Monsters of Rock Cruise – The Final Day – 2/13/2022
The fifth and final day of the cruise was a day at sea, and for me it was a bit more scaled back than most when it came to shows. This...
Monsters of Rock Cruise – Day 3 “at Sea” – 2/11/2022
Our third day was a travel day on the high seas. On a typically cruise, that would mean spending way too much time at the buffet or relaxing by the pool,...
Adrian Vandenberg Recaps the Monsters of Rock Cruise and Tells us What’s Next for...
After bringing the band Vandenberg back in 2020 with a new album and a new line-up, the pandemic stalled any plans for touring. In fact, the band had only performed one...
Monsters of Rock Cruise – Cocoa Cay – 2/10/2022
Despite a long sail away day, I was up early to check in for the first photo experience on the cruise. Sadly, many bands weren't able to participate this time around,...
Monsters of Rock Cruise – Sail Away Day – 2/9/2022
We set sail on February 9th out of the port of Miami on the long-anticipated Monsters of Rock Cruise. With multiple attempts to get this boat a float, this launch was...
Monsters of Rock Cruise Pre-Party – Miami, FL – 2/8/2022
On Tuesday, February 8th cruisers gathered in Miami with celebrations of negative Covid tests that offered up a green light for the fun to begin. Who knew so much negativity would...
Chris Caffery discusses the “Embrace the Unknown” from Spirts of Fire
The Pure Rock Shop caught up with guitarist Chris Caffery to discuss the sophomore release from Spirits Of Fire. Listen in to the full interview to hear more about how Chris...
And the Band Played On …New Studio Album from Night Ranger
Heavy hitting rock legends, Night Ranger are set to release their 12th studio album, "ATBPO" (which stands for And The Band Played On), an ode to making music during the covid...
LONG-AWAITED AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF RONNIE JAMES DIO ARRIVING JULY 27 FROM PERMUTED PRESS
The long-awaited autobiography from heavy metal music icon Ronnie James Dio, the powerhouse voice of Elf, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his long-time bespoke band DIO, will be published on July...
M3 Rock Festival to Kick off Independence Day weekend with a Bang…
As the festival quickly approaches, M3 Rock Festival is slated to kick off Independence Day weekend with a "Bang Bang," a crash, some loud guitars, metal vocals, and lots of fists in...
Live United Live Music Festival 2021 – Day 1 – June 5, 2021 –...
The Greater Susquehanna Valley United and the United Way of Columbia and Montour Counties hosted the Live United Live Music Festival on June 5th and 6th, 2021 at the Spyglass Ridge...
Flesh & Blood Release the Fully Remastered ‘Blues for Daze’ Digitally
Flesh & Blood was a short lived super-group put together by Mark Mangold (Touch, Drive She Said) on keyboards, Danny Vaughn (Tyketto) on vocals, Al Pitrelli (Savatage, Joe Lynn Turner, Alice...