Photo by Ross Halfin / Live Nation On Thursday, December 11, 2025, The Black Crowes announced that they will open for Guns N’ Roses on four dates of their 2026 North American tour. They’ll cover the following dates: August 22 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada; August 26 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta,... Continue Reading →
Atomic Annie’s ‘Guilt Trip’ Is Concise and an Enjoyable Listen | Album Review
Not to be confused with the party/cover band of the same name, Atomic Annie are a southern hard rock band that was formed in Turku, Finland. The lineup consists of Benjamin Strömsund on lead vocals and harmonica, Eemeli Tammero on guitars and backing vocals, Robin Lindberg on guitars and backing vocals, Topi Lindqvist on bass... Continue Reading →
10 Songs That’ll Help You Blow Off Steam When You’re Mad at the World
There are a lot of reasons to be mad at the world. I already knew that, but 2025 gave me a few more reasons to be mad at the world. For starters, 9-1-1 killed off beloved captain of LAFD Station 118, Bobby Nash, one of my favorite characters from the show, towards the end of... Continue Reading →
Tom Keifer, Take Me Back, Please! | Concert Review (U.S. Tour 2025)
It’s hard to believe that the last concert I attended was The Black Crowes’ Happiness Bastards Tour (The Reprise) in December 2024. Seriously, that is mind-boggling! What the heck have I been doing all this time?!?! That’s a long story, but anyways, I’ve wanted to see Tom Keifer live since I got into Cinderella during... Continue Reading →
My Dream Setlist for Def Leppard’s February 2026 Las Vegas Residency (Part 3)
Photo of Def Leppard by Ross Halfin When Def Leppard first announced they were planning a Las Vegas residency from February 3-28, 2026, I knew without a doubt that I wanted to create a dream setlist for their residency. The dilemma, however, is they’re going to do three shows a week; on Tuesday, Thursday, and... Continue Reading →
My Dream Setlist for Def Leppard’s February 2026 Las Vegas Residency (Part 2)
Photo of Def Leppard by Ross Halfin When Def Leppard first announced they were planning a Las Vegas residency from February 3-28, 2026, I knew without a doubt that I wanted to create a dream setlist for their residency. The dilemma, however, is they’re going to do three shows a week; on Tuesday, Thursday, and... Continue Reading →
My Dream Setlist for Def Leppard’s February 2026 Las Vegas Residency (Part 1)
Photo of Def Leppard by Ross Halfin When Def Leppard first announced they were planning a Las Vegas residency from February 3-28, 2026, I knew without a doubt that I wanted to create a dream setlist for their residency. The dilemma, however, is they’re going to do three shows a week; on Tuesday, Thursday, and... Continue Reading →
The Greatest Song Def Leppard Never Played Live
Photo by Ross Halfin Well, it’s happening, people! Def Leppard are finally doing another Las Vegas residency; we have to wait until February 2026, but I’ve waited six years already, so what’s another six months? To be more specific, the British hard rock band will be doing a 12-night residency at the Colosseum at Caesars... Continue Reading →
Remembering AC/DC’s ‘Live at Donington’ in a Positive Light | Blu-ray Review
Ever since AC/DC played Las Vegas this past April, I’ve been obsessed with them all over again. Reminds me of when I was just getting into them during the COVID-19 lockdowns with nothing to do, but listen to AC/DC. Ah, oh so long ago! Back then, I only had two concert films of theirs, No... Continue Reading →
Is It Time for AC/DC to Retire?
2025 has been one of the worst years of my life and throughout this hell, music has been my saving grace, especially AC/DC’s music. Their simplicity and disinterest in changing their sound brought me comfort during a time where my life has been filled with nothing but change. Because they’ve helped me through such difficult... Continue Reading →