AMPED™ FEATURED ALBUM OF THE WEEK: FLEET FOXES/A VERY LONELY SOLSTICE
Formed in 2006 by Robin Pecknold (lead vocals/guitar), Skyler Skjelset (guitar/mandolin), and Casey Wescott (keyboards/mandolin) alongside rhythm section Bryn Lunsden (soon replaced by Craig Curran) and drummer Nicholas Peterson (replaced by Josh Tillman in 2008), [...]
AMPED™ FEATURED ALBUM OF THE WEEK: ARTHUR BROWN/LONG LONG ROAD
Arthur Brown is back! Yes, THAT Arthur Brown. You know, ‘the god of hellfire,’ shock rock pioneer, and all that. If you are one of the few folks out there not familiar with this influential [...]
AMPED™ FEATURED ALBUM OF THE WEEK: RICK SPRINGFIELD/WORKING CLASS DOG: 40th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL LIVE EDITION
If you only remember Rick Springfield for the hit single “Jessie’s Girl” and his stint as Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital in the early ‘80s, you really don’t know Rick Springfield. Born in Australia, [...]
AMPED™ FEATURED ALBUM OF THE WEEK: KREATOR/HATE ÜBER ALLES
Formed in Essen, Germany in 1982, Kreator remains one of the most influential Thrash Metal bands of all time. Founded by Miland ‘Mille’ Petrozza (vocals/guitar), Jürgen ‘Ventor’ Reil (drums), and Roberto ‘Rob’ Fioretti (bass), the [...]
AMPED™ FEATURED ALBUM OF THE WEEK: ANGEL OLSEN/BIG TIME
Angel Olsen is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter with a story to tell. And like real life, that story evolves, twists, turns, and heads off into directions that she may not have intended when she first [...]
AMPED™ FEATURED ALBUM OF THE WEEK: DECAPITATED/CANCER CULTURE
Formed in 1996, Decapitated is a Technical Death Metal band founded in Krosno, Poland by brothers Waclaw ‘Vogg’ Kieltyka (guitar) and Witold ‘Vitek’ Kieltyka (drums) along with vocalist Wojciech ‘Sauron’ Wasowicz. The group – which [...]
ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL: An EXCLUSIVE Q&A with MARK TREMONTI
STEVE SCHNEE: First off, TREMONTI SINGS SINATRA is an immensely enjoyable and joyful release filled with love and reverence to Frank and his music. Admittedly, I never knew this side of you, and it makes [...]
AMPED™ FEATURED ALBUM OF THE WEEK: MAVIS STAPLES & LEVON HELM/CARRY ME HOME
When worlds collide, they can often create a universe that is greater than the sum of both worlds… and so much more. So, using that analogy when talking about music, the end results are either [...]
AMPED™ FEATURED ALBUM OF THE WEEK: KYLE DION/SASSY
Soul music changed when Prince came on the scene. Right before his arrival, there were only a handful of artists that were being taken seriously as ‘artistes.’ The Soul, R&B, and Funk music that had [...]
AMPED™ FEATURED ALBUM OF THE WEEK: AWOLNATION/MY ECHO, MY SHADOW, MY COVERS
Formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009, AWOLNATION was founded by singer, songwriter, and musician Aaron Bruno. His career began when, while still in high school, he formed the Punk band Insurgence. By 2000, he [...]