Jeremy Porter remembers Jeff Conolly from Lyres.
Thomas O’Keefe checks in from FT. Worth, Texas for a review of a RUSH show he attended.
GTG Records announces the new Jeremy Porter and The Tucos album Sell Their Souls along with their new video “Fuss” and fall tour dates.
JCE on the passing of ground-breaking punk band L7’s Jennifer Finch.
Colin and Ricki C. talking about recent live music shows they attended.
Pencil Storm publisher Colin Gawel is off to see AC/DC this coming Wednesday. We link back to some of our favorite P/S Angus & company blogs.
JCE on a rock & roll night out in Falls Church, VA.
Colin heartily recommends that you crank up Terry Anderson at your 4th of July party.
Nick Taggart on Paris and the 55th anniversary of Jim Morrison’s death.
Pencil Storm’s newest correspondent - Nick Axene - on the perils of cover bands in drunken Ohio resort island bars.
Jeremy Porter remembers David Black from legendary Detroit metal band Seduce.
JCE on the history of the Cream of 1960’s 3-Chord Songs - “Louie, Louie.”
Colin tries to figure out which song titled “All Night Long” is the best. And a Watershed update.
Jeremy Porter remembers his friend Nathan NP/Nasty Nate Presley.
Virginia correspondent JCE reports on The Pollocks - Batesville, VA’s finest - record release party on May 30th.
JCE on the new Social Distortion release.
Colin remembers legendary producer Jack Douglas.
Colin interview Cleveland musician Adam Rich about his new release and about Love Muffin Records.
JCE with a spring wrap-up of the first four months of rock & roll 2026.
Jeremy Porter remembers controversial country music songwriter/performer David Allan Coe
Jeremy Porter out-Vegases Las Vegas at the Punk Rock Museum, The Sphere, and 2 nights of Cheap Trick playing the entire Budokan set!
A great preview of this Saturday’s 2026 Record Store Day by Lost Weekend employee and Pencil Storm scribe Scott Carr.
Ricki C. and Eric Moore of The Godz conversing in a K-Mart store, circa 1978.
Colin wide-ranges with thoughts on the amazing new Elvis film, Phish radio, and a "new" Aerosmith release.
Benefit show for local musician, engineer & producer Doug Edwards at Eldorado’s, Sunday, March 29th, 2 pm.
JCE and the P/S Editorial Board team up to review Bill Janovitz’s “Let The Stories Be Told” book about The Cars.
JCE on Washinton D.C. band The Factory in general, lead singer Vince Bockis specifically, and the type of band worship I think many Pencil Storm readers can relate to.
Moving forward from Mott The Hoople, 5 Songs from the solo Ian Hunter years of the 20th century. (21st Century to follow at a later date.)
Part eight of “5 Songs That You’ve Never Heard” - Mott The Hoople.

Willie Phoenix will open the last date of Watershed’s Hitless Wonder Summer Tour this Saturday in Cleveland. Here’s news about his latest CD.