Spooky! Scary! I am, of course, referring to the compositional skill and dazzling technical chops on display by Frank Zappa ...

The exceptional guitar artistry of one John William Lowery, professionally known as John 5, is internationally celebrated. The guitarist’s musical resume includes a wide range of diverse artists, such ...

Mutual of Omaha is so closely associated with wildlife that some people don’t even realize it’s an insurance company. “True,” host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, Peter Gros, says with a laugh.

Since 2023, John 5 has stepped into the shoes of former Mötley Crüe guitarist and fan favorite Mick Mars as the band’s current guitarist. After recently wrapping up the Crüe Park MGM residency in Las ...

Live review by Jeff Elbel, Live photos by Curt Baran.

Famed rock photographer Mick Rock (1948-2021) was on set for the creation of director Jim Sharman’s and screenwriter/actor ...

Mick Rock Rocky Horror: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Cult Classic (HarperPop) Original Cast The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Ode) Let’s do the Time Warp again!

Mick Rock Rocky Horror: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Cult Classic (HarperPop) Original Cast The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Ode) Let’s do the Time Warp again!

The Ballad of the Lost Dogs of East Nashville By John J. Thompson (Gyroscope) Review by Jeff Elbel Like a few of the central characters in this book, singer-songwriter John J. Thompson of ...

For the last few years, fans of MeTV FM (87.7FM) in Chicago have been bracing for their favorite station to be shut down by the FCC. Program director Rick O’Dell has good news for them if they haven’t ...

The last time Ville Valo performed at Chicago’s House of Blues he was reaching the end of a lengthy chapter in his life. HIM, the band he fronted for 25 years, was calling it quits. It was the last ...

You may not realize it, but you have either read or watched the work of John Owens if you lived in Chicago any time over the past 35 years. He wrote for The Chicago Reader (including a front page ...