Legendary heavy metal band Judas Priest has just released an incredible new concept album that rivals the power and intensity of anything it has ever done in its more than 30-year history. You can pick up...
MUSIC INTERVIEW: The Dropkick Murphys
Since 1996 Boston's The Dropkick Murphys have fused traditional Celtic music, hardcore, and just...
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Boneyard is a walking rock 'n' roll contradiction. Bands have been known to flush tons of money and spend too much time in the studio. Boneyard's new CD, "Voodoo Highway," was recorded in two days for $300. The band dials it in heavy,...
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MUSIC PROFILE: Steve Grills and the Roadmasters
Blues guitarist Steve Grills is about as low key as they come; a tres cool operator that wields a red-hot guitar. Parked stage left, he puts his band, The Roadmasters, through the paces as he gives the audience a tour of the blues - a sampler...
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Velveteen Fox is soul in a tight sweater, or a velveteen straitjacket: a little hot 'n' bothered and trying to bust out. The Rochester quintet wraps its arms around classic soul's relentless drive and testimony as it chops and bops, wails, and...
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MUSIC PREVIEW: Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones reveals herself through the characters in her songs - the same characters she sometimes hides behind. "I think I need to express myself through things like that," Jones says. "I don't think I'm that good of a writer when I just...
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