Michael Schenker By Brian Aberback In the past five years former Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker has produced some of the most consistent and powerful music of his long and storied career. Onstage, Schenker plays with as much infectious enthusiasm and energy as he ever has, as seen on his new DVD, “Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock: On A Mission Live In Madrid.” The show, recorded last November at the historic Joy Eslava, is an aural and visual feast of UFO, Schenker solo and Scorpions classics including “Doctor Doctor,” “Lights Out,” “Rock My Nights Away,” “Lovedrive” and “Coast to […]

The Dead Daisies By Brian Aberback The Dead Daisies are a band of renowned veteran rockers who possess a hunger and rawness that belies their accomplishments. That’s great news for fans of gritty, hard-hitting, uncompromising hard rock in the style of Van Halen, Aerosmith and AC/DC. The collective consists of singer John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, The Scream), guitarists Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio) and David Lowy (Red Phoenix, Mink), bassist Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy) and drummer Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner). The Dead Daisies outstanding new album, “Make Some Noise,” was released last week and the band plays Webster Hall […]