Buy Blackstar Over time, much will surely be written about David Bowie‘s mysterious final years. In 2013, this rock legend emerged with his first album in ten years, which he immediately followed with his swan song, Blackstar, which was released just two days before Bowie’s death in January 2016. Although Bowie (who had been secretly … Read more
Buy The Endless River Pink Floyd decided to put a bow on their career with The Endless River, the intended final studio album for the group started nearly half a century ago. The album is predominantly derived from 1993 sessions prior to the release of The Division Bell and is comprised of instrumental and ambient … Read more
Former Supertramp composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Roger Hodgson will be coming back to North America for a mini-tour starting November 4th. These upcoming dates follow an extended Europe and South American tour earlier this year and includes dates in Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, and Ontario. Hodgson, who is recognized as talented progressive rock … Read more
by Edgar Rider &mnsp; Imagine being a young 19 year old being exposed to a rock star who had a pretension for creating literary rock albums. Most of my childhood during the eighties, I was exposed to New Wave bands, Hair metal, Shock rock and other eighties pop music. There was a certain amount of … Read more
This article was originally published on May 24, 2011 as part of The Rush Story profile. When a band as been performing for over 40 years, been in the international spotlight for more than 35, and put together 18 studio albums (with a 19th on it’s way any day now), there tends to be some … Read more
by Edgar Rider Many know Fleetwood Mac under the guidance of Buckingham and Nicks. But there were two incarnations before one was under the creative direction of Peter Green and the second under Bob Welch. Peter Green wrote the song, “Oh Well” which contains screeching loud guitars and thunderous drumming. It is considered one of … Read more
My mind was effective blown when I won free tickets to see the Black Keys, Foo Fighters, and Neil Young all in one. The way I accomplished this was through Social Media. How crazy is it that we live in a world where I can win tickets to see a concert via tweeting and facebooking! … Read more
Buy Clockwork Angels It’s quite a “rush” to listen to a new album by rock’s holy triumvirate, the Canadian band Rush. I can still recall the excitement in the air when I purchased Snakes and Arrows on a bright May 1, 2007. That album was a true revelation of rock and seeing them twice on … Read more
One of America’s classic hard rock bands are back and are ready to blow off the charts with a new album that America has been waiting for since 2008. Van Halen released their new album, A Different Kind of Truth, on February 7th. I can’t tell you how excited I am to see these guys … Read more