Steve Penhollow
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
Filtering Out the Chaos
Before dawn every day, Chicago trumpeter Phil Cohran woke his numerous sons and made them practice their brass instruments. Eight of those boys grew up and formed the highly acclaimed […]
A Guitar Player’s Guitar Player
Most music aficionados who do not play an instrument know Joe Walsh by his nickname, “the clown prince of rock.” They also know him for such funny, self-deprecating hits as […]
A More Perfect Blues Union
If you want to quickly understand why Derek Trucks is widely considered to be one of the best blues guitarists in the world, seek out a YouTube video of a […]
Clean, Sober, Happy
The Goo Goo Dolls have been celebrating three decades of existence in 2016 and more besides. Lead vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik got sober and wrote a song about it […]
Keeping the 90s Alive
The 1990s were a simpler time. In those days, people had not yet given up their search for Carmen Sandiego. The success of Madonna’s sex book proved that literacy was […]
Putting the Prop in Proper
Gallagher has had a rough few years: professed insolvency, multiple heart attacks and bad press for some of his jokes. He has vowed to quit touring several times but he […]
Welcome to the Asylum
By the time that local haunted attraction impresario Brett Molitor acquired the Haunted Cave in 2013, it had largely abandoned its cave theme. Molitor said modern haunted attractions need a […]
Playing with ‘The Band’
In 2012, Fort Wayne-native and longtime Indianapolis-based musician Bill Mallers sat backstage with some band and stage mates after a show and contemplated the greatness of drummer and vocalist Levon […]
Haters Can Just Back Off
In 2009, a YouTuber calling herself Miranda uploaded a video called “Free Voice Lesson.” In it, a heavily-made up woman in a shabby-looking room stares earnestly into a camera and […]