Cheap Trick | Rockford – CD Review
The buzz on the street is that Cheap Trick, the cartoonish, perennial popsters of yore, are back with a vengeance. Practically everything about Rockford, their sensational new CD, heralds...
Mike Oldfield | Man On The Rocks – CD Review
A loosely played acoustic guitar and big drums from John Robinson start off “Sailing” from Mike Oldfield’s 2014 studio release, Man On The Rocks. For his 25th album (and...
Cherie Currie | Blvds Of Splendor – Digital Album Review
Blvds Of Splendor was supposed to be Cherie Currie’s “comeback” album after The Runaways movie (largely based on Currie’s 1989 book Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway) came...
Boston | Life, Love & Hope – CD Review
When their self-titled debut album sold a gazillion copies, their guitar sound became an instantly recognizable 70s FM rock radio staple, and their vocal harmonies hit unheard-of atmospheric highs,...
Ringo Starr | Look Up – New Studio Release Review
The line between country music and pop rock keeps getting fuzzier. Taylor Swift started out as a country artist. Now she’s one of the biggest pop stars in history....
John Mayall | Tough – CD Review
On his 57th (yes, that 57!) studio album Tough, "The
Godfather of British Blues" at 76, John Mayall lays out words of wisdom
on his latest 11-track, self-produced tome. The CD...
Rush | Clockwork Angels – CD Review
Rush's 20th album, Clockwork Angels, is some of the heaviest music the Canadian trio has ever created. Bassist and singer Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer Neil Peart...
Paul Simon | Stranger To Stranger – CD Review
It is apparent that Paul Simon is still exploring sound experimentation on Stranger To Stranger, his 13th solo album. And you have to give Art Garfunkel's on-again, off-again partner...
Brian Tarquin & Heavy Friends | Guitars For Wounded Warriors – CD review
Producer, guitarist and composer Brian Tarquin called on a bunch of heavy duty guitarists to help out with a project near and dear to his heart, Guitars For Wounded...
Henry McCullough | Poor Man’s Moon – CD Review
Our old friend Henry McCullough is at it again with his 2008 album Poor Man's Moon, just released in the U.S. The subtle electric guitar master — best known...
