Rough Riot played Count’s Vamp’d on Friday, November 2, 2018, with opening act Leona X. Rough Riot is a new band combining former members of Quiet Riot and Rough Cutt. The quintet, comprised of vocalist Paul Shortino, guitarists Chris Hager and Carlos Cavazo, bassist Sean McNabb, and drummer Dave Alford, ...

30 years after the release of their two studio albums, Rough Cutt has reunited! This underrated band combined the talents of vocalist Paul Shortino (later of Quiet Riot), guitarist Amir Derakh (later of Orgy) and Chris Hager, bassist Matt Thorne, and drummer Dave Alford. In their heyday, the band was ...

  One of the leading journalists/reviewers in the world of music is Martin Popoff. Having been active for many decades, this is a man whose work has appeared in no shortage of publications. Furthermore, Popoff himself has published a number of books over the years, putting his knowledge and views ...

  In the world of rock and roll, for several decades, the Appice Brothers have been some of the greatest, most accomplished drummers out there. These Brooklyn-based rockers continue to go strong, even to this day, still performing and touring with a myriad of projects. Carmine Appice, the older brother ...