The Immediate Family | Skin In The Game – New Studio Release Review

The term “supergroup” has been used many times in the music business. All you really have to do is be recognizable name-wise, then collaborate on a project with three...

Ray Davies | Our Country: Americana Act 2

There's been a buzz about the Kinks lately, with talk of a reunion. The band’s singer and songwriter Ray Davies announced that he, his brother Dave and original drummer...

Ringo Starr | Liverpool 8 – CD Review

As he creeps up on 70, Ringo Starr may be the only Beatle that really ever mattered. The drummer has returned to Capitol Records and recorded his most magnificent...

Flying Colors | Second Nature – CD Review

When you look at the members of Flying Colors — guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, ex-Kansas), drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Winery Dogs, ex-Dream Theater), Neal Morse (Transatlantic,...

Meat Loaf | Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose – CD...

Meat Loaf’s original Bat Out Of Hell album marked a seminal moment in my teenage years. Not only was it an album I loved (and still love), but seeing Mr. Loaf...

Elliott Murphy | Infinity – New Studio Release Review

The 52nd album by internationally acclaimed American singer-songwriter, and long-time Paris resident Elliott Murphy mines provocative, wry lyricism, and solid, yet simple production, forays this icon has been making...

Steven Wilson | To The Bone – CD Review

If Porcupine Tree founder and musical man of all seasons Steven Wilson ever decides to pack it in as a solo artist, he at least can have a bright...

Walter Trout & His Band | Luther’s Blues – CD Review

Blues-rock guitar master Walter Trout's story certainly makes for great blues-like topicality. After leaving New Jersey in 1973 and heading to Los Angeles, he played with Joe Tex, Canned...

Carly Simon | This Kind Of Love – CD Review

While it is certainly wonderful to see Carly Simon release her first new collection of self-penned songs in eight years, This Kind Of Love features tunes influenced to the extreme by...

New York Dolls | Cause I Sez So – New Studio Release Review

The reunion of the New York Dolls has been one of moderate success and speculation.  It’s perfectly legitimate for David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain, the band’s two remaining original...