David Gilmour, 'Luck and Strange' Out Now

This is not a drill! David Gilmour's new release Luck and Strange is out now. I can't wait for work to be over today so I can give the album a proper listen. I'm getting excited about the show in a couple months too! I will never see Pink Floyd live, but David's show will be a close substitute!

New Richie Kotzen Music Out Today!

Guitarist Richie Kotzen is back with a video for his song “Insomnia.” The track is on his upcoming release Nomad due later this month. He’s also going on tour across the USA. 

I never expected to see Richie in his jammies, in a music video or otherwise, but here we are. “Insomnia” is a great track – very throwback to some of Kotzen’s earlier efforts. Love the heavy guitar riff in the opening and the growly voice and then those soaring high notes! So good. There's a reason this guy is one of my all time faves. 

Nomad is available on CD and vinyl.

Brian May Recovering From Small Stroke

Well, this is upsetting. Queen guitarist Brian May announced earlier today that he is recovering from a "small" stroke. He wasn't able to use his left arm after the incident last week but apparently things are better for him now.

“The good news is that I can play guitar,” May says in the video below. He called the stroke a "health hiccup" and notes that he is resting now. He isn't allowed to drive or fly or do anything strenuous. I wish him a full recovery!

I Went To A Show In Moline Once

Heather and I went to a concert in Moline a few years ago. It was actually Motley Crue, Hinder and Theory of a Deadman. We were on the floor and pretty close to the stage. I remember standing for all of Hinder's set and Heather being proud of me for that.

Seeing Mike Tramp's post below made me howl - and instantly reminded me of some Moline memories. Good times.

It's Giving AC/DC Meets Skid Row

Swedish rock band Crazy Lixx are back with new music. Their song "Call of the Wild" is out today and sounds like a cross of old AC/DC and Sebastian Bach-era Skid Row. I'm dead serious in that comparison and I mean it in the best way possible. This is gritty glam with some gang chorus-type fun.

Crazy Lixx are keeping rock alive, and thank glam for that!

Full Clip: "I Wanna Be Your Bitch"

As promised, the full clip of the new Dead Daisies track "I Wanna To Be Your Bitch" is now available. John Corabi was made for these songs! I just finished reading John's autobiography, too. What an absolute trip. A review is forthcoming.

Winger Live August 2024 - Review

Eric and I saw Winger last night, August 30, at a venue called J.D. Legends. It was crazy hot all day - like we're talking 100 degree heat index. It felt pretty good outside by the time the sun went down and we were ready for music! I do think the extreme heat and humidity hurt the crowd size a little. I was surprised that the crowd wasn't bigger, but high school football was also happening so there's that.

The opening band was local and had sound issues. Unfortunately some of those sound and technical issues rolled over into a Winger's set. There was a mic issue and eventually singer Kip Winger went back to his standard face-mic, ditching the stand version. The keyboard went belly-up at one point, so Paul Taylor played guitar more than normal until things go fixed up on the keys. The keyboard issue swirled up the set a little, which was fine with me. I was glad to hear "Junkyard Dog" earlier in the set than normal and relieved it wasn't dropped. Of course, "Down Incognito" was great. During some of the songs Kip and guitarist Reb Beach just openly laughed at each other. I think they were snickering over the sound issues and having to keep moving songs around. Kip also reminded fans that the band was all original members, celebrating 35 years together! (That said, guitarist John Roth was at a different engagement and Howie Simon filled in).

Keyboards fixed, "Miles Away" was awesome and so was "Headed for a Heartbreak." "Seventeen" was up really early in the set during sound issues, but that didn't stop folks from dancing. There were lots of smiling faces in the crowd. The band ended with "Madeline" and we were out, happy to head home and shower off the "concert sticky" as I call it. An extra point for me was "Rainbow in the Rose" and then Reb Beach making dumb facial expressions and trying to think of stuff to talk about while filling time for Kip to get his mic sorted out. Reb let us know that today, August 31, is his birthday - so a happy one to him!

Here's some photos from the show. These are not from me - I saw these on Reddit while at the show, which was kind of a mind bender considering how large and international Reddit is -- and how small of a city I was watching Winger perform in, but hey. Life is wild. 

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