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The Influence of Steve Clark

By on April 23, 2013 – 8:34 pmNo Comment | 143 views
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In 1981 my very own personal wave of British heavy metal came crashing through my television when I saw the video for Def Leppard’s “Let It Go” on a new video music channel called MTV.
Already …

Muddy Turns 100…Well, Maybe

By on April 4, 2013 – 3:41 pmNo Comment | 82 views
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Born McKinley Morganfield on April 4, Muddy Waters is still held in high standard as one of the greatest blues musicians to ever come out of the juke joints and dusty roads of the Mississippi …

The Business of Rock ‘n’ Roll

By on February 27, 2013 – 4:49 pmNo Comment | 177 views
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There was a recent report about a bank looking to foreclose on former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley‘s home in Yorktown, N.Y. The reason being, the bank claims that Frehley, 61, has not paid his mortgage …

The Process of Launching the New Innocent Words

By on February 11, 2013 – 4:32 pmNo Comment | 91 views
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Over the 10-year span of Innocent Words I have been lucky to see the good, the bad and the ugly of the music industry and people in general. I’ve done things I had only dreamed …

A Decade of Innocent Words: 10 Favorites Interviews

By on November 14, 2012 – 11:48 pmNo Comment | 116 views
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I’m not sure how many bands/musicians I’ve interviewed over the ten years of Innocent Words, maybe 150 or so I guess. After 10 years and all those interviews I still, to this day get a …

A Decade of Innocent Words: 10 Favorite Rock Movies

By on October 3, 2012 – 5:00 amNo Comment | 25 views
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The first rock ‘n’ roll movie I ever saw was “Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park” on Halloween. Though the movie sucked, it cemented my love for not only music but movies about music. …

A Decade of Innocent Words: 10 Favorites Drummers

By on September 4, 2012 – 5:05 amNo Comment | 27 views
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In the fourth or fifth grade I took up the drums as my first instrument. I wanted to be like Peter Criss. That dream died after one lesson. I didn’t know I had to learn …

A Decade of Innocent Words: 10 Favorite Bass Players

By on August 26, 2012 – 5:11 amNo Comment | 26 views
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I am kind of indifferent when it comes to bass. I am glad it’s there in the band, but I don’t obsess over it like a guitarist. I know the bass is important and there …

A Decade of Innocent Words: 10 Favorites Guitarists

By on July 4, 2012 – 7:58 pmNo Comment | 36 views
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A Decade of Innocent Words: 10 Favorites Guitarists
What is it about the guitar that people flock too? In years of music there are like 100 guitar players to one bass player. Every local band I …

A Decade of Innocent Words: 10 Favorites Female Singer

By on June 4, 2012 – 7:34 pmNo Comment | 56 views
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I’ve always loved a great female singer, so much so that the guys I worked with at the local indie store used to give me shit about it. This is probably the hardest of all …