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...

Bob Dylan | Triplicate – CD Review

Mining the same territory he did in his two previous releases, for Bob Dylan’s 38th studio release, Triplicate, our best pop songwriter once again ‘covers’ classic American tunes. This...

Chickenfoot | Chickenfoot 3 – CD Review

To avoid the sophomore jinx, Sammy Hagar claims the supergroup Chickenfoot - Chad Smith on drums, Joe Satriani on guitar, Michael Anthony on bass and backing vocals, and Hagar...

Steve Lukather | Transition – CD Review

Steve Lukather isn't your typical guitar hero. For one, he plays in Toto — celebrating their 35th anniversary with their 2013 Summer tour — a band known for well-crafted...

Sammy Hagar & The Circle | Space Between – CD Review

During a brief exchange on the red carpet in 2014, I asked Sammy Hagar about making albums, and he said in today’s music industry, it’s not about “spending a...

Paul McCartney | Egypt Station – CD Review

The sounds of a train station flow into forty seconds or so of chorus voices on “Opening Station,” the kick off track of Paul McCartney’s 17th solo album, Egypt...

Gregg Allman | Low Country Blues – CD Review

One liver transplant later, and Gregg Allman is thankful to still be alive and kicking. But to still make music at a level that rivals his best days with...

Warrant | Born Again – CD Review

What’s Black ’N Blue and rocks all over? It’s Warrant, thundering up from where the down boys go with Born Again, featuring new singer Jaime St. James of Black ’N Blue...

Neal Smith | KillSmith & The Greenfire Empire – CD Review

Neal Smith is best known for his innovative drumming and outrageous stage antics with the original Alice Cooper band. His solid skins-handling is the bedrock behind classics hits like...

Little River Band | Cuts Like A Diamond – CD Review

Little River Band are back with their 18th studio release (and first with all original songs since 2003’s Test Of Time), Cuts Like A Diamond. Stand-out tracks include “You...