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Interview by Paul Salfen Harry Manfredini  has spent most of his life in music. While living in the Midwest, he worked as an arranger and performer. He also earned a Bachelor of Music degree from DePaul University and a Master of Arts degree from Western Illinois University, where he subsequently taught theory, orchestration, and conducting.

Interview by Paul Salfen Legendary and multi-Platinum rockers STYX--Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars), James “JY” Young (vocals, guitars), Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards), Todd Sucherman (drums) and Ricky Phillips (bass), along with the occasional surprise appearance by original bassist Chuck Panozzo--are rested, healthy, and ready to hit the road again, but they’ve finally got a new album to promote

Interview by Paul Salfen INTERVIEW WITH MICAH PUESCHEL Reggae-influenced alternative rock band Iration and underground hip-hop titans Atmosphere have teamed up for a massive 30-date cross-country summer outing. Their co-headlining Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour will be coming to Dallas on Friday, July 15 at The Factory in Deep Ellum. The eclectic package features an

ANGELHEADED HIPSTER: THE SONGS OF MARC BOLAN & T. REX (Spotlight Documentary) - A leader of the glam-rock movement and an early champion of punk, Marc Bolan was always ahead of the curve. This was both an advantage and a stumbling block for the mop-headed T. Rex bandleader, whose unique approach to pop songcraft is

Interview by Paul Salfen ay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel will be taking their 40th Anniversary Tour over to North America this month. After the two dates at Pasadena’s Cruel World Festival, the band will embark on a 31-date tour of the US, with a date in Canada at Toronto. The dates and ticket links will

Interview by Paul Salfen You can see Tracii Guns on tour now  with his band L.A. Guns.  Austin and Dallas SCHEDULE HERE Randy Rhoads, the legendary guitarist known for his unmatchable guitar riffs, re-shaped rock’n’roll as the lead guitarist for Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne. After forming Quiet Riot with bandmates Kelly Garni, Drew Forsyth, and

Interview by Paul Salfen Severance is an American science fiction psychological thriller streaming television series created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle. It stars Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and Patricia Arquette. The plot follows Mark (Scott),

For many fans of Tears For Fears, it had been too long since they had…

Interview by Paul Salfen So it is done! And there are more than a dozen good reasons for Anvil to be especially proud of their latest offering: “None of our previous albums blends music and lyrics into as tight a unit as ‘Impact Is Imminent’,” enthuses singer/guitarist Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow on the fourteen songs on

Interview by Paul Salfen It is difficult to sum up in few words the history and influence in the history of rock music that an act like Nazareth has had. Having celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 2018 with the release of their 24th studio album, “Tattooed On My Brain”, the long-running UK hard rockers will