CONCERT REVIEW OF TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA by Rodeo Marie Hanson TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA’S CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES 2021 TOUR Live performance of debut that raised the standard for concept albums, a feast for the auditory and visual senses on 25th anniversary of release Twenty-five years ago, lyricist, composer, producer and impresario Paul O’Neill had a dream to create great art that just might catch on if luck allowed. O’Neill... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Songwriter:  DESMOND CHILD Video:  “Beautiful Now” by Zedd ft. Jon Bellion MULTI-PLATINUM HITMAKER DESMOND CHILD TO BE HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS ASCAP FOUNDERS AWARD AT 2018 ASCAP POP MUSIC AWARDS IN BEVERLY HILLS APRIL 23  2018 Marks Child’s 40th Year as an ASCAP Member ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will present Grammy Award winner and Songwriters Hall of Fame... 

Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers, Hollywood, California. 22 April 2017. Video Feature Musician:  MINDI ABAIR AND THE BONESHAKERS Video:  “Run Run Rudolph”  MINDI ABAIR AND THE BONESHAKERS’ VIDEO “RUN RUN RUDOLPH” Here’s a Holiday treat from Mindi Abair, one of the most recognized and sought-after saxophonists/vocalists—who is also a two-time Grammy nominee. She has been electrifying audiences with her dynamic live performances... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Band:  REVOLUTION SAINTS Musician:  Doug Aldrich Video:  Take You Down REVOLUTION SAINTS’ PREMIERES VIDEO “TAKE YOU DOWN” FROM SECOND ALBUM, LIGHT IN THE DARK, DUE OUT OCTOBER 13 ON FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL Revolution Saints is Deen Castronovo (ex-Journey, Bad English), Doug Aldrich (The Dead Daisies, ex-Whitesnake, Dio) and Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees). They release their second album... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician:  MALLET / JASON “MALLETMAN” TAYLOR Video:  Flying Home (with Bernard “Pretty” Purdie) MALLET / JASON “MALLETMAN” TAYLOR Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin David Jason “Malletman” Taylor is a master of the vibraphone. Mallet, as he is known to most of the musicians he’s played with, is the protégé of the incomparable Lionel Hampton.... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Musician:  JONNY LANG Video:  “Stronger Together” Jonny Lang debuts first video “Stronger Together” from new studio album Signs   Jonny Lang’s first new studio album in four years, Signs, will be released September 8, 2017 on Concord Records. It is his sixth major label release. Earlier this week, he featured the first video, “Stronger Together” directed by Norwood Cheek. Since the... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW   Musician:  BILLY RAY CYRUS Video: “Thin Line” featuring Shelby Lynne Songwriter: Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus is a singer-songwriter, actor and philanthropist—helping many charities, including veterans and military families. We talked with Cyrus about his new album two days after his performance of the 1992 hit “Some Gave All” at the Tennessee Titans’ opener on Sunday, 9/11/16. Before... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW   Musician:  JANET ROBIN Music Video: “View From Above” JANET ROBIN Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin David   How did the idea of “View from Above” come to you? I was feeling a little depressed at the time I wrote it, and instead of doing something negative—I put it into a song, trying to lift myself up and look at things from a positive... 

GRAMMY-NOMINATED JOE BONAMASSA PREMIERES OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO OF THE TITLE TRACK FROM HIS NEW ALBUM DIFFERENT SHADES OF BLUE The New CD set to release on September 23 is Now Available for Pre-Order on Bonamassa’s Website To celebrate the September 23 release of Joe Bonamassa’s new studio album, Different Shades Of Blue, the celebrated guitarist has just premiered a new video for the title track. Watch the stunning video and listen to this incredibly... 

JOHN HIATT At 60, the master singer-songwriter still follows wherever the music leads After 40 years and 21 studio albums, John Hiatt knows a thing or two about songcraft. On his new album,  Mystic Pinball, he even manages to make a grocery list interesting, wrapping it up in the grisly story-song, “Wood Chipper.” “It’s a bit of an homage to the Coen Brothers and the wood-chipper scene in Fargo,” he explains. “I started playing the... 

AEROSMITH Music From Another Dimension [Columbia] Having weathered interpersonal issues, health problems and frontman Steven Tyler’s American Idol stint, Aerosmith return with their first album of all-original material since 2001. Working with Jack Douglas, who produced Get Your Wings, Toys in the Attic and other records from their prime, the band delivers a slick album, trying hard to meet high expectations. On the Diane Warren-penned “We All...