Ben Waters | Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute To Ian Stewart – CD Review

Depending on which book you read, most agree that pianist Ian Stewart co-founded the Rolling Stones with Brian Jones. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman filled...

Various Artists | A Prog Rock Christmas – CD Review

A Prog Rock Christmas features members of Yes, Renaissance, Deep Purple,Utopia, Focus, Curved Air, Hawkwind, and a special guest performance by actor Malcolm McDowell. This collection runs around some holiday classics in...

ROVO & System 7 | Phoenix Rising – CD Review

Guitar legend Steve Hillage and vocalist Miquette Giraudy’s System 7 have merged with Japanese progressive rock band ROVO to present Phoenix Rising for your musical edification and sensual head...

Wishbone Ash | Blue Horizon – CD Review

When it comes to a twin-guitar approach, Wishbone Ash remains one of the forerunners. Their early progressive leanings gave way to a harder, bluesier direction that, through a myriad...

Ace Frehley | Origins, Vol. 2 – CD Review

Ace Frehley, KISS co-founder and 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, continues with his love for covers on Origins, Vol. 2. The previous Origins, Vol. 1, released in...

Kansas | The Absence Of Presence – CD Review

A vintage Kansas sound is certainly present on Kansas' 16th studio album The Absence Of Presence. This is the band's foruth studio album without founding member lead vocalist, keyboardist Steve...

Elton John | The Captain & The Kid – CD review

A disturbing trend has slowly been seeping into the music game: sequels. As if it hasn't spun enough out of control in the movie industry — with such franchises...

Meat Loaf | Braver Than We Are – CD Review

I am a huge Meat Loaf fan. Bat Out Of Hell is not just a seminal album from the 70s, it is one of my favorites of all time....

Intelligent Music Project II | My Kind O’ Lovin’ – CD review

Intelligent Music Project’s My Kind O’ Lovin’ is the second offering from composer and producer Dr. Milen Vrabevski. The man’s uplifting lyric and ‘intelligence’ has helped him in gathering...

George Thorogood & The Destroyers | The Dirty Dozen – CD Review

Buying a George Thorogood & The Destroyers is almost like buying an AC/DC album. In both cases, you pretty much know what you’re in for. No surprises, nothing experimental — just...