The Ballbreaker Column

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Bob Dee with Petro has been no stranger to making music videos. The cool thing about a song is that it tells a story where you make a four-minute movie. Bob Dee filmed the second single/video Baby from his latest release Idolmaker. The video was filmed in Brooklyn, NY. I was lucky enough to get […]

The last few years have wreaked havoc on music. Black Rose Rebellion has endured lineup changes and waiting to play live music. Lately the band has been alive and rockin ‘playing music to audiences having a good time doing it. The band is hard at work working on their debut album. The band doesn’t have […]

Philadelphia is going to be rocking Thursday, July 28, Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30. After delays because of Covid, change in city and venue BLE masquerade is finally happening. The masquerade event will feature 30 bands over three days for one low price for a ticket to see this great event for all […]

The M3 festival Is a three-day music event that is held at Merriweather Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. The M3 Festival is a celebration of 80s music genre. For many fans this is the one time of the year where they get together with friends to celebrate life and music.  M3 Rock Festival’s Official M3 Kix-Off […]

Paramount Pictures is giving the movie Wayne’s World the 30th-anniversary treatment. The movie was released on February 14, 1992, went on to gross $183.1 million dollars at the box office. The film has become popular and remains one of the most popular comedies from the ’90s. The film is going to be released on a […]

Phil X & Drills to release new album Bon Jovi guitarist and frontman for Phil X and The Drills appeared on the Metal Summit to talk about his career, playing at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, answering fan questions, and giving advice to a young fan who picked up a guitar because of […]

30 years ago David Lee Roth released a little ain’t enough album. In the video for a little ain’t enough we see David Lee Roth doing something no other artist did in those days he made the announcement of his final tour in the best way Diamond Dave could. October 10th 2021 to be exact […]

Thorns Inside released their new single Two Face the song has a memorable guitar riff which is always a cool thing. The album is called for the love of rock n roll. A great title for an album considering how the album showcases how their ability to give fans variety and show they can rock […]

Stone Whiskey has had a busy year. The band released their debut album Rebels of the sun on CD/Vinyl earlier this year and has been playing shows to support their debut album. The band released their latest video for Feels Like Yesterday. Stone  Whiskey is an American hard rock band, based out of Raleigh, NC. […]

Ari Kamin vocalist for Steven Adler will be back at M3 Festival on Saturday July 3 they will be playing 4:25pm-5:35pm time slot. Many fans have gotten familiar with Ari Kamin who performed at M3 Festival two years ago putting on a great performance singing Guns N Roses classics. Ashes2Ashes is a band created by […]

This weekend M3 Festival returns to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. The show is expected to be one of the best ones yet with a must see line up on all three days. If you can’t get enough of rock music this weekend. There is M Pre-party by D-Toxin Productions which starts at 6:30pm […]

Finally rock music has come back to the electric bowery in New York City. This was a hometown show for Sony Music recording artist Bob Dee with Petro and the band put on an electrifying show that was worth the 15 month wait. Bob Dee with Petro was originally scheduled to perform on March 10, […]

Singer, songwriter, real world season 1 and real world homecoming: New York cast member Andre Comeau made an appearance on The Metal Summit this past Wednesday. He was on the show to promote his EP and talk about his upcoming new album Clean Break which will be released via EMP Label Group later this month. […]

He is probably one of the most humblest musicians and quietest talents on earth but we caught up with Ronnie “Dawg” Robson, who is a professional session bass player from Toronto Canada, on what he has been up to lately.   For those who have never heard of him, Ronnie has a great bass resume […]

  In my latest interview with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, he talks about his new album and touring plans. Stephen Richard Hackett is an English musician, songwriter, singer, and producer who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Angel Alamo:   How did the idea for […]

INXS may have given fans their final show in 2012. The music continues to live on. KICK The INXS experience gives old fans a chance to hear the music again for new fans who are now discovering the band is an opportunity to walk into a venue and experience the songs live. The live experience […]

Do you remember the days of buying an album, reading all of the credits, listening to the record from the first song all the way through to the very last note on the record then going back to listen to it because there was a cool guitar riff, solo, or bass line that made you […]

Legendary musician Bill Champlin has had a career that is worth mentioning as legendary. Even after so many years writing and touring. He continues to work on a variety of projects with no signs of slowing down. It should be no surprise that he is not coming out with a 14 song album Livin’ for […]

  Tommy Lee Flood has been busy making the media rounds supporting a remastered version of his solo debut album Flood. Tommy Lee Flood took time out to appear on The Metal Summit where Tommy spoke about the solo project, his former band Banshee.              Tommy Lee Flood took questions from the fans who joined in, […]

On Hammer Down Hard’s Facebook page the bio says high energy adrenaline fueled metal.  Hammer Down Hard was not kidding about it as they are high adrenaline fueled metal. When you play both releases 2018’s Total Annihilation and 2019’s Madness Serves Me Well, you can’t tell if the records were released last year, 2000, or […]

Former Enuff Z’nuff singer and founding member Donnie Vie the king of power pop appeared on The Metal Summit this past Wednesday to talk about what he has been up to and also take questions from the fans. Some of the things that were mentioned during the interview is that he and Chip Z’nuff are […]

Kickin Valentina has released the first single and video “Somebody New” from their upcoming 3rd full-length album, The Revenge of rock will be released on January 22, 2021. Now on to my review. I miss the good old days of rock videos that have cool cars and hot looking women. Whatever happened to those days […]

  Bob Dee went to upstate New York to work on his latest release, six songs, E.P. Stun Gun. Bob Dee released the first single massive guitar-driven Down, which is different from any of the material he has done in the past. Stun Gun was supposed to be followed by a world tour and another […]

  Theresa Carmoney is an independent music artist. Go to her youtube page, and you will find her signing a wide range of songs. The first song I ever heard Theresa sing was a cover of Whitesnake Is this love. I had a chance to interview Theresa Carmoney to talk about her songs and career. […]

Twenty-five years ago, BON JOVI, their 6th studio album These Days with Tim Collins as a producer, was released, The album featured the debut of bassist Hugh McDonald. Alec Jon Such fired the year before. I was 16 years old when this album came out. As a teenager in those days, music was the best […]

Hard Features (An Open Letter) | Dear Tour Promoter we want a Blood Sweat, & Beers XXX tour 2021|  by Angel Alamo Before the popular package co-headlining tours, there was a tour that, after 29 years, still stands out. I am talking about none other than the Blood, Sweat, and Beers tour. The line-up had […]

In the last 30 years, AC/DC has put out five studio albums. As a live act, they are the band to see when they come to town. AC/DC is one of the few bands who have kept the cycle of album/tour, while other groups will go out on the road even if they don’t have […]