CODY BEEBE & THE CROOKS – Authentic Roots Rock

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Selah, Washington is the kind of town where you wave at each person you pass. A small, agricultural town, unlike the fast-paced existence of neighboring Seattle. So it’s no surprise that out of a town such as Selah, would be born the nucleus of Cody Beebe and The Crooks, a  hard-working, roots rock band. What… Read more »


JUDAS PRIEST’S ROB HALFORD – The Original God of Metal

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Those less versed in the history of heavy metal might not hesitate to lump Judas Priest in with 1980s glam metal bands such as Motley Crue and Def Leppard; bands less affectionately referred to as “hair metal.”  It’s uncommon to believe that Judas Priest, best known to classic rock radio as the band responsible for 80s hits Breaking… Read more »


TERRY MCDERMOTT – Not Driving Blind Anymore…

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What is the one thing a singer possesses, which trademarks the sound a band becomes known for more so than any virtuoso playing an instrument within the group? It’s very simple—the voice.  But just like any new start, the voice has humble beginnings and the story of ours begins in a little town of about… Read more »


ANOTHER LOST YEAR – The Next Creed?

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There is quite the chatter around the band Another Lost Year. Comments heard from their fans include “They’re the next Creed,” or “You don’t understand, these guys will be selling out arenas soon.” Other fans would argue the Creed association is a horrible comparison. And with the readers of Rolling Stone recently rating Creed as… Read more »


HEAVEN’S BASEMENT – Living in a Filthy Empire

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On a clear and busy night in London, Chris Rivers, drummer for Heaven’s Basement, apologizes for the background noise as he steals away to the quietest street corner he can find. Leaving America the day before, Heaven’s Basement has flown back to the UK, only to return in ten days.   Rivers explains their hectic schedule,… Read more »


STRYPER – Second Coming

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With a career spanning over 30 years, and with a touring history that includes groups such as Bride, Testament, and Mad Max, Stryper is a band of legendary proportions, and they have been busy recently. In 2013 alone they have released a re-recording album by the name Second Coming with two all new songs on… Read more »


MARKY RAMONE – Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

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In the underground debate of who was truly the first heavy metal band, one must weigh the evidence because it’s almost like asking the question that never truly gets an answer, which came first; the chicken or the egg.  Music historians feel back in merry old England, Black Sabbath gave birth to the grotesque evil… Read more »


GWAR – The Chaos Continues

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When you interview the members of the band GWAR you completely expect their answers to be bizarre, grotesque, demented, inappropriate and hilarious. So it’s no surprise that it went down exactly that way when we sat down with frontman Dave Brockie (aka Oderus Urungus) in the green room at Wooly’s in Des Moines, Iowa, before… Read more »


TOM KEIFER – Beyond Dead-End Street

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Tom Keifer is best known as the vocalist and songwriter on a series of four studio albums performed by a band called Cinderella that have achieved sales of around 15 million to date.  In this article you’ll read about why it’s taken so long for his latest album of original material to surface, what he thinks makes a good… Read more »


Inside The Industry with JEFF RABHAN

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The entertainment industry has traditionally been a tough business for a young person to break into.  The supply of people wanting to get in will always be greater than the availability of jobs, a fact that inevitably leads to fierce competition.  For someone contemplating a career in music, anything one could use to get a… Read more »


KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – Back Together

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Jesse Leach is one of the founding members of Killswitch Engage. Now he has found his way back to the band after being away for ten years. He sounds relaxed and humble on the phone and his tone doesn’t carry any traces of rock star cockiness or over inflated ego, but you can hear a… Read more »


EVE TO ADAM – C’mon, Taste the Apple

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With the release of their new album Locked And Loaded, New York-based hard rock band Eve To Adam may be on the edge of something they have long craved and worked for—a chance to break through the genre’s glass ceiling and make the transformation from perpetual opening act to headliner status. That would be something… Read more »