The Rolling Stones | Hackney Diamonds – New Studio Release Review
I’m not going to lie. I was expecting Hackney Diamonds, the first new Rolling Stones album of all-new original material in nearly 20 years, to be a tired retread...
Ringo Starr | Ringo 2012 – CD Review
So our old friend Ringo Starr is at it again! The ex-Beatle has released Ringo 2012, his 17th studio album. With superstar friends like Joe Walsh, Richard Page, Benmont...
The Bangles | Sweetheart Of The Sun – CD Review
The Bangles’ Sweetheart Of The Sun is far from any 80s pop revival that one might be expecting when the name of this all-girl ensemble is mentioned. Sweetheart Of...
Uriah Heep | Into The Wild – CD Review
Mining a little Rainbow, sometimes Deep Purple, even occasionally Kansas,
but always in a deep Uriah Heep vein, original member guitarist Mick Box, long-time
bassist Trevor Bolder and drummer Russell Gilbrook,...
Queen + Paul Rodgers | The Cosmos Rock – New Studio Release Review
For all the hype and expectation surrounding the union of Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor with legendary blues-rock crooner Paul Rodgers, you’d think anything new would be out...
Gov’t Mule | High & Mighty – CD Review
Since the demise of partner-in-crime/in-the-pocket bassist Allen Woody, maverick
guitarist/vocalist Warren Haynes has practically made it his life’s mission
to become the world’s busiest and most in-demand musician. Yet, somehow
between his...
Neal Schon | Vortex – CD Review
Vortex, guitarist Neal Schon’s ninth solo album, is a two-CD guitar work-out of noodling high-fret explosions without the pop expectations of Journey. Pushed along by ex-Journey drummer Steve Smith,...
Leslie West | Unusual Suspects – CD Review
His career began with the Vagrants, one of the few teenage garage rock bands to come out of NYC. But Leslie West is probably best remembered as a founding...
John Mayall | Tough – CD Review
On his 57th (yes, that 57!) studio album Tough, "The
Godfather of British Blues" at 76, John Mayall lays out words of wisdom
on his latest 11-track, self-produced tome. The CD...
Venice | Stained Glass – New Studio Release Review
For their 2024 studio release, Stained Glass, Southern California band Venice have, to paraphrase one of their old song titles, gone “back to the well” to give their fans...
