Written by TonyLaSelva (Ugly Melon) In Chapter 1 of “My Rock and Roll Journey,” I shared the story of my musical inspiration, my first band (Reign), and mentioned my other passion – martial arts. Reign only lasted for a few years. After that, I played in a couple of other bands, but nothing ever really […]
Archives for November 2016
Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown – Week of 11-12-16
Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown for the week of 11-12-16. 11-12-16 Big ‘Uns Countdown playlist can also be found on www.HardRockDaddyNetwork.com (the HRD YouTube channel), in addition to archived playlists dating back to 2013. Links to reviews of songs from the countdown are featured at the bottom of the page. #15 – “The Bottom” – DEVOUR THE […]
Inferno of Rock Report – NOVEMBER 2016
By Ian Liberman STREAMING SERVICES FOR ROCKERS (PART 2) It’s puzzling that streaming services in the U.S. and Canada do not create content for rock listeners, given that sales of rock music strongly outpaces sales of pop and hip-hop (according to 2015 Nielsen and Statista year-end numbers). iHeartMedia is getting ready to launch two paid […]
Hard Rock Music Time Machine – 11/10/16
Hard Rock Music Time Machine – 11/10/16 Each Thursday, Hard Rock Music Time Machine takes a journey back in time to feature a variety of songs that date back as far as the ’70s, the ’80s (the glory days of hard rock), hidden gems of the ’90s and hard rock/metal songs of the new millennium (as recent […]
Billboard Top 15 Hard Rock Albums – 11/19/16
Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart for the week ending 11/19/16. Top 15 albums ranked by sales data and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. THIS WEEK’S TOP 15: AVENGED SEVENFOLD – The Stage TESTAMENT – Brotherhood Of The Snake DOPE – Blood Money, Part 1 KORN – The Serenity Of Suffering MEMPHIS MAY FIRE – This Light I […]