The Pretenders | Break Up The Concrete – CD Review

All’s fair in the ups and downs of the Pretenders, whose singular mainstay Chrissie Hynde keeps plugging away against time, travesty and circumstance. Just when you she’s left the building, here...

Santana | Blessings And Miracles – New Studio Release Review

Since fronting his own outfit in San Francisco, Carlos Santana has delivered music that crosses genres, boundaries and cultures. His legendary performance at Woodstock performance, hits like “Black Magic...

Blackmore’s Night | All Our Yesterdays – CD Review

Blackmore’s Night have returned in 2015 with the 12-song All Our Yesterdays album. Ritchie Blackmore and his wife Candice Night once again create a thick tapestry of Renaissance flavored...

Ricky Byrd | Lifer – CD Review

With the great 50s-influenced "Rock 'N' Roll Boys," Ricky Byrd opens his first-ever album, Lifer. This autobiographical little ditty sets the stage perfectly for what turns out to be...

SiX By SiX | Beyond Shadowland – New Studio Release Review

Coming upon SiX By SiX’s second album Beyond Shadowland, one can feel the progressive power trio of Saga guitarist Ian Crichton, Saxon drummer Nigel Glockler, and bassist and vocalist Robert...

Conspiracy | The Unknown – CD Review

Yes reissues from Rhino continue to fall from the sky at an alarming rate. When they unearth bonus tracks for albums likeTales From Topographic Oceans, Relayer and Going For...

Neil Young | Prairie Wind – CD Review

Recovering from a brain aneurysm apparently left Neil Young no worse for the wear. If anything, it may have inspired him to strive forward in his usual, slumberous and unperturbed manner....

Saga | Sagacity (Special Edition) – CD Review

A Special Edition of Saga's 2014 studio album Sagacity boasts two CDs - the studio album and nine songs from the band's show at SWR1 Rock Arena in 2013....

Roger Waters | The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux – New Studio Release...

If anyone was expecting Roger Waters to replicate or outdo The Dark Side Of The Moon, then they’re probably not up to speed with how the former Pink Floyd bassist...

Joe Grushecky | Somewhere East Of Eden – CD Review

For decades, Joe Grushecky has played and recorded both solo and early on as a member of the Iron City Houserockers and has even co-wrote songs with Bruce Springsteen,...