Categories: "Music News"
Inaugural High Voltage Festival Makes History in London
07/28/10 13:59, by wakitu, Categories: Music News, Festivals and Events, BFMN Exclusive, Bands, Review , Tags: black sabbath, emerson lake and palmer, gary moore, heaven and hell, high voltage festival, mark taylor, zz top
Review by Mark Taylor Photos by LEON
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 Victoria Park, east of London, not too far from where the Olympics will be… more »
Ozzy Osbourne Brings Scream to Roundhouse
07/14/10 00:29, by wakitu, Categories: Music News, Bands, Review, Featured Artist , Tags: adam wakeman, gus g, itunes festival, kostas karamitroudis, mark taylor, ozzy osbourne, tommy clufetos
Review by Mark Taylor
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… more »
Timely Recognition for Time-Honored Band
07/08/10 01:22, by wakitu, Categories: Music News, Bands, Featured Artist, Steven Rask , Tags: alex lifeson, donna halper, geddy lee, neil peart, rush, steven rask, walk of fame
by Steven Rask
If you study the history of rock bands, words like Devotion, Ethics, and Loyalty are rarely used in a positive sense, especially in Hollywood. Yet these words were the thesis of Donna Halper’s introduction speech at the Hollywood… more »
Chicago Blues Reunion Thrills at Live Oak Music Festival
07/06/10 13:10, by ed.lapple, Categories: Music News, Festivals and Events, Ed Lapple, Bands , Tags: barry goldberg, chicago blues reunion, corky siegel, gary mallabar, harvey mandel, kcbx public radio, live oak music festival, marcy levy, nick gravenites, rick reed
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… more »
Beyond the Lighted Stage
07/02/10 22:05, by wakitu, Categories: Music News, Bands, Review, Steven Rask , Tags: alex lifeson, beyond the lighted stage, film review, geddy lee, moving pictures, neil peart, rush, steven rask, time machine tour
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… more »
More than 100 Injured at Los Angeles Electric Daisy Carnival
06/27/10 17:01, by wakitu, Categories: Music News, Festivals and Events , Tags: electric daisy carnival, exposition park, lafd, los angeles coliseum, moby, will_i_am
More than 100 people were taken to local hospitals during the 14th annual Electric Daisy Carnival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Park.
The LA Fire Department said some of the injuries occurred as people rushed barriers Saturday to… more »
Live Oak Music Festival Good for Family, KCBX Public Radio
06/17/10 19:52, by wakitu, Categories: Music News, Festivals and Events , Tags: chicago blues reunion, fathers day, kcbx public radio, live oak music festival, rickie lee jones, santa barbara
The Live Oak Music Festival is a three day concert and camping event held every year on Father’s Day weekend in the hills above Santa Barbara, California. more »