Conspiracy | The Unknown – CD Review

Yes reissues from Rhino continue to fall from the sky at an alarming rate. When they unearth bonus tracks for albums likeTales From Topographic Oceans, Relayer and Going For...

Foghat | Under The Influence – CD Review

You really can't count a vintage rock band out. Surely keeping a regular presence on the radio in the 1970s with hits like "Fool For The City," "Stone Blue,"...

John Fogerty | The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again – CD Review

With so many rockers going the country bluegrass route these days, it was a given someone like John Fogerty would jump on the horse buggy for a spin into the wild...

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...

Artimus Pyle | Artimus Venomus – CD Review

Artimas Pyle! Artimas ‘Freaking Pyle! Do you recall the daze when Lynyrd Skynyrd was Lynyrd Skynyrd, not the mix-and-match band of new additions and younger family members, semi-right winger flag-wavers they...

Mr. Big | What If – CD Review

Like a lot of their contemporaries, Mr. Big got lumped in with the heavy metal thumpers of the 1980s. And while the band’s muscle was indeed hard and heavy,...

Fanny Walked The Earth – CD Review

Before the Runaways, before the Go-Go's, before the Bangles — there was Fanny, the first "all-girl" rock band to sign on with a major label and make a serious...

The Rolling Stones | Foreign Tongues – New Studio Release Review

Raucous and heartfelt, disco beats and falsettos, guest musicians, a goodly amount of that all-too-infrequent but always blindingly brilliant Jagger harmonica, recorded in London, another post-humous appearance by Charlie...

Ken Hensley & Live Fire | Faster – CD Review

Far from re-retiring, multi-instrumentalist (but known for his keyboard work) Ken Hensley aims to bring back that band feeling, ala Uriah Heep and Blackfoot, with Norway's Live Fire for...

Burton Cummings | A Few Good Moments – New Studio Release Review

Surely sitting at the top of the list of Canadian vintage rock royalty sits Burton Cummings, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of The Guess Who. Cummings’...