A La Carte – Est. 1976 | A La Carte – CD Review
During the mid to late 1970s, pockets of Los Angeles were buzzing with
hard rocking bands looking to break through to a national level. Van Halen,
Quiet Riot and the Runaways...
John Mellencamp | Life, Death, Love And Freedom – CD Review
Fresh from producing the Robert Plant and Alison Krauss record Raising
Sand, T Bone Burnett has set his sights on another figure whose image
is forever ingrained in struggle, gumption and...
Roger Waters | Is This The Life We Really Want? – CD Review
It only seems logical that Roger Waters would want someone like Nigel Godrich to produce his 2017 release Is This The Life We Really Want?. The Pink Floyd lyricist...
Tedeschi Trucks Band | Future Soul – New Studio Release Review
In a recent interview, guitarist Derek Trucks suggested Tedeschi Trucks Band, the band he co-leads with wife, singer, and guitarist Susan Tedeschi, is in a position where they can...
Elvis Costello | Secret, Profane And Sugarcane – CD Review
Elvis Costello an American icon. Actually, he’s from England, but you
wouldn’t know it with Secret, Profane And Sugarcane .
Costello again explores the roots of country and rock. Listening to...
Mudcrutch | 2 – CD Review
An upfront harmonica and acoustic guitar jangle pushes Randall Marsh's upbeat snare snap of the wry biographical "Trailer," the first tune of 2, the second album by Mudcrutch. With...
Iron Maiden | Senjutsu – New Studio Release Review
Unlike so many of their peers, Iron Maiden is a band who refuses to rest on their laurels. Instead, they continue to pump out “new” music when others stick...
Rick Wakeman | Piano Portraits – CD Review
Rick Wakeman takes the listening on an amazing 15-song journey of solo piano pieces on his 2017 release, Piano Portraits. The record was prompted by the overwhelming reaction Wakeman...
Blue Öyster Cult | The Symbol Remains – New Studio Release Review
When I spoke to Blue Öyster Cult singer and guitarist Eric Bloom in 2007, I asked him if the band had any plans to cut a new album. At...
The Beach Boys | That’s Why God Made The Radio – CD Review
So the Beach Boys are back. Or at least, what’s left of them. Sadly, Carl and Dennis Wilson have passed on to that great rock n’ roll heaven in...
