Posted June 5, 2011 at 7:49 am | 4 comments
The soaring and steady relevance of straight-up hard rock and heavy metal isn’t going anywhere. As a matter of fact, ask any hard rock or metal fan and you’ll get an earful about its longevity and importance. Music is universal, that’s a fact; take every genre out of the equation, dissecting them all one by one and you may find a bit of relentless “loyalty” in hard rock fanship – and the heavier the music, the better.
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Posted June 4, 2011 at 9:12 am | 3 comments
What we perceive as a good show is the product of many people working onstage and many working offstage as well. Lousy tone or a messy stage can ruin an otherwise good performance. John Sinks may not be a well-known name, as he spends most of his time working out of sight, but he has helped the likes of Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Dweezil Zappa and The California Guitar Trio bring their craft to the audience. He has a long experience “in the field” (“in the trenches”…) as Stage Manager, Road Manager, Live Recording Engineer, Guitar Tech, Studio Engineer, Technical And Strategic Liaison: all of this means solving problems and making the show run smoothly.
Posted in: Industry Interviews, Interviews
Posted June 4, 2011 at 6:31 am | No comments
Paul Reed Smith hardly needs an introduction. He is the man behind one of the most successful guitar companies of all time, with an artist roster that already includes the likes of Carlos Santana, Orianthi, Howard Reese and Tim Mahoney, and that seems to be growing by the week. Millions of players around the world have come to know and love PRS guitars, and over the decades the company has developed an army of devoted dealers, distributors, fans and players.
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Posted June 3, 2011 at 9:33 am | No comments
After reaching the top of the Country music world, Canadian guitarist, singer and songwriter Terri Clark decided to move away from the major label world that she had lived in for her whole career and went out on her own for her 2009 album The Long Way Home. This departure has only seemed to strengthen the Country star as she gets the best of both worlds, being able to have complete creative control, while working with distributors to help get her music out to a global audience; two things that would make countless other major label artists jealous.
Posted in: Country Interviews, Interviews
Posted June 3, 2011 at 8:55 am | No comments
At one point in time, which seems like eons ago, music was about creating art. It was about pushing boundaries, defying the mainstream and allowing artists to explore their creativity in an unbridled fashion. Then, sometime around the second half of the 20th century, corporations realized that music could be commoditized, and the world of commercial, Pop-driven music was born. Gone were the days when music was made as an art, now it was designed in corporate board rooms using test groups and marketing schemes.
Posted in: Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted June 2, 2011 at 12:55 pm | 13 comments
I came across Black Veil Brides surfing YouTube and at first glance thought it was Motley Crue! The hair, the make-up, and the attitude drew me in and I was hooked. They looked like where Crue left off in 1982/83 with Shout at the Devil. The video was for their new single “Fallen Angels,” didn’t just rock, they shredded.
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Posted June 1, 2011 at 5:56 am | One comment
After almost four years of biding their time, Memphis, Tennessee natives Egypt Central are finally back with their hard-hitting follow-up to their self-titled 2008 debut. White Rabbit, which features heavy guitars, jagged rhythms and catchy melodies, was produced by Skidd Mills (12 Stones, Saving Abel) and will be released on May 31st.
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Posted May 31, 2011 at 4:12 pm | 9 comments
At first glance, the signature leather hat, worn in true rock n roll fashion over black, stylish hair, along with the denim, leather and chains, could catch glances from across the room. Add a pair of Chuck’s (because they’re comfy and cool), a great sense of humor and you find there’s a fair amount of humility as well as fun-loving that’s undeniable. There’s lots of ink; intricate, detailed, colorful tattoos woven together that tell many stories from many years of his life adventures. He’s younger at heart than most people that have lived this life end up feeling at this point, that’s for certain.
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Posted May 31, 2011 at 6:19 am | No comments
Simon Kirke began his long love affair with rock n roll back in 1968 when he helped found influential British rock band Free, in which he was the drummer. Moving onward and upward, he and Paul Rodgers formed the legendary Bad Company five years later, with Simon drumming and Paul singing.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted May 29, 2011 at 6:24 am | 6 comments
On June 7th, Def Leppard will release their first ever live CD, Mirrorball-Live & More exclusively at Wal-Mart. It will contain live performances and an intimate 50 minute DVD that contains live backstage footage of the band on the road. Mirror Ball was recorded across the world over the course of many of the band’s sold out shows, and features all the classic songs that have made them one of the most respected rock bands of the last 30 years. The CD captures the group’s legendary concert experience at their best. The CD also contains three new studio tracks, “Undefeated,” “It’s All About Believin” and “Kings of the World.”
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