’80s Rock

Thomas Dolby Announces Time Capsule Tour

Thomas Dolby Announces Time Capsule Tour

Posted January 11, 2012 at 7:01 am | No comments

In the wake of his critically acclaimed album A Map of the Floating City, and the groundbreaking FloatingCity.com transmedia game he co-designed, Thomas Dolby will embark on a 26-date North American tour this March, with a rather unusual vehicle in tow.

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Def Leppard Concert Review: Hysteria in Homdel NJ

Def Leppard Concert Review: Hysteria in Homdel NJ

Posted August 7, 2011 at 10:33 am | No comments

By: Rob Cavuoto On a rain drenched evening in New Jersey, Def Leppard and Heart played the PNC Arena in Homdell NJ. The concert was a rescheduled show from July due to the passing of singer, Joe Elliot’s father. It may have poured this night but it didn’t slow the band down. They opened with […]

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Black Veil Brides Live: Stripped Down, Raw and In Your Face

Black Veil Brides Live: Stripped Down, Raw and In Your Face

Posted July 26, 2011 at 5:10 am | 5 comments

“We are Black Veil Brides and we’ve come to kick your asses” shouted Andy Biersack from the stage at the Vans Warp Tour when the traveling carnival came to Oceanport NJ.

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Michael Wilton Interview: Dedicated to Chaos

Michael Wilton Interview: Dedicated to Chaos

Posted June 15, 2011 at 6:51 am | One comment

Queensryche’s anticipated new CD, Dedicated to Chaos is the sound of the band marching forward artistically, philosophically and sonically. Their commitment to their craft is unwavering. Their ability to challenge themselves and create new soundscapes is unparalleled in hard rock. A band continually re-inventing themselves, growing, and blending the boundaries of heavy metal, hard rock, alternative to form a unified and unique sound that is always recognizable with Geoff Tate’s vocals at the helm. I had a chance to meet up with guitarist Michael Wilton to talk about the new CD, reflect back on the 20th Anniversary of Empire and talk about all things on guitars and gear.

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David Coverdale Interview: It’s Good Being Me!

David Coverdale Interview: It’s Good Being Me!

Posted May 4, 2011 at 8:22 am | 11 comments

David Coverdale and company return to their no-holds-barred, bluesiest, sexiest rock n’ roll roots with Whitesnake’s 11th studio album, Forevermore, the band’s first in more than two years. Coverdale has reignited an explosively fruitful vein of creativity with guitarist and co-writer-producer Doug Aldrich, guitarist Reb Beach, drummer Brian Tichy and Michael Devin on bass. As with all Whitesnake’s albums, Coverdale unleashes his incomparable vocal chops with emotional fervor. Armed with an arsenal of key players, the CD shows the world that the “snake” is an unstoppable wall of guitars!

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Glenn Mercer Interview: The Feelies Reunited

Glenn Mercer Interview: The Feelies Reunited

Posted May 3, 2011 at 2:54 pm | No comments

There is a fad that emerged in the ‘90s of older bands getting back together to do reunion tours, farewell tours, 2nd farewell tours, 3rd farewell tours, bringing the same old thing to their fans and charging tons of money for tickets. The focus seemed to be on making ends meet and buying a bigger house than the music. But, there are some bands that have gotten back together in recent years who have kept the focus on the music, and even more importantly, written and recorded new material for their fans to enjoy, old and new alike.

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Motley Crue Bamboozle 2011 Review

Motley Crue Bamboozle 2011 Review

Posted May 3, 2011 at 12:00 pm | No comments

Motley Crue held a press conference at in East Rutherford NJ at Bamboozle 2011 on May 1st to announce their summer headlining tour with Poison and special guest The New York Dolls. Fans can expect a burlesque type stage, seeing Tommy playing a rollercoaster drum set and hearing a fan picked set list. Tommy told the crowd that the coaster is set-up that he can grab a fan out of the crowd and take them on a ride! What the fuck?!

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Van Halen Panama Guitar Tab

Van Halen Panama Guitar Tab

Posted April 5, 2011 at 6:54 am | No comments

“Panama” – Van Halen Free Official TAB of the Day Click the link below to get the TAB: The first 10 readers each day get the TAB for free and everyone else gets a 50% discount until midnight after the freebies run out, then it’s 15% off after that. Remember, the first ten downloads are […]

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Steve Stevens Interview: Guitarist Extraordinaire with Billy Idol

Steve Stevens Interview: Guitarist Extraordinaire with Billy Idol

Posted March 25, 2011 at 2:03 pm | 2 comments

Steve Stevens is most notably recognized as the guitarist for Billy Idol, a partnership of 30 years that has produced countless Top 10 singles and platinum LPs. He is by far one of the most gifted guitarists to emerge from the ’80s music scene with his background being forged with the greats of the early ‘70’s like Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Unknown to most, Steve also became an avid prog-rock fan, especially the likes of King Crimson and Yes.

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Motorhead Concert Review: 35th Anniversary Tour

Motorhead Concert Review: 35th Anniversary Tour

Posted March 5, 2011 at 4:23 pm | One comment

One of the most iconic rock’ n’ roll bands in history, Motörhead, is out touring the US to celebrate the band’s 35th anniversary and the release their new studio album The Wörld is Yours. This latest release sold 7,000 copies in US in its first week to land at No. 94 on The Billboard 200 chart, and to-date has sold over 100,000 copies, an achievement Lemmy was proud to point out during an interview prior to the show, saying it was the bands best-selling CD yet.

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