Interview: Judy Collins Grateful for Musical Longevity, ‘I Have a Very Good Life’
By DONNA BALANCIA Judy Collins has seen a lot with those blue eyes. The beloved singer and songwriter who was a staple of the 1960s […]
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‘Bat Out Of Hell’ … The Musical? At Seminole Hard Rock Florida this April
By DONNA BALANCIA Bat Out of Hell is one of the greatest albums ever, featuring a big-voiced singer named Meatloaf who shot to fame representing […]
Cheetah Chrome and Johnny Blitz Revive Punk’s Dead Boys with New Album and Tour
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With Cheetah By DONNA BALANCIA The Dead Boys have come back to life. Cheetah Chrome is touring with a renewed Dead Boys band […]
Music News and Moments from the Red Carpet at MusiCares The Tom Petty Person of the Year Benefit
By DONNA BALANCIA Tom Petty may have been the star of the show, but music news was fast a furious on the red carpet at […]
Capturing Dreams Again: Calling All Astronauts Releases New Video Called ‘Life As We Know It’
By JOHN DALY In honor of the passing of the world’s most famous astronaut, John Glenn, we post this new video by Calling All Astronauts […]
Life of Lemmy Kilmister Celebrated with Statue at Rainbow and Concert at Whisky on Sunset Strip
Would Lemmy Have Loved The Honors on Sunset Strip? Photos and words by DONNA BALANCIA SUNSET STRIP – If Lemmy Kilmister were alive, would he […]
‘I Am Thor’ Film Screening and Live Performance by Metal God Thor Himself – Don’t Miss This
By DONNA BALANCIA – Jon Mikl Thor, larger-than-life star of the acclaimed documentary “I Am Thor,” is the consummate performer. In his film, he trudges […]
The Gang Of Four Players May Change But Performance And Music Prove Better Than Ever
By DONNA BALANCIA — Bands these days. Why keep the name if there’s only one guy left? Calling a band by its years-ago name — […]
Henry Diltz Honored with Lucie Award for Music Photography at Carnegie Hall Ceremony Next Week
By DONNA BALANCIA – Photographer Henry Diltz will be honored with a prestigious Lucie Award for his work in Music Photography at Carnegie Hall on […]
Richie Ramone Loves his California ‘Hood, But Don’t Call Him ‘Valley Guy’
By DONNA BALANCIA – Richie Ramone says life in his Southern California neighborhood is very cool, but don’t call this former Jersey-ite a “Valley Guy.” […]
Despite a Multitude of Changes, Skid Row Still Puts on Impressive Show
Dave ‘The Snake’ and Rachel Bolan are Masters at Reinventing Ever-Present Skid Row By DONNA BALANCIA — Skid Row has undergone some changes over the […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rolling Stones Add Los Angeles Date to Popular Zip Code Tour
EXCLUSIVE: By DONNA BALANCIA — The Rolling Stones will play the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood as a warm-up date to their Zip Code tour, our […]
Dead Milkmen Do Tell Tales: In Their Own Words – The Story of The Dead Milkmen
The Dead Milkmen Story, Written by The Dead Milkmen Featured photo © Heather Harris Although there are numerous, conflicting, tales of how, when, where, and […]
Johnny Depp Plays Guitar with The New Basement Tapes in Only Show
HOLLYWOOD — Johnny Depp and Haim joined The New Basement Tapes for a one night only show that gave new meaning to the term Superband. […]
Dick Dale Interview: For King of the Surf Guitar, ‘Being on Tour is My Cure’
By DONNA BALANCIA in SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — For The King of the Surf Guitar, music is the medicine. “I have to perform to stay […]
Moog Synthesizer Genome Project Complete
ASHEVILLE, NC – It has taken three years, but Moog Music engineering team has reverse-engineered and built a 1:1 re-creation of one of the world’s […]
Beastie Boys’ Mike D serves 19,000 free food plates after Hurricane Sandy
Mike D of Beastie Boys Gives Back Courtesy of Good.com Sometimes you just give back. New York City born Michael Diamond, a.k.a. Mike D of […]