Interview: Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal (3 Jan 2020)
Earlier this month, I had the great honor of sitting down with Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal (Sons Of Apollo, Asia) prior to his 3 January 2020 Storyteller show at the Milkboy in Philadelphia. He told us about the beginnings of Sons Of Apollo, as well as their ...
Bumblefoot’s Storyteller Concert Series: Milkboy Philly
Just three days into 2020, I had the pleasure to attend my first ever Bumblefoot solo show. And this one truly was solo! Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal , guitarist and vocalist extraordinaire, has been doing storyteller-styled concerts; alone except for his g ...
Album Review: ‘MMXX’ by Sons Of Apollo
Welcome to a new decade! A mere three years ago, Sons of Apollo, a super group composed of former members of Dream Theater, Guns N’ Roses, Mr. Big, and Journey, burst onto the scene with their debut album, Psychotic Symphony. They quickly earned praise ...
Album Review: ‘Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony’ by Sons Of Apollo
It’s not every day that a rock band plays a concert with a full-blown symphony. There was Deep Purple, who played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1969; Metallica, who played with the San Francisco Symphony in 1999; and now Sons Of Apollo, who a ...
Review: ‘Psychotic Symphony’ by Sons Of Apollo
When I heard that Portnoy, Sherinian, Sheehan, Soto, and Thal were coming together to present us Sons Of Apollo, this is not what I expected. This is far from a disparaging comment. It’s simply that, after having experienced a number of these talented ...
Interview: Mike Martin (ex-Fozzy/Stuck Mojo)
Over two years ago I had the honor of speaking with Agent Cooper and Dreaded Marco lead guitarist, Mike Martin (formerly of Fozzy and Stuck Mojo), about his life in music. It was even more special due to the fact that it was my first interview f ...
Interview with guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal
B#: I normally go into a spiel about the person I’m interviewing, giving people a bit of background on with whom I’m speaking. However, I thought I’d try something different this time. If a stranger walked up to you and asked, “Who is Ron Thal? ...
CD Review: ‘Little Brother Is Watching’ by Bumblefoot
This is an album I’ve been waiting for since the Summer of 2008. That was the month the last full-length Bumblefoot album of original material, Abnormal, was released. That’s 7 years of patience, while the world has continued to turn. It is not as though ...