Columns
Were These CDs REALLY That Popular?
By “Tampa” Earl Burton Along with being a writer here at Rock at Night (and my internet radio gig with Real Rock Radio), one of my other enjoyments with music is collecting compact discs. Not […]
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Music Review
Tamar Berk Shines Again with Fourth Album ‘Good Times for a Change’
By “Tampa” Earl Burton It isn’t easy to make it in the independent music world. It is a constant struggle to promote, perform, and create new music so that you can stay in the musical […]
Live Review
Steamy Blues on a Saturday Night: Lightning Express Heat up Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa
By Earl Burton, Rock At Night Tampa Live Review: Alex Lopez Express and Memphis Lightning – Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa, Florida – August 31, 2024 It’s summertime and, in Florida at least, it’s constantly hot, humid, and […]
Live Review
Jane’s Addiction, Love and Rockets Throw Back to the Nineties at Tampa’s Mid-Florida Amphitheatre
By “Tampa” Earl Burton There are those who believe there’s been no good rock music done since 1980. Some scorn the “alternative” scene that emerged in the late Eighties and early Nineties. Those who believe […]
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Rock Doc of the Month: ‘Hired Gun’ Opens the Door to the Session Musician’s Travails
By “Tampa” Earl Burton Last month here at Rock at Night we started something that turned out to be EXTREMELY popular. The presentation of rock music documentaries is often overlooked, but they often take deeper […]
Germany
Chatting with German rock band April Art
By Tampa Earl Burton, Rock At Night Tampa Interview: April Art – Recorded July 31, 2024 April Art is a hard rock quartet out of Hessen, Germany, taking over the European hard rock scene. Ten […]
Live Review
Halestorm & I Prevail Entertain Hard Rock Hordes at Tampa’s MidFlorida Amphitheatre
By Tampa Earl Burton, Journalist, Rock At Night Live Review: Halestorm with I Prevail, Fit For A King, and Hollywood Undead If it’s the summertime, then the concert season is in full swing. Part of […]
Live Review
Sammy Hagar & Company Electrify Mid-Florida Amphitheatre Crowd with ‘The Best of All Worlds’
By “Tampa” Earl Burton, Journalist and Chyrisse Tabone, Photographer – Rock At Night Tampa Review: Sammy Hagar’s Best of All Worlds Tour-Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, Jason Bonham– Mid-Florida Amphitheatre, Tampa, Florida – July […]
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Rock Doc of the Month: ‘How Music Got Free’ Traces the Digital Age of the 21st Century Music Industry
By “Tampa” Earl Burton Everyone loves movies. If it is a movie with a rock and roll soundtrack, then people love it even more. If it is a movie that tells you about a particular subject […]
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What WILL Be Played from Taylor Swift Forty Years from Now?
By “Tampa” Earl Burton, Rock At Night Recently there was a bit of turmoil regarding comments made by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, otherwise known as Pet Shop Boys, regarding the phenomenon that is known […]
