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The old saying you can’t stop rock ‘n’ roll holds true if there’s a band in the show that defines that you can’t stop rock ‘n’ roll it’s definitely them damn kings. Last minute lineup changes no problem, technical lighting issues no problem. In the past 20 years that I’ve worked in the music industry and […]

Blame it on rock n roll is a great kick off song for the album it could be live as well. Kickin Valentina are a kick ass unapologetic rock n roll band. This song shows why. Glad they put this great song out. This song could have easily been on the last record. I’m glad […]

It’s almost that time a few days to until M3 festival. If you have never been to the M3 Rock Festival, it is more than an 80’s style of music rock festival. I’m going to give you a lot of good reasons why you should make plans to come next year or this weekend if […]

  Robin Nadji and Natal John sat down for an interview on the metal summit to talk about the new single prisoners, share stories, and talk about the bands Plans for the rest of the year including working on new music for a new album. For now the band is happy to put out the […]

Rock N Pod 2025 is almost here. The event billed as the ultimate weekend gathering for fans of rock music artist, podcasts, and comedians. The event will be held at the fairgrounds Nashville on Saturday, April 12 starting at 10am. It costs $32.72 per person ticket get you access to main stage panel discussions, live […]

  Kingdom in Flames have released the first album of 2025. The debut album Inside the upside down was released on January 1, 2025. Guitarist Rich Davis was on the metal summit on New Years Day to talk about the new album, plans for touring and how the album came together. The album was includes […]

Seattle based rock band Oathbound are hard at work on their debut album, which is scheduled to be released sometime in 2025. The band has been supporting and playing shows in support of their debut EP Until it’s gone. The band’s guitarist Taylor Harper appeared on the Metal summit to talk about the making of […]

LADDERS TO LEADERS Recovery Benefit Concert An overflowing handful of people including myself have wanted to see the four original members of WRATHCHILD AMERICA do a reunion concert for years but it’s not happening on January 11th, 2025, two original members BRAD DIVENS (former WRATHCHILD AMERICA singer/bassist) and SHANNON LARKIN (former WRATHCHILD AMERICA drummer & […]

Kickin Valentina is bringing star spangled fist fight tour for two shows in California. Kickin Valentina released their latest album Star Spangled Fist Fight earlier this year and recently completed a UK/Germany tour in support of the album with more plans to tour in 2025. These are two rock shows that you definitely don’t want […]

Kickin Valentina is kicking off Star Spangled Fist Fight UK tour on August 29, 2024. The band is touring in support Star Spangled Fist Fight album which was released earlier this year. The band will also be playing two california shows November 7 at the Whisky A go go and November 8 at Fulton 55 […]

World in flames that’s how you kick off an EP with a guitar riff that punches you in the face. The title is a cool definition of the world today. Having cool catchy song titles doesn’t hurt. World in Flames 3 minutes of rock that is timeless.  Your savior kicks just as much butt. Another great […]

It’s almost that time a few days to until M3 festival. If you have never been to the M3 Rock Festival, it is more than an 80’s style of music rock festival. I’m going to give you a lot of good reasons why you should make plans to come next year or this weekend if […]

KIX played their last show September 17th, 2023 at MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION in COLUMBIA, MD after 45 years. Unfournately, I didn’t make it to the show but I have seen KIX live so many times over the years and they never disappointed. BRIAN FORSYTHE summed up the last show by telling me, “I feel we […]

It’s been two years since Bob with Petro released any new music. This year of course the band is back with a new seven song EP 6 songs with a 7th song bonus track called Stuck on you. Bob spent a better part of last year writing and recording new songs for the EP. The […]

      September 7, 2014, Gene Simmons made a comment that shook the rock world. He made a comment that rock ‘n’ roll is dead. Everyone had their opinion about the topic, and what he meant by it. Rock ‘n’ roll is not dead, but it doesn’t mean that rock n roll won’t die in five or […]

Art of Anarchy is back they are back with a new song vilified that feature actor Cuba Gooding Jr. in the video. They have a new lineup now featuring Jeff Scott Soto on vocals, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal lead guitars, Jon Votta rhythm guitars, Vince Votta drums, and Tony Dickinson on bas . Bumblefoot sat down […]

It is not every day that an opportunity to interview the queen of rock comes up. When the last minute opportunity came up, The Metal Summit could not say no. Doro was a guest on the metal summit. Doro Pesch talked about her latest album Conqueress Forever Strong and Proud  Doro confirmed that she will be out on […]

    It’s almost the end of the year and a lot of people are looking for a great way to end the year on a positive note, especially people that love going to rock shows. Look no further. Rebel Heart Entertainment will be having the year end bash. The year end bash will be […]

  In the utterly go-go, trans-media flurry which was mid-Sixties pop(ular culture), every television star worth their Nielsens was expected to not only chase spies and rope steers, but compete with those rock ‘n’ rollers of the moment upon the Top Forty to boot. To cite but two examples, Lorne Bonanza Greene and his 1964 […]

  On the very last night of my very first trip to London Town precisely 48 years ago this month, my youth hostel roomie – a young Australian who’d nicknamed himself in honor of the Dave Clark Five as it turned out! – gifted me with, wait for it, a ticket to join him at that night’s Paul […]

Let’s go back to the year 1985 in Philadelphia, PA. Tom Keifer and John Corabi, two of the best rockers to come out of Philadelphia were playing the club scene looking to get signed to a record label both artists taking different paths to getting signed. June 30th Tom Keifer, Winger, and John Corabi came […]

  Y’know, the more I think all the way ago about it, the more I realize I must have had the absolute coolest parents on the entire block. Every May for my birthday, then every single Christmas, I’d joyously receive the latest Beatles (and/or from 1966 onwards Monkees) hot-off-the-presses album …without even asking! In fact, dear Dad […]

  9:30 AM – Awaken after three-and-a-half hours “sleep” to shower, pack,                breakfast (M&M’s Peanuts), and bus to meet band van by 11 AM                at pre-arranged rendezvous spot. 1:30 PM – Band van arrives at pre-arranged rendezvous spot.         […]

Here’s an interview with an in-your-face punk bassist JOHN FAHNESTOCK.  Quoted himself  “I Play a “Mean Distorted” 78′ P-Bass through an Ampeg SVT it’s LOUD and will make your Hair Move!”  What more could you ask for? Dig in… Marcy:  How old were you when you started playing bass???  Why bass???   John:  it was around […]

  or HOW CAN YOU DRIVE TO TWO PLACES AT ONCE   Gary Pig Gold and the Firesign Theatre Change the Course of Canadian Educational Field Trips Once and For All.   I can now hereby unequivocally state I was actually one of the proud, the brave, and yes, the subsequently unemployable by-products of the […]

As you may know…if not, I was the Editor of a FAN/MAGAZINE named ROCKBOTTOM since I was 14 years old….psssst….i’ll probably be 51 by the time this is printed. WC, WCA or SAZ graced the pages one way or another in EVERY issue. Anyway, this article was written up by SHANNON LARKIN for me quite […]

  From amongst the many many projects, digital and otherwise, my To M’Lou Music label was involved with at the turn of the last centuries, the one I look back on most fondly – especially this month of all months, as The Man Himself would have, should have turned 83 (!) on the 17th – […]

Looking at the calendar this year 2023 I can’t help but wonder it has been 30 years since Poison released the native tongue album. It was a chaotic year with the 80s music genre Motley Crue and Anthrax had new singers, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden didn’t have a singer. Poison had recruited a young […]

~Marcy Miller      Twenty-three years after releasing their last full-length, thrash metal band Sacred Reich returned in force with their fifth studio album ‘Awakening’, on August 23rd, 2019 released by Metal Blade Records demonstrating without effort that they remain a formidable force in thrash metal.  Catch them on tour…     I asked Chuck Fitzgerald from Massachusetts back […]

How did the song Mississippi way come together?  Actually pretty easy, the riff came first which got me hooked on finishing the song in the first place.  I usually try to finish the guitar parts first.  Then work on the lyrics. Lyrics usually come easy to me well enough to get started to figure out a […]