Glam-Racket

The new album drops next month, and if the video is any indication, it's gonna be awesome.

It’s been a long day. This morning I woke up and learned that an old friend had passed. Technically, she was more than just an old friend. A...

I wasn't much of a Descendents fan, but I get tons of hits on this blog whenever I post something about bobbleheads. That tells me the r...

Not as good as the infamous "Maureen" interview, but still plenty revealing. Like this bit from the aforementioned Maureen bit. Ma...

Fastway has always been one of those bands that could have been bigger than they actually became. I remember a few of my peers that carried ...

Thanks to the recent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I pulled out my old vinyl copy of Alice Cooper’s Love It To Death and ...

Going back to the first time I ever heard Captain Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica , I remember wondering, “What is going on here?” The second...

A friend once told me “Every town’s got a Frank Zappa nut.” which is true and probably why I never ventured too far into Zappadom. Most of w...

Known for the novelty hit “Valley Girl,” Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch would be awesome even if there wasn’t a Frank Zap...

Out of nowhere in the late 80’s came a group of power pop affectionatos who released a gem of such quality that the only story befitting of ...

Why an entire weekend of Van Halen? Because they rule. And because my review of 5150 is shaping up to be one of the most read reviews on thi...

“Told you I was coming back” deadpans David Lee Roth on “Blood And Fire,” one of the thirteen new tracks from A Different Kind of Truth , th...

After three albums, similarly themed on the glories of women, partying, and the joys of being dudes in a rock band, the underbelly of Van Ha...

It starts off like a dirge. Hang on. I forgot to switch the speed to 45.” It starts off like some early history math rock gem, which is funn...

Growing up in Southeast Iowa, one of the most ubiquitous hard rock albums you could find on Saturday night was the debut album from Montrose...

Ronnie Montrose died today at the age of 64. Growing up, we’d joke around that his band Montrose was actually named for the town of Montrose...

The other evening, I spent a charming couple of hours with two guys that are probably half my age. I encourage everyone to spend time with y...

How long ago has it been since Jo Dee Messina had a hit? I don’t normally follow country music that much, so my perception of time and how i...

What you see in the photo to the side is a leap year miracle. Actually, it is the contents of a sealed box that I found in my garage tonight...

Until recently, we’ve had a mild winter in the Midwest. There’s been very few days where temperatures fell below freezing and it was the fir...