Author: motownvinnie

In episode 48, I spun some of your best suggestions for live tracks from the KNOT FM Fans group. Thank you for all of your input! In episode 50, I put together 5 live tracks from bands whom you can't see live anymore, or at least not with that lineup. Layne Staley, Chris Cornell, Dimebag Darrell,...

Episode 49 is done in honor of one of the best musicians, let alone drummers ever. The incomparable Neil Peart of Rush deserves every tribute he can possibly be given for inspiring rock and prog drummers everywhere for so many years. This goes out to Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson as well, without whom...

Episode 48 was built by your suggestions for the best live rock performances of all time on Facebook. Volume I features live performances of Rock Bottom, Fairies Wear Boots, Hammer To Fall, Thunderstruck and the rarely performed Jacob's Ladder. There will be more in Vol. II aka Episode 49! For more...

Episode 47 takes us back to a time when the women were half naked and the men had bigger hair than the women. The late 80's and early 90's were a time of decadence, spandex and aqua net that was a total blast. Vinnie grew up in that era, and wishes he still had the hair... and that the women still...

It's a new Year, so Vinnie is using his 2020 vision to search for new music... he found some great stuff this time for episode 46! The band Eva Under Fire from here in Detroit is set to explode onto the rock scene with a new album and this single with Eva and From Ashes To New! Speaking of bands...

And we're staring down the barrel of Episode 45... (45)... with part two of the hard rock Vinnie deemed represented the best of 2019, including Slipknot, Scott Stapp, Crown The Empire, Bring Me The Horizon and Badflower. For more on The Invasion With Motownvinnie, follow Vinnie on twitter...

Episode 44 brings us to the brink of 2020... just two episodes left in 2019 can mean only one thing. A two parter with the very bestest rockers from this year in Vinnie's humble opinion including Any Given Sin, Light The Torch, Dream Theater, Ghost and Shinedown. For more on The Invasion With...