By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Goth/pop, soon to be superstar, NYXX, is one of the most promising, talented and visionary new artists in music today. Her uniquely dark and heavy music style mixes elements of industrial, alternative and pop, combined with catchy chorus lines and infectious mesmerizing hooks. You can hear this on her brilliantly... Continue Reading →
Conducted by Thomas S. Orwat Jr. and John Jeffrey May 2, 2018 - RockMusicStar.com's Thomas S. Orwat Jr. and John Jeffrey sat down with Anvil's- Steve "Lips" Kudlow for this exclusive interview. During this chat, we discuss the band's new CD, "Pounding the Pavement," their 41 year anniversary and why they will remain a power... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. On May 2, 2018, the Brazilian power-metal band, Shadowside, who consist of: Dani Nolden -vocals Raphael Mattos -guitars, Magnus Rosén (formerly of Hammerfall )-bass and Fabio Buitvidas -drums, played it's first date in the USA in nine years. This was also the band's very first live performance ever with Magnus Rosén.... Continue Reading →
Photos by Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Buffalo, NY – It was a beautiful, summer like afternoon in Buffalo, and thousands decided to enjoy the warm weather by attending the 4th annual Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival- Music Day, located on the grounds of The Buffalo History Museum. This event was established to draw awareness to the... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. The Minneapolis, MN-based Alternative hard rockers, City of the Weak, are a band unwilling to compromise and destined to make it big. Fronted by lead singer/songwriter, Stef w/ an F, along with Brent Lindblad - guitars, and Cody Hoffman - bass, this powerhouse trio is building up quite the reputation... Continue Reading →
Review by John Jeffrey, photos by Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Buffalo, NY - On a dull Wednesday night in Western New York, the legendary Canadian metal band, Anvil, started their 2018 "Pounding the Pavement" U.S. tour at the Ironworks bar in downtown Buffalo. The opening night of the tour already started out with 'Spinal Tap'-ish... Continue Reading →
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