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Sometimes things happen for a reason.  While the original plan had been to see the Scorpions and Queensryche over the Fourth of July holiday...

It's been about four years since I've had a chance to catch Foreigner live.  A long time, given that I sometimes see them play...

We sat down for a special video interview with frontman Olli Herman from the Finnish sleaze rocker band Reckless Love on the eve of the band's...

Got a chance to catch up with master shredder Herman Li from Dragonforce to discuss the band's current tour and latest album Extreme Power...

The fifth and final day of the cruise was a day at sea, and for me it was a bit more scaled back than...

It's tradition to have a 5K fun run in Cozumel, Mexico when we get to port (or another city like Jamaica or Catalina), and...

Our third day was a travel day on the high seas.  On a typically cruise, that would mean spending way too much time at...

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...

Enuff 'Z Nuff has been hitting the road in celebration of their latest release Hardrock Nite featuring songs from the Beatles with stops at...

Despite a long sail away day, I was up early to check in for the first photo experience on the cruise.  Sadly, many bands...

The Pure Rock Shop caught up with frontman Roy Cathey from North Carolina hard rock quartet THE FIFTH to discuss the band's upcoming tour...

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...