Ray Davies | Americana – CD Review
Ray Davies wants to “make his home where the buffalo roam” on 2017 solo release Americana. Taking a cue from his book (and film) of the same name,...
Heart | Red Velvet Car – CD Review
It’s been way too long since Heart hatched a decent album. For awhile
there, they were in serious danger of falling into the “heritage band”
category, which essentially means you hang...
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...
Joe Cocker | Hymn For My Soul – CD Review
“This is the most musical record I’ve made in a very long time,”
says Joe Cocker of his latest new release, Hymn For My Soul.
And these gospel-based tunes are very...
Terry Bozzio Composer Series – CD Review
We all know Terry Bozzio for his drumming with Steve Vai, Jeff Beck, and Frank Zappa, as well as leading Missing Persons, his many drum clinics and his one-man...
Sam Moore | Overnight Sensation – CD Review
Let me say from the outset I am not a big R&B fan. It’s just not
my cup of tea. I appreciate it, love a lot of the artists in...
Ringo Starr | Look Up – New Studio Release Review
The line between country music and pop rock keeps getting fuzzier. Taylor Swift started out as a country artist. Now she’s one of the biggest pop stars in history....
Procol Harum | Novum – CD Review
It’s been 50 years since Procol Harum turned the music world on its ear with “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” — a tome built on a Bach chord progression...
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...
Roadcase Royale | First Things First – CD Review
Something familiar, something new, a little rock and a little blues. If that seems like something you might hear with regard to a marriage, well, you’re not far off....
