Hawkestrel | The Future Is Us – CD Review
No one can say that Hawkestrel’s The Future Is Us doesn’t bring together an interesting mix of musicians. From the Hawkwind family, there are present and former members including...
Bruce Springsteen | Western Stars – CD Review
Opening with droplet-like acoustic, accented vocal, and sweeping strings, Bruce Springsteen picks up his listener on “Hitch Hikin’” and delivers us into Western Stars, his 19th album. The Boss’...
Ann Wilson | Fierce Bliss – New Studio Release Review
Ann Wilson has some Fierce Bliss, her 2022 solo album, for us all. From the opener “Greed,” to the Zeppelinesque “Black Wing,” to deep originals and sailing covers, we get...
Michael Des Barres Band | Carnaby Street
One way or another, you're bound to know Michael Des Barres. As much from his minor role in the famous 60's youth classic To Sir With Love, to fronting...
Black Oak Arkansas | Underdog Heroes – CD Review
Underdog Heroes is as much the name of the new Black Oak Arkansas’s first full-length new recording in three decades as it describes this rockin’ rollickin’ American Southern rock...
Dirty Honey | Can’t Find The Brakes – New Studio Release Review
For Can’t Find The Brakes, their sophomore full length release, Los Angeles quartet Dirty Honey followed a familiar format. As with their 2021 debut LP, they were produced by...
Ringo Starr | What’s My Name – CD Review
Ringo Starr's 20th solo album, What's My Name, sees the former Beatle drummer on another in a recent line of homespun records featuring a cast of famous musician friends. From...
Hackett & Rothery | The Roaring Waves – New Studio Release Review
A double helping of the two Steves — Steve Hackett and Marillion’s Steve Rothery — lead The Roaring Waves to the heights one expects of players of this magnitude....
Blackmore’s Night | The Village Lanterne – CD Review
For listeners unfamiliar with Blackmore’s Night, The Village Lanterne is more mist-around-the-castle than “Smoke on the Water.” The CD is an eclectic tapestry of medieval music embellished with contemporary...
Uriah Heep | Outsider – CD Review
A swirling organ and straight ahead double snapping snare open the pulsing "Speed Of Sound" from Uriah Heep's 2014 release Outsider. It's an organ-up-front, bass-thumping tune that showcases the...
