By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Late last year, fans of the 1980’s Sunset strip, glam-metal band, L.A. Guns were shocked to hear that long time guitarist Stacey Blades was leaving the band. Blades had joined L.A. Guns in 2004 and quickly became a fan favorite with his incredible guitar playing and cool rockstar looks. ... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. If you live in the Western New York area, and are a fan of 80's hard rock, you have most likely heard of Jim Crean, if not seen him perform live. The gifted vocalist, multi-talented musician/songwriter and Buffalo, NY native has been rocking the masses in his hometown for... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. The recent resurgence of the thrash metal pioneers, Anthrax may be one of the greatest comebacks stories in rock history. They were one of the original bands of the thrash metal movement during the early to late 80’s, and had achieved their greatest success during this time period. They were... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. The legendary, Thrash Metal band - Testament (whose original lineup re-formed in 2005), will kick off their first major heading tour in years, today. Riding high off of their critically acclaimed, brutal and intense 2012 release, "Dark Roots of Earth," Testament is ready to take the next step on their... Continue Reading →
By John Jeffrey Eric Singer is one of the most honest, straight forward interview subjects that one could have the pleasure of speaking to. Never shying away from any question, Singer tells it like it is, not sparing any details. Being the drummer for KISS (on and off) for over 15 years, over the... Continue Reading →
Review by John Jeffrey, Photos by Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Darien, NY - Mother nature delivered a picture perfect day for the abbreviated Rockstar Mayhem concert (which was being referred to locally as the "103.3 Edge's Summer BBQ" in honor of the WNY radio station), as three of the kings of 80's hard rock/heavy metal... Continue Reading →
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