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John Lodge’s New Live Album ‘The Royal Affair and After’ Now Available on Limited Edition 180g Blue Vinyl 2022 Tour Dates – Including Many Northeast U. S. Venues January 30, 2022 John Lodge, the renowned bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has released his critically acclaimed new live album, ‘The Royal Affair and After’ on aptly coloured limited edition 180g blue vinyl, with the 180g black vinyl due for release on 11th February. Released on CD and all digital and streaming platforms on January 14th, this spectacular 10-track album includes brand-new, live recordings of allRead More →

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ARTIST IOANNIS TO ATTEND/DISPLAY SOME OF HIS BEST-KNOWN WORKS WITH MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY BARRY GOUDREAU AND PAUL NELSON January 28 & 29, 2022 at The Music Room | Cape Cod | West Yarmouth, MA January 19, 2022 The Cape Cod gallery and wine bar, the Music Room, is proud to announce a special appearance of the legendary rock music album cover designer, Ioannis, for two days only. Ioannis will do two shows – the first one on Friday, January the 28th (where he will exhibit some of his work and talk about his adventures and working with legendary rock musicians). The Friday show will alsoRead More →

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VIXEN Wolf Den Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, Connecticut January 15, 2022 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Outside was the bitter cold of a New England winter with temperatures in the single digits, inside the heart of Mohegan Sun Casino was the warmth of the Wolf Den as it was hosting 80s era rockers, Vixen. For about an hour and a half, they warmed the hearts and souls of all in attendance with the timeless sounds of Vixen rock classics. This would be the first show of 2022 for Vixen. A perfect place to spend a Saturday night with a free showRead More →

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RUSH CELEBRATES THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF ‘MOVING PICTURES’ BY MAKING RARE PHOTO OUTTAKES AVAILABLE Proceeds go to Grapes For Humanity Gift of Sight Projects December 15, 2021 Philadelphia, PA – Photographer Deborah Samuel is credited for capturing the now-iconic album cover images for the Rush albums ‘Permanent Waves,’ ‘Moving Pictures,’ ‘Exit…Stage Left,’ and ‘Signals.’ Now in the 40th anniversary year of ‘Moving Pictures’ – long considered one of rock’s all-time classic albums – fans will be able to obtain extremely rare photograph outtakes from the album cover shoot. Incredibly, these ‘Moving Pictures’ photographs have never been made public. No alternate versions have appeared in magazines,Read More →

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TRIUMPH AND DEFINITIVE AUTHENTIC ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF THE TRIUMPH VAULT A CELEBRATION OF CANADA’S OWN ROCK & ROLL MACHINE! December 15, 2021 Fans of classic Canadian rockers Triumph are in for a special treat – the launch of the ‘Triumph Vault’ website on Tuesday, December 14th, 2021. By accessing triumphvault.com, fans will be able to discover artifacts from the band’s career beginning with a celebration of Triumph’s classic 1981 album, ‘Allied Forces.’ This inaugural collection will feature a selection of newly discovered artifacts personally curated by Mike, Gil and Rik in collaboration with Definitive Authentic. Several pieces are partnered with newRead More →

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BARONESS The Middle East Cambridge, Massachusetts December 10, 2021 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Baroness was in Cambridge at the vaunted Middle East upstairs Friday night on one of the last nights of their tour. Baroness is always very appreciative of their fans, and they invited anyone who attends the show to vote for each song in the set list ahead of the show per city. I am sure the fans were impressed and I was too, having never seen Baroness before. The Grammy nominated band has been around for quite some time and has undergone lineup changes over the yearsRead More →

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BEWITCHER Northeast Rock Review Band Interview: with Michael LaFleche and Bewithcher Sonia Cambridge, Mass. November 8, 2021 Photos and Interview by Michael LaFleche CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Bewitcher was in town for a show at the Sonia in Cambridge on Monday night for a show along with other great hardcore metal acts Exhumed, Creeping Death and Enforced. I had a chance to sit down over a couple of Hot Toddies next door at the Middle East with Matteo Von Bewitcher and Andreas Magus for a chat about being back on the road touring, what happened over the lockdown with the band and their thoughts on theRead More →

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THE MONKEES Mohegan Sun Casino Arena Uncasville, Conn. October 29, 2021 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The last two remaining members of the legendary 60’s rock band The Monkees, Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz brought their forty-stop Monkees Farewell Tour to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. This tour was a celebration of fifty-five years of Monkeemania and to give a final farewell to a band that has entertained so many over the past five decades, both musically and the visual entertainment of their 60s music television show. The group was formed in 1965 by two television producers who wanted to makeRead More →

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KORN Xfinity Theatre Hartford, Conn. October 2, 2021 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus HARTFORD, Conn. – Two time Grammy award winning Nu-Metal band Korn made it to the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford along with supporting bands 68 and Staind. It was not an easy road for the band to get there, after Korn vocalist, Jonathan Davis, tested positive for Covid-19 on August 16th, the band was forced to cancel and reschedule six tour dates, including this Xfinity Theatre show originally scheduled for August 20th. The band resumed touring on August 27th at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Tinley Park, Illinois. On September 9th, whileRead More →

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UPDATE ON RICHIE FAULKNER OF JUDAS PRIEST October 5, 2021 We have an update on Richie – see below in Richie’s own words…. “Maniacs… I’ve always been grateful for the opportunities I’ve been presented with. I’ve always considered myself THE most fortunate man ever – to be able to play my favourite music – with my favourite band – to my favourite people around the world… Today just being able to type this to you all is the biggest gift of all… As I watch footage from the Louder Than Life Festival in Kentucky, I can see in my face the confusion and anguish IRead More →