Author: David Castagno

Photos – POP EVIL Live! – at Wooly’s w/Red Sun Rising & Badflower

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Photos – POP EVIL Live! – at Wooly’s w/Red Sun Rising & Badflower CLICK HERE to read a review of the show.


GWAR B-Q Postponed Until 2018 – New Album In Progress – Heavy Touring in 2017 – First Dates Announced

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Attention Human Scum!! Your Lords and Masters GWAR have been quiet lately, but do not fret, things are about to pick the fuck up!  We have good news and bad news…what do you want first? Bad news? We thought so… It is with both great sorrow, and a twinge of self-satisfied glee (because we love… Read more »


RadioContraband 5th Annual Rock Radio Convention To Feature Incubus, Papa Roach, All That Remains, Alter Bridge…

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RadioContraband is gearing up for its 5th annual rock radio convention at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casinoin Las Vegas February 15th – 17th. The conference features industry panels, band showcases, and the RadioContraband Rock Radio Awards hosted by Lou Brutus. The 2017 convention will feature Incubus, Papa Roach, All That Remains, Alter Bridge and more. Past winners of the RadioContraband Rock Radio Awards include Foo Fighters, Five Finger Death… Read more »


Greatest Hits: Photography Exhibition Launches At Gibson Brands Sunset In West Hollywood; Show Extends To Mr. Musichead

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Over 500 music and art lovers and entertainment industry influencers attended the sold-out Los Angeles opening launch of GREATEST HITS at Gibson Brands Sunset (former Tower Records) in West Hollywood on Thursday, February 2. The premiere art retrospective and photography exhibition GREATEST HITS celebrates the work of veteran Los Angeles photographer CHRIS CUFFARO. Last week’s launch featured… Read more »


King Kobra’s Classic First Two Releases, ‘Ready To Strike’ And ‘Thrill Of A Lifetime’ Set For Reissue

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DURING THE 1980s the music scene was exploding with an abundance of great rock bands – including multi-platinum sellers such as Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot and RATT – but there was always room for talented new contenders. For KING KOBRA this was an invitation from heaven, launching onto a landscape that was primed for killer hard rock, enormous… Read more »


Geoff Tate formerly of Queensrÿche stars in THE BURNINGMORE DEATHS

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On February 14th, MVD Entertainment will release the feature film debut of Geoff Tate, former lead vocalist of the mega-platinum metal band Queensrÿche. Entitled THE BURNINGMORE DEATHS, the horror film – written and directed by Jonathan Williams – is inspired by true events surrounding unsolved murders captured on security cameras during a production shoot of a… Read more »


Carousel Kings Deliver ‘Dynamite’

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With worldwide anticipation at a near boiling point, CAROUSEL KINGS are providing another glimpse of their upcoming album Charm City, through their new single “Dynamite.” Charm City, their Victory Records debut, will be available February 10th, and ‘The Charm Cities Tour’ kicks off March 2nd. Head to ChorusFM and listen to “Dynamite.” “’Dynamite’ is one… Read more »


ECLIPSE Release Video For “Never Look Back” New Album “Monumentum” Out March 24th

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Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of the hotly anticipated fifth studio album from Eclipse, “Monumentum” on March 24, 2017. Today Eclipse is pleased to present the first video from “Monumentum“.  Watch the video for “Never Look Back” The first single from the album “Vertigo” can be streamed HERE  Pre-orders for the album can be found… Read more »


A Conversation with: CARL CANEDY of The Rods

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In the early-70s, there was a popular local band from Cortland, New York called Elf. Among its members were: Gary Driscoll, drums Craig Gruber, bass guitar David “Rock” Feinstein, guitar Mickey Lee Soule, keyboards Ronnie James Dio, lead vocals With the exception of Ronnie James Dio‘s cousin, David “Rock” Feinstein, who left Elf in 1973,… Read more »


Photos – NAMM 2017 – Anaheim, CA

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Photos – NAMM 2017 – Anaheim, CA CLICK HERE to read about NAMM 2017.


Legendary AEROSMITH Guitarist JOE PERRY Honored with Les Paul Award at 32nd Annual NAMM TEC Awards

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Legendary AEROSMITH guitarist JOE PERRY is pictured here after being presented with the Les Paul Award at 32nd Annual NAMM TEC Awards, Saturday, January 23.  PERRY was presented with the prestigious honor by his Hollywood Vampires bandmate Johnny Depp, who said PERRY was “his hero” and “the reason I picked up the guitar in the… Read more »


Female Guitar Shredder Tara Lynch To Release New Single “Trustless” Feat. Members of Dream Theater, Yngwie Malmsteen, Whitesnake and Alice Cooper

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Los Angeles – Tara Lynch is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Tara will be releasing her new single “Trustless” from her forthcoming debut album “Evil Enough” on Friday, February 10, 2017. “Evil Enough” is a melodic metal album full of rich guitar dominant tracks, all written by Tara Lynch.  Along with Tara on all… Read more »