Author Tina Whelski

April 12, 2017

“I think what happens to people in general is they forget how to be young.” – Phil Collen Who says you have to act your age? This year marks 30 years since Def Leppard’s fourth album, Hyster... Read More...

An Interview With Ann Wilson Of Heart: A Change Of Pace

April 5, 2017

Sometimes a break from your daily routine is exactly what you need—even if it’s a good routine, like performing with Heart. Lead singer Ann Wilson, along with sister and guitar player Nancy Wilson, have bee... Read More...

Faith No More @ Webster Hall

September 2, 2015

MANHATTAN, NY—Faith No More picked up where it left off 18 years ago at Webster Hall on May 13. The band opened the sold-out show with “Motherfucker,” the new single from Sol Invictus (Ipecac), its first st... Read More...

An Interview with Tom Gimbel of Foreigner: Playing Your Song

February 11, 2015

The band may age, but Foreigner’s songs never get old. Multi-instrumentalist Tom Gimbel should know. He’s been performing hits like “I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Feels Like The First Time... Read More...

Heart @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

June 11, 2014

NEWARK, NJ – When Heart opened its April 6 show with “Barracuda,” a song that frontwomen Ann and Nancy Wilson wrote in 1977 as an angry response to sexism in the music industry, it was a reminder that not a... Read More...

British Comedian Eddie Izzard Talks Politics, Human Sacrifice, And Manicures

May 7, 2014

Whether acclaimed stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard is joking about “pipe-smoking,” “Lord Of The Rings,” “human sacrifice,” or “God in the Canteen” (the sequel to his popular “Death Star Canteen”), the British... Read More...

Kenny Rogers @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

February 12, 2014

NEWARK, NJ—The only person who goes to a Kenny Rogers concert alone is Kenny Rogers. And he knows it. After 54 years, the raspy-voiced country singer-songwriter understands that he’s singing to people in re... Read More...

Hugh Laurie & The Copper Bottom Band @ Town Hall

December 4, 2013

MANHATTAN, NY—Hugh Laurie may have a lot going for him as a two-time Golden Globe winner and six-time Emmy nominee, whose role as Dr. Gregory House on Fox’s hit series House made him one of TV’s top paid ac... Read More...

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers @ Beacon Theatre

July 17, 2013