Joan Jett & The Blackhearts | Sinner – CD Review

Move over, Britney — Joan Jett is the real pop princess. Yes, pop. Now wait....don’t spit out your bubblegum or fall off your roller skates in dismay. Pop doesn’t have to...

Meat Loaf | Hell In A Hand Basket – CD Review

So the meat man decided Hell In A Hand Basket would employ the full talents of his band the Neverland Express. And a smart move it was. This record...

Nektar | Time Machine – CD Review

Nektar, a prog band of English men that decamped to Hamburg, Germany in the early 70s, have released some brilliant albums in their time. Magic Is The Child, Remember...

Deep Purple | =1 – New Studio Release Review

For Deep Purple, The Long Goodbye has changed to We’re Not Going Anywhere. Indeed, it appeared the group was winding down when they announced their fabled Long Goodbye tour...

Mammoth WVH | Mammoth II – New Studio Release Review

Wolfgang Van Halen has released a second album under the moniker Mammoth WVH. The new album, simply entitled Mammoth II,  is the follow-up to the 2021, self-titled debut album....

Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie | Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie – CD Review

Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie is the first-ever full album collaboration from Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie. Surely the two have worked on lots of music together, but...

Van Morrison | Keep Me Singing – CD Review

On Keep Me Singing, Van Morrison takes it very easy on us. His first studio album since 2012 is quite accessible stuff from the Celtic crooner, mostly Morrison-penned MOR...

Brian Wilson | That Lucky Old Sun – CD Review

Instead of dredging up the past and reviving abandoned masterworks, Brian Wilson embarks a new journey by returning to Capitol Records and exploring the sunny side of Southern California on That...

Gary Wright | The Light Of A Million Suns / Waiting To Catch The...

One of the main architects of Spooky Tooth, a session player on George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass , collaborator of Ravi Shankar’s, the voice, composer and producer of...

Robert Plant | Mighty Rearranger – New Studio Release Review

Even as he attempts to shake off a monolithic past, Robert Plant allows the proverbial monkey on his back to make an appearance now and then. At least that's...