Santana | Blessings And Miracles – New Studio Release Review
Since fronting his own outfit in San Francisco, Carlos Santana has delivered music that crosses genres, boundaries and cultures. His legendary performance at Woodstock performance, hits like “Black Magic...
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...
NRBQ | Keep This Love Goin’ – CD Review
NRBQ is more than just a band — it’s an institution. Formed in the late 1960s, and making records since 1969, the New Rhythm and Blues Quartet has become...
Saxon | Call To Arms – CD Review
As one of the leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Saxon has managed to survive, despite the countless musical fatalities of that era. Although they never...
Lee Rocker | Gather Round – New Studio Release Review
When it comes to the Stray Cats, Brian Setzer and Slim Jim Phantom probably get the most attention, but there’s also Lee Rocker spinning his giant upright bass on...
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...
Andy Summers | Triboluminescence – CD Review
Andy Summers remains one of music’s most expressive guitarists, bending his strings to best convey the moods of whichever partner he’s working with. As one-third of the Police, he...
Paul McCartney | Kisses On The Bottom – CD Review
Recorded in Los Angeles, New York and London throughout 2011, Kisses On The Bottom is a collection of standards that Paul McCartney describes as “old songs that my parents'...
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Hypnotic Eye – CD Review
Not that he's trying, but Tom Petty can't seem to make a bad record. Everything he's done in the 21st century has held up to his work of the...
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...
