Month: November 2007

 Superdrag formed in 1994 as a collective of four Knoxville, Tennessee rockers who simultaneously threw together pop, punk, and guitar noise.  It wasn't long before major label interest followed and the group inked a deal with Elektra Records.  Their first full-length, Regretfully Yours, followed in mid-1996 and earned plenty of acclaim via first single "Sucked Out." The original lineup led by vocalist and songwriter John Davis stayed intact through the band's follow-up full-length, Head Trip In Every Key.  However, Head Trip -- produced by Jerry Finn shortly before his massive success with Blink-182 -- proved too artsy and well-constructed for…

  I have been a fan of Ritchie Blackmore for decades. I have followed him from Deep Purple to Rainbow, back to Deep Purple, and back to Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow. The tickets to the concert were free so I headed up route 1 to see his latest incarnation, Blackmore’s Night. I had some knowledge of the musical direction of Blackmore’s Night via the Vault archive,s but I don’t think I have ever attended a concert where I was not familiar with one song in the catalog. That’s right -- there was no Deep Purple or Rainbow played that night.Blackmore’s Night can…

As a writer, you're often told that a particular artist is great.  "Oh man, you've GOT to check them out -- they're gonna be HUGE!"  Most of the time it turns out to be hype.Cynicism aside, The Daily Vault's own Jason Warburg spoke highly of the Brooklyn-based Chris Cubeta & The Liars Club to me quite some time ago.  He told of Chris' charm and wit and talent, and they do shine through in his songs.  But I would be out of town every time the band would be gigging around town in New York, NY.While I will be out of…