Blackmore’s Night | Secret Voyage – CD Review
Guitarist extraordinaire Ritchie Blackmore says of his merry band of medieval music makers Blackmore’s Night: “We have the creative freedom to play any style of music we want. We...
Elliott Murphy | Notes From The Underground | Jann Klose | Reverie –...
One is a veteran with 30 albums to his credit; the other is a German-born,
African-bred singer with considerably less recording time under his belt. We’re
talking two drastically different styles...
Brian Wilson | No Pier Pressure – CD Review
There is no arguing over the uniqueness of Brian Wilson's compositions and productions, his influence on pop music, his singular status as one of popular music's most enigmatic survivors....
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...
If Life Was Easy | Roger Glover & the Guilty Party – CD Review
On top of him being the longtime bassist of Deep Purple, Roger Glover is a songwriter, producer and instrumentalist of amazing depth and style - as is evident on...
The Rolling Stones | Hackney Diamonds – New Studio Release Review
I’m not going to lie. I was expecting Hackney Diamonds, the first new Rolling Stones album of all-new original material in nearly 20 years, to be a tired retread...
Uriah Heep | Into The Wild – CD Review
Mining a little Rainbow, sometimes Deep Purple, even occasionally Kansas,
but always in a deep Uriah Heep vein, original member guitarist Mick Box, long-time
bassist Trevor Bolder and drummer Russell Gilbrook,...
America | Here And Now – CD Review
As is the case when many ‘older’ musical acts release new material
these days, the 2-CD set Here And Now features a cast of ‘newer’
artists playing, writing, and producing the...
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...
Saga | Symmetry – New Studio Release Review
For a brief period 40 years ago, Canadian hard rock quintet Saga nearly became global music royalty. Their fourth album, Worlds Apart, would go Gold in the states, bolstered...
