In 2015, Europe (yes, THAT Europe) released one of my absolute favorite albums of the year, War of Kings. I was so floored that the same band who gave us “The Final Countdown” and “Carrie” 30 years ago was now releasing an album that sounded like a lost Deep Purple masterpiece. This lead me to go back and discover over a decade’s worth of great material that I had no idea even existed. Europe hit the road behind War of … Continue reading Blowin’ Wind with Europe’s Ian Haugland: ” We have to perform at 100% every night. It’s really important that you remind yourself how lucky you are, especially a band like Europe that comes from the 80’s, that you can still be doing this.”