The Summer of 69? (Part 1 of 3)
An Introduction What follows is a continuation of my earlier two essays focusing on Jeff Beck. This post is the first of three posts which will paint a picture of Jeff Beck’s first solo project after...
About the Wild West
About the Wild West Wild West Rocks has been promoting rock, punk and alternative acts since 2005. After a break of a few years, we could not stay away. Explorations into web radio evolved into...
The Michael Grant Interview
It is the Wild West’s first stab at interviews. The first of many we hope. Michael Grant who you might know from Endeverafter, or perhaps LA Guns is now gearing up for his new project:...
A Farewell to Paul Chapman
Last Tuesday, June 9th, Paul Chapman died on his 66th birthday. The man was an amazing guitarist known for his time with the band UFO. While in UFO, he contributed to four albums. No Place...
Michael Grant is Back. . .
Back in 2015 I went to check out LA Guns. It was fairly ig event in the middle of New Jersey. Sadly they were not on the main stage. Big festiva, little stage. It had...
Where To Go?
Last November I had the pleasure of talking with Neil Carter. I had reached out to him on Facebook and we agreed to schedule an ‘interview’ using Whatsapp. He was over in the UK, having...
The Silversun Pickups at Brooklyn Steel
The Silversun Pickups. Mid-tempo ambient rock. Just a comforting blanket in these uncertain times. They were doing two nights at Brooklyn Steel and I caught them the first of those two nights in early March....
One Celebration of Neil Peart and Rush
Sitting, waiting for the train to get rolling. That is where this began. The train had just arrived in fact at Grand Central. I had just sat down, and now as waiting for it to...
Closer to the Heart – A Salute to Neil Peart & Rush
Though I have a love – hate relationship with this band, you cannot deny the power of Neil Peart. His abilities behind his drum kit were just incredible. Regardless of who I am talking to...
A Farewell to a King
I have known Neil Peart for over forty years. At least the work and words of this man. He was not a friend. I did not know him. He was simply a man, a musician,...