Steve Porcaro | Someday / Somehow – CD Review
An overlooked component of Toto, keyboardist Steve Porcaro marks 2016 as the year for his long-awaited debut solo album, Someday / Somehow. It's a veritable showcase of the man's...
Rated X | Rated X – CD Review
When Frontiers Records President Serafino Perugino suggested to former Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner that he put a band together, drummer Carmine Appice was called given his long history...
Cheap Trick | We’re All Alright (Deluxe Edition) – CD Review
Cheap Trick’s 18th studio album We're All Alright! is a bit more than alright; it’s a pure rock and roll gem. Singer Robin Zander, guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom...
Black Star Riders | The Killer Instinct – CD Review
After surrendering the Thin Lizzy moniker, Black Star Riders went on to record their 2013 debut, All Hell Breaks Loose, which by formula or emboldened righteousness, had all the...
Ben Waters | Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute To Ian Stewart – CD Review
Depending on which book you read, most agree that pianist Ian Stewart co-founded the Rolling Stones with Brian Jones. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman filled...
The Zombies | Different Game – New Studio Release Review
Not that this could be anybody else, but from the title track of The Zombies’ Different Game, with its upfront blasting ‘dirty’ organ, strings slipping in, and a distinct...
Jon Anderson | 1000 Hands – CD Review
Since being shown the door by Yes in 2008, Jon Anderson has elevated himself to an astonishing level of progressive music practitioner. If his random solo epics or collaborations...
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...
William Shatner | Ponder The Mystery – CD Review
Boldly going where certainly very few actors have ever dared to go, William Shatner has once again taken his unique delivery of poetry to a very far-off land, marrying...
Native Window | Native Window – CD Review
What do you get when you take Steve Walsh and Kerry Livgren out of Kansas: Native Window. If you’re familiar with Kansas’s history even a little bit, you’ll know...
