’80s Rock

Rick Springfield Boasts Muscled Rock on For The End of the World

Rick Springfield Boasts Muscled Rock on For The End of the World

Posted December 4, 2012 at 8:09 am | No comments

Best known for the chart topping and award-winning “Jessie’s Girl”, power pop rocker Rick Springfield has returned to 2012 with a new album filled with dynamite, radio-ready tunes boasting some heavily musculed classic rock-influences.

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Aerosmith Comes Back with Music From Another Dimension

Aerosmith Comes Back with Music From Another Dimension

Posted December 3, 2012 at 7:00 am | No comments

Aerosmith, whose aliases include The Bad Boys From Boston and America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band are back at it.

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Aerosmith – Bad Boys of Boston Destroy New York City

Aerosmith – Bad Boys of Boston Destroy New York City

Posted November 27, 2012 at 10:14 am | No comments

“I feel the passion in the room tonight New York”, Aerosmith front man, Steven Tyler, said from the stage at Madison Square Garden after performing their opening tune “Mama Kin”.

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From the Ground Up U2 Photobook

From the Ground Up U2 Photobook

Posted November 27, 2012 at 9:20 am | One comment

The story of the U2360° tour is as epic as the numbers, from the seven million people who bought tickets to the logistics of moving three identical sets around continents each one taking 150 trucks to transport.

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Rush Fans Gather for The Clockwork Angels Tour in Tampa

Rush Fans Gather for The Clockwork Angels Tour in Tampa

Posted November 14, 2012 at 3:43 pm | No comments

On an unusually cool night in Tampa, Florida, at the 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheater, a crowd of screaming, diehard fans are raising hell as Rush is just 15 minutes late to arrive onto the stage.

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Tesla Electrifies with Twisted Wires

Tesla Electrifies with Twisted Wires

Posted November 14, 2012 at 6:31 am | No comments

When these hard rock icons first manipulated the radio waves back in the late ’80s with such staples as “Edison’s Medicine” and “Hang Tough”, the name Tesla would soon be forever entwined in the VH1 and Hair Nation rotations.

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Wolf Hoffman Talks About Stalingrad, Blood of The Nations and His Solo Project

Posted November 12, 2012 at 7:50 pm | No comments

For the past four decades, Wolf Hoffman has been prominently ruling the metal world as the lead guitarist for the heavy metal band, Accept.

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Judas Priest Issues Screaming for Vengeance: Special 30th Anniversary Edition

Judas Priest Issues Screaming for Vengeance: Special 30th Anniversary Edition

Posted November 8, 2012 at 12:41 pm | No comments

A dampening shadow is cast over the valley. You break into a fast run, but the metallic beast is faster than anything you’ve ever seen, as you’re pursued by the new release by the legendary Judas Priest.

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Trixter, Firehouse and Warrant Rock Florida

Trixter, Firehouse and Warrant Rock Florida

Posted November 5, 2012 at 12:27 pm | No comments

Rockaholics unite! Last month, hard rock and heavy metal fans all across Florida manically rampaged their way to The Lakeland Center to witness the momentous gathering of three of the biggest names in rock and roll: Trixter, FireHouse, and Warrant.

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Steve Vai Official 2012 European Tour

Steve Vai Official 2012 European Tour

Posted October 25, 2012 at 7:09 am | No comments

Virtuoso guitarist and visionary composer Steve Vai will be taking his Story of Light tour through Europe 2012 in support of his new release, The Story of Light,released on August 14, 2012 (Favored Nations Entertainment).

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