Final Gravity - Final Gravity Final Gravity has a deep respect for classic rock and especially for Rush. You can go right down the set list and call off the influences, you'll hear Metallica, Kiss and the Cult. But it always comes back to Rush in one way or another.
The Only Sons - Steel Hearts If you like roots rock that's a little gritty, this band is for you. With the lap steel, fiddle, and harmonica added to the mix, this is a roots rock fan's dream.
Motley Crue: A Visual History, 1983-2005 (Neil Zlozower) Neil Zlozower has been a staple of the LA music scene for over three decades. Besides capturing many of the biggest 80's stars of the Sunset Strip, he also has some of the most legendary pictures of Van Halen, for which he compiled into a book, something he has done once again for Motley Crue.
Road Trip: Ireland It's common to hear people talking about their dream vacation. And while that phrase has a wide and varied meaning you can almost take it literally if the journey in question is to the charming green world known as Ireland.
Rock Reads: Bruce Springsteen: The Light in Darkness To this day, I can't go to a Springsteen show without someone telling me a tall tale about how they saw Springsteen "play an eight-hour show and then he took out a broom and swept the floor of the club". It's almost laughable, but understandable.
SwampDaWamp - Rock This Country SwampDaWamp is a band for the real working class man and true Americans. They're a band that likes to get down and party with the best of them but also a band that has morals and is patriotic to their country.
Keith Urban Live in Chicago Nov 2009 Urban kicked it all off with an intimate full band performance for a few hundred fans at Joe's on Weed Street in Chicago. He brought the tour full circle with a one-off acoustic/ Q&A performance for a mere 300-fans once again at Joe's.
The Official Heavy Metal Book of Lists If you're a metal head, you need to buy this book immediately and start reminiscing about the stories, nitpicking at stuff he forgot, gloating over the excellence of this genre in general, and marveling at the devotion of the author.
Megadeth Live Thrash titans Megadeth led a mixed bag of bands to the Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, Saturday, November 14. Despite an undercard well beneath Megadeth's caliber, the legendary band delivered such a barnstorming set the night was still a roaring success.
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