Mike Gitter

Michael Alago Michael Alago is one of the most original and passionate music people you could possibly hope to meet. At 53, his career has spanned decades: first as a club promoter in the ...

Action! PR Mike Vallely has no problems when it comes to busting his ass. He's been doing it for most of his 40 years, racking up time as a pro-skater, musician and actor and stuntman. He's even ...

Vince Bucci, Getty Images Who bought all those Nickelback records anyway? You know them, you may even own their complete discographies but you'll never cop to loving (or even remotely liking) ...

Weathermaker Music Clutch, in fact, may be America's greatest (and heaviest) jam band. Call 'em the Grateful Dead for Black Sabbath freaks or simply the sound of heaviness sans boundaries. Does ...

Excel Next to Suicidal Tendencies, Excel is still hailed as Venice, California's best-known hardcore thrash band. Now, a decade and a half after calling it quits, they're back to business ...

Kevin Scanlon 26 years ago: June 27, 1986, Black Flag played its final show. The last song played at that Detroit gig was a nihilistic run-through of Chuck Berry's "Louie Louie." In the weeks ...

Amazon (2) Oh, the side-project. They're always a chancy proposition – and quite often a bad idea. Metal royalty has certainly seen its share of the good, the bad and the "what the fuck" ...