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,...
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....
Rod Stewart | Still The Same…Great Rock Rock Classics Of Our Time – CD...
Rod Stewart is no dumb blonde. For decades, he’s woven a stylish wardrobe
from a patchwork of musical trends. And he wears it well. Whether setting the
flamboyant standards for future...
Van Morrison | Magic Time – CD Review
U2 isn’t Ireland’s only musical icon. Forty years ago, Van Morrison
and his band Them blasted out of Belfast with a rough and dirty R&B edge
that rivaled the Stones and...
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Mojo – CD Review
And now for something completely different. Instead of tasking other sources to gauge my feelings for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 2010 release Mojo, I chose to give the...
Voorman & Friends | A Sideman’s Journey – CD Review
Few studio sidemen ever distinguished themselves away from the shadows. Nicky Hopkins and the members of the Wrecking Crew were only too happy to bask away from the limelight....
Alice Cooper | Paranormal – CD Review
Alice Cooper’s Paranormal, his 27th studio album, sees the man who originated “shock rock” collaborating with producer and songwriter Bob Ezrin, U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Jr., Deep Purple bassist...
Motörhead | Bad Magic
"It's like déjà vu, all over again." Quoting the late Yogi Berra has become commonplace in the sports world, but it also applies in the music world with the...
This Is My Voice | Chocolate Watchband – CD Review
You may have caught Chocolate Watchband's uproarious shenanigans in Riot On Sunset Strip and The Love-Ins. Maybe you dug their take of the Kinks' "I'm Not Like Everybody Else,"...
Heaven & Earth | Dig – CD Review
Heaven and Earth, put together by ex-Sweet guitarist Stuart Smith in 1996, have a third outing, Dig, for 2013. The band's style of music is a pleasant mixing pot...
