Da da da da-da da-Dun dun dun... We've all heard it, from Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas, or Turning Japanes by The Vapors, to Passage to Bangkok by Rush. It was even a theme used in the 1989 video game Super Mario Land. I don't think it would surprise many to learn this little [...]
Many bands cover other artist's songs. Often the cover version goes on to be a bigger hit than the original. I Love Rock 'n' Roll was a number one hit for Joan Jett in 1981, but was originally written and released by The Arrows in 1975. Jimi Hendrix had an iconic performance with All Along [...]
The eighties had a slew of successful hard rock and metal bands. Most of them made sincere attempts to stand out, either through image or virtuosity. Only one in the ranks of memorable hard rock bands of that era had the courage to go a different route. Stryper was the single most prominent Christian Metal [...]
Detroit's Come Out Fighting have proven to have picked an appropriate moniker a decade ago. Following up their 2018 album, Aweigh All Anchors, the forthcoming Any Port in a Storm will be the second of a planned nautical trilogy. The seafaring theme is a metaphor for life on the road. Playing around a hundred shows [...]
Fresh off the heels of his recent release Rockin’ Roulette, singer-songwriter David Alpha is already revealing a fresh set of tunes. Chameleon Wheelhouse is an EP that gives us a taste of the larger body of music to come. “Light the Rockets” gets you started with a driving, distorted rhythm. Soon Alpha’s punching lyrics impose [...]