Cruelly underrated and overlooked throughout the history of rock, there are five names that should always be mentioned when talking about one of the greatest rock bands EVER. They are Phil Moog, Michael Schenker, Pete Way, Andy Parker and Paul Raymond, otherwise known as UFO. With the thunderous rhythm section of Way, Parker and...
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It was July 17th, 1986 when I attended my first concert. Stevie Nicks played the Cal Expo Amphitheater in Sacramento, CA. My dad had won tickets on the radio, as he commonly did, and this time my mom couldn’t make it to the show. I was 9 years old. In my head I pictured...
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There was a time…a time before the Internet, a time before I moved to a city with live shows and real record stores and before I discovered Tom Waits…there was a time when Roger Waters was by far my favorite living artist. Pink Floyd had a sound that was larger than life to this...
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‘Come to the darkside, we have cookies’ I went to a Grateful Dead show once. I believe it was at Shoreline in Mountain View, CA. I didn’t go inside or anything; just hung out in the parking lot and partied with my friends. If someone would have asked what my favorite Dead song was...
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The forecast was for rain, our seats were way up in the 58th row, the traffic getting into Red Rocks was horrendous and we were going to see a Rush. Most Rush fans would trade their first-born or maybe even their favorite bass to see Rush at Red Rocks. I am not most Rush...
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In 2005 I flew all the way to London from San Francisco for the weekend. I literally flew out Friday and left on Sunday. I was out there for one reason…to see Roger Waters and David Gilmore on stage together. As far as I’m concerned Pink Floyd was the best band to ever exist...
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A Week on The Rocks...MGMT, Janelle Monáe, Tame Impala, Sting, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Hangover
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The Wall, Roger Waters‘ twisted masterpiece, turned 30 years old last November. It was about 3 years later that Roger Waters left the band and tried to prevent Gilmore from using the Pink Floyd name. The classic line-up did not perform together again until 2005 when Waters and Gilmore appeared onstage in Hyde Park...
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When I was a kid I used to dig through my dad’s albums and play everything from Pink Floyd to The Beatles to Jackson Browne and yes, even Hall & Oates. There was a greatest hits compilation called Rock ‘n Soul, Pt. 1 and I loved it! I had no clue who Daryl Hall...
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As mentioned before, Alex Chilton of Big Star died of a heart attack last week. This tragedy was felt throughout the SXSW event in Austin all week and now Jason Isbell has released an amazing cover of Big Star‘s When My Baby’s Beside Me as a tribute. Jason Isbell - When My Baby’s Beside...
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I know I’m a little late on this one, but I have been in Austin all week. There were many sets, tributes and eulogies dedicated to Alex Chilton of Big Star this past few days at SXSW. The man had a major influence on many of my favorite artists. I am sad to say...
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