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Monday, 06 February 2012

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Theory of a Deadman

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SW-Give us a little history lesson on the band. How did Crash Street Kids come to be? A.D.: Ryan McKay and I had been playing in various bands around Phoenix, Arizona, and had met briefly while both subbing at the same gig. Fast forward a year or so, to a Black Sabbath concert, where we were literally standing next to each other in line. We recognized each other, shared a couple of beers, traded numbers, and kept in touch. About a year after that, I was working on writing and recording an album with Michael Bruce (ex-guitarist and main songwriter for the original Alice Cooper group). Michael and I had decided that a good lead guitarist was needed, so I called in Ryan. He was the first call I made, and the only one I was gonna make!! He was definitely the right guy for the gig. After Michael's notorious "personal ghosts" began resurfacing, Ryan and I both bailed and started hanging out at my studio, the now infamous SHABBEY ROAD. We mainly just hung out and listened to old '70's vinyl, which I have an insatiable passion for!! Glam stuff like Slade, Mott The Hoople, T. Rex, Ziggy-era...

Mass Movement Show @ Sonar 1-7-2012

I'm not exactly sure what just happened here tonight. I think I've walked into a time warp, an alternate universe if you will. I've been involved in the music scene on some level since the mid to late 80's. One of my first jobs managing a club was Club K in Essex, behind K's Music, we did Hardcore shows with bands like Just Cause and even had Brutal Truth with Danny Lilker. Danny liked his music heavy and his hashish...But I digress. Anyhow, Just Cause carried the torch for Hardcore back then and bands like Next Step Up carry it today, more on them later. Picture this. I walk up to Sonar and there's a huge crowd of people waiting to get into a concert...and I don't know any of them, once inside that changed...a little. I saw my good friend Dee from Sinix and 98 Rock, but other than that, notta, nuffin. What transpired and what I was witness to was a free show with bands from Baltimore, New York and beyond. They were brought together by the promoter "Anton" (Brenner)who put the show together to raise money for a fellow Hardcore family member Yury Sanchez who had...

Electric 6 @ Sonar 10-29-2011

Fuckin' 2 and Half Hour Wait! Rockstars!! The ripe smell of vomit filled the club room at Sonar as a crowd eagerly awaited Electric 6 to take the stage. Unbeknownst to the crowd was the fact that they'd be waiting two and half hours before the boys from Detroit would take the stage. The opening act, listed as Kitten, had bailed on the tour. Rather than starting the show early it was decided to postpone the start time until 10:30. After an incredibly long wait the band finally took the stage. It seemed as if it took them several songs to warm up and there stage presence to arrive. However, once the band hit 5th gear they provided a high octane show playing several songs off the new album as well as crowd favorite, Gay Bar. Dick Valentine has a unique on stage persona. His dry sense of humor translated well with the music and worked the crowd into a frenzy. The entire band was in perfect sync and the sound quality was mixed superbly. Electric 6 were worth the wait.

Interview with Jimi Haha of Jimmie's Chicken Shack

Sunday, 05 February 2012 14:09 | Written by Robert Maxwell

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Robert Maxwell, Jr. and Kevin Henline of Shockwave Magazine interview Jimi Haha of Jimmie's Chicken Shack at Rams Head Live on 2/4/2012

Last Updated ( Sunday, 05 February 2012 14:42 )

Dennis Chambers Interview

Sunday, 05 February 2012 13:44 | Written by Robert Maxwell

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Robert Maxwell, Jr. and Benzel Baltimore interview Dennis Chambers. Here is his advice to up and coming musicians.

Eric Johnson

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 23:15 | Written by Tobias Hurwitz

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While waiting for Eric Johnson in the green room of The Baltimore Sound Stage I can't help but notice the healthy snacks. Whole grain this, organic that, nuts, fruit, purified water, tea. No strange M& M requests have been made and there's a conspicuous absence of scaled down sandwiches that might frustrate Nigel Tufnel. Soon enough Johnson walks in. He's fit, trim, friendly and unassuming. After some quick banter we begin the interview.

SW-In May of 1986 Guitar Player Magazine put you on their cover as a relatively unknown guitarist. How did that affect your career?

EJ-Well Steve Morse really helped me on that that. He kinda put in the word for me. And then Christopher Cross really put in a word for me at Warner Brothers. So those two guys really got things rolling for me. Steve got it rolling at Guitar Player and then Christopher got it rolling at Warner Brothers and they started having me do all of these demo tapes, workshops and things, and so those guys got things rolling.

After the GP cover story came out was there a big difference in terms of recognition and success?

Well there were doors opening and stuff. We were able to do the Austin City Limits Show, started getting more showcase gigs, started touring with other bands and stuff, just started getting other opportunities.

You won a Grammy for Cliffs of Dover, which has become an instrumental rock standard and is even featured on Guitar Hero. So, how does it feel to have a song on Guitar Hero?

It's cool. I don't know how to play guitar hero ... but I think it's helped a lot of kids come out to our shows, so we get a lot more kids now. I've never even tried to play guitar hero.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 05 February 2012 15:44 )

Motorhead: Mikkey Dee

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 14:14 | Written by Shauna O'Donnell

SW-I AM IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AT THE MOTORHEAD/CLUTCH/VALIENT THOR SHOW TALKING WITH MIKKEY DEE. TONIGHT IS THE LAST NIGHT OF THE TOUR. HOW DID EVERYTHING GO?

Mikkey-Thank God for that now. It's been a long tour. It's called a winter tour really because we have been up north and in the Midwest. It's quite hard touring. You never know when you are going to run into a blizzard, the snow and cold. The tour has been fantastic really. It sold out everywhere.

SO CAN I SAY THAT YOU ARE HAPPY THAT THE TOUR IS OVER?

Well I need some rest. My body needs some rest. I'm not happy it's over, but it's probably quite good. It's not really over; it's only over on this continent. We almost go straight to Australia and then straight to South America.

HAS THE ECONOMY AFFECTED THE TOUR ANY?

No, not at all, it's been the opposite. We have seen sold out venues everywhere.

DID ANYTHING UNUSUAL HAPPEN ON THE TOUR THAT YOU'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT? DO YOU HAVE ANY FUN STORIES?

There's a lot of fun stuff, but that is the hardest question you can ask really. I can't say there was anything unusual. Everything has rolled the way it should. We've been okay with the weather actually, but it is tough touring. Canada is hard this time of year.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 February 2012 18:20 )

2012 M3 Rock Festival

Monday, 30 January 2012 12:23 | Written by Shockwave Staff