Tony Rettman

Earsplit PR When and if the musical history books ever bother to acknowledge the merger between hardcore punk and heavy metal, the obvious band they will point the finger to is Raleigh, ...

Gems, Redferns You can say what you will about Aerosmith in their present time and place. Make all the comments you want about Joe Perry's cooking show appearances or whatever Steven Tyler did ...

Amazon Some people have called the sole LP released by Road in 1972 a ham-fisted and over indulgent piece of wanna-be super group plop. As you would have guessed, I am not one of those ...

Peter Cade, Getty Images Men of my fathers' generation usually show mistrust in any guy that doesn't enjoy a good, stiff drink. For men of my age bracket the general rule is this: Never trust ...

Getty Images (2) Whether you're a geek packed to the brim with musical trivia or someone who simply loves the music, many rock fans love to exchange bits of folklore about their favorite ...

Bad Religion/Facebook.com If you're looking for a place to lay the blame on the cultivation of hardcore in the early '80s, then lay it smack dab down on the suburbs of Southern California. ...

Facebook.com In the wake of the recent massacre at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, many media sources have taken shooter Wade Page's association with the underground white-supremacist music scene ...