Kim Sullivan was born in Manchester, NH. Spent the first ten years of her life living in Lawrence, MA, then became a southern girl in the late '70s with a move to Raleigh, NC. Kim has a taste for music that runs rampant, as well as a voracious appetite for live music, usually accompanied by traveling to different states sometimes two in one day to catch a show performance.
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Subscribe >The American post-grunge, an alternative metal band from Louisville, Kentucky formerly known as three-quarters of the group Days of the New reformed as Tantric in 1998. Barely out of their teens when Days of the New was formed in Jefferson, Indiana, these bona fide rock stars experienced band brawls and cancelled tours with singer/songwriter Travis […]
Once only available to Megafanclub members of the American heavy metal band Megadeth who formed in Los Angeles in 1983, acoustic album “Unplugged In Boston” gets it’s full release on CD and Vinyl via LA indie label Cleopatra Records, Inc. Recorded on The World Needs A Hero acoustic tour at Bill’s Bar in Boston, MA […]
Having endured over 20 years, the first new album in more than three years, “The Sum Of All Things,” released July 23rd, 2021, is the eighth studio album for Tantric. The veteran producer Chuck Alkazian (Chris Cornell, Sponge) produced it. Hugo Ferreira’s deep tone and overall vocal harmonies, the crisp guitars and piano, poetic lyrics, […]
I had an enjoyable experience interviewing Todd Poole who is the founding member and lead singer of Memphis, Tennessee rock band Roxy Blue who were signed to Geffen Records in the early ’90s. The band originally featured vocalist Todd Poole, drummer Scott “Scotty T.” Tramwell, guitarist Sid Fletcher, and bassist Josh Weil. Many other great […]
Jack Russell does Led Zeppelin for the second time around except this one is a studio recorded version opposite the 1998 live record release that was one of the group’s best-selling albums. When Great White released ‘Great Zeppelin – A Tribute to Led Zeppelin’ it was recorded live in a concert that took place in […]
There’s a famous joke that says: “Do you know how to make Italians shut up? Tie their hands.” Italians talk with their hands. It’s a commonly known fact, like the fact that Germans are punctual and the Spanish like to go out at night. So it really wouldn’t be too much of a stretch if […]
This trip was quite a long one in the making. I’d been running a group travel page for months for one of the opening bands as we all worked together planning out the hotel, rooming situations, transportation options and of course for the drinkers in the bunch the closest liquor store in proximity to our […]
STRUTTER THE HOTTEST TRIBUTE BAND IN THE LAND! STRUTTER is a KISS tribute band from Ohio and billed as the #1 tribute band in North America. They performed a private show this past Saturday, June 19th at Jamestock in Creedmoor, NC. About 400 people enjoyed a beautiful day outside with entertainment by several local bands […]
Kore Rozzik Releases Heartfelt Ballad Timelessness Kore Rozzik is back and ready to show fans a side of Kore they haven’t seen before with an American version of “Timelessness”. The NYC based band that’s been known for their punch you in the face riffs and classic metal sounds shows a sensitive side with this power […]
Much like my write-up last month regarding the band Roxy Blue and their triple state mini tour, it was once again a multiple day adventure for those willing to travel around a bit. This months main talent was none other than the Atlanta based national act Kickin Valentina. They began their first night’s performance in […]
The Metal Summit, don’t let the name fool you. This show isn’t just about Metal Music, they are about music of all genres. As far as I know there is no webcast on Facebook Live like them. They are your Island of Misfit Toys, brought together to interview the artists related to the Rock and […]
Ah Spring is in the air and this past Saturday was a gorgeous day under Carolina blue skies with temps in the 70’s. Perfect weather and an equally awesome private outdoor venue in the countryside was host to a mélange of metal bands from all over North Carolina. The bands that performed at the Jamestock […]
This past weekend brought some much needed live music to several of the Mid-Atlantic States in the Northeast Region of the US with a total of three shows featuring Memphis based hard rock national act ROXY BLUE as the headliner each night. Beginning in Atlantic City, New Jersey on April 16th with a Friday night […]
A jam-packed weekend revealing that revenge isn’t always a dish best served cold. Especially when you get a bunch of bands, a traveling mob of die-hard fans and two smoking hot cities to showcase the release of a 3rd full-length album titled “The Revenge of Rock.” US hard rock band Kickin Valentina calls this their […]