Category: Rock

There is a group out of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada that has at times been compared to Iron Maiden and Saxon. Formed in 1981, their debut album released in 1983 was nominated for a Juno Award. Radio stations across the United States took notice of the band especially in Texas. MTV’s “Headbangers Ball” put their videos in regular rotation. The group we are talking about is “Killer Dwarfs”. Darrell dwarf Millar talked with us about “Killer Dwarfs” Q – Darrell, in the year 2022, where is there a marketplace for a…

Steve Luongo has worked with a lot of musicians in his life; Ann Wilson of Heart, Richie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Rainbow, Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad, Joe Walsh of the Eagles, Billy Squier and John Entwistle of The Who. For 15 years Steve Luongo was part of John Entwistle’s band. Steve in partnership with Deko entertainment has put together “Rarities Oxhumed – Volume 1”, the first in a series of posthumous releases coming from John Entwistle. Steve also has a documentary film out called “An Ox’s Tale”…

Here’s a sampling of what some critics are saying about I.R.S. Recording Artists the “Fleshtones,” “The best rock ‘n roll to come out of New York in the past year,” “This year’s authentic embodiment of rock ‘n roll,” and the “true champions of American beat music.” Having formed in 1976, the “Fleshtones” were signed to I.R.S. in 1980 by Miles Copeland. “Roman   Gods”   is   their latest album and we chatted with drummer Bill Milhizer about the group. Q – You guys are not into the usual material trappings of rock…

“Returned To the Scene Of The Crime” (Atlantic, Records) is the latest release from Gary Rossington. Gary Rossington, as you may remember, was one-half of the Rossington-Collins Band, and was a member of the legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd. Q – Since the split up of Rossington-Collins, and the release of this album, what have you been doing? How were you able to make a living?    A – Mainly I lived off royalties and investments I made. I have couple of Arabian horses… Q – Sounds like Robin Leach will be…

“Saga” is “on the loose” again! The Canadian quintet has just released a new album titled “Heads or Tales” (Portrait Records), which has already climbed into the Billboard Hot 100. They’ll be out on the road in support of the album, opening for Eddie Money. Drummer. Steve Negus talked with us about the “Saga” success story! Q – Let’s start off with a quote by Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers, “Everyone has the feeling that all you have to do is achieve stardom and once you’re there you can…

Will L.A. continue to produce ttee “hottest” bands in the nation? The answer is without a doubt, yes. One of the more promising groups to come out of the L.A. area (San Bernardino, in fact) is a quartet known as “NRG.” In just a year and a half, they’ve secured top management, a real “name” on the L.A. club circuit with the drawing power to back it up, and a quality demo so hot, it’s “sizzling.” NRG’s lead singer Todd Griffin fills us in. Q – Does the group’s name…

As we’ve noted many times, some of the finest talent can be found north of the border. From Canada, “Private Sector” is one of the best “new” groups on the horizon. You should be seeing and hearing quite a bit about these guys in the very near future. Q – For those people who haven’t heard your music, how would you describe it? A – To be honest with you, we find it hard to categorize, but we have narrowed it down to 3 possibilities; pseudo thrash classical, hard-core country…

Father, Son And The Holy Ghost Believe if or not. that is actually the name of a group hail­ing from Staten Island. N.Y. FSHG have just released what they term a concept album titled “In The Name Of” on their own record label – Amar Records. An advertisement for the group’s record in a major rock magazine (“Circus”) has resulted in nationwide inquiries from 250 cities and towns in 43 states, as well as in Canada and Europe (Belgium. Ger­many, England and Sweden to be specific). FSHG is made up…

From the mid 1980s up until 1987, Mary Ann Scandiffio fronted a band called Black Lace. Highly successful both here and abroad, when the group called it a day back in 1987, Mary Ann decided to go Solo. She’s put a demo tape together with help from such notables as Corky Laing and Ace Frehley, and is currently “shopping a deal.” Mary Ann shared some thoughts with us about her career and the music business in general. Q – Am I correct in saying Black Lace was doing European tours…