Bruce Springsteen | Western Stars – CD Review
Opening with droplet-like acoustic, accented vocal, and sweeping strings, Bruce Springsteen picks up his listener on “Hitch Hikin’” and delivers us into Western Stars, his 19th album. The Boss’...
Chris Thompson | Toys & Dishes – CD Review
Opening with a full big harmony chorus refrain to "Million $ Wonder Hit," this acoustic mover is one of 12 tightly woven little ditties that make up Chris Thompson's...
AC/DC | Black Ice – CD Review
With the world's economy in the dumper, Black Ice, the first
new studio album in eight years from AC/DC, could be just what the doctor ordered.
Think about it: When all...
Chuck Wright’s Sheltering Sky – New Studio Release Review
Chuck Wright is a prolific bassist who’s played with everyone from Alice Cooper to Gregg Allman. He’s been in more bands than you can imagine — Giuffria, Impellitteri, Heaven...
Joe Cocker | Hymn For My Soul – CD Review
“This is the most musical record I’ve made in a very long time,”
says Joe Cocker of his latest new release, Hymn For My Soul.
And these gospel-based tunes are very...
Andy Summers | Earth + Sky – CD Review
Ever since the Police folded up in 1984, guitarist Andy Summers has made more
than his fair share of eclectic records. And why not? At least he hasn’t
fallen prey to...
Mick Jagger | Goddess In The Doorway
The beauty behind the Rolling Stones has always been their unrefined, coarse manner. Even as they have cleaned up their act in recent years, the swagger is still very...
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...
Sky King | Morose Tales From The Left Coast – CD Review
Where have I heard this before? It sounds familiar, yet at the same time it is new. Sky King's Morose Tales From The Left Coast is not one of...
The Immediate Family | Skin In The Game – New Studio Release Review
The term “supergroup” has been used many times in the music business. All you really have to do is be recognizable name-wise, then collaborate on a project with three...
