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...

Operation Mindcrime | The Key – CD Review

If you haven’t figured it out yet, Geoff Tate has evolved into a progressive rock practitioner with a yen for odd time signatures and heady concepts on the scale of Roger...

Jon Anderson | 1000 Hands – CD Review

Since being shown the door by Yes in 2008, Jon Anderson has elevated himself to an astonishing level of progressive music practitioner. If his random solo epics or collaborations...

Bruce Springsteen | Only The Strong Survive – New Studio Release Review

Although a born-and-bred New Jersian and a stone-cold Springsteen fan, I haven’t always been on board when Bruce Springsteen does cover songs. I know “The Boss” grabbed some infamy...

Intelligent Music Project II | My Kind O’ Lovin’ – CD review

Intelligent Music Project’s My Kind O’ Lovin’ is the second offering from composer and producer Dr. Milen Vrabevski. The man’s uplifting lyric and ‘intelligence’ has helped him in gathering...

Blondie | Panic Of Girls – CD Review

Blondie is the quintessential New York City band, its roots firmly entrenched in the Bowery and Village fringe clubs like CBGB and Max's Kansas City. Now, over 30 years...

Paul McCartney | McCartney III – New Studio Release Review

Just in time for the holidays comes McCartney III, Paul McCartney’s “surprise” album recorded during “rockdown,” when the singer was stranded at home, like so many of us, with...

Yes | Magnification – CD Review

The key to the music of Yes has always been about how much texturing could be applied to jolt any given piece through the stratosphere. Anyone familiar with the...

Van Halen | A Different Kind Of Truth – CD Review

It's 2012 and the mighty Van Halen ship has set sail once again, the first full album with David Lee Roth and the Van Halens since 1984. Make no...

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...