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THE TOP 50 ROCK ALBUMS OF 2013

THE TOP 50 ROCK ALBUMS OF 2013

50. The Dillinger Escape Plan – One of Us Is The Killer 49. Red Fang – Whales and Leeches 48. Avenged Sevenfold – Hail To The King 47. Fall Out Boy – Save Rock and Roll 46. Black Veil Brides – Wretched and Divine: The Story of The Wild Ones 45. Falling In Reverse – Fashionably Late 44. Nails – Abandon All Life...

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Top 10 Rock Songs for America on The 4th of July

Top 10 Rock Songs for America on The 4th of July

In honor of our great nation’s birthday, here’s a couple songs that really rock for America: 10. Don McLean – “American Pie” 9. Kid Rock – “American Bad Ass” 8. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl” 7. Grand Funk Railroad – “We’re An American Band” 6. Bad Company – “Bad Company” 5. Otherwise...

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SITTING DOWN WITH THE OUTLAW GENTLEMAN – MICHAEL POULSEN OF VOLBEAT

SITTING DOWN WITH THE OUTLAW GENTLEMAN – MICHAEL POULSEN OF VOLBEAT

Since their inception in 2005, Volbeat have remained a rare breed of heavy rock music. Their crazy combination of rock ‘n’ roll, country, rockabilly, punk, and metal, they’ve carved themselves a unique niche in a genre that can be very vanilla and watered down at times. Combining jackhammer guitar riffs, feel-good rockabilly rhythms, and the...

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NEEDTOBREATHE set to kick off 2013 Drive All Night Tour

NEEDTOBREATHE set to kick off 2013 Drive All Night Tour

South Carolina alternative rockers NEEDTOBREATHE are set to kick off their 2013 Drive All Night Tour next week. Nearly 7 years after the release of their debut album, the 5-month trek kicks off in Memphis, TN on April 2, and runs cross-country through August. The band is still touring off their latest album, The Reckoning. Released back in September...

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Pledging Allegiance to Rock ‘N’ Roll with Ben Wells & Jon Lawhon of Black Stone Cherry

Pledging Allegiance to Rock ‘N’ Roll with Ben Wells & Jon Lawhon of Black Stone Cherry

     There’s nothing more American than a rock festival on Labor Day weekend called Rock Allegiance. And you can’t have a festival like this without southern hard-rockers Black Stone Cherry. The band is at the tail-end of a world tour in support of their latest album. I met up with guitarist Ben Wells and bassist Jon Lawhon to sit...

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THE LAST OF A DYIN’ BREED – A CONVERSATION WITH RICKEY MEDLOCKE OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD

THE LAST OF A DYIN’ BREED – A CONVERSATION WITH RICKEY MEDLOCKE OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD

Is rock ‘n’ roll a dying breed of music? Not according to Lynyrd Skynyrd. I recently caught up with guitarist Rickey Medlocke to talk about the band’s current world tour, and their new studio album, Last of A Dyin’ Breed, which was released today on Roadrunner Records. “The tour is goin’ great,” Medlocke stated. The band has been...