Born on the outskirts of Motown and raised in the shadow of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Joe has been writing about rock music since interviewing Shudder to Think's Craig Wedren for his high school newspaper -- back when bands like Shudder to Think were recording for major labels. He's written for the Cleveland Free Times, Alternative Press, the Village Voice, SuicideGirls and a variety of other online publications and blogs, some of which have not existed in years. He started with Townsquare in 2011 writing for Loudwire and Ultimate Classic Rock, and has been with Diffuser.fm since it launched in spring 2012.
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Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson Announces Sequel to Classic ‘Thick As a Brick’ Album
Whatever happened to Gerald Bostock? That's the question Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson looks to answer on April 2 with the release of 'Thick as a Brick 2,' the follow-up to Tull's landmark 1972 album. Bostock was the fictional child author of the lyrics and now, 40 years later, a grown up Bostock returns as the lyricist on the new album. As a post on the Tull website reads: "Boy to man and beyon
Paul Stanley Says Kiss Makeup Never Guaranteed Anonymity
Kiss frontman Paul Stanley says that his band's decision early on in its career to wear stage makeup and dress up in wild outfits onstage was influenced by perhaps some unexpected sources -- namely, some of the seemingly more authentic bands of the British Invasion.
Daily Rewind: Rush, ‘Soul Train,’ Dennis Wilson + More
Today we have news on "Rush Day" 2112, the death of ‘Soul Train’ Creator Don Cornelius and plans for a movie about Beach Boy Dennis Wilson.
Plus, check out stories on the latest archival Rolling Stones concert release, why Howard Stern is defending Metallica and Lou Reed's 'Lulu' album and Bruce Springsteen's plans to rock New York's Apollo Theater...
Mountain’s Leslie West Performs for First Time Since Leg Amputation
Former Mountain guitarist Leslie West heroically rolled onto the stage of New York's BB King Blues Club Tuesday night (Jan. 31) to perform in public for the first time since he was forced to have his lower right leg amputated as a result of diabetes complications.
Howard Stern, Ian Astbury Suddenly Rise to Loutallica’s Defense
The Metallica and Lou Reed collaboration 'Lulu' was brutally torn apart by fans, critics and even an Internet meme when it came out last year, and has since been long forgotten.
Or has it?
Radio personality Howard Stern was among those dismissing it when it dropped, but he has since changed his tune after being won over by the 19-minute long closing track, 'Junior Dad.' He even took to the satelli
Rolling Stones Unearth ‘Tattoo You’ Tour Concert Through Archives Site
The Rolling Stones have issued the second concert from the Rolling Stones Archives, an official online portal to "listen to unheard music, view unseen photographs and films, and look at rare merchandise" that the band created late last year. The latest offering, which was posted online today (Jan. 31), is 'Hampton Coliseum: Live 1981,' a digital-only collection that documents the band's
Daily Rewind: Rolling Stones, Kiss, Roger Waters + More
Today check out stories on a controversy unfolding in Germany over Rolling Stones-themed urinals, a fan-designed Kiss sculpture that resembles Mount Rushmore and Roger Waters' rumored plans to bring his 'Wall' tour to Boston's Fenway Park...
Little Steven Discusses E Street Band’s Absence From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
When Bruce Springsteen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1999, he entered as a solo artist and without any members of his long-running backing cohorts, the E Street Band. It wasn't really considered much of a slight at the time -- the Boss, after all, certainly deserves to be in there on his own.
But more than a dozen of years have now passed with
Roger Waters Bringing ‘The Wall’ Tour to Boston’s Fenway Park?
Former Pink Floyd rocker Roger Waters has already announced a bunch of dates for his 'The Wall' North American summer trek, which is scheduled to kick off May 1 in Houston and run through a July 14 gig in Philadelphia. But one show that has not yet been revealed is a much-rumored stop at Boston's Fenway Park, where 'The Wall' would fit in quite nicely next to the ballpark's famed 37-foot-tall wall
Can You Guess the Artist in This Yearbook Photo?
Is it giving too much away to say the guy pictured in this yearbook photo later became a famous bass-playing rocker with paint on his face? Maybe so, but we kind of have to mention that -- it's just part of who he is. Do you have any idea of who we are talking about...