My Career In Record Stores – Part II
My Career In Record Stores – Part II By Ric Hickey During that first Christmas season of working in the mall back in 1984 I was exposed to many different kinds of people, […]
2020
My Career In Record Stores – Part I
My Career In Record Stores – Part I By Ric Hickey My 17th birthday was in August 1984. That was the same month when I saw Frank Zappa in concert for the first […]
Dropkick Murphys Streaming Outta Fenway Park
Dropkick Murphys Take The Field Dropkick Murphys Streaming Outta Fenway Park was much more than a concert. Much more. It was a return to something familiar, something comforting…something very much needed. Not only did […]
Def Leppard: London To Vegas Review
Def Leppard Ultimate Live Box Set With the status of The Stadium Tour uncertain, Def Leppard: London To Vegas box set comes at the perfect time. Let’s face it, we are all missing live […]
Bush: Live In Tampa Review
Bush: Live From Tampa Review Welcome to our Bush: Live in Tampa review. Bush was supposed to be setting out on tour this summer with Breaking Benjamin, Theory of a Deadman, and Saint Asonia, […]
New Steve Riley Interview
Steve Riley Interview: L.A. Guns & Renegades Here is our brand new Steve Riley interview! Ever since 1983, there has been an L.A. Guns. Sometimes, there have been more than one version of the […]
“Big John” Murray Interview: Part V
Welcome to the fifth installment of our “Big John” Murray interview. What a journey it has been. In this installment we go back to where it all began, rock ‘n roll. We also look […]
“Big John Murray” Part IV – Body Slams & Backstage Passes
“Big John” Murray: Body Slams & Backstage Passes Three years ago we sat down with “Big John” Murray for a three-part interview. In the course of those three interviews, we discussed growing up in […]
The Creative Process During Crisis
The Creative Process During Crisis By: Ric Hickey VISIONS COME TO PREPARED SPIRITS A brief but powerful text exchange with my baby brother Matt this morning has […]
25 Years Of Wilco
25 YEARS OF WILCO by Ric Hickey Arguably one of the most influential American bands of the past quarter-century, 2020 marks 25 years of Wilco with the silver anniversary of their debut album […]
Alan Jackson: A Legendary Start To 2020
Alan Jackson Venue: Heritage Bank Center City: Cincinnati, OH Date: January 10, 2020 Alan Jackson not only kicked off the concert season for a new year in Cincinnati, but also for […]
Twas The Night Before ClutchMas!
Twas The Night Before ClutchMas! Venue: Bogart’s City: Cincinnati, OH Date: December 27, 2019 The Band: Neil Fallon – Vocals Tim Sult – Guitar Dan Maines – Bass Jean-Paul Gaster – […]