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, […]
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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 – […]
Trans Siberian Orchestra Photo Gallery
Trans Siberian Orchestra 11/29/19 – 8:00pm Show Heritage Bank Center – Cincinnati, OH
Gary Allan: Smoke Rings Rising
By 1999, Gary Allan had already released two solid records with 1996’s Used Heart for Sale and 1998’s It Would Be You. But with the release of his third record, Smoke Rings in the […]
Avril Lavigne – Detroit, MI – Photo Gallery
Avril Lavigne -9/29/19- Fox Theater Detroit,MI