For five decades, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has remained one of the most iconic names in American roots music. With one foot planted in the traditions of country-folk and the other pointing toward something new and unexpected, the group continues to tour and release music, influencing multiple generations of audiences and artists along the […]
Electrifying. Soulful. Compelling. These three words exemplify the sound of the new lead singer of Tower of Power, “Memphis Soul Man” Marcus Scott. As a young boy, Scott would sit with his ears glued to the radio, mimicking every sound he heard. This fascination evolved into an insatiable desire to entertain and capture the hearts […]
Colorado College hosts “It’s Still Rock and Rock to Me: The Music and Lyrics of Billy Joel,” the first-ever scholarly symposium on the music and lyrics of Billy Joel. The public musicology conference, held Oct. 7-8, seeks to shed light on Joel’s songs and why they’re so meaningful for so many people. “Colorado College is […]
Alice Cooper is tired of the rhetoric – the mudslinging – the media frenzy. Keeping his snake in his cage and the guillotine in storage, he is putting people before career. Alice Cooper wants to be “Elected.” His classic 1972 hit is once again an anthem for modern times and when it all boils down […]
For every incredible guitarist you know of, there are dozens (if not more) that are at least as good, if not better, that you haven’t heard of. That is, of course, unless you’ve heard of Sonny Landreth. I never knew this name before this year, and now I will never forget it. Sonny was the […]
For the first time in ten years, Bob Weir will release a new solo record, Blue Mountain, on September 30—marking his debut project since signing with Columbia/Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. The release is his first album of entirely original material in thirty years and will be available on CD, 2LP vinyl, […]
Come November, heavy metal fans in at least eight east coast cities will be in for a night full of hell-raising fun as three of the genre’s finest vocalists — Geoff Tate, Tim “Ripper” Owens and Blaze Bayley — will be performing the hits from their respective bands on stage together for what is hoped […]
Experience Hendrix L.L.C. and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, are releasing Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69, fully documenting the debut performance of Jimi Hendrix’s short-lived but eternally influential Band of Gypsys on September 30. The group played four historic concerts at the Fillmore East in New York City […]
January 2015: seemingly out of nowhere a new band prepares to conquer the metal world: SERIOUS BLACK! Their debut album ‘As Daylight Breaks’ is released and garners fantastic reviews worldwide. Fans all over Europe enthuse about their awesome stage presence when SERIOUS BLACK embark on extensive tours alongside HammerFall, and Gamma Ray later that year. […]