Asia | Gravitas – CD Review
The sweet rise of harmony vocals opens "Valkyrie," a song that flows into the catchy first tune on Asia's 2014 studio release Gravitas. We're down to three-quarters of the...
Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius | Imposter! – New Studio Release Review
With Kansas bringing Joe Deninzon into the band in May 2023, plus all the other gigs the man manages, it did take the violinist, vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter a...
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...
John Fogerty | Fogerty’s Factory – New Studio Release Review
A true family effort born as a result of the current pandemic, John Fogerty's Fogerty's Factory features the legendary vocalist, guitarist and songwriter performing Creedence Clearwater Revival classics, solo...
Fanny Walked The Earth – CD Review
Before the Runaways, before the Go-Go's, before the Bangles — there was Fanny, the first "all-girl" rock band to sign on with a major label and make a serious...
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...
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...
Steve Hackett | The Circus And The Nightwhale – New Studio Release Review
When he isn’t thrilling audiences the world over, revisiting Genesis classics, Steve Hackett churns out wildly ambitious solo albums — 30 to be exact. For 2024, he’s made it...
John Wetton | Raised In Captivity – CD Review
John Wetton told me that being in California certainly influenced the making of his 2011 solo CD Raised In Captivity. Produced by multi-instrumentalist Billy Sherwood, this is the sixth...
Boz Scaggs | Speak Low – CD Review
If you’re looking to curl up in front of a fire with your significant
other, I can’t think of a better CD to play then Boz Scagg’s sultry
silky new one,...
