Brian Tarquin Project | Vegas Blue – CD Review
None of us will forget the tragedy that occurred at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017. From his room in the hotel, a deranged...
Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius | Imposter! – New Studio Release Review
With Kansas bringing Joe Deninzon into the band in May 2023, plus all the other gigs the man manages, it did take the violinist, vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter a...
Paul McCartney | Chaos And Creation In The Backyard – CD Review
Why does Paul McCartney continue to record new albums? Here’s a guy who’s pretty much done it all – dozens of hit singles, best-selling, trend-setting albums, stadium tours, movies...
Dirty Honey | Dirty Honey (Five-Song EP) – New Studio Release Review
Consider four-piece hard rock bands of the 1970s — Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, for example. These groups were built around a collective sensibility, sustained by a tight...
Jeff Lynne’s ELO | From Out Of Nowhere – New Studio Release Review
The title track from From Out Of Nowhere, the 2019 release from Jeff Lynne's ELO, showcases familiar ELO tropes with a single guitar line melody, jangly guitar rhythm, orchestral spikes,...
Foghat | Last Train Home – CD Review
When does a band stop being the band it was and become something totally new?
If a group has seen too many personal changes, deaths, or splits, is it still
the...
Marc Ford | Weary & Wired – CD Review
As a member of the Black Crowes and Ben Harper’s Innocent Criminals,
Marc Ford sold millions of albums and played in front of millions more. Coming
with the success are the...
Blackmore’s Night | Secret Voyage – CD Review
Guitarist extraordinaire Ritchie Blackmore says of his merry band of medieval music makers Blackmore’s Night: “We have the creative freedom to play any style of music we want. We...
Blackmore’s Night | The Village Lanterne – CD Review
For listeners unfamiliar with Blackmore’s Night, The Village Lanterne is more mist-around-the-castle than “Smoke on the Water.” The CD is an eclectic tapestry of medieval music embellished with contemporary...
Van Morrison | Versatile – CD Review
Versatile, Van Morrison’s 38th album, sees the
Celtic soul singer interpreting some of the 20th century’s greatest
standards. This record is rich and wild jazz band stuff, mainly horn-led,
with Van Morrison’s...
