Mudcrutch | 2 – CD Review
An upfront harmonica and acoustic guitar jangle pushes Randall Marsh's upbeat snare snap of the wry biographical "Trailer," the first tune of 2, the second album by Mudcrutch. With...
Andy Timmons | Plays Sgt. Pepper – CD Review
On June 1, 1967, the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to the masses. It has since been hailed as one of the greatest albums in rock...
Andy Summers | Triboluminescence – CD Review
Andy Summers remains one of music’s most expressive guitarists, bending his strings to best convey the moods of whichever partner he’s working with. As one-third of the Police, he...
Andy Jackson | Signal To Noise – CD Review
The first thing you'll notice about Andy Jackson's Signal To Noise is that it's step into Pink Floydian soundscapes. Which isn't a surprise when you consider that Jackson worked...
Focus | Focus 11 – CD Review
The 2018 lineup of Focus -— sole original member, leader keyboardist, vocalist, and flautist Thijs van Leer, longtime drummer Pierre van der Linden, guitarist Menno Gootjes, and bassist Udo...
Alice Cooper | Paranormal – CD Review
Alice Cooper’s Paranormal, his 27th studio album, sees the man who originated “shock rock” collaborating with producer and songwriter Bob Ezrin, U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Jr., Deep Purple bassist...
Uriah Heep | Wake The Sleeper – CD Review
Somewhere between the progressive hard rock of Deep Purple and the operatic
cabaret of Queen sits the legend of Uriah Heep. The road has never been easy
for the English institution,...
Black Country Communion | Black Country Communion – CD Review
In an age of odd pairings and off-the-wall unions, the idea of a supergroup seems as quaint and antiquated as factory cassettes. They still have them though, don’t they?...
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...
AC/DC | Power Up – New Studio Release Review
What else could we possibly need more in these ‘new nothing-but normal’ times than AC/DC?! The long road this band has hoed between releasing Rock Or Bust in 2014 and 2020’s...
