If managed by legendary showman, P. T. Barnum, they would be promoted as an oddity — a circus freak sideshow, right along with the bearded lady,...
The name represents a renowned rock brand. The logo is equally legendary. And the tunes remain timeless — in some instances, even after a half-century (or...
Truth be told, I blame Blue Öyster Cult. Most of the frustrating and painful auditory issues I suffer from as an old man (I believe) are...
There I was, perusing the latest issue of a popular music magazine while standing in the check-out lane down at the local A&P. It was then...
No Pro Tools. No Auto-Tune. Maybe a click track, but definitely no computerized studio wizardry. It was an honest and pure record — an organic collection...
For the casual observer, perusing record bins down at the local Kmart back in the day, one image (likely) comes to mind (quickly) when recalling the...
They wrote the one textbook I actually was capable of consuming (and comprehending). As a result, it was the one class I could pass — with...
1976. AM radio was pumping out a steady stream of sanitized chart-topping feel-goods depicting funky waterfowl, amorous rodents and midday romantic rendezvous, while FM airwaves transmitted...
Big vocals. Big guitars. Big songs. Big hooks. In short, Chez Kane, the self-titled debut solo record from Chez Kane is just plain BIG. The British...
Simply put, she’s the real deal — an authentic artist. Back in the day, Eve was one of the preeminent female forces in the male-driven hip-hop...
A full 15 years following its initial April 2006 release, this album remains a brave and beautiful piece of work. Yet, personally, it’s a painful one...
In a career that now has spanned nearly five full decades, Paul Stanley has scaled dizzying professional heights. In the process, the co-founding frontman for the...
A collision of ‘60s-birthed psychedelia and ‘70s-inspired soul, the self-produced sophomore set by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lenny Kravitz breathed the last gasp of rock and roll...
There we were – me and the world-famous rock star for whom I worked at the time – standing in the back of a packed Orlando,...
Spring — 1976. Ronnie was a 14-year-old bad boy — the heartthrob of the neighborhood bad girls. He had shaggy long blond hair, smoked cigarettes, rode...