Written by Michael Del Pizzo (Sunflower Dead) What Made Me Wanna Be A Rockstar?!?! What made me, a little kid (at the time) from just outside Philadelphia, PA take the road to rock stardom and turn into a guy who now wears a bunch of makeup, sings and plays the accordion in Sunflower Dead? […]
Hard Rock Music Time Machine – 9/1/16
Hard Rock Music Time Machine – 9/1/16 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 […]
Rock and Roll Cover Songs…1955 – 1964: A Journey Back in Time
By Adam Waldman Hard Rock Daddy was launched in March of 2013 (the month of my dad’s birthday), but the foundation for the site was actually laid long before I became a dad myself. In my youth, my family would pile into our yellow Cadillac Coupe De Ville on Long Island and head towards New […]
The Power of Music – Washing the Blues Away with Pink Slip Blues Band
By Adam Waldman Life is filled with highs and lows, happy memories and sad ones, bittersweet moments and serendipitous ones as well. This day is always one of the more difficult ones of the year, celebrating yet another of my father’s birthdays without him here. The passage of time has lessened the raw emotions of […]
Exclusive Interview with Legendary Drummer – Mike Portnoy
In a recent edition of Music Discovery Monday, legendary drummer Mike Portnoy shared the story behind The Winery Dogs’ latest single (“Oblivion”) and the stories behind the Dream Theater songs that he wrote for each of his departed parents. The rest of the interview features a discussion about The Winery Dogs latest album, tour and […]
