Dick Beach
Jimi Bell – An Xperience Interview – by Dick Beach. Jimi Bell is a left-handed shredder. A Very Tasty shredder. He’s a member of Beyond Purple coming to the Cohoes Music Hall on October 26, 2024. Autograph, Beyond Purple, and House of Lords. We talk influence, picking, shredding, and Close Encounters of the Ozzy kind. […]
Best of All Worlds – Part DEUX – a review by Dick Beach. Yes, ladies and gentlemen – a second review of the Sammy Hagar extravaganza. Why? Well, rather than SPAC, I, my buddy Lou (he’s in Hungry Dingo), my brother-in-law Michael and cousin (on my wife’s side) Edward left the cozy confines of our […]
Opening afternoon for The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang at Artforms Gallery in Guilderland. The gallery was packed from the start with an enthusiastic crowd. May and her promoter, Scott Segelbaum , were personable and as excited as the crowd. All in all, a really wonderful event. The exhibit continues through June 26 […]
May Pang – An Xperience Interview with Dick Beach. May Pang is bringing her exhibit ‘The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang’ to Artforms Gallery in Guilderland, NY Tuesday June 25 and Wednesday June 26, 2024. These candid photos of John Lennon are from the 18 month “Lost Weekend” she spent with John as […]
Prog Digest – An Xperience Column – by Dick Beach. Greetings all. This month is “take a walk down memory lane” time. Now, I am not as old and cranky as Jeff Spaulding; very few are. But I have recently (like right about now) come to the age where the first question I am asked […]
Rick Wakeman – at The Egg 3/29/2024 – The Return of the Caped Crusader A Review by Dick Beach Known by many monikers these days, Grumpy Old Rock Star and The Caped Crusader amongst others, Rick Wakeman is a legend. Not simply a legend, but one whose work is precise, flourished, unique and very […]
Kenny Aronoff – Xperience History – Original article by Dick Beach. By his own admission, is a workaholic. School, sports, homework then rock band. Rinse and repeat. This classically trained percussionist is now the go to drummer for everyone who is anyone. RRX: First, thank you. Kenny KA is my victim today for an interview KA: […]
Dweezil Zappa – Interview – Xperience History, by Dick Beach. RRX: Thanks for joining us. I want to start at the very beginning. Having done some research, it was fascinating that when you were born, the hospital would not let you have your name, which I thought pretty interesting. But then, when I found […]
New York City Wine and Food Festival 2023: a look in Three parts – by Dick Beach. Part 3 A decidedly different event all around. The Drag Brunch hosted by Lea DeLaria was far less about food and more about the show. Held in The Venue at the Hard Rock Hotel, this was certainly entertaining. […]