varied, better to click on […]