Ian Anderson | Homo Erraticus – New Studio Release Review

Now that he's firmly planted the Ian Anderson flag, the ever-prolific singer, flautist, songwriter and storyteller has followed up 2012's Thick As A Brick 2 with an ambitious "Prog-Folk-Metal"...

The Derek Trucks Band | Songlines – CD Review

Let's get the obvious out of the way from the outset: Derek Trucks is a fantastic talent. Blending the soul and sounds of all of his transcontinental elders with a gifted...

Scorpions | Rock Believer – New Studio Release Review

It was a bit of a long slog for one of Germany’s greatest musical exports to achieve chart dominance in the states back in the day. Yet ever since...

UFO | The Salentino Cuts – CD Review

UFO offers up their first album of covers with the 12-song The Salentino Cuts. Here the current lineup of vocalist Phil Mogg, drummer Andy Parker, keyboardist and guitarist Paul...

Night Ranger | ATBPO – New Studio Release Review

Night Ranger hits the ground running on their 12th studio album ATBPO (i.e.,  “And The Band Played On”). The band began writing this bunch of songs in early 2020, just as...

Boz Scaggs | Speak Low – CD Review

If you’re looking to curl up in front of a fire with your significant other, I can’t think of a better CD to play then Boz Scagg’s sultry silky new one,...

Ace Frehley | Origins, Vol. 2 – CD Review

Ace Frehley, KISS co-founder and 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, continues with his love for covers on Origins, Vol. 2. The previous Origins, Vol. 1, released in...

LMR | Levin Minnemann Rudess – CD Review

How does one even begin to keep up with side projects these days? The disintegration of the record industry and the homegrown nature of recording technology have made it...

Bachman | Heavy Blues – CD Review

Randy Bachman is a man who likes to take risks. He took a big one when he left the Guess Who in 1970. Sidelined by health and personal issues,...

Yes | Heaven & Earth – CD Review

In an age when making albums is a risky and unprofitable enterprise, Yes have defied the odds by unveiling Heaven & Earth, their 19th full-length studio release. The stakes...