Review and photos by Mike Bax “This is why we don’t own nice things.” Alice Cooper to the crowd after Joe Perry shattered his guitar over one of the speakers at the front of the stage to end off ‘My Generation’. Named after Cooper’s 1970s musicians drinking club The Hollywood Vampires, Frontman Alice Cooper along…
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Interview with Steve Vai (Generation Axe) – March 30th, 2016
By Mike Bax This week, a 26-date tour package called Generation Axe began in Seattle at the Paramount Theatre. Gestating from a long standing idea Steve Vai has been nurturing, Generation Axe features five revered guitarists backed by a veteran supporting band jamming together on songs from each of the artists’ repertoire, along with some…
Interview with Richard Patrick of Filter – March 29th, 2016
By Mike Bax Photo by David Rubene Richard Patrick is many things. An inaugural ex-member of Nine Inch Nails. Brother of the T1000 (Terminator 2’s Robert Patrick). An editorial writer, outspoken on the harder topics like warm, religion and politics. He’s also an outspoken ex-addict. He’s a husband and a father of two children. He…
Interview with Steve Addabbo discussing Jeff Buckley’s upcoming album – You and I – February 2nd, 2016
By Mike Bax jeffbuckley.com http://www.facebook.com/JeffBuckley twitter.com/JeffBuckley http://www.shelterislandsound.com http://www.facebook.com/steve.addabbo On March 11th of 2016, Legacy Recordings / Columbia Records will unleash ten recently unarchived Jeff Buckley songs, for the world to hear for the very first time. Entitled You and I (a partial lift from the lone original song included here, ‘Dream of You and I’)…
All Them Witches – Dying Surfer Meets His Maker – Review
New West Review by Mike Bax In an era of musicianship where classification of a band’s music can make or break their early careers, I submit to you All Them Witches, a Nashville, Tennessee four-piece that sounds like a different band on every song on their album. This is not a deterrent in any way….
Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti Reissue
Warner Music Canada By Mike Bax Perfection, Reissued. Almost 40 years to the date of its original release. As a teen, many drunken nights were spent debating the long standing question: “What’s the finest double album on the planet”. There are numerous weighty candidates from many different bands. Amongst my friends, the two albums that…
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