" So you want to be a rock 'n' roll star?Well listen now, hear what I sayJust get an electric guitarTake some timeAnd learn how to play " The Byrds photo: AWelding " So you want to be a rock 'n' roll star? Well listen now, hear what I say Just get an electric guitar … Continue reading Guitarists: Finding the sound to fit your style
Category: Editorial
BELZEBUBS (THE BOOK) Out March 19th via Top Shelf Productions
As editor in chief of Pittsburgh Music Magazine, a lot of emails, IG and Facebook messages, and personal requests come across my radar. As hard as it is to sort through and give attention to everything it is amazing at how much stuff there is out there to keep a music nerd entertained these days. … Continue reading BELZEBUBS (THE BOOK) Out March 19th via Top Shelf Productions
Pittsburgh Warped Tour 2017 Wrap Up
Each summer, Vans Warped Tour makes its rounds throughout the country as the largest travelling music festival and attracts millions of rockers and music enthusiasts. This year, Warped Tour made its annual stop to the KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown on Friday, July 14th.
Review: All Time Low’s “Last Young Renegade”/@StageAE July 25
by Stephanie Connell All Time Low is a pop-punk band from the Baltimore area. They have been making music since the mid-2000’s, and have spent most of their career on-and-off with Hopeless Records. The band has been in the studio and announced a new album, an international tour, and a new record label. All Time … Continue reading Review: All Time Low’s “Last Young Renegade”/@StageAE July 25
Holiday gifts for the rock n’ rollers in your life
We are not always the easiest animal to please some say, but really we are as simple to figure out as microwave popcorn. The rock n' rollers in your life consume all things that have anything to do with music and the lifestyle. The hardest thing about us is that we usually go out and … Continue reading Holiday gifts for the rock n’ rollers in your life
PGH Music Mag’s Holiday Gift Guide 2012
We hear it all the time, "I just have no idea what to get them...". Everybody and their mother has an opinion on what to get and every publication has products that they are pushing this year. Pittsburgh Music Magazine is no exception, but we would like to take a somewhat different approach. We will … Continue reading PGH Music Mag’s Holiday Gift Guide 2012
Twin Guns are Dealing Western Devils Out of Brooklyn
The double-edged sword of contemporary, ubiquitous music releases on the Internet is that bands like Twin Guns are out there and you haven’t heard them yet. While a reviewer might use this line for many albums by bands recently discovered, “Scene Of The Crime” by Twin Guns, released in March 2011, is the one that … Continue reading Twin Guns are Dealing Western Devils Out of Brooklyn
Is Billy Joe’s Rehab Real? Green Day Cancel and Postpone Dates
In the wake of Billie Joe's send off to rehab (for substance abuse or commercial rock abuse?) it looks like all 2012 dates are off and 2013 are postponed. Green Day appears to have woken up in a media nightmare and they can't wake up. One must ask if Billy Joe is really having that … Continue reading Is Billy Joe’s Rehab Real? Green Day Cancel and Postpone Dates
Expression of Life: The Rupa Marya Interview
Pittsburgh Music Magazine had the enlightening opportunity to catch up with the incomparable Rupa Marya, front woman and pilot of the expedition that is Rupa & The April Fishes. But, as if to exeplify the humanism she espouses, Rupa is far more than simply a star musician. The San Francisco band has built a major … Continue reading Expression of Life: The Rupa Marya Interview
Pittsburgh Music Magazine 