Venice | Jacaranda Street – CD Review
Southern California band Venice return in 2019 with their 21st release Jacaranda Street. Just like the comfortable feeling you get when you see an old friend or a favorite...
The Monkees | Good Times! – CD Review
Who'd have thought we'd get a new Monkees album in 2016, 20 years since 1996's Justus. A full reunion of the four original members on record or stage, aside...
Rival Sons | Darkfighter – New Studio Release Review
Darkfighter is Rival Sons’ first new music since their 2019 Grammy-nominated release, Feral Roots. Mostly written and recorded during the pandemic, the album provided the band with a golden...
Chicago | Born For This Moment – New Studio Release Review
Chicago comes at us in 2022 with 14 new songs on their 38th studio album, Born For This Moment. With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, a Rock and Roll...
Gong | 2032 – New Studio Release Review
Gong, the progressive band born during the 1968 Paris student riots, has released some wild jazz fusion space funk over the years, but 2009 marks the band’s 40th anniversary...
Blackmore’s Night | All Our Yesterdays – CD Review
Blackmore’s Night have returned in 2015 with the 12-song All Our Yesterdays album. Ritchie Blackmore and his wife Candice Night once again create a thick tapestry of Renaissance flavored...
The Keith Emerson Band Featuring Marc Bonilla – CD Review
Finally. It only took 30 years, but Keith Emerson has at last made THE album fans have been waiting for. With a title like Keith Emerson Band featuring Marc...
Bruce Springsteen | Wrecking Ball – CD Review
Bruce Springsteen says Wrecking Ball has a lot in common with Nebraska, his sixth album from 1982. Supposedly this 11-song collection started out originally with just him and his...
Blue Öyster Cult | Ghost Stories – New Studio Release Review
With a legacy spanning over five decades, Blue Öyster Cult is a unique force in the hard rock firmament. Their 2024 studio release, Ghost Stories, proves this uniqueness, as...
Blue Öyster Cult | The Symbol Remains – CD Review
When I spoke to Blue Öyster Cult singer and guitarist Eric Bloom in 2007, I asked him if the band had any plans to cut a new album. At...
