There were a few key things on Eugene Hutz’s mind when his band of self-described Gypsy punks, Gogol Bordello, stormed the stage of Tel Aviv’s Barby Club on June 24. The first? The war in Ukraine. The second? Getting the crowd to lose their goddamned minds for more than two hours. And the third? Well, […]
Even though The Police had more than its fair share of tension within its ranks, it was also a band that serendipitously timed-up its multi-platinum run of global success with an era that encouraged if not required a camera-friendly appearance. Coinciding with the rise of MTV, here were three spectacular, post-punk musicians just as willing […]
photos by Steve Rood *** English art-pop icon Tears for Fears, on tour supporting a new release, The Tipping Point, the band’s first studio album in 18 years, returned to Los Angeles with a galvanizing sold-out appearance at the Kia Forum. Led by the incomparable duo of guitarist and singer Roland Orzabal and bassist and […]
