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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…

Barry Adkins January 13, 2020

Better B# Concert Coverage Reviews

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 [Sons Of Apollo, Asia],…

Barry Adkins January 11, 2020

Album Reviews Better B# Reviews

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…

Barry Adkins August 26, 2019

Album Reviews Better B# Reviews

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…

Barry Adkins October 12, 2017

Better B# Interviews

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…

Barry Adkins April 19, 2015

Better B# Interviews TAM Features

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…

Barry Adkins March 23, 2015

Album Reviews Better B# Reviews

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…

Barry Adkins March 1, 2015