Interviews
Scott Stapp: Happier and Healthier Than Ever, Touring U.S., Loving His Time in Art of Anarchy
In an interview Music Life Magazine conducted with former Guns ‘n Roses guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal about his involvement in [,,,]
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Minnesota Teen Making Noise With Inspirational Rap/Metal Sound
So, what were you doing at age 13? For most people the answer was probably pretty similar: music, movies, hanging [,,,]
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Prog-Rockers World Trade Release First Album in 22 Years
Billy Sherwood has to be one of the busiest musicians in rock music these days. Besides a prolific career as [,,,]
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Jonny Lang Revisits His Blues Roots and Gets Real on New Album – Signs Drops Sept. 8.
It’s been four years since Jonny Lang’s last studio album, Fight for My Soul tore up both the Billboard Blues [,,,]
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Blaze Bayley Enjoying Resurgence With Ambitious New Album Trilogy
Blaze Bayley is having a bit of a career renaissance. The former lead singer for Wolfsbane and, most notably Iron [,,,]
Music News
The Royal Foundry Release Debut Album Aug. 15
Alberta alt-pop group The Royal Foundry are set to release their debut album, Lost in Your Head, on Aug. 15, [,,,]
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Mark Slaughter Gets Gritty With Halfway There Solo Offering
Mark Slaughter made a name for himself as the frontman for the melodic rock band Slaughter, which was known for [,,,]
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Ian Anderson Talks Jethro Tull, New Classical Album, Touring and Special Milestones
One of the most unique bands in the history of rock and roll, Jethro Tull carved out a reputation for [,,,]
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Veteran Metallers Prong Set to Release Incendiary New Album – Zero Days
Underrated is a term that is sometimes overused or misused often by reviewers and commentators to describe artists, bands or [,,,]
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Darby Mills Charts Bold New Course As Solo Artist – Two Shows in Ontario This Weekend
After some tumultuous times over the past year and a half, Darby Mills is thrilled and excited about her career [,,,]
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Sheepdogs Have Busy Summer Schedule, Finalizing New Album for Fall Release
The Sheepdogs have had an interesting and remarkable career. After forming in 2006, the band slogged it out on the [,,,]
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For Canadian Ska/Punk Rockers The Flatliners 2017 Is A Milestone Year, With Much More To Come
The year 2017 has a lot of significance to the four members of Canadian ska/punk band The Flatliners. It marks [,,,]
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Baksh Happy To Be Back with SUM 41, Band Headlines Empire Rockfest in Belleville This Thursday
It’s been a couple of years since Dave Baksh returned to SUM 41, the band he co-founded back in Ajax, [,,,]
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Rhonda Ross Talks Music, Making A Difference, Motherhood and Her Famous Mom
Rhonda Ross has carved out a unique, inspiring and rewarding career as an actor, musician, recording artist and performer for [,,,]
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Josh Todd Unleashes New Band and Talks About Buckcherry’s Status
Looking to stay busy and have another creative outlet for his musical ambitions, Buckcherry co-founder, vocalist and songwriter Josh Todd, [,,,]
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All 4 1 Brings Together Top Musicians for Ambitious New Project
New melodic rock band All 4 1 (yes, there is a space between the 4 and the 1) was the [,,,]
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Mr. Big Happy To Reunite with Producer Elson for New Album – Defying Gravity To Be Released July 21
Even after 35 years as a top professional musician, there is still an almost child-like excitement and energy that infuses [,,,]
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New Look, New Band, New Attitude and New Music Coming Soon from Big Sugar
Normally the person writing this article (me) loathes indulging in the overtly self-aware, editorialising style of music writing utilized by [,,,]
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Chicago Showing No Signs of Slowing Down After 50 years. Touring With Doobie Brothers
There wasn’t a lot of fanfare that happened when Lee Loughnane realized that 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of playing [,,,]
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Sucherman Says Styx Pleased with Early Positive Response to new album: The Mission
There had been rumblings for some time that legendary American melodic rock band Styx was going to be recording and [,,,]
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Jeff Pilson Talks About Foreigner 40th, Dio, Dokken and more
Jeff Pilson is in the midst of a remarkable career. He has been an integral part of some of the [,,,]
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Four Decades On, Trooper Continues to Be Canada’s ‘Go To’ Band for Good Times
For more than 40 years, the songs of iconic Canadian rock band Trooper have been the soundtrack for literally tens [,,,]
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Art of Anarchy’s Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal Talks Music, the Two Scotts and Prodigious Solo Career
There’s always a place for a little anarchy in life. And this summer, music fans will have a chance to [,,,]
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Pittsburgh Axe Slinger Freddie Nelson Unleashes Debut Album ‘Shake the Cage’
Freddie Nelson has decided to step out from the background and ‘Shake the Cage’ of the music industry with the [,,,]
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The Dead Daisies’ Axe Master Doug Aldrich Talks about Band’s Success, Dio, Kiss and More!
Make Some Noise was a breakout success for the hard rock agglomeration called The Dead Daisies. Comprised of experienced, acclaimed [,,,]
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Three Dog Night’s Danny Hutton Enjoys Touring Now As Much As Ever – Band Coming to Casino Rama June 9
Three Dog Night is proof positive that the power of good music – culturally significant and emotionally impactful music – [,,,]
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Headstones’ Dillon Has Something to Say on New Album – So Listen the F*** Up And You Might Learn Something
Canadian punk/alternative rock legends The Headstones put out new music when they want, how they want, where they want and [,,,]
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California Songwriter Kelley Ryan’s Telescope Is A Melodic Master Class in Emotional Intimacy
Kelley Ryan is that rare musician and songwriter who is perfectly happy to just live in her studio for hours [,,,]
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Influential Metal Legends Diamond Head Return to North America – Two Ontario Shows Booked for Sept.
They were on the forefront of the British metal scene during one of the most important and impactful eras of [,,,]
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More Than Just Another Band Out of Boston – Legendary Rockers Touring North America in 2017
When you think of the term classic rock, or arena rock – especially as it pertains to the best bands [,,,]