Okay, Folks… here we are again at the world famous, Belly Up Tavern, in Solana Beach, California. We are here to check out Metalachi: The World’s First and Only Metal Mariachi Band, along with the opening band, The Bombpops. I’m sure all the visuals are happening in your head, and while further explanation probably isn’t […]
Johnny Gioeli and Deen Castronovo first played together on the debut Hardline album, “Double Eclipse, which was released in 1992. 25 years later, the two were reunited in Italy to commence work on the debut Gioeli-Castronovo album, “Set The World On Fire”. Both men have continued on their musical paths since they last saw one […]
After more than 40 years in the business and with a renowned breakthrough in the early 80’s with ACCEPT behind him, as well as several million records sold worldwide, Udo Dirkschneider from Solingen/Wuppertal, Germany, is one of the biggest rock legends in the business. U.D.O. has enjoyed well over two decades in the spotlight. Regardless […]
HELION PRIME and their mascot – the mighty Saibot – return with their sophomore effort ‘Terror Of The Cybernetic Space Monster’ on August 31st, 2018. The album consists of nine brand new tracks – with the seventeen minute monster title song marking a stunning finale. The Sacramento (California) based power metal band’s new piece of […]
The Rolling Stones and Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music entertainment, today announced an expansive worldwide agreement covering the band’s iconic recorded music and audio-visual catalogues, archival support, global merchandising and brand management. This multi-faceted partnership marks the beginning of a new era of expanded collaboration between The Rolling Stones and UMG. […]
Joined by Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, Lords Of Black, CoreLeoni), Marco Mendoza (The Dead Daisies) and Tommy Aldridge (Whitesnake), Japanese Heavy Metal Guitarist Nozomu Wakai is set to release the new album “Metal Souls”under his project Nozomu Wakai’s DESTINIA The new generation Japanese guitar hero Nozomu Wakai blasts his way into the world on board his project […]
Norman Harris of Norman’s Rare Guitars, located in Tarzana, CA, has partnered with Heritage Auctions to offer rare and iconic Tom Petty guitars and memorabilia from his personal collection. The auction, set to take place in Dallas, TX on July 21, 2018, includes a lot featuring Petty’s personally owned 1965 Gibson SG Cherry Electric Guitar and top hat, expected to garner as […]
When you go on assignment to different events find yourself anticipating what you think it’s going to be like. Then you pull up to the venue and you start making assumptions about what kind of show it is. Walking up to the Moose Lodge in Oceanside California I could hear the sounds of music already […]
Shari Puorto’s most recent new album, Live at Bogie’s is proof that not all live albums have to sound like simply a label fulfillment. As someone that in general doesn’t like live albums, Live at Bogies brings Shari’s raw energy smack dab into your music senses. If you close your eyes you can feel her […]
Why is it that critics always take the road of criticizing? I am so sick of reading blogs online or even bygone era of bricks and mortar printed magazine articles of regurgitated word vomit spewing uneducated opinionating on albums that they didn’t care to listen to in the first place. They know that in this […]