Articles By: Will Ogburn

Magic Beat Pacers

ORLANDO, FLA. –The Orlando Magic came together for their first win on Friday, beating the Indiana Pacers 114-106. Taking the floor without leading scorer Evan Fournier, the Magic second unit stepped up big time. While the entire starting five registered a negative plus/minus, every member of the bench outscored the Pacers by at least double […]

The Hard Rock Goes Thrash With Slayer and Anthrax

Walking into a show like Slayer at the Hard Rock is always a funny experience. Because the venue is inside of Universal’s City Walk, you get to see droves of gloves-and-black clad metal fans having to figure out things like parking and security among the hundreds of happy families. This one was huge, and the […]

Orlando Goes Goo Goo for the Goo Goo Dolls

  When the Goo Goo Dolls came to the Hard Rock Live on Tuesday, they brought all the elements of a great rock show. They had Johnny Rzeznik, an electric front man who has become a legend in the genre. They had “Iris,” one of the best songs to see live, as well as many […]

Orlando and Saint Pete have an “In This Moment”

 with Travis Failey In the midst of Orlando’s booming summer of concerts, the Hell Pop Tour rolled into Hard Rock Live at Universal’s City Walk. The tour brought a diverse foursome of rock groups – from the sexually charged, female-driven headliner In This Moment, to the metallic super group Hellyeah, to the countrified, bluesy sounds […]

Interview with Michael Del Pizzo of Sunflower Dead

Vocalist Michael Del Pizzo sits down to talk tour life with Rocket Sports and Entertainment’s WIll Ogburn. The California native and his band are in the midst the HELL Pop Tour with Shaman’s Harvest, HellYeah, and In This Moment that rolled through Orlando on Thursday night. We talked about his band’s unique story as a […]

My Monstrous Kind Of Rockville

Monster Energy Drink’s Welcome to Rockville is more of an experience than a show. Though they passed out schedules at the door, you’d be lucky to see even half of what the event had to offer due to its enormity. Walking through the gate felt like being transported to a new world – a place […]

Magic Beat Bucks Without Gordon, Oladipo, or Vucevic

  ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic won a gritty one in their final home game of the season, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 107-98. Playing without three starters, and arguably their best players, Aaron Gordon, Victor Oladipo, and Nicola Vucevic, the Magic rallied behind a strong performance from their fill-ins. Orlando scored the first points […]

Magic Keep Composure, Hold On to Beat Heat

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic continued their late season tear on Friday night, beating the Miami Heat by a score of 111-109 in front of a home crowd. It was a hard-fought affair for the in-state rivals, featuring 23 lead changes. Tonight’s Magic win snapped a four-game losing streak to the Heat. A lesser […]

Magic Lose Lead, Fall to Tobias Harris’ Pistons

  ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic cooled down on Wednesday night, falling to the Detroit Pistons 104-108 in front of a home crowd at the Amway Center. It was another close game that got away from the Magic, as they allowed a seven-point fourth quarter lead to slip away. A collection of bad breaks […]

Magic Play Physical, Down Grizzlies

  ORLANDO, Fla. – Pride was on the line on Sunday Night at the Amway Center as the Orlando Magic defeated the Memphis Grizzlies by a score of 119 to 107. It was an efficient performance by the Magic against a perpetually shorthanded Grizzlies team. Nikola Vucevic, Evan Fournier, and Victor Oladipo all scored over […]