Rockabilly Queen Wanda Jackson was in San Diego recently, serving as the opening act on a makeup date that red-hot pop songstress Adele canceled earlier in the season. On Saturday, Jackson will return to co-headline (with Junior Brown) the So. Cal. Hellbilly Fest Car and Bike Show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The wide discrepancy … Continue reading »
Sep
27
Arctic Monkey Business
Sheffield rock quartet Arctic Monkeys haven’t known much struggle in their time together. The first demos the school chums put together became an Internet sensation in their native England and beyond, and by the time they released their debut, 2006’s Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, their popularity was only rivaled by their … Continue reading »
Jan
20
Breaking Down the Doors at Anthology: ROBBY KRIEGER
When the first song you ever wrote is “Light My Fire,” you’re responsible for tunes like “Love Her Madly,” and “Love Me Two Times,” and you palled around with Jim Morrison in a band that’s sold some 80 million albums, you’ve earned enough rock and roll cred to do whatever the hell you want. And … Continue reading »
Dec
18
[Q&A] Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan
Smashing Pumpkins first burst onto the then-fledgling alternative rock scene in 1988. But by the time that the band released their 1993 sophomore album, Siamese Dream, they were international superstars. The multiplatinum-selling and Grammy-winning group enjoyed a high profile and extremely successful career throughout the ‘90s, until highly publicized band in-fighting and drug abuse derailed … Continue reading »