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The National GUITAR Museum Announces Presentation of “Lifetime Achievement” Award to Ritchie Blackmore

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – The National GUITAR Museum announced that Ritchie Blackmore, the esteemed guitar legend whose vast career spans more than [,,,]

Guitarist Hoekstra Releases Powerful Fourth Album From His Joel Hoekstra’s 13 Project – From The Fade

February 18, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

By Jim Barber Joel Hoekstra has been able to carve a musical career – and a pretty decent living – [,,,]

Axel Rudi Pell Releasing New Album,”Ghost Town” Out March 20th

February 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – German hard rock guitarist Axel Rudi Pell has announced the band’s next full-length album, Ghost Town, releasing [,,,]

Ottawa’s Doll Back With Powerhouse New EP – BETTER DAYS, DIFFERENT TIMES

September 2, 2025 Jim Barber Comments Off

By Jim Barber Music does so much good in the world. I makes people feel good. I lifts folks up [,,,]

The Rods’ David ‘Rock’ Feinstein Talks About New Album, Band Legacy, Dio and More

September 2, 2025 Jim Barber Comments Off

By Jim Barber Veteran New York State metal band The Rods is back with a new album filled with crunching [,,,]

Rock Icon Glenn Hughes Returns With New Album – CHOSEN – Out Sept. 5.

August 22, 2025 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Rock legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Glenn Hughes returns with his new studio [,,,]

Rock Icon Glenn Hughes Returns With New Album CHOSEN – Out Sept. 5

July 7, 2025 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press Release – Rock legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Glenn Hughes returns with his new studio [,,,]

Aldrich Excited for New Direction, New Lineup for Dead Daisies Moving Forward

September 27, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off

Fans who have closely and ardently followed the incendiary and super-cool rock conglomeration that is The Dead Daisies, understand that [,,,]

Judas Priest, Deep Purple and The Temperance Movement at FirstOntario Centre – Hamilton, Ontario – August 27, 2018

September 1, 2018 Joel Naphin Comments Off

Judas Priest, Deep Purple and The Temperance Movement FirstOntario Centre Hamilton, Ontario August 27, 2018 All photos by Joel Naphin [,,,]

Veteran Rockers Heaven & Earth Unleash Powerful New Album – Hard to Kill

November 27, 2017 Jim Barber Comments Off

The brainchild of British ex-pat Stuart Smith, the talented agglomeration of musicians known as Heaven & Earth recently released its [,,,]

Deep Purple with Alice Cooper and Edgar Winter live at Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, Ohio – September 10, 2017

September 13, 2017 Jason Evans Comments Off

Deep Purple with Alice Cooper and Edgar Winter Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, Ohio September 10, 2017 All photos by Jason [,,,]

Joe Lynn Turner Revisits Some of His Classic Rock Influences on New Album

October 24, 2016 Jim Barber Comments Off

A number of years ago former Rainbow, Deep Purple and Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist Joe Lynn Turner recorded a bunch of [,,,]

Glenn Hughes Bares His Soul on Powerful New Solo Album, Resonate

October 5, 2016 Jim Barber Comments Off

Art is a way for the one who creates it, someone who is in tune with the passions and pitfalls [,,,]

Whitesnake live at Casino Rama – June 18th, 2016

June 23, 2016 Sue Sadzak Hebert Comments Off

(Orillia, ON) – Whitesnake returned to Casino Rama to support their Greatest Hits Tour recently. The venue was to capacity [,,,]

Whitesnake heading to Artpark June 28th with Whitford/St. Holmes, tickets still available

June 14, 2016 Joel Naphin Comments Off

Here we go again! On June 28th Artpark welcomes Whitesnake as part of the popular Tuesday night summer concert series when [,,,]

Glenn Hughes Working on New Solo Album … and reunites with Black Country Communion pals

May 30, 2016 Jim Barber 1

He’s one of the most recognizable voices in classic rock, and also one of the most prolific. More than 40 [,,,]

Joe Lynn Turner Unleashes New Sunstorm Album – Edge of Tomorrow

May 24, 2016 Jim Barber Comments Off

Already considered to be one of the best vocalists in rock music for the past three decades, Joe Lynn Turner [,,,]

Supergroup Generation Axe featuring Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettencourt and Tosin Abasi shred their way through Massey Hall – May 4, 2016

May 7, 2016 Sue Sadzak Hebert Comments Off

(Toronto, ON) – Guitar great Steve Vai recruited some of the finest shredders in the music industry creating Generation Axe. [,,,]

Artpark 2015 Concert Series Announced – Cheap Trick, Peter Frampton, Deep Purple, Melissa Etheridge, Blondie, Steve Miller, Three Days Grace, Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd and More!

April 19, 2015 Joel Naphin Comments Off

(Lewiston, NY) – One of my favourite things about summers are concerts and one venue I look forward to every year is [,,,]

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