By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Rowan Robertson is best known for being the lead guitarist in Ronnie James Dio's band DIO, from 1989-1991. Rowan was recruited at the age 17 years old. He co-wrote and recorded 1 record with DIO, entitled "Lock Up the Wolves," which was released on May 15, 1990. In addition, to... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Cowboy Mach Bell - Joe Perry Project 1982-84 - "Glam Metal Interview Series" - Episode #16 - February 9, 2021. Track by Track analysis of every song from the 1983 Joe Perry Project release "Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker." Rock Music icon Joe Perry, guitarist for the multi-platinum, arena... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Before the Goo Goo Dolls, there was another Buffalo, NY based band that was poised to breakout and become a dominant force in the music scene. That band was called Rockcandy, a glam-metal band that consisted of: Stephen Shaw - lead guitar, Joey Anes - vocals, Jeff Powell- bass, David... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. On November 13, 2020, glam-metal band L.A. Guns, featuring Steve Riley - drums, Kelly Nickels- bass, Scott Griffin- guitar, and Kurt Frohlich - vocalist / guitar, released an intense, musically diverse 10 track record entitled, 'Renegades.' This was this particular line-up's first release. While the bickering over who owns the... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Hearts & Hand Grenades is a new and exciting hard rock band from Buffalo, NY. Their debut full length record, 'Turning to Ashes' was released on January 8, 2021 (on Eclipse Records) and is receiving amazing reviews all around the world. The band consists of members: Stephanie Wlosinski - vocals... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. In late 1979, Aerosmith guitar legend Joe Perry left the arena-headlining, multi-platinum record selling quartet, while the band was in the middle of recording their "Night in the Ruts" record. During his time away, Perry formed a new band called the Joe Perry Project. The Joe Perry Project released three... Continue Reading →
Thomas S. Orwat Jr.
