Photo Credit: Ashley Osborn Danny Rocco – AKA Des Rocs – doesn’t want to “save rock and roll”, instead, he says, “I just want to give people the feeling I think we’re missing”. It’s a humble mission, but also one that’s earned the young star a dedicated following and even led to him opening for… Read more
Vans Warped Tour 2006 at the Tweeter Center Camden, New Jersey Bullet for My Valentine Helmet Joan Jett Photography by: Steve Trager
Photo Credit: MTV VMAs This year’s MTV Video Music Awards (which aired live on September 12th) tell us pretty much all we need to know about how the state of rock ‘n’ roll is 2021. Actually, we can even go all the way back to 1997: The award category that had once been “Best Heavy… Read more
Vans Warped Tour 2005 at the Tweeter Center Camden, New Jersey Atreyu Avenged Sevenfold Dropkick Murphys Fall Out Boy My Chemical Romance Story of the Year The Starting Line Photography by: Steve Trager
Top 10 Bands That We Wish Would Get Back Together When a popular band announces they’re breaking up on a Monday, rumors that they’re going to stage a reunion usually begin by that Friday (maybe even late Thursday). Indeed, countless bands have split up only to have successful reunions years or even decades later, albeit… Read more
Vans Warped Tour 2004 at the Tweeter Center Camden, New Jersey Bad Religion Billy Talent Coheed and Cambria New Found Glory NOFX Sugarcult Tiger Army Photography by: Steve Trager
Photo Credit: Alondra Buccio The current release by Cleveland, Ohio musician Kenny La’ron, who goes by the stage name KennyHoopla (yes, one word) is fraught with more than its share of baggage. The six-song offering is being presented as a “mixtape,” although it’s a bit unclear just how that label applies. The full title is… Read more
Photo Credit: Getty Images/Ringer illustration It doesn’t even take a million streams on Spotify or three sold out nights at Madison Square Garden to be labeled a “sellout”. Virtually any commercial success in music will inevitably invite claims that an artist has “sold out” and ironically enough, this label is most likely not to come… Read more
Vans Warped Tour at the Tweeter Center Camden, New Jersey The All-American Rejects Bowling for Soup Rancid Simple Plan The Ataris Photography by: Steve Trager
Vans Warped Tour 2002 at the Tweeter Center Camden, New Jersey Flogging Molly New Found Glory NOFX The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Thursday Photography by: Steve Trager
The Music Matters Media Podcast new intro and outro credit: Ryan Brion @bri_on_beats (Audio Engineer, Music Producer & DJ) based in NYC. For booking inquiries, send him an email at: BrionBeats@gmail.com
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