Butcher Babies- The Fillmore – Detroit, MI 01/22/13 (Photos)

Rival Sons guitarist Scott Holiday talks touring, iPhone videotapers and loving vinyl

Rival Sons guitarist Scott Holiday is a pretty chill guy but his band is already starting to burn red hot.  Having already become a huge buzz band over in Europe, the Huntington Beach, California guitarist and his band have now set their sights on their home country with the release of their latest album, “Head [...]

Alice Cooper bassist Chuck Garric talks about Beasto Blanco, touring with Alice and much more!

Chuck Garric is a multidimensional, tattooed ball of energy, as anyone who’s seen him onstage with Alice Cooper or singing and performing with E.S.P. can attest.  It’s always occurred to me that he’d be a perfect frontman in his own project.  Thankfully, Chuck has made great use of his rare down time with the Alice [...]

Kingdom Come singer Lenny Wolf talks about MTV era backlash,new album and touring

Kingdom Come has a new album out called “Outlier”, it’s everything you would suspect and nothing you’d imagine all at the same time.  Lenny Wolf’s signature vocals remain a focus but the music is solidly rooted in the here and now with a nod to what made fans fall for the band back in ’89.  [...]

Another Lost Year talks about touring, showering and “Better Days”

The band Another Lost Year had a very eventful 2012 and is gaining even more steam in the first quarter of 2013 with the release of their full-length debut, Better Days. The band has had their music featured on Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx’s radio show Sixx Sense, been a regular on Sirius Satellite Radio [...]

Russ Dwarf on Killer Dwarfs, touring, acoustic album and more

Killer Dwarfs have just announced a reunion and release of a “lost” album from 1993 which is coming on the heels of singer Russ Dwarf’s latest album “Wireless”, an acoustic overview of much of his career. In the 80s/90s “Headbanger’s Ball” era of bands where it was often image first, talent second, the Dwarfs always [...]

Actress, rocker wife Paula Solinger and director Jeremy Campbell talk about horror, hotties and rock and roll

Skid Row frontman and aspiring TV chef Johnny Solinger not only has excellent taste in food and drink, but also in women.  His wife Paula, a stunning South American import, is a talented visual artist, model and actress.  If you’re friends with Paula or following her and Johnny you’ve  noticed she’s been doing more and [...]

Udo Dirkschneider (ex ACCEPT) talks about his new lineup of U.D.O., new tour and album

Whether singing for the legendary German metal band ACCEPT or fronting his own band U.D.O., hard music fans and critics agree that Udo Dirkschneider is a certifiable legend in the industry. His signature leather-throated vocals are unmistakable and even more interestingly, just as strong today as when he started releasing albums in the late 70s [...]

FireHouse guitarist Bill Leverty talks about band’s beginnings, new solo CD “Drive” and his original influences

FireHouse guitarist Bill Leverty has been pretty prolific as a solo artist in addition to his years of writing and recording with his band dating back to their breakout hit “Don’t Treat Me Bad”. Bill’s latest album, “DRIVE” came out recently and he was nice enough to catch us up on that and answer a [...]

Concert Review- Volbeat, Danko Jones and Spoken 4/5/13 at Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois

Spoken, Danko Jones and Volbeat rolled into Aragon Ballroom in Chicago this spring for what I anticipated to be THE best ticket of the new concert season. The line for the doors to open was long and the crowd waiting to get in ranged from old rocker dudes to little young things freezing in their [...]

Ex Whitesnake & Black Sabbath bassist Neil Murray talks to LRI about his band SNAKECHARMER and more!

Neil Murray has a resume that most bass players could only dream of achieving over the course of their lifetime but the Scottish-born bassist gives off the impression he is just getting warmed up. From the late 70s to the worldwide smash 1987 album Neil was a cornerstone of the legendary British rock band Whitesnake. [...]