By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Laura Wilde has no fear! The Melbourne, Australia, born guitarist/vocalist is currently on her second summer tour, supporting rock icon, Ted Nugent. The 23-year-old rocker is slaying the usually intimidating Nugent crowd with her spectacular six-string skills, her hot rock star looks and no-frills kickass tunes. Wilde does this all... Continue Reading →
Review by John Jeffrey, Photos by Thomas S Orwat, Jr. Akron, NY - God bless Ted Nugent! Whether you agree or disagree with his views, you have to respect an artist who isn’t afraid to speak his mind, especially when some of his opinions are extremely controversial, like what he thinks about our current governmental... Continue Reading →
Review/photos by Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Lewiston, NY - The summer concert season in Western New York officially kicked off on Tuesday, June 4th when multi-platinum superstar Billy Idol, with guest opener Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, performed in front of a sold out and diverse music loving audience on a beautiful summer-like night. This... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Since his return to the Ted Nugent band in 2011, legendary vocalist/guitarist Derek St. Holmes has been one happy and reinvigorated musician. St. Holmes was an integral part of Ted Nugent's success, especially on Nugent's 1975, self-titled debut album. On that ground breaking release, St. Holmes was responsible for singing... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Legendary German, metal vocalist Udo Dirkschneider is back and touring North America with his band U.D.O. for the first time in twelve years. The 61 year old diminutive Teutonic terror of sound, is best known in North America for his time fronting the band Accept during the 1980's, but his current... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr Dallas, Texas based hard rockers, Drowning Pool, just released their highly anticipated, fifth studio album, “Resilience.” This aptly titled release showcases the quartet’s new lead singer Jasen Moreno, the fourth singer to join core members, C.J. Pierce (guitar), Stevie Benton (bass), Mike Luce (drums) since their 2001 debut, platinum selling... Continue Reading →
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