During the heyday of hard rock music, record sales were robust and many artists played to filled arenas. Times have changed. Record sales are on the decline and arena shows are few and far between for most hard rock artists, but the live performance is arguably more important now than it ever was before. Although […]
Interview with Like A Storm's Matt Brooks – National Bullying Prevention Month
Can you talk a little bit about the bullying incidents that you had in high school in New Zealand? It’s funny, you and I were talking after our show at The Paramount about bullying, and “Love The Way You Hate Me,” (which is a song about having the strength to be yourself and embrace the […]
Taking The Paramount by "Storm" – Like A Storm Concert Review
Seeing five bands perform over Columbus Day weekend definitely made for a “Rocktober” to remember. The weekend began with the comically retro Steel Panther opening for the true gods of metal, Judas Priest. After a lot of driving, which included taking a ferry across state lines, the long-awaited opportunity to see Alter Bridge had finally […]
Like A Storm – “Wish You Hell”: Hard Rock Daddy Review
Like A Storm took SiriusXM’s Octane and Active Rock Radio by “storm” (pardon the pun) with their dominant, didgeridoo-infused rocker, “Love The Way You Hate Me,” putting themselves on the hard rock map. Lest anyone think that the only innovative trick up the sleeve of this band of brothers from New Zealand is the didgeridoo, […]