By Ian Liberman INFERNO OF ROCK NEWS IN MEMORIAM John Berry, founder of the Beastie Boys, died of dementia on May 19th. He integrated the rap/rock/punk genre, with songs like “No Sleep till Brooklyn” and “Fight for your Right.” Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza died on May 21st at the age of 51. […]
Is the Rock Star Era Coming to an End?
By Adam Waldman The 57th anniversary of “the day the music died,” and the recent slew of rock star deaths, has got me thinking about this generation’s version of the music “dying.” Rumors of the death of rock and roll have existed for many years, and for the most part, they are greatly exaggerated. However, […]
Anvil! The Story of Anvil – Review
In the summer of 2006, one of Canada’s most recent hard rock successes sang – “we all just wanna be big rock stars, live in hilltop houses, drivin’ fifteen cars.” Nearly 22 years to the day before “Rockstar” hit the airwaves, another Canadian band played a stadium show in Japan on the same bill as […]
