’80s Rock

Old Dominion Racing to Host Long Distance Racing and Live Music!

Old Dominion Racing to Host Long Distance Racing and Live Music!

Posted January 7, 2023 at 1:02 am | No comments

A two-day foot racing event hosted by Old Dominion Racing will be held at Dominion Racing and Entertainment’s NASCAR track in Thornburg, Virginia, on March 4-5, 2023 with two of D.C.’s finest bands, Rick Landers & Heartland and The Rockits.

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Steve Earle – On The Road Talking Songwriting, Guitars and Gaelic Traditions

Steve Earle – On The Road Talking Songwriting, Guitars and Gaelic Traditions

Posted August 14, 2022 at 4:28 pm | No comments

Today, Steve Earle has earned his own icon status, not only by writing his own songs and performing to thousands, but by deep digging into the entangled roots of more contemporary music, studying the wherefore and why of musical traditions of songs and styles beyond American shores. Like the generation before him, his own journey is part of both a land mass of musical traditions, and a migration of his own songs for future generations.

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STYX – Their “Live & UnZoomed Tour” with Co-Headliners REO Speedwagon & Loverboy

STYX – Their “Live & UnZoomed Tour” with Co-Headliners REO Speedwagon & Loverboy

Posted July 13, 2022 at 10:28 pm | No comments

Legendary and multi-Platinum rockers STYX–Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars), James “JY” Young (vocals, guitars), Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards), Todd Sucherman (drums) and Ricky Phillips (bass), along with the occasional surprise appearance by original bassist Chuck Panozzo–are rested, healthy, and ready to hit the road again, but they’ve finally got a new album to promote along the way.

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Tom Guerra Talks About His New Album Sentimental Junk, and Getting It All Together

Tom Guerra Talks About His New Album Sentimental Junk, and Getting It All Together

Posted March 30, 2022 at 6:30 am | No comments

We caught up with Tom Guerra recently to talk about Sentimental Junk, the work involved and the creative juice needed to not only craft great songs, but to properly dress them with the right instrumentation, vocals that suit them and a collaboration between musicians, who are also friends, who help supercharge his songs into fun romps that hit on all cylinders, that offer up thoughtful meaningful lyrics, impressing them with his  own personal stamp.

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Ann Wilson Set To Release New Album Fierce Bliss on April 29th!

Ann Wilson Set To Release New Album Fierce Bliss on April 29th!

Posted February 8, 2022 at 5:31 pm | No comments

There is a calm, serene spirituality about Ann Wilson in 2022 which instantly draws you to her. She feels like a warm, wise someone who has seen enough bullshit to know how to avoid it calmly, and someone who is at peace with whatever she needs to be at peace with. Perhaps that is why the soul (and, indeed title) of her latest album, Fierce Bliss

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Genesis Revisited with Steve Hackett and Wuthering Nights: Live in Birmingham

Genesis Revisited with Steve Hackett and Wuthering Nights: Live in Birmingham

Posted February 19, 2018 at 12:02 pm | No comments

In 2017 legendary Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett embarked on his Genesis Revisited & Classic Hackett Tour. During a stop at Birmingham Symphony Hall in London of that year, Steve and his band filmed a concert for CD/DVD release entitled, Wuthering Nights: Live in Birmingham.

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Nigel Harrison discusses finding The Key To The Universe with Michael Des Barres!

Posted March 20, 2015 at 2:20 pm | No comments

Michael Des Barres the British singer, songwriter, musician, and actor will be releasing a new full-length CD entitled; The Key To The Universe this April 7th on FOD Records. The album is a return to down and dirty rock music with heavy guitars and unflinching lyrics about living life to the fullest.

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Brad Whitford of Aerosmith – Playing for People is the Best Sensation in the World!

Brad Whitford of Aerosmith – Playing for People is the Best Sensation in the World!

Posted August 1, 2014 at 9:05 am | One comment

Aerosmith is out on the road for their North American summer “Let Rock Rule” Tour. Seeing Aerosmith is more than enough to satiate any rock fans needs. Add Slash and the Conspirators to the bill and you get a raucous adrenaline-fueled North American tour that spills over and drenches fans with a definitive summer rock ‘n’ roll experience.

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KISS and Def Leppard Rockin’ with Ferocity at PNC Art Center

KISS and Def Leppard Rockin’ with Ferocity at PNC Art Center

Posted July 31, 2014 at 5:12 am | No comments

Do you want a concert where the band’s songs have monstrous licks, catchy hooks, and infectious grooves? Do you want it performed while smoke pours up from underneath stage and fireworks shoot at you from every direction? Do you want it all on the same stage…. in one night?

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Frank Hannon of Tesla – The Simplest Approach is Always the Best

Frank Hannon of Tesla – The Simplest Approach is Always the Best

Posted July 8, 2014 at 11:53 am | No comments

Tesla have gone back to the basics with their newest CD, Simplicity. From the way they wrote these 14 riff blazing songs to the way they were recorded – as a team and live, the album is reminiscent of the way they recorded their debut album back in 1986.

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