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Welcoming Spring with the Arrival of The Easter Bunny…

Brought to you by Woodfield Mall - A Simon Mall Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago during the 1980s, there were certain malls that...

KISS Rocks Vegas Coming to Theaters for One Night Only…

Back in 2014, a helicopter descended upon the Hard Rock Hotel as KISS invaded Las Vegas for a historic nine-show run at The Joint....

The 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards Nominees Revealed…

In an election year, it's appropriate that the 2016 Journeys Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled by Monster Energy has adopted a familiar red, white &...

Chicagoland: Woodfield Mall Hosts Simon Kidgits Club’s Easter Eggstravaganza

For my friends in the Chicagoland area, one of the suburbs' most popular malls is bursting with Springtime cheer this weekend... Families are invited to...

NERF HERDER’s ROCKINGHAM is One of 2016’s Best Albums…

If you spin things back twenty years, 1996 was a strange time for me. It was the year I moved back to Illinois from...

Vinyl Giveaway: Vince Guaraldi Trio – PEANUTS Greatest Hits on LP Picture Disc!

It's no secret that we love Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the whole PEANUTS Gang here at Rock Father HQ. Much of the appeal for...

Covered: ZAKK WYLDE Plays BLACK SABBATH on a HELLO KITTY Guitar

Let me tell you this - it can be very hard to play real music on a toy guitar. It can be done, and...

CIRCLE OF DUST Captures the Mid-Late 90s Industrial Sound with “Contagion”

When it comes to Industrial Music, I like mine best with a certain level of crunch to the guitars - where the sonic differences...

METALLICA to Reissue KILL ‘EM ALL and RIDE THE LIGHTNING…

...And I was just thinking about how there haven't been any truly "deluxe" METALLICA reissues, but that changes just in-time for Record Store Day. Metallica...

Chicago Open Air – Full Lineup Announced!

The full lineup for the First Annual CHICAGO OPEN AIR Music Festival has been released, and I'm digging it. The Chicagoland area hasn't seen...

The GRAMMYS Got Two Things Right – Wins for GHOST and TIM KUBART

As I sit in my office working tonight, I can hear the GRAMMY telecast faintly emitting from the TV in the family room. I...

Spotify Playlist: THE ROCK FATHER presents COVERED

It took me ages to embrace Spotify as a streaming music service, but now I've turned the corner and have begun to love it...

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