Welcome to Rock Bands of L.A.

Brian Whelan can make slow songs dramatic, sad songs tragic and up-tempo songs frolic. He seems to be enjoying himself at every turn; which means you will to! His second album which will be released on March 25th, "Sugarland" (I refuse to call it a "sophomore" album) realizes that though he may n ...

The death of David Bowie sent a resounding message to rock and roll fans all over the globe. We are all vulnerable and subject to life’s termination. If you were a Bowie fan at any time of his career it was his guitarists that made each of his morphs that much more interesting. Each Bowie phase ha ...

L.A. based singer/songwriter/ producer.. Brian Whelan  sends spiritual consolation  through his music. His dossier includes playing with the likes of Chuck Berry and Dwight Yoakam. Whelan learned to play guitar before he could walk! The album "Decider" is a few ...

Before heavy metal, thrash, speed metal, black metal, glam metal  and nu-metal, their hard-rock precursor blasted from arenas worldwide. Simple straightforward songs about sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll (and the occasional power ballad) from the likes of AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, Kiss, Led ...

Rod Melancon is a star! His musical reverence is so compelling and heart felt that you finally have that sigh of relief that there is greatness on the horizon. If you’ve tired from Bruce Springsteen or John Mellencamp, including “Nebraska”, “The Ghost of Tom Joad” and “R ...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words; if so then a song is worth a million. The ethos of California Country is greatly told and inspired by Cisco & Dewey (Tony Marsico aka Cisco..  Darran Falcone aka Dewey) ... They aren’t robbers per say, nor do they have any cowboy ...

The British rock scene in the early 70’s was bombastic to say the least.  Bands like Black Sabbath, Cream and Led Zeppelin were starting  out and receiving  blanket  radio airplay on both sides of the Atlantic. Out of nowhere ...

British songwriter/performer Jon Byrne proves that marching to one’s own beat proves that genius and insanity are much the same. Reminiscent of The Kinks Ray Davies had done during his more productive years he would write about social injustices of Great Britain under the auspices of humor and sar ...