4.8RATE THIS ARTICLE Kingswood Ready For a One Night Stand at Hotel Café Articles, Featured, Interviews Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 | Hollywood, California Interview by Danny Coleman “We recorded our album in Nashville; we spent three months there and a month in New York City,”says lead guitarist Alex Laska of Australian rock band Kingswood. The boys f...
4.9RATE THIS! Joe Marson Interview Featured, Interviews Interview by Danny Coleman Wednesday, April 1nd, 2015 | New York, New York "I'm from California originally, San Diego actually but I live in New York City just because I like the music scene here; it's better for touring. You can hit more places in...
4.4RR User Rating R Dana Fuchs Rocks the West Coast Articles, Featured, Interviews Saturday, March 21st, 2015 | New York, New York Interview by Danny Coleman "It was great!! I had no idea that we had sold it out; it was great," said an elated Dana Fuchs about her recent appearance at Mexicali Blues in Teaneck, NJ. Fuch's is a mu...
“The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo” Articles, Featured, Interviews Los Angeles, California | November 4th, 2014 Interview by Danny Coleman “Oh wow. Randy stuck out from other drummers, he had his own style, his own personality that was unique; it was so very much just Randy,” said Lita Ford as she elaborated on drummer ...
4.8RATE THIS REVIEW Where’s My Mule? | Gov’t Mule at The Orpheum Theatre Featured, Reviews Friday, September 25th, 2014 | Los Angeles, California Review by Danny Coleman Photos by Kimberly Annette ©2014 As the lights dimmed, a deep red glow saturated the Orpheum Theatre’s stage. In the distance, the ever so faint warble of an organ crescendo i...
4.7RR Peruser Rating Five Finger Death Punch (5FDP) at Aftershock Aftershock 2014, Featured, Festival Photo Galleries 2014, Galleries, Kimberly Annette, Photo Galleries, Reviews Sunday, September 14th, 2014 – Sacramento, California Photos by Kimberly Annette ©2014 The cannonade fury of Zoltan Bathory, Ivan Moody, Jeremy Spencer, Jason Hook and Chris Kael detonated onto Aftershock’s North stage on Sunday with the explosive for...
3.5 My Time Spent with Johnny Winter Articles, Featured By Danny Coleman "I like good blues, that's my favorite kind and he plays good blues," said the one and only James Cotton in a recent interview about the now deceased Johnny Winter. Johnny passed away recently in a hotel room in Switzerland of reasons unknow...
4.8RR Peruser Rating Meet the Raskins – Webisode 1 Featured, Interviews, Kimberly Annette, Media, Video Interviewed by Kimberly Annette When The Rock Rag sat down with Logan and Roger Raskin in May to film this interview, there was no plan to do a series of webisodes, but by the time we wrapped we had such in-depth footage, how would we ever be able to reduce t...
4.2 Spirit v. Led Zeppelin – ” Is There A Little Spirit in Stairway to Heaven?” Articles, Featured Article by Thom Jennings It has been said, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” but when millions of dollars are at stake an imitation can also be costly. In the case of one of rock music’s iconic masterpieces, “Stairway to Heaven,” a cou...
4.5 Matt Sorum Interview on Matt Sorum’s Fierce Joy, Stratosphere and Other Stuff Articles, Featured, Interviews, Reviews Interview by Kimberly Annette Matt Sorum’s Fierce Joy speaks volumes about the artist himself. Sorum is at a place in his life where he has found success, health, peace and after speaking with him; I truly believe inner-joy. So yes, Fierce Joy speaks volume...
2.8 Welcome to Rockville Volbeat! Featured, Festival Photo Galleries 2014, Kimberly Annette, Photo Galleries, Reviews, Welcome to Rockville Jacksonville, Florida ~ Saturday April 25th, 2014 Review & Photos by Kimberly Annette ©2014 Volbeat caught my attention last year at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California with an incredible live show. However, this year at Welcome to Rockvil...
2.8 Ultimate Ear Pro Audio Custom Fit Ear Monitors – NAMM 2014 Featured, Interviews, NAMM Buyers Guide Interview by Nick LaRosa Videographer Morgan Anderson “Power to the Music” What a perfect statement to live by, an anthem that speaks to the team at Ultimate Ear. Ultimate Ear creates custom fit ear monitors for musicians that are completely so...
2.7 B.B. King and Lucille: A Timeless Love Articles, Featured Article and Photos by Kimberly Annette Born Riley B. King. Named Beale Street Blues Boy. Became Blues Boy. Crowned B. B. King. The King of the blues by the people, and a legend is born. Within this legend there is a love story, a story of true love, the ...
3.5 “Hangin’ with the Band” ~ ULTRALUST, New York, NY ~ Support Local Live Music Series, Eps 1 Featured, Interviews, Kimberly Annette, Media, Video By Kimberly Annette On my recent trip to New York I had the chance to meet up with the guys from Ultralust at their rehearsal studio. While speaking to Danny Rojo the bands bassist about the band the thought occurred to me, Ultralust would be a perfect band t...
Croz and a Magical Journey ~ Let the Music Be Your Guide Articles, Featured, Reviews Review & Photos by Kimberly Annette I had been in the city for less than 24 hours when I got the text: “David Crosby is playing tomorrow night. Would you like to go shoot the show?” It was Shawn Perry from VintageRock.com. Shawn is a friend and co...
0.0RR Peruser Rating Big House Memories Articles, Featured, Kimberly Annette Captions by Chris Epting • Photography by Kimberly Annette Where the Allman Brothers Band called home back in the early 1970s is less than two hours down the road from Atlanta. When TheRockRag went back recently for the big Greg Allman and friends ...
Backstage at the Gregg Allman “All My Friends” Celebration Articles, Featured Article by Chris Epting • Photography by Kimberly Annette ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 10—Gregg Allman was honored by many musical friends at the historic Fox Theatre here, in a concert that quickly became one of the most talked-about in recent memory. The Roc...
Taking a Walk with Skydog Articles, Featured By Chris Epting Photos by Kimberly Annette It’s so hard to believe that Duane Allman was just 24 years old when he was killed on that motorcycle back in 1997, but then again, the Allman Brothers Band all looked older than their years, which may have been a...
All My Friends Celebrating The Voice & Songs of Gregg Allman Red Carpet Photo Gallery Featured, Kimberly Annette, Photo Galleries Atlanta, Georgia ~ January 10th, 2014 Red Carpet Photo Gallery Photos by Kimberly Annette ©2014 Vince Gill, Trace Adkins, Jackson Browne, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert, Warren Haynes, John Hiatt, Jaimoe, Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’, Pat Monahan, Sam Moore, Rob...
Megadeth Blisters a CA Christmas Present Articles, Featured, Reviews Review by Chris Epting • Photos by Kimberly Annette ANAHEIM, CA, Dec. 17—You have to give Dave Mustaine a lot of credit. He was a rock-n-roll survivor before the term became a cliché, and over the last decade or so, his face has become chiseled in...