Review and Photos by Mark Taylor Day 2 of the High Voltage Festival would be another busy day with plenty of non-stop action which would see classic albums performed in their entirety, powercuts, fisticuffs… more »

History was being made this weekend at the inaugural High Voltage Festival as it was the first time a major rock festival was being held in London.Located to the East of London in Victoria Park ,not too far from where the Olympics will be he… more »

It has been 16 years since Tupac Shakur' s death, and ten years since The Rose That Grew from Concrete, and I don't know what's going on with stuff, or if other people know what's going on. I've been too busy travelling the world in the past twenty years to know what's going on in the media. But I feel something universal, something that touches me, and I think his words are still, and maybe not heard. And perhaps there is something healing within them. Amidst the concrete, a rose grows. more »

by Frank Butler We ran into James Demeter at the NAMM Show. Interesting guy. He was the guitarist for "The Heaters" back in the 70's. Although he knows his way around a guitar and even built them for a while, he is known more for his amps than probably… more »

There's a reason I don't own a TV. I envision a nightmare world of doers and watchers. Life isn't lived by watching it. more »

NAMM, the 109-year old trade association of the international music products industry, today announced that it will sponsor OpenMic.US, the largest online promoter of live-music open mic events in the United States, in ord… more »

Ozzy Osbourne is now a household name, but sadly not just for being the Godfather of Metal. He almost lost that status after making a moany divering old fool of himself on the reality show of his family the "The Osbournes." Ozzy i… more »

Sometimes the desire, pain and frustration hits me so intensely - everything has to be right and perfect, and I have to be willing to do anything to achieve - I get IT for one instance. more »

Donna Halper is credited as the catalyst to the inductee's recognition in Hollywood, and also as the DJ who gave them their first radio airplay on WMMS in 1974. The inductees were none other than Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart of RUSH, and if you ask any one of their millions of fans, it's about time… more »

by Edward Lapple. The beautiful Santa Yenz valley is nestled in the hills just north of Santa Barbara. It is the home of the annual Live Oak Music Festival. This was the festival's 22nd year and it promised to be a great one. Held on Father's Day week… more »

Once you've been there... the memory of belting out the simplest riff on your instrument and having an audience go wild... will just keep dragging you back in and you will keep looking for that insane sweaty high again and again forever. more »

A Film Review by Steven Rask Success is often measured on different levels. However it may be measured, true success is a result of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. In 1974, a band of ordinary guys with extraordinary talent had just been signed to a rec… more »