Album Review: Sam Russo – Greyhound Dreams by Brian McConville There’s something to be said about storytelling and incorporating it into music. Sam Russo does that without skipping a thought or a beat. (Speaking of beat, I should be clear and note that I am talking about the musician Sam Russo, not the button pushing DJ. I […]
Concert Review: Apollo X Tour – Fox Theatre (Los Angeles) by Janie McManamon (West Coast Contributer) POMONA, Calif. — Motionless in White made the Nov. 14 Apollo X Tour show their own. Yes, the show’s title referred to The Devil Wears Prada’s recent album “Space EP.” But Motionless in White combined scenic effects, acting and fist-pumping music […]
Concert Review: LOLO at House Of Blues by Bear CLEVELAND (Nov 15) – Normally a review of the opening act at a concert would get maybe 1-2 lines to just to touch on the band’s presence at the venue, not much more. This review is a little different as the artist I actually went to see […]
Album Review: Chris Issak – First Comes The Night by Bear Chris Issak I will admit is an acquired taste but it is one I admit I enjoy. Most know Issak from his 1989 hit “Wicked Game” but if you delve deeper into his work you get a style like no one else out there. […]
Concert Review: Supervillains Tour – Club Nokia (Los Angeles) by Janie McManamon (West Coast Contributer) LOS ANGELES (Nov. 5) — Ronnie Radke has done it again. He is so completely free and in the moment on stage that he can’t help but guide everyone at a Falling in Reverse show to do and feel the same […]
Album Review: Billy Gibbons – Perfectamundo by Bear For those of you that were thinking you were going to get songs like “Sharped Dressed Man”, “Tush”, “Legs” and the rest of the 80’s MTV music of ZZ Top out of Billy Gibbons new album “Perfectamundo”, you need to look somewhere else. Who knew that a Latin/Cuban/hip-hop album could come […]
Concert Review: The Zombies At Kent Stage by Bear As I walked into The Kent Stage last night I ran into Tom Simpson the promoter of the show and he told me “Cleveland’s rock who’s who is here tonight”. I thought he was talking about me but the first person I saw was Jimmie Fox […]
Album Review: Sevendust – Kill The Flaw by Chris Akin When I first saw Sevendust’s new release was titled KILL THE FLAW, my initial thought was “what exactly is the flaw?” It leads you to wonder just what it is that caused this band to not break big, while bands with lesser quality catalogs like […]
Album Review: Iron Maiden – Book Of Souls by Chris Akin They don’t do it that often anymore, but there’s always excitement when Iron Maiden comes out with new music. Knowing that they are closing in on the end of their career, you really do end up hoping that when they go out for good, it […]
Album Review: David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock by Bear As far as a workaholic, David Gilmour is far from it. It’s been 9 years since his last solo album “On An Island” and before that 18 years lapsed since “About Face”. Okay up till 1994 he was a little busy being the voice of one of […]
