July 16, 2010 at Wolf Den, Uncasville, CT. by Deb Rao Staff Writer Warrant first burst onto the LA metal scene with Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinkin Rich. The band had a penchant for cranking out the Top 40 ballad hits “Heaven” and “I Saw Red” but also proved they could rock with [...]
April 27, 2010 at the Luminaire, London, UK. by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer Crippled Black Phoenix deliver value for money. You pay a tenner to see them in a small club, and by the end of the show start contemplating things only a 100-quid-an-hour shrink would ever make you think about. Not just [...]
April 17, 2010 at the Wolf Den Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT by Deb Rao Staff Writer Canadian rock band Helix made a rare U.S. appearance at the Wolf Den at the Mohegan Sun Casino on April 17. The band performed a blistering set that spanned their extensive career and also debut two new [...]
April 2, 2010 at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, Penn. by Steve Trager Staff Writer On the opening night of Sonata Arctica’s tour, which kicked off right here in Philadelphia at the Trocadero, it seemed to be an overwhelming epic live performance. Of course Sonata Arctica is no stranger to [...]
January 16, 2010 at the House Of Blues in Boston, Mass. by Deb Rao Staff Writer Hot off the tracks of attending the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles nominated for Best Documentary Anvil – The Story Of Anvil, on Friday evening Jan.15, Anvil made their way to the House Of Blues in Boston on [...]
September 14th, 2009 at Backstage Studio Productions in Kingston, NY. by Joe Mis Staff Writer To the fullest extent of the cliché, it was a dark and stormy night in upstate New York on Sept. 14, 2009. The weather kept the crowds down, and that may have been the best thing. There is no better way [...]
October 12th, 2009 at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA. by Steve Trager Staff Writer Perhaps KISS is one of those bands that can send a chill down your spine with all their pyrotechnics and eye-popping stage productions that has outshined more then 35 consecutive years as a band. There is that [...]
October 9, 2009 at Highbury Garage, London, UK by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer Continuing to road-test their new album Pine / Cross Dover released earlier this year, the godfathers of desert rock Masters of Reality have played this current tour’s London show on October 9 at the Highbury Garage. [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer If you want to experience some good times at the gates of hell, you’d best be driving a ’76 Firebird, drinking insatiably and cranking Zero Down. In the studio, this Seattle-based band has released two blackout-inducing efforts that begged the question: could they [...]
October 8th, 2009 at The Underworld Plub in London, England. by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer London’s Underworld club to this day remains the epicentre of London’s rock scene, throughout its 20-year history having hosted a plethora of rock’n’roll luminaries – from Smashing Pumpkins to [...]