Author: Leena Tailor

Rock Ska 

Tony Kanal’s 40-Year Road to Rocking the Sphere in Las Vegas

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 Leena Tailor 0 Comments 2026, 40th Anniversary, Adrian Young, Gwen Stefani, Las Vegas, Nevada, No Doubt, The Sphere, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal

No Doubt bassist on how his parents supported his culturally unorthodox career choice

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Rock 

Goo Goo Dolls, What Were You Like in the ’90s?

May 22, 2026May 23, 2026 Leena Tailor 0 Comments A Boy Named Goo, Buffalo, Goo Goo Dolls, Johnny Rzeznik, Las Vegas, New York, Robby Takac, Slide, Superstar Car Wash, The Venetian

Buffalo legends kick off Las Vegas residency with surprise deep xuts, rapturous ‘Iris’ singalong, TED Talk and swanky pants for John Rzeznik

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Rock 

Rob Thomas: A Hard Day’s Night

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 Leena Tailor 0 Comments 30th Anniversary, All Night Days, Maison Thomas-Eudy, Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas, Universal Records

Rock superstar dishes on touring with his son, marriage and Matchbox Twenty’s 30th anniversary plans

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Pop Punk 

Blink-182’s ‘All the Small Things’ Video Turns 25

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Leena Tailor 1 Comment *NSYNC, 1999, 25th Anniversary, Backstreet Boys, Blink-182, Enema of the State, Marcos Siega, Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker

7 things you didn’t know about the iconic ’90s music video

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Rock 

Matchbox Twenty: Back To The Light

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 Leena Tailor 0 Comments 2023, Atlantic Records, Matchbox Twenty, Paul Doucette, Rob Thomas, Where The Light Goes

The band talks about how family and the ’80s fueled their first album in 11 years

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Counting Crows Come Around to California With Nostalgic Butter Miracle Tour 2022

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Leena Tailor 0 Comments 2022, A Long December, Adam Duritz, Butter Miracle, Butter Miracle Tour 2022, California, Come Around, Costa Mesa, Counting Crows, Jennifer Aniston, Round Here, Tour, U.S. Tour

Adam Duritz and Co. deliver premium fan service on hit-packed set in Costa Mesa

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Pop Rock 

Gavin DeGraw: The Water Is Wide

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Leena Tailor 0 Comments 2022, Billy Joel, Face The River, Gavin DeGraw, Paul McCartney

South Fallsburg, NY’s favorite son on his grief-fuelled new album Face The River, the hit inspired by Paul McCartney and his ‘One Tree Hill’ breakout “I Don’t Want to Be”

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Holiday Pop Rock 

Something About Rob Thomas

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Leena Tailor 0 Comments Bebe Winans, Bryan Adams, Christmas, holiday, Ingrid Michaelson, Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas, Something About Christmas Time

The Grammy-winning singer talks recording a Christmas album with Brad Paisley, Matchbox Twenty’s group text and celebrating the season’s festivities amid grief

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Pop Rock 

The Goo Goo Dolls Bring Happy Back In Los Angeles

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 Leena Tailor 2 Comments Better Days, Buffalo, Century City Mall, Concerts, COVID-19, Goo Goo Dolls, Iris, Johnny Rzeznik, Los Angeles, Name, rarities, Robby Takac

“Tonight’s the night the world begins again,” Johnny Rzeznik declares on the band’s first West Coast show since COVID-19

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock 

Johnny Rzeznik Still Won’t Tell ‘Em Your Name

November 11, 2020November 13, 2020 Leena Tailor 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, A Boy Named Goo, Goo Goo Dolls, Jed, Johnny Rzeznik, Name, Robby Takac, Superstar Carwash

How the Buffalo band’s 1995 hit divided fans, provided therapy and saved its frontman from going back to school

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Pop Rock 

Tiffany Was Always A Rock ‘n’ Roller

September 3, 2019September 4, 2019 Leena Tailor 0 Comments Dave Grohl, Dave Navarro, I think we're alone now, Led Zeppelin, New Kids On The Block, Pieces of Me, Tiffany, Tommy James

The former queen of mall pop talks reemerging as her true rock chick self, Dave Grohl collab hopes and attending AA meetings as a kid

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock 

Vertical Horizon on Defying Music Execs & Why ‘Everything You Want’ Still Hurts 20 Years Later

June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 Leena Tailor 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Clive Davis, Vertical Horizon

Don’t be a snob, you know there is no denying the staying power of these hard rock chart toppers

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Pop Punk Rock 

West Coast Punk Royalty Fighting for a Cancer Free Generation

September 25, 2018November 26, 2019 Leena Tailor 1 Comment Ante Up for a Cancer Free Generation, Billie Joe Armstrong, Brittney Cade Pritchard, Fuck Cancer, Green Day, Mike Dirnt, Tower Cancer Research Foundation, Tre Cool

Green Day rocker Mike Dirnt talks about wife’s devastating cancer battle and what’s next for the band

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