WALKING PAPERS – The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 10-17-13

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It’s a Thursday night in West Hollywood and rock n’ roll is alive and well.  The Strip is buzzing with an electrical charge that has not been felt for quite some time.  A few miles east of the famed Roxy, photographer Lisa Johnson has just completed the West Coast launch of her new book 108… Read more »


An Evening with 108 Rock Star Guitars

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Mr. Musichead Gallery on Sunset Boulevard played host to the West Coast book launch event for 108 Rock Stars Guitars, by famed photographer Lisa S. Johnson.  108 Rock Star Guitars is a project 17 years in the making and is the ultimate coffee table book, for not only musicians and music fans, but for anyone… Read more »


WINERY DOGS – Coach House, October 6, 2013

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Try as hard as you can to avoid it—it’s impossible to not use the “s” word when describing the Winery Dogs.  (Get your mind out of the gutter—no, not that “s” word.) Wikipedia defines a supergroup as “a music group whose members are already successful as solo artists or as part of other groups.” In the… Read more »


SAMMY HAGAR – Sammy Hagar and Friends

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Grammy Award®-winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sammy Hagar celebrates four decades in rock and roll with his new album . This album is long-awaited since his last solo album release in 2008. Hagar has teamed with legendary artists from rock and country, along with past and present band mates for an album… Read more »


INHALE THE FALL – EP

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When one thinks of hard rock/heavy metal, the city of Cork, Ireland would probably not be on any fan of that genre’s radar. However, with the release of the self-titled EP from Inhale The Fall, this could cause many a rocker to break out the map for a quick geography lesson. Inhale The Fall has an… Read more »


SOiL – Whole

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Metal fans are thrashing their heads for American metal band SOiL’s new album.  Whole, released last month, welcomes original front man Ryan McCombs back to the fold and marks their first album recorded with three of the founding members.  Other original band mates include Adam Zadel/guitar and Tim King/bass, two members who have been with… Read more »


WESTERN SAND – EP

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It is amazing how many great, young, extremely talented bands are out there just waiting to be discovered.  Western Sand is all of the above, and more. By their name, their logo (a ram’s head skull) and, most importantly, listening to their four-song, self-titled EP, you’d swear they were from a small town in Alabama…. Read more »


BOBAFLEX – Charlatan’s Web

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A follow-up to Bobaflex’s 2011 album Hell In My Heart (which featured hit singles Bury Me With My Guns On, Chemical Valley, and a remake of Simon and Garfunkel’s The Sound of Silence) has much to live up to, and the boys have taken on that task with confidence. Released on September 10th via BFX Records… Read more »


Reinventing Metal by Neil Daniels

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On September 10th, Backbeat Books released Reinventing Metal:The True Story of Pantera and the Tragically Short Life of Dimebag Darrell by Neil Daniels. There is no doubt that Daniels is a music fan, as he has written several books, covering such artists as Judas Priest, Robert Plant, and Iron Maiden. His bio on his website even refers… Read more »


ONSLAUGHT – VI

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The sixth studio album by this down to earth, UK-based thrash five-piece continues where Sounds of Violence left off.  The song-writing duo of Nige Rockett bouncing ideas off Andy Rosser-Davies has gained more momentum as their familiarity has evolved since that last album.  Their delivery is precise and technically proficient as they bound through Chaos is King and… Read more »


SALIVA – In It To Win It

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Saliva is back, and this time with a new singer, Bobby Amaru. Fans of the band will remember that the band parted ways with former front man Josey Scott in 2011 when he decided to pursue a career as a Christian solo artist. In early January 2012 the band announced their new lead singer as Amaru, who was… Read more »


TONIGHT ALIVE – The Other Side

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Welcome to the Sydney, Australia, based five-piece pop/punk band who have unleashed their second studio album.  It contains 12 tracks which all exhibit a crystal clear, contemporary modern production value and kicks off with The Ocean.  As with their 2011 debut album What Are You so Scared Of?, lead vocalist Jenna McDougall delivers her lyrical… Read more »