Sammy Hagar & The Circle | Crazy Times – New Studio Release Review
Crazy Times, Sammy Hagar’s second release with The Circle, finds the Red Rocker, bassist Michael Anthony (Hagar's bandmate in Van Halen and Chickenfoot), drummer Jason Bonham and guitar virtuoso...
Ian Anderson | Thick As A Brick 2 – New Studio Release Review
Back in high school, I used to get in arguments about rock and roll all the time. When it came to what was going on in rock and roll,...
Bruce Springsteen | Only The Strong Survive – New Studio Release Review
Although a born-and-bred New Jersian and a stone-cold Springsteen fan, I haven’t always been on board when Bruce Springsteen does cover songs. I know “The Boss” grabbed some infamy...
Tedeschi Trucks Band | Made Up Mind – CD Review
It's almost cliché to say how today's music isn't as deep and heartfelt as it was back in the day (whichever day that was). Then again, you can't ignore...
Paul Simon | In The Blue Light – CD Review
Paul Simon will never be one to rest on his laurels as a songwriter. If something in his canon needs retooling — even if it’s for the umpteenth time...
ZZ Top | La Futura – CD Review
Nine years since the famous Tres Hombres - Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill, better known as ZZ Top - released a full-length album, La Futura features none...
Jeff Beck | Loud Hailer – New Studio Release Review
Jeff Beck likes to throw curve balls. He did it in the 70s when he went the fusion route on Blow By Blow. Then, In the 80s, 90s and...
Journey | Freedom – New Studio Release Review
Well, Journey are at it again….over a decade later! Not since 2011's Eclipse have we gotten an album of all-new songs from this band that made the Rock and Roll Hall...
The Winery Dogs | III – New Studio Release Review
Album number three (i.e., III) from the Winery Dogs (vocalist and guitarist Richie Kotzen, drummer Mike Portnoy and bassist Billy Sheehan) is built around the monster trio’s ability to...
Richie Onori’s Blues Messenger | In The Name Of Freedom – CD Review
Revolutionary. That was my first impression when I received and heard Richie Onori's Blues Messenger's In The Name Of Freedom. That was the first word that came to mind...

















