HOT HOT HOT! 25 Songs to Melt Your winter
HOT HOT HOT! 25 Songs to Melt Your winter Here at the Rocker office we’re getting slightly tired of looking out the window and seeing nothing but snowflakes. So we built ourselves a playlist to make us feel warmer, with songs that only have sunshine in them. And...The Dentists Reunite! or What to do when Your Singer Won’t Do a Reunion Show
The Dentists Reunite! or What to do when Your Singer Won’t Do a Reunion Show Although we let Santa know we would have liked to see this show, we were saddened to find Rocker’s Christmas stocking devoid of international plane tickets on the morning of the...
The Dentists Reunite! or What to do when Your Singer Won’t Do a Reunion Show
The Dentists Reunite! or What to do when Your Singer Won’t Do a Reunion Show Although we let Santa know we would have liked to see this show, we were saddened to find Rocker’s Christmas stocking devoid of international plane tickets on the morning of the...
Kim Fowley: Dead Man Rockin’
Kim Fowley: Dead Man Rockin’ "Nobody cares about you" was rock's most outrageous promoter's final message to young bands. We revisit our bizarre deathbed interview with the legend. The number one rule in music marketing is “Death Sells!” Nothing increases the...
The Twelve Songs of Christmas: Our Far-Out Festive Faves!
The Twelve Songs of Christmas: Our Far-Out Festive Faves! What happens when you take a pair of Christmas music fans and add a couple of cocktails? Well if they write for Rocker Magazine, you get a round robin e-mail exchange of Christmas songs ranging from the weird...
Jim Peterik: Eye Of The Survivor
Jim Peterik: Eye Of The Survivor You may not know the name Jim Peterik but you know his songs. First, as lead guitarist and singer of Ides Of March, Jim wrote, sang and played guitar on the rock radio (and car commercial) staple “Vehicle. As the lead guitarist...Les Sans Culottes: The Gods Have Thirst… for French pop!
Les Sans Culottes: The Gods Have Thirst… for French pop! “Ooh la la” is all we can say about the newest disc from Brooklyn’s favorite Franco-phonies Les Sans Culottes. 8 releases in, “The Gods Have Thirst” find the band lingering in the sweet spot...
China Crisis: Penetrate The Consciousness
China Crisis: Penetrate The Consciousness To call China Crisis underrated would be an understatement. The eighties duo of vocalist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon are one of music’s best kept secrets. Then again, to call them an “Eighties Duo” is...
Quick Hits: Our Fabulous Fall Release Roundup!
Quick Hits: Our Fabulous Fall Release Roundup! Dream Academy: “Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective” The cynical will say a 2 CD career look back for The Dream Academy is excessive. After all, the trio did only have the one hit, the mellow orchestral gem,...Glenn Tilbrook Live: We Had the Best of Times!
Glenn Tilbrook Live: We Had the Best of Times! Former Squeeze frontman still killing it live - see the video and read more about our night here. I owe the world of pop an apology. Why have I not been keeping up with the career of Glenn Tilbrook, the honey voiced...
Foreigner’s Lou Gramm: Jukebox Hero
Foreigner’s Lou Gramm: Jukebox Hero As the lead singer and co-songwriter in Foreigner, Lou Gramm was responsible for creating the anthems of our youth. “Cold As Ice,” “Jukebox Hero,” “Hot Blooded,” “Double Vision,” “Dirty White Boy,” “Urgent,” “I Want To Know...
