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One of the most important and overlooked offshoots of the 90’s grunge movement was a separate genre that called itself “Riot Grrrl”. Yeah, The Breeders, Courntney Love, Shirley Manson and Liz Phair.. et. al.. Music is its loudest megaphone, Riot Grrrl was more ...

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Diana Rein digs deep with her latest offering, “Queen Of My Castle” released by Gulf Coast Records. Yes, this collection of kick-ass tracks hearkens back to Reins  blues influences, like Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Johns ...

Buddy Miles, who co-founded and was most noted for  playing drums in Band of Gypsys with Jimi Hendrix. He passed in February 29th, 2008 in Austin, TX.. and was only 60 years old . The cause of death was heart failure…   Miles took part in the psychedelic rock movement of the 196 ...

In the last couple of years rock and roll has fallen out of the mainstream and has become a lesser known genre. Hip hop/rap and pop music have taken over the music charts with new albums debuting at number one almost every week. Today's 'stars' are nothing more than video created characters that rel ...

There was nothing like Sly and the Family Stone – not then, and not now. Perhaps when Prince had his last breath of life he was humming the lyrics to the song, “Stand”. At their late-'60s best, this expectation-confounding group boasted the rhythmic ferocity o ...

During the thick of the late 60s British blues boom there was the band Savoy Brown, which was headed by guitarist extraordinaire, Kim Simmonds…After 60 band changes and 47 albums later… they still have the “piss and vinegar to bring boogie to the masse ...