Ann Wilson | Fierce Bliss – New Studio Release Review

Ann Wilson has some Fierce Bliss, her 2022 solo album, for us all. From the opener “Greed,” to the Zeppelinesque “Black Wing,” to deep originals and sailing covers, we get...

Intelligent Music Project III | Touching The Divine – CD Review

The Intelligent Music Project is the brainchild of producer and composer Dr. Milen Vrabevski, MD. The third release from the good doctor and his assembled group of amazing players...

Dirty Honey | Dirty Honey (Five-Song EP) – New Studio Release Review

Consider four-piece hard rock bands of the 1970s — Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, for example. These groups were built around a collective sensibility, sustained by a tight...

Black Country Communion | Black Country Communion 2 – CD Review

After a game-changing 2010 self-titled debut album, Black Country Communion — featuring former Deep Purple bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes, renowned blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa, Led Zeppelin reunion drummer...

Scorpions | Sting In The Tail – CD Review

Finally, a band who knows when to throw in the towel, call it a day and head to the beach for some well-deserved R-n-R. Well, at least, that’s the strategy the...

Michael Schenker Group | Immortal – New Studio Release Review

German guitarist Michael Schenker has returned in 2021 with an all-new Michael Schenker Group release entitled Immortal and it surely lives up to its title. This is the first...

Gregg Allman | Low Country Blues – CD Review

One liver transplant later, and Gregg Allman is thankful to still be alive and kicking. But to still make music at a level that rivals his best days with...

Neil Young | Hitchhiker – CD Review

It's hard to say how much time Neil Young spends in recording studios or how many songs come tumbling out when he's there. Suffice to say, it's more than...

Neal Schön | So U – CD Review

Neal Schön makes his guitar strut on "Take A Ride," the song that opens his 2014 solo album, So U. The song lifts off with a nasty vocal, singable...

Sammy Hagar & The Circle | Space Between – CD Review

During a brief exchange on the red carpet in 2014, I asked Sammy Hagar about making albums, and he said in today’s music industry, it’s not about “spending a...