It’s a fact, the King is gone, but he’s not forgotten. For about two years, Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n Roll, spent a tour of duty with the Army in the town of Bad Nauheim, Germany, near Frankfurt (1958-1960).
The former Blackhearts guitar slinger, Ricky Byrd, whose monstrous power chords helped define Joan Jett & The Blackhearts hit, “I Love Rock & Roll”, released his solo debut CD earlier this year entitled; Lifer.
PRS Guitars, an award winning Maryland based manufacturer of electric guitars, has just released this year’s new “TOP TEN” most popular Electric Guitar finishes.
Deeply rooted in the blues, songwriter-harp man Billy Rose offers a soul filled album of longing, down- and-out and rumble and tumble. On this release, Billy’s gathered up some fine musicians called simply, Blue Soul.
American hard rock icons KISS stormed their way into The Amway Center this past Friday, the first U.S. date on the band’s 2013 Monster tour. Taking no prisoners, KISS is prepared to rock the nation unlike ever before with a maelstrom of pyrotechnics, stage props and engaging onstage antics.
By the time you’re reading this, legendary guitarist, Joe Satriani has already released his 14th studio CD this past May, his 2013 World Tour has taken him to through Europe, Turkey, Russia and he is now half way through his full U.S. tour and first ever cross-Canada tour.
Originally released in 1978, the EHX Hot Tubes was designed to replicate the organic overdrive of a vintage tube amp. The reissue Hot Tubes is a faithful re-creation of the original design, but presented in a compact nano-sized chassis.
We met up with guitarist, Steve Stevens, in his dressing room at the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia, an hour before he and the Billy Idol Band would launch into a rock tirade that launched the sold out the fist pumping crowd to it feet – for the entire show.
Gigantour touched down in New York City at none other than the legendary Hammerstein Ballroom on August 7th. The opulent venue was originally constructed as an Opera House in 1906, but tonight’s show would be a much different type of music than it was a designed for, a music that will rock the old ballroom off its foundation and possibly level it.
Since their inception, Black Label Society has been at the forefront of hard rock. Their penchant for hard riffs and blazing solos has resulted in a slew of hugely successful albums and a reputation for being a powerful live band.
