For a man about to be 62 years old, Peter Frampton still gives one hell of a show. He may look his age…but still sounds as great today, as he did in the 1970’s. In the intimate confines of the Peabody Opera House (downtown St. Louis, Missouri) – all 3,100 seats were full, & you could feel the electricity from… (Continue Reading)
There is something contrived & pre-calculated in a lot of modern rock music today, & it makes many of us wonder where the “feel good” has gone & why some bands choose to give it up. Lucky for us, we can always turn back the clock with great classic rock forefathers like Kick Axe & Helix…who performed in Regina a… (Continue Reading)
Canadian rockers HELIX formed in 1974, to initially compete in a “Battle of the Bands” contest held in Kitchener, Ontario. With dreams of becoming a “TOP” international band, the group achieved extensive commercial success during the eighties, playing on almost every continent…& toured with the likes of Kiss, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Rush, Alice Cooper, Whitesnake, Motorhead, & WASP. Although the… (Continue Reading)
One band that never received all of the notoriety that they truly deserved, is Kick Axe – a metal group originating on the flat Saskatchewan prairies…whose full-bodied, five-piece sound is driven by guitar melody & arena style chants. They released three albums (& videos) during the eighties, sharing the stage with such hardcore giants as Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, The… (Continue Reading)
