In March of 1982, guitarist Randy Rhoads died in a plane crash; the young virtuoso was a mere 25 years old at the time of his passing. Yet, even well after his death, the ex-Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne axeman’s influence remains felt by so many around the globe. A ...

Randy Rhoads Remembered Vamp’d - Las Vegas, NV Saturday 24th, 2018 Having known and loved the music of Randy Rhoads for so long it’s a bit of a mindfuck to realize that I’m now older than Randy was when he died. He has had such an impact on rock and ...

On Saturday, February 24, 2018, The Moby Dicks returned to Vamp’d, bringing audiences in Sin City the best in classic Led Zeppelin music. The group regularly plays the venue, and is known for their long-running concerts and all-star lineups.     To kick off this evening was the up-and-coming Alex ...

…and we draw to the conclusion of another exciting year for rock and roll in the Vegas Valley. While I will be the first to admit that my concert attendance has dwindled somewhat this year, both due to more heavily pursuing film reviews, and some other obstacles that have made ...

Unified is the second album from Sweet and Lynch. A few years back, we got Only to Rise, the first album from a collaboration between Michael Sweet (Stryper, Boston) and George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob). While more pop and commercial than both artists’ other recent endeavors, the release still impressed, and ...