The Fortress Of Rock

This week, The Maestro breaks down new album announcements from the Rolling Stones & Deep Purple; Kev also looks back at Aerosmith's "Get A Grip" & John Sebastian's "Welcome Back" and reviews "Texas", the latest LP from The Cold Stares!!!

This week, The Maestro breaks down the new Foo Fighters album "Your Favorite Toy" track-by-track; Kev also discusses the return of Europe, the debut LP from Stanley Simmons and the uneasy truce between Don Dokken and George Lynch!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews the new rock documentary "Billy Idol Should Be Dead"; Kev also mourns the passing of Dave Mason and discusses Warrant, Paul McCartney, Michael Stipe and George Lynch!!!

This week, The Maestro breaks down the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's latest class of inductees (Sade?!?!) and Live Nation's defiant stance after losing their antitrust/monopoly battle in court; Kev also reviews "Engines of Demolition" (the new album from Black Label Society) and discusses The Strokes, Collective Soul, "Flashdance" and "Miami Vice"!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews Lou Gramm's "Released"; Kev also discusses WKRP in Cincinnati becoming a reality and the passing of legendary Van Halen engineer/producer Donn Landee...

This week, The Maestro reviews Mammoth live in concert in Indianapolis; Kev also discusses new music from Stanley Simmons & Jack White and looks back at "Disco Lady", Simon & Garfunkel's "Bookends" and Run DMC's "Crown Royal"!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews "A Pound of Feathers" by The Black Crowes; Kev also discusses Nickelback, Paul McCartney, Bryan Adams and the 40th anniversary of Van Halen's "5150"!!!

This week, The Maestro breaks down Geoff Tate's return to the world of "Operation: Mindcrime" and Vinnie Vincent's latest outlandish "Guitarmageddon" financial scheme; Kev also discusses Foo Fighters, Billy Idol, Peter Frampton and Ted Nugent!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews "Hell To Breakfast", the new album from Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers; Kev also discusses a disgraceful new version of "Jump", disturbing amounts of money paid for rock memorabilia, more disgusting greed from Bruce Springsteen and a disheartening settlement in the Live Nation antitrust lawsuit!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews Black Swan's "Paralyzed" and the Paul McCartney & Wings documentary "Man On The Run"; Kev also discusses Sebastian Bach leading Twisted Sister, Bruce Johnston leaving The Beach Boys and Guns N Roses heading down under!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews Queens of the Stone Age on "Austin City Limits"; Kev also discusses "Song Sung Blue", Metallica's upcoming Sphere residency and the worst group of nominees in the history of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!!!

This week, The Maestro passes along updates on the secretive 'Van Halen lost songs' project, Foo Fighters' new album and Steve Perry's involvement in Journey's farewell tour; Kev also reviews Jay Buchanan's "Weapons of Beauty" and criticizes overtly political grand gestures from U2 and Bruce Springsteen...

This week, The Maestro reviews Blackberry Smoke live in concert; Kev also discusses Shinedown's disappointing 'Rock The Country' South Carolina cancellation and the death of 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold...

This week, The Maestro reviews "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere"; Kev also discusses the 40th anniversary deluxe edition of Van Halen's "5150", Collective Soul's 'Record Store Day' exclusive album, the collapse of Twisted Sister's reunion tour and the online search for Skid Row's new lead singer!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews Megadeth's self-titled final album; Kev also discusses the end of "Chinese Democracy", Lou Gramm's solo leftovers and Motley Crue's legal victory over Mick Mars...

This week, The Maestro reviews Van Halen's "Live At Wembley 1995" and new songs from The Black Crowes, The Cold Stares and Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers; Kev also discusses Poison pulling the plug on their 2026 40th anniversary tour and historic 'quadruple diamond' honors for the Eagles!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews the new self-titled album from Alter Bridge; Kev also discusses the latest Journey drama, the passing of the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and new tour announcements from Sammy Hagar, John Mellencamp & Tom Keifer!!!

This week, The Maestro breaks down a messy situation in Chicago for Triumph and a new album announcement from the Black Crowes; Kev also looks back at Charlie Watts joining the Rolling Stones and the release of Van Halen's "1984"!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews the HBO Max Counting Crows documentary "Music Box: Have You Seen Me Lately?"; Kev also discusses the fall of MTV, Peter Gabriel's upcoming album and Alex Van Halen's mysterious new project with Steve Lukather!!!

This week, The Maestro counts down the best albums of 2025; Kev also discusses Blackberry Smoke and a lot of KISS-related news involving Stanley Simmons (no, not Paul & Gene!), Peter Criss and Vinnie Vincent!!!

This week, The Maestro counts down the top ten rock songs of 2025 featuring 38 Special, Styx & The Hives!!! Kev also runs through a long list of 2026 concert updates and looks back at Elvis Presley's draft notice and Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes"!!!

This week, The Maestro discusses the awkward return of Triumph, the continued resurgence of vinyl sales and health issues for Stryper's Michael Sweet; Kev also dissects a bad week for Gene Simmons (controversial comments regarding Ace Frehley's death and greed-fueled testimony on Capitol Hill focusing on performers' monetary claims against terrestrial radio)!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews "Dancing With The Devil", the final (?) album from Lynch Mob; Kev also discusses Aerosmith's jaded history as sellouts, two new songs from Guns N' Roses and 'The Windy Cities Tour' featuring Chicago & Styx!!!

This week, The Maestro looks back at the best concerts of 2025; Kev also discusses Extreme's bold & brilliant music video accomplishment, extensive 2026 tour plans for Guns N' Roses and Jack White's intense Thanksgiving halftime show in Detroit!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews Cheap Trick's new album "All Washed Up"; Kev also discusses recently announced 2026 tours featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd & Foreigner ("Double Trouble Double Vision") and Motley Crue, Tesla & Extreme ("Return of the Carnival of Sins")!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews Kings of Leon's "EP #2"; Kev also discusses David Coverdale's retirement, Squeeze's upcoming 'teenage' album "Trixies" and Alex Van Halen's limited edition second book covering the classic '78-'84 Van Halen era!!!

This week, The Maestro passes along huge 2026 tour news/updates involving AC/DC, Journey, Toto, Sting, Rod Stewart, Billy Gibbons and George Thorogood; Kev also looks back at "Tunnel of Love", "Rock of the Westies" and "Private Eyes"!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews "The End", the third album from Wolfgang Van Halen's band Mammoth; Kev also discusses the disappointing Stray Cats tour cancellation, George Lynch's pathetic excuse for continuing on with Lynch Mob ("I lied"?!?!) and Sammy Hagar's long-awaited return to the United Kingdom!!!

This week, The Maestro explores the positives & negatives surrounding new tour announcements from Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi and Rush; Kev also discusses Sammy Hagar, The Refreshments, Spinal Tap and Kings of Leon!!!

This week, The Maestro mourns the loss of legendary rock guitarist Ace Frehley; Kev also reviews Foghat & Starship live in concert and discusses the impending retirement (maybe, possibly?) of Foreigner's Lou Gramm and Journey's Jonathan Cain!!!

This week, The Maestro discusses Rush's 2026 comeback tour and the passing of John Lodge of The Moody Blues; Kev also looks back at Warrant's "Ultraphobic", "The Rose" & "Here I Go Again" and pays tribute to local bands, musicians & music venues with a review of Playback live!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews Robert Plant's latest album, "Saving Grace"; Kev also discusses the new supergroup Howl Owl Howl, a renaissance for The Cars, a surprise Foo Fighters live EP and The Who's final live performance ever!!! Really, honestly!!! They mean it this time...maybe kinda sorta?!?!

This week, The Maestro reviews "Milestone", 38 Special's first studio album in over twenty years; Kev also looks back at AC/DC's "Ballbreaker" & Roy Orbison's "Oh Pretty Woman" and discusses new expanded/box sets from The Cars, Motley Crue & the Rolling Stones!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews "All Night Days", the new album from Rob Thomas; Kev also discusses a very shaky one-time reunion between Kevin Cronin & REO Speedwagon, an intimate one-off Foo Fighters show and one more attempt from the government to reign in Live Nation & Ticketmaster!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews "Roll With The Punches", the new album from Bryan Adams; Kev also discusses Twisted Sister's 50th anniversary reunion tour, the passing of Supertramp's Rick Davies and Wolfgang Van Halen's not-so-subtle middle finger to David Lee Roth (aka Mammoth's "I Really Wanna")!!!

This week, The Maestro discusses Radiohead's first live shows in seven years, the latest reason to hate Roger Waters and an upcoming book & documentary about Paul McCartney & Wings; Kev also reviews "The Hives Forever Forever The Hives" and David Lee Roth in concert!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews Shinedown & Bush live in concert and the new Collective Soul documentary, "Give Me A Word"; Kev also discusses Three Days Grace, John Fogerty, Ann Wilson and a lawsuit involving long-gestating royalty issues for The Police!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews Stephen Pearcy & Warren DeMartini of Ratt live in concert; Kev also discusses "All Washed Up" (the new album from Cheap Trick), a permanent lineup change for Kansas and "Elvis has left the building"!!!

This week, The Maestro dives into Megadeth's final album & farewell tour announcement, Kevin Cronin's latest post-REO Speedwagon pity party and the mystery surrounding 'Journey Beyond'; Kev also reviews Great White & Slaughter live in concert and congratulates KISS for receiving the Kennedy Center Honors!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews "Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down", the new album from Honeymoon Suite; Kev also discusses Robert Plant, Rob Thomas, U2 and Rod Stewart's creative yet creepy AI Ozzy Osbourne 'selfie' tribute!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews the HBO Max documentary "Billy Joel: And So It Goes" and "I Beat Loneliness", the new album from Bush; Kev also discusses Foghat, the Stray Cats, AC/DC, Def Leppard and Bad Company!!!

This week, The Maestro honors the legacy of heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne; Kev also reviews new music from Styx ("Circling From Above") and discusses old music from Buckingham Nicks and fake AI music falsely attributed to Toto!!!

This week, The Maestro discusses the disappointing and troubling end to live shows for ELO & the Steve Miller Band; Kev also breaks down new music announcements from Alter Bridge, Robert Plant & 38 Special and reviews Quiet Riot & Slaughter live in concert!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews Bruce Springsteen's "Lost & Found: Selections From The Lost Albums"; Kev also discusses Paul McCartney's return to the road in North America, the end of Matt Cameron's tenure in Pearl Jam and health updates on Aldo Nova & Jeff Lynne!!!

This week, The Maestro does a deep dive on Queens of the Stone Age (reviews of their new EP "Alive in the Catacombs" as well as their debut album); Kev also discusses the 30th anniversary of Foo Fighters, the Scorpions biopic "Wind of Change" and overseas trouble for Marilyn Manson!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews "Walk This Road", the new album from The Doobie Brothers; Kev also looks back at Elvis Presley's 'Comeback Special' and pays tribute to Bad Company's Mick Ralphs...

This week, The Maestro discusses the return of The Blues Brothers, the final show for REO Speedwagon and the end of the (radio) road for Dr. Demento; Kev also reviews "The Southern, Part Two" by The Cold Stares and looks back at "Space Oddity" & "Rock Around The Clock"!!!

This week, The Maestro reviews new songs from Bush, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, The Black Moods and The Original Alice Cooper Group; Kev also pays tribute to the legendary Brian Wilson and Sly Stone...

This week, The Maestro delves into the rapidly changing landscape of selling music and the concert experience (featuring Styx, The Black Moods, The Cold Stares, Roger Waters and Queens of the Stone Age); Kev also discusses Enuff Z'Nuff, Triumph and...Nick Jonas as Paul Stanley?!?!

This week, The Maestro reviews Don Felder's "The Vault 1975-2025" and discusses Frank Beard's return to ZZ Top; Kev also mourns the loss of Rick Derringer and ponders the possibility that AC/DC has played their last U.S. show ever...