Eric Clapton | Back Home – CD Review

Aficionados of Eric Clapton’s guitar work may have found some consolation this year when he reformed Cream with bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker for four London concerts in May...

Cheap Trick | All Washed Up – New Studio Release Review

Cheap Trick are nowhere close to the title of their new album, All Washed Up. The iconic Illinois rock foursome have been at their unique brand of rocking’ pop...

Hawkestrel | The Future Is Us – CD Review

No one can say that Hawkestrel’s The Future Is Us doesn’t bring together an interesting mix of musicians. From the Hawkwind family, there are present and former members including...

Van Halen | A Different Kind Of Truth – CD Review

It's 2012 and the mighty Van Halen ship has set sail once again, the first full album with David Lee Roth and the Van Halens since 1984. Make no...

Yes | Fly From Here – CD Review

I wondered why the first few tunes on Yes’ Fly From Here sounded like the Drama era version of the band when Buggles Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn replaced...

Queensrÿche | American Soldier – CD Review

Of all the so-called metal bands from the 80s that attempted to transcend the clichés and sustain a career beyond the hype, Queensrÿche has carved out a niche that is uniquely...

Gong | Rejoice! I’m Dead! – CD Review

Rejoice! I’m Dead! is Gong’s first release since the death of founding member Daevid Allen. Lead by singer and guitarist Kavus Torabi, a man recruited by Allen himself, the...

Neil Young | Fork In The Road – New Studio Release Review

I know what you’re thinking: Another new Neil Young album? What about Archives? And before you go off thinking Young just threw this new album together on a whim...

UFO | A Conspiracy Of Stars – CD Review

UFO's Strangers In The Night, an amazing live album from 1978, was one of those releases that almost never left my turntable. The heavy dynamics, with melodic density, really...

Tangerine Dream | Paradiso – CD Review

How could any red-blooded American male forget those delicious scenes of Tom Cruise atop a writhing Rebecca De Mornay in the movie Risky Business (remember the ‘choo choo’ train scene?). Behind...