Ace Frehley | 10,000 Volts – New Studio Release Review
Nobody is ever going to accuse guitarist Ace Frehley of having a golden throat. But the guy can write a catchy rock tune, still wail like a master shredder,...
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...
Scorpions | Rock Believer – New Studio Release Review
It was a bit of a long slog for one of Germany’s greatest musical exports to achieve chart dominance in the states back in the day. Yet ever since...
Cactus | Black Dawn – CD Review
Cactus was born from the detritus of Vanilla Fudge in 1970 when drummer Carmine Appice and bassist Tim Bogert were planning to start a band with Rod Stewart and...
J.P. Reali | Grateful Blues – New Studio Release Review
Next to the Beatles and Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead may be one of the most covered bands of the 20th century. That’s because within the crazy world of...
John Cale | HoboSapiens – CD Review
As the most accomplished musician in Velvet Underground, as well as a prolific
producer, John Cale has been teetering of the fence of avant-garde and pop music
for almost 40 years....
JJ Cale | Roll On – CD Review
What is it with these old guys? Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling
Stones… Didn’t they get the memo that you can’t make good
music after 40? That popular music acts...
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...
Elliott Murphy | Infinity – New Studio Release Review
The 52nd album by internationally acclaimed American singer-songwriter, and long-time Paris resident Elliott Murphy mines provocative, wry lyricism, and solid, yet simple production, forays this icon has been making...
Jethro Tull | RökFlöte – New Studio Release Review
Two Jethro Tull albums in back-to-back years? Yes, for the first time since 1980, Tull has followed up 2022’s The Zealot Gene a year later with the exotically titled...
