Interview with Roger Earl from Foghat: Still A Fool For The City Chris MacDermott January 8, 2014 Interviews 1 As the drummer and sole surviving member of the original Foghat lineup, Roger Earl could easily retire and tell never-ending road warrior stories down at the local bar. Instead, he's still on the road kicki...
Interview with Raven: Walk Through Fire Chris MacDermott September 18, 2013 Interviews 1 The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal spawned many, many bands, but few of them survived past 1981 or ‘82. Raven, alongside Iron Maiden and Saxon, are one of the few that survived and never broke up. Unlike t...
An Interview with Black Star Riders: Calm Before The Storm Chris MacDermott June 5, 2013 Interviews 1 When I heard that Thin Lizzy were going to record a new album, the first since 1983's Thunder And Lightning, my initial reaction was, "How dare they?" After all, Thin Lizzy's songwriter, vocalist and bassis...
An Interview with Twisted Sister: Hitting The Bull’s-Eye Chris MacDermott May 8, 2013 Interviews 4 East Coast headbangers of a certain time revere Twisted Sister. They will talk at length about the thousands of shows the band’s played in New Jersey, Long Island and Westchester before becoming a huge act ...
Interview with Jon Zazula: Back In Full Force Chris MacDermott May 8, 2013 Interviews 3 Jon Zazula, better known as Jonny Z, can never be accused of not putting his money where his mouth is. In the early 1980s, Jon and his wife Marsha opened the notorious Rock N’ Roll Heaven record store at a ...
Interview with Saxon: Warriors Of The Road Chris MacDermott April 3, 2013 Interviews When it comes to heavy metal royalty, you can't get much higher than the legendary Saxon. Their debut album came out in 1979, and they've never gone more than two or three years without releasing new music....
Uli Jon Roth @ Stage 48 Chris MacDermott February 20, 2013 Concerts 3 MANHATTAN, NY—The highest praise Duke Ellington would bestow upon a musician was the phrase "beyond category." Guitarist Uli Jon Roth fits that description perfectly. A masterful musician that can flow effo...
Interview with Overkill: NJ’s Original Kings Of Thrash Chris MacDermott February 13, 2013 Interviews 10 New Jersey's Overkill have been blasting fast and loud for more than 30 years. The thrash pioneers released their 16th studio album, The Electric Age, last year, and are showing no signs of mellowing with a...
Book Review – We Got Power! Chris MacDermott September 12, 2012 Columns 1 30 years ago, if you were into punk rock, heavy metal or any other form of underground music, it was really difficult to get information about what was going on. There were a few college radio specialty sho...
Jorn: Bring Heavy Rock To The Land Chris MacDermott July 2, 2012 Albums All you need to know about the seventh studio album by Norwegian singer Jorn Lande's solo band Jorn is made loud and clear by the title—Bring Heavy Rock To The Land. Jorn's previous albums are more in the p...
