Venue: Belknap Park City: Grand Rapids, MI Dates: July 14-15, 2023 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) Upheaval Festival pulled out all the stops for the third round of the now annual festival. Festivals are always a ton of fun, a ton of work, and a chance to reconnect with friends and family in […]
FEATURE VIDEO: THE THE HARD-ONS – APARTMENT FOR TWO By Shane Pinnegar What do you get when you cross Australia’s favourite garage punks with an early ’70s educational TV series made by the Department of Agriculture in the U-S-of-A? Well, friends, you get this madcap retro film clip which is guaranteed to twist your melon. […]
According to a recent press release: “Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Ryan Hamilton has unveiled details for his next studio album Haunted By The Holy Ghost, set for release on March 10 via Wicked Cool Records. Hailed by Spin Magazine as one of the ‘35 Best Lesser Known Artists of the Last 35 Years’, the Fort Worth, Texas-based musician released his first solo album, Hell of a Day, back […]
Forget your mom and dad’s Country music and crossover hits of the 80’s. New single “If You’re Going Through Hell,” will be dropping December 8, 2022 from 8 Track Entertainment to introduce the world to Country Goes Metal, a five-song EP featuring some of country music’s biggest hits covered by popular metalcore band Righteous Vendetta, which will […]
According to a recent press release: “…what limits? Exuding the brave confidence it takes to defy all impossibility, Christian-Rock Artist Jodi Essex’s upcoming six-track EP, Fearless, is a call to build the Kingdom with the strength of a warrior. Having survived cancer at 25, Essex’s courageous perspective on life is powered by an innate sense of […]
An Exclusive Excerpt from Jeff Apter’s new book: BAD BOY BOOGIE: THE TRUE STORY OF AC/DC LEGEND BON SCOTT Presented by 100% ROCK MAGAZINE with kind permission of publishers Allen & Unwin Australia. This is an edited extract from Bad Boy Boogie: The true story of AC/DC legend Bon Scott by Jeff Apter, Allen […]
Today, Evan Stanley (son of KISS’ Paul Stanley) has released an irresistible new cover of “Memories” by Maroon 5 with a cinematic video featuring acclaimed actor Bryan Cranston. Inspired by a Texas road trip, Stanley says, “A lot of that drive is open desert with nothing around, and at one point I saw my fuel gauge getting lower with no gas station in […]
“Rock & Roll”: A Detroit Story… Alice Cooper releases “Rock & Roll” today as a first taste of the upcoming studio album Detroit Stories, coming February 26, 2021 on earMUSIC. “Rock & Roll,” a classic song by The Velvet Underground from the album Loaded, is not a casual choice: It’s a song of joy […]
Canadian modern metal powerhouse LIVING DEAD GIRL is commanding attention with the release of the new single and lyric video “Alive,” an anthemic track about controlling life rather than letting life control you. Watch the video for “Alive” now at https://youtu.be/8qTrGsHCeFg. “‘Alive’ is about standing up and doing whatever you need to do to feel completely alive and […]
New York, NY – [October 5, 2020] – Multi-platinum band Shinedown has presented their first installment check of $230,000 from their “Atlas Falls” COVID-19 fundraiser to humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief, one of the largest providers of humanitarian medical resources in the world whose mission is to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergency situations by mobilizing and […]
Venue: Banker’s Life Fieldhouse City: Indianapolis, IN Date: November 2, 2019 Review and Photographs by: Jeffrey Everett (http://www.jeffrey-everett.com/) “Good things come to those who wait” just about sums up Tool’s latest release Fear Inoculum and its supporting tour. Their first album in 13 years was one of the most highly anticipated in recent music history. It […]
as reflected by Kevin Alfredo (all words and photos)… Selfish. In hindsight, that is how I classified what I felt immediately following reading that awful Tweet on the morning of August 27th which announced Neal Casal’s passing. I thought, “I won’t be able to hear that amazing live tone again.” “I won’t be able to see him effortlessly weave his intricate guitar melodies across the […]
(October 29, 2018, Los Angeles, CA) – After an epic and storied 45 year career that launched an era of rock n roll legends, KISS announced that they will launch their final tour ever in 2019, appropriately named END OF THE ROAD. The initial announcement was made a month ago on NBC’s America’s Got Talent which sent the […]
(September 19, 2018, Los Angeles, CA) – After an epic and storied 45 year career that launched an era of rock n roll legends, KISS announced exclusively on NBC’s America’s Got Talent tonight that they are hanging up their 9-inch tall touring boots. The news was delivered in trademark larger-than-life KISS style with a blistering performance of “Detroit […]
Friday, 6 July Semiconductor: Brilliant Noise/Black Rain exhibition at Fremantle Arts Centre 10:00 and 1:00 Mini Rev – Happy Animal Journeys at State Library of WA 12:00 Mini Rev – AWESOME Animation Workshop at State Library of WA Education Room 12:45 Salyut 7 at Luna Cinema 1 2:15 Shampoo at Luna Cinema 5 (Hal Ashby […]
Thursday 5 July – OPENING NIGHT 6:00 Luna Projection Show transforming the outside of the Luna Cinemas. Designed by PAV for opening night as a visual welcome to Revelation. 6:45 Cocktails before… 7:00 Revelation Film Festival kicks off with The Breaker Uppers at Luna Cinema 1 Followed by the famous Revelation Opening Night party at […]
According to a recent press release: “THE DEAD DAISIES are returning to North America! After a Sold-Out Tour across the UK & Europe, the band are looking forward to rocking out with their US & Canadian fans! Their current single “RISE UP” is climbing the US-Active Rock Charts and being used extensively in NASCAR promotional […]
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MUSIC: SHONEN KNIFE – Alive In Osaka Valve Records April 2018 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 7 ½ /10 The legendary Japanese punk trio are captured live here in all their bouncy, J-pop/Ramones glory in their hometown of Osaka, recorded in December 2017. It’s hard to believe they released their first cassette way back in 1982, […]
We’ve moved! 100% ROCK MAGAZINE has moved to a new hosting service online, and we’ve changed our internet location as well. You can now find us at www.100percentrock.com This means you may need to update your links to our old reviews and interviews, though anyone going to www.magazine.100percentrock.com should automatically be redirected to the new […]
INTERVIEW: THE IVORY LIES – March 2018 By Shane Pinnegar Citing influences from Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, through Guns n’ Roses, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains, The Ivory Lies burst onto Perth’s rock landscape with their debut EP, The Road To Seduction, earlier this year. It all started when Oscar Keaney, who had been […]
