Live Review: Queensrÿche at 37 Main in Johns Creek, Ga
Photos by Michael Bradley from RockHousePhoto.com (full gallery at the bottom of the page) Queensrÿche is back on the road this spring and summer, bringing their unique brand of melodic metal to eager fans all around the world. The band performed to a ...
Live Review: The Decemberists at The Tabernacle April 10 (Night One)
Editor's Note: The below review is by Tillman Cooper and is the first of two reviews of The Decemberists at The Tabernacle (April 10 and 11) in Atlanta. To read the second review and see more photos (all from April 11), click here. At last, Portland OR-b ...
Interview: guitarist Michael Angelo Batio
Michael Angelo Batio (MAB) is one of the fastest guitar players in the world. He has been at the forefront of guitar playing and technique since the 80s, when he played with his bands Holland and Nitro. His guitar instructional videos, most notably his DV ...
CD Review: ‘Shred Force 1 (The Essential MAB)’ by Michael Angelo Batio
Few musicians have as long of a career as Michael Angelo Batio (MAB). Even fewer can legitimately claim to be an an inventor and innovator. MAB is one of the only on the planet with his invention on display in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Clev ...
CD Review: ‘The Number 8’ by Annalisa Tornfelt
Annalisa Tornfelt is best known for being the lead singer and fiddle player for the Portland, Ore. based Black Prairie. With a large portion of Black Prairie on tour in their sister group, The Decemberists; Annalisa is releasing her first full length solo ...
Interview: Annalisa Tornfelt from Black Prairie
originally published January 2015 Annalisa Tornfelt is the lead singer and fiddle player for Black Prairie, an acoustic band out of Portland, Ore. Black Prairie was originally an instrumental band, but as time has gone by Annalisa’s vocals have become an ...
Interview: Deen Castronovo from Revolution Saints and Journey
Revolution Saints is the newest rock and roll band on Frontiers Records. The band consists of Jack Blades (Night Ranger) on bass, Doug Aldrich (White Snake) on guitar, and Deen Castronovo (Journey) on drums and lead vocals. The project was first put toget ...
How I got into THAT band: The Decemberists
In honor of #DecemberistsDay, TAM presents another installment in its series How I got into THAT Band. One of the facts about my marriage is that my wife and I are perfect matches in almost every area… except musically. The old Osmond song “A Little Bit ...
Frank Black and the Catholics to release complete recordings boxset in April
On April 6, Frank Black And The Catholics release the complete recordings box set on Cooking Vinyl. The 7 CD box features all of the band’s six studio albums plus a bonus CD entitled True Blue which is made up of recordings from the Black Letter Days albu ...
“Shrieks and Shivers From The Horror Zine” is out now
Post Mortem Press and The Horror Zine have teamed up to release the new horror anthology "Shrieks and Shivers From The Horror Zine." Filled with original stories from "masters of the macabre," including William F. Nolan (Logan's Run), John Russo (Night o ...