Chris Spedding | Joyland – CD Review
A renown British guitar slinger for five decades and running, Chris Spedding may not be a name on the tip of everyone's tongue, but he's had his share of...
Martin Barre | Back To Steel – CD Review
The heavy, hard-riffing title track with a big chorus opens Martin Barre's 2015 release Back To Steel. The longtime Jethro Tull ax man has released five previous solo albums...
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...
John Lodge | 10,000 Light Years Ago – CD Review
John Lodge, the Moody Blues singer, songwriter and bassist, has released his second (and his first since 1977's Natural Avenue) solo album 10,000 Light Years Ago, an eight song...
Tesla | Homage – New Studio Release Review
Sacramento, California-based band Tesla have a new album for 2026 entitled Homage. It is a mostly cover song release with an original entitled “Never Alone” that starts it off....
Deep Purple | SPLAT! – New Studio Release Review
So much for long goodbyes. Deep Purple have set themselves up for the long haul instead. If they’re going to keep making albums like SPLAT!, no one can stop...
Anthony Phillips | Strings Of Light – CD Review
Genesis founding member, composer, and guitarist Anthony Phillips presents his first new album in seven years, Strings Of Light. Across two CDs, plus a DVD 5.1 surround sound mix of...
Van Morrison | Keep It Simple – CD Review
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Van ‘The Man’ Morrison has a released
a new CD, Keep It Simple. As he says of the title track “…let’s
hope we can get...
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks | Tangled Tales – CD Review
Tom Waits once said, “Dan Hicks is fly, sly, wily and dry!” Elvis
Costello remarked, “Dan Hicks is an American Treasure.” And Bette
Midler praised him with: “Dan Hicks is lightning...
Cheap Trick | In Another World – New Studio Release Review
Some things you just look forward to, no questions asked. Just like an old friend that you haven’t seen since the lockdown, Cheap Trick has returned with their 20th...
