Our band founder has a girlfriend who comes to every practice and every event. We wouldn’t mind it that much if she would just observe and let us do our thing. She’s always telling us how we should dress, what …
Following the rules of the road
by Rich Redmond
Since 1997, I have split my time as a musician between touring and recording. I find that both of these activities “feed” and support each other. Playing in the studio usually …
by Brian McKinny
Coheed & Cambria are the pride of Nyack, New York in the Hudson River Valley. They’ve brought a fresh take on the fusion of the post-metal, hardcore, and progressive rock genres. What truly makes them unique is …
by Ray Rocha, editor, Music Insider Magazine
I recently had a conversation with some musician friends about how to go about promoting our projects. None of us are “rock stars”, but we’ve all been forming, playing, performing and promoting bands …
Def Leppard Guitarist Solders Royal Metal Work
by Stephen Stern, executive editor
As bombs burst in Belfast nine miles away, an angry adolescent raged against the system. An atheist during the Catholic-Protestant separatist uprising, Vivian Campbell was trying to find …
What do you do when you get a bad review of your CD? A really bad review. It is something every artist will encounter at some point in their career. How you handle it and what you …
by Brian McKinny
Dimitri’s Rail is a band from Texas that is on a successful surge this year. They’ve garnered their first Grammy nomination for Best Rock Song with the release of their single, “Will Never Break”. They’ve opened for …
