Dolly Parton | Rockstar – New Studio Release Review

Before you go laughing off the idea of one of country music’s most endearing and indelible icons crossing over the music bridge into rock territory as adorable, let’s first...

Black Crowes | 1972 – New Studio Release Review

It’s the reunion that just keeps giving. Given their history, the Black Crowes could very well be walking on thin ice when it comes to their ongoing survival. This...

Slash | World On Fire – CD Review

Things seem to be working out for Slash, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators. Their first full album together, 2012's Apocalyptic Love, fared well with the public, scoring chart success...

Santana | Blessings And Miracles – New Studio Release Review

Since fronting his own outfit in San Francisco, Carlos Santana has delivered music that crosses genres, boundaries and cultures. His legendary performance at Woodstock performance, hits like “Black Magic...

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts | Sinner – CD Review

Move over, Britney — Joan Jett is the real pop princess. Yes, pop. Now wait....don’t spit out your bubblegum or fall off your roller skates in dismay. Pop doesn’t have to...

The Isley Brothers & Santana | Power Of Peace – CD Review

Two families — the Isleys and the Santanas — call their 13-song Power Of Peace collaboration a fulfillment of a dream. Pulling in some classic soul, funk, blues, rock...

HeadCat | Walk The Walk…Talk The Talk – CD Review

What do you get when you put Lemmy Kilmister, Slim Jim Phantom and Danny B. Harvey in one band? You get HeadCat. The Cat’s Walk The Walk…Talk The Talk...

Santana | Santana IV – CD Review

The original Santana band formed in 1967, were managed by Bill Graham and blasted into national prominence at Woodstock. Infusing a slew of musical styles filled with Latin flavors...

Widespread Panic | Earth To America – CD Review

Widespread Panic, for those of you who aren’t in the know about such things, was one of the first bands of the 80s to emerge in the shadow of the Grateful...

Blackmore’s Night | Secret Voyage – CD Review

Guitarist extraordinaire Ritchie Blackmore says of his merry band of medieval music makers Blackmore’s Night: “We have the creative freedom to play any style of music we want. We...