My Chemical Romance & Alice Cooper – Citizen Bank Park – Philadelphia, PA – August 15, 2025 Rock will never die, or in this case we could say that alt rock will never die, either. This past weekend my associate and I had the pleasure of seeing New Jersey’s own My Chemical Romance and Alice … Continue reading
Joy Crookes and Simpson – The Foundry – Philadelphia, PA – April 6, 2022 Joy Crookes was stunned to hear her Philadelphian fans sing her lyrics back to her at her show at The Foundry on April 6. “It’s so strange coming to an American city I have never been to and hearing you sing … Continue reading
Poison It Don’t Get Better Than This By Jay S. Jacobs Ready to feel old? It’s been 30 years since Poison released their second album, Open Up and Say… Ahh!, which featured the hit singles “Nothin’ But a Good Time,” “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” “Fallen Angel” and a cover of Loggins and Messina’s “Your … Continue reading
Bell Biv Devoe, En Vogue & SWV – Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA – June 1, 2017 Poisonous beats infected The Mann last week as Bell Biv DeVoe brought their classic 1990’s hip-hop out as headliners on a stacked three band bill with En Vogue and SWV. Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins … Continue reading
The Bret Michaels Band – The Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA – November 25, 2016 The Bret Michaels Band took the stage along with Octane and Mach22 at the Electric Factory Saturday night for what would turn out to be an event to remember. The rainy evening did not deter fans from showing their support … Continue reading
ROCK OF AGES (2012) Starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Cranston, Will Forte, T.J. Miller, Erica Frene, Dan Finnerty, Eli Roth, Constantine Maroulis, Nuno Bettencourt, Sebastian Bach, Debbie Gibson and Kevin Cronin. Screenplay by Justin Theroux, Chris D’Arienzo and Allan … Continue reading
Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare (Universal Music Enterprises) It has been over 35 years since Alice Cooper released his legendary first solo album Welcome To My Nightmare. (Though, technically, lots of people didn’t know it was a solo debut since his longtime band, which had recorded seven albums, was also named Alice Cooper.) … Continue reading
PlayRadioPlay! Breaking Through the Confines By Abraham Kuranga Growing up in Aledo, Texas, young Daniel Hunter didn’t have much for which to look forward. His father passed away at an early age and his mother wasn’t around due to her alcohol addiction, leaving Hunter on his own. This led to an early drug problem, forcing … Continue reading
Poison – The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock (Capitol/EMI) The subtitle 20 Years of Rock is a bit of a stretch – thirteen of the eighteen songs on this compilation (and all of the top 40 singles) stem from three albums (and one soundtrack contribution) during the band’s white-hot period of 1986 to 1990. Of the … Continue reading
Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina Checkin’ In by Jay S. Jacobs The band came to be in the early 70s and was made up of two distinctly talented parts. Jim Messina was a respected producer and former member of the acclaimed groups Poco and the Buffalo Springfield. Kenny Loggins was a new kid on the … Continue reading
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