The Michael Schenker Group | In The Midst Of Beauty – CD Review

Guitar worshippers rejoice; The Michael Schenker Group is back! It’s been a long tome since we heard from Schenker, he of UFO/Scorpions fame; he of the blistering guitar lead; he of...

Def Leppard | Yeah! – CD Review

Def Leppard’s Yeah! is no mere cover album. The entire CD is an unabashedly punch-drunk love letter to the bands whose music bewitched the adolescent Leps into strumming tennis racquets, banging...

California Breed – California Breed – CD Review

You would think after three relatively solid albums and a wickedly good live DVD with Black Country Communion that Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham, the band's slam dunkin' rhythm...

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...

Joe Satriani | Shockwave Supernova – CD Review

There was a time when super guitarist Joe Satriani stepped up and sang on his records. He did a decent job on 1991's Flying In A Blue Dream, but...

Yes | Mirror To The Sky – New Studio Release Review

As he did on the band’s previous studio release, 2021’s The Quest, guitarist Steve Howe produced Yes’ 2023 release, Mirror To The Sky. In fact, one could say that Howe indeed...

Dave Davies | I Will Be Me – CD Review

Look at the Wikipedia entry for Dave Davies, and it says he is ranked 88th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Aside...

JJ Cale & Eric Clapton | Road To Escondido – CD Review

Most music fans are not familiar with the name J.J. Cale, but they do know his music. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Deep Purple, Widespread Panic, Johnny Cash and many others have all...

David Bowie | The Next Day – CD Review

So, guess who has a new album out in 2013? David Bowie…yes that David Bowie! Bowie and his very best producer, Tony Visconti, worked in secret over two years...

Chicago | Born For This Moment – New Studio Release Review

Chicago comes at us in 2022 with 14 new songs on their 38th studio album, Born For This Moment. With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, a Rock and Roll...