By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Millions of rock music fans all over the world mourn the death of guitar ICON Eddie Van Halen. He was a major influence to pretty much every rock guitarist since 1978, when the first Van Halen record was released. Eddie single handedly took rock guitar to another dimension. There will... Continue Reading →
Welcome to episode #10 of the "Glam Metal Interview Series." For this episode, super-star guitarist and songwriter Mark Knight talks to host Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. about the 2019 reunion of the original Bang Tango line-up. In addition, Knight discusses the first three Bang Tango studio releases and gives us an update on the upcoming... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. While most musicians are content with being in one incredible band, bass player /songwriter Rob De Luca is in three. De Luca is a founding member of late 80's New York City Street Metal band, Spread Eagle, who released an incredible comeback record in 2019 entitled, "Subway to the Stars."... Continue Reading →
By John Jeffrey Hmmm. I've had this release in my Haulix (which is like Dropbox for journalists) for over a month, and truthfully only gave it a couple listens through. Once I saw the track listing revealed for the album, I really wasn't overly enthused to want to hear this record. I guess my disconnect... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Classic rockers Kingdom Come will return to the stage on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at 5pm EST for an exclusive PPV concert streaming event (click here for more info). Kingdom Come currently consists of original members: James Kottak - drums, Danny Stag - guitar, Rick Steier - guitar, Johnny "JB"... Continue Reading →
Buffalo, New York - Buffalo's KISS THIS! and the Goo Goo Dolls' Robby Takac are collaborating on a new music video, "Hard Luck Woman," and they’ll premiere it at the 18th Annual Music Is Art Festival on Saturday, September 12. Between 6 and 7 PM ET/3 and 4 PM PT/ between midnight and 1 AM... Continue Reading →
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