Never has a solo artist been so iconic and unique that they actually go by the last name of “Idol”. What’s even a more rare instance is if the solo artist’s guitar player is almost equally as notable as the Idol himself. One such guitar player is Steve Stevens of Billy Idol. On the back cover of Idol’s 1983...
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American Fangs change things at Carolina Rebellion 2013
American Fangs brought a fresh, new-school vibe to Carolina Rebellion 2013. Mixing catchy hooks with a punk rock vibe, the band certainly added a new element to the festival this year. The band recently released their debut self-titled studio LP. The album’s lead single, “Pomona”, has been making it’s rounds on rock radio across the country. To...
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Winning the War – Interview with Jeanne Sagan of All That Remains at Carolina Rebellion 2013
All That Remains formed in 2000, and released their debut album, Behind Silence and Solitude, in 2002. The band’s third album, The Fall of Ideals, was released in 2006 via Prosthetic Records and gave the band their first mainstream hit, charting at #75 on the Billboard Top 200 and selling over 13,000 copies in it’s first week of...
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Young Guns rock with the big guns at Carolina Rebellion 2013
UK rockers Young Guns broke out in June 2009 with their debut EP, Mirrors. In August, they toured Europe with Lostprophets. With that momentum, Young Guns recorded and released their debut full-length LP, All Our Kings Are Dead, in 2010 via their own label, Live Forever. The album hit #43 on the UK Albums Chart, and #3 on the UK Rock Chart....
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In the Trenches with Davey Grahs of Pop Evil at Carolina Rebellion 2013
Modern hard rockers Pop Evil have been slowly carving themselves a serious niche in their genre over the last 5 years. I remember seeing the band for the first time back in 2009 (I believe) when they opened for Saliva. I knew these guys were going places, and sure enough, they did. This year, the band was a...
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The Sun is Out on the Summerland Tour – A conversation with Richard Patrick of Filter
Ah, summer. The biggest concert season of the year, and I can’t think of a better way to kick things off than with the Summerland Tour. This year, Everclear, Live, Filter, and Sponge hit the road for a trek that was both feel-good and hard-rockin’. Filter certainly brought the heavy to this tour, and much more. I got a...