Interview with Bobby Blitz Ellsworth of Overkill: This is Our Calling
Overkill is synonymous with power, precision and perseverance. Across three decades they have shaped, refined, and steadily broadened a style of power metal.
Overkill is synonymous with power, precision and perseverance. Across three decades they have shaped, refined, and steadily broadened a style of power metal.
Foxy Shazam’s fourth and most electrifying release to date, The Church of Rock and Roll, is an awe-inspiring cavalcade of passion and humanity. From the bawdy sex-strut of lead single “I Like it” to the heart-wrenching ardor of “Forever Together,” this is a record for anyone with a beating heart.
Tyrone Wells’ fourth full-length album, Where We Meet, ushers in a new beginning for the critically acclaimed singer-songwriter.
XI: The Days Before Tomorrow is the eleventh release from Louisiana Music Hall of Fame members, Lillian Axe and marks the debut of new lead vocalist Brian Jones. Lillian Axe has recorded an impressive amount of songs, earned the loyalty of a devout fan base worldwide and amassed an extensive amount of effusive critical acclaim from their peers.
In 2008, the band announced that rehearsals had begun for a summer tour in support of their 20th anniversary and would start working on a new CD with producer Toby Wright. Unfortunately in June 2011, the band parted ways with lead vocalist and bassist, Evan Seinfeld and Scott Roberts who was in the band from 2002-2005 returned to replace him. The new album, Reborn in Defiance, was released with Evan on vocals worldwide on January 20, 2012, with the exception of North America through the Nuclear Blast
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 40 years since the formation of the Scorpions, back when Rudolf and his brother Michael drove their rickety red VW bus from one small pub to another, from one back yard to another in their home state of Lower-Saxony to rock out. Fast forward to 2010 when the band announced to the world that it would be retiring…but not before releasing a new CD, Sting in the Tail and undertake a Farewell World Tour that will take them 3 years and circle the globe….a few times.
It’s London, May 28, 2007 and I’m with a rock icon, drummer Simon Kirke, the backseat driver of two legendary hard rock bands, Free and Bad Company. People know Simon as “the drummer”, but hand the softly spoken Englishman a guitar and he’ll pull out the stops. He is also an accomplished singer and songwriter equally adept at piano and on guitar. Before he helped found the group Free, he could be heard pounding his U.K made Hayman drum kit with an actor’s son and child prodigy blues guitarist, Paul Kossoff in a group named Black Cat Bones.
Here’s a fond look back with Terry Lickona, producer of “Austin City Limits,” in an interview right after the first ACL Festival came to a close
Saturday, September 28, 2002 and Sunday, September 29, 2002 marked a historic milestone event and a dream come true for PBS’s televised live music showcase, “Austin City Limits,” with the inception and staging of the inaugural Austin City Limits Music Festival. The first ACL Music Festival was a major success and watershed music event. Since the Festival’s first kickoff year in 2002, it has progressed from its beginnings into a landmark annual event. It is recognized and acclaimed by music artists, music fans, and music industry mavens as one of the most anticipated, significant, and influential yearly music festivals.
After over a decade of paying his dues, a fountain of good fortune is flowing endlessly for slide guitar virtuoso extraordinaire Derek Trucks. During these years of nonstop, grueling touring, he has built a name for himself as the bottleneck boogie guitar player to be reckoned with. Trucks has coordinated countless tours and recordings, playing with his own group, The Derek Trucks Band, played alongside mentors and kin The Allman Brothers Band and has appeared on numerous side projects and guest work from the Frogwings to Phil Lesh.
