MICK ADAMS AND THE STONES We have been on somewhat of a mission to be able to cover “The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands” as featured on AXS TV. AXS TV is a project of Mark Cuban’s who has personally endorsed Mick Adams and the Stones. In an attempt to shadow their choices of bands that […]
Do you remember when you were 16 years old? I was excited for getting my drivers license, thinking about that girl in English class, and wondering what college to was right for me…sounds about average, and that’s anything BUT what the teenagers of Doll Skin are in to. These girls are wild and outrageous punk […]
Agent Orange formed their surf and skate fueled hardcore trio in 1979, originally with Mike Palm on vocals and guitar, Steve Soto on bass, and Scott Miller on drums. The name Agent Orange must’ve been quite the shock tactic for those times, with Vietnam ending roughly 10 years after, and some vets being exposed to […]
Grand Funk Railroad is one of my favorite bands of all time and one that I’ve been fortunate enough to see probably 20 times back in the day. Founding member and drummer Don Brewer and I got a chance to speak, albeit briefly about the time back in the day about a show that we […]
One of the greatest rock singers of our time, Jorn Lande returns with a unique album of covers of classics from artists and bands that have meant something special to him, and helped forge this talented man’s own unique style. Through Jorn’s extensive career, which includes more than 40 albums of mostly original songs, he […]
If you’re very lucky, there may be occasions in your life when you find a band and you realize you’ve discovered something a bit special. Sure we’ve all heard ‘great’ bands who release ‘great’ albums, but VEGA is indeed a band that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and give […]
My “Discover Weekly” playlist started playing Black Keyes…wait, that’s not Dan Auberbach’s voice piercing above that grungy and dirty guitar. Hmm…I investigated to find a band called Buffalo Summer graced my ears with a song that made me remember the music industry is swarming with greedy people who make money off of others…”Money” is the […]
Borrowing from a favorite phrase from our beloved editor, “this may be the best album I have heard all year!”..and this one actually may be………. Boston born, instrumental rock icon, Gary Hoey, releases his 20th album on July 29, 2016, through Mascot Label Group and takes the blues to a whole new level of “WOW”! […]
Withem is an upcoming Progressive Metal band hailing from Norway inspired by the likes of Symphony X, Pagan’s Mind, Dream Theater and Circus Maximus. The band had its inception in 2011 when Øyvind Voldmo Larsen (guitars) and Ketil Ronold (keyboards) met the remarkable drummer Frank Nordeng Røe. Shortly they were joined by the voice talent Ole Aleksander Wagenius. […]
Greg Douglass is one of the busiest musicians you thought you had know before, but probably couldn’t forget! He is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Steve Miller Band for his writing and lead guitar work on ‘Jungle Love.’ Ok…so he’s got that going for him, not to mention the hit […]