Ricky Byrd | Lifer – CD Review

With the great 50s-influenced "Rock 'N' Roll Boys," Ricky Byrd opens his first-ever album, Lifer. This autobiographical little ditty sets the stage perfectly for what turns out to be...

David Bowie | The Next Day – CD Review

So, guess who has a new album out in 2013? David Bowie…yes that David Bowie! Bowie and his very best producer, Tony Visconti, worked in secret over two years...

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...

Paul Stanley | Live To Win – CD Review

You wanted the best. You got the best. The hottest crooner in KISS — Paul Stanley! The Starchild’s work on Live to Win, his second solo CD in nearly 30 years,...

Bruce Springsteen | Magic – New Studio Release Review

I've been waiting for Magic for a long time. I am a pretty big Bruce Springsteen fan, but that doesn’t make me instantly take to everything he releases. The...

Andy Jackson | Signal To Noise – CD Review

The first thing you'll notice about Andy Jackson's Signal To Noise is that it's step into Pink Floydian soundscapes. Which isn't a surprise when you consider that Jackson worked...

Jimmy Barnes | Hindsight – CD Review

Jimmy Barnes is somewhat of a legend. Yeah, I know that term has been overused to describe musicians, actors, athletes, etc for years. But the Scottish born, Australia raised...

Sky King | Morose Tales From The Left Coast – CD Review

Where have I heard this before? It sounds familiar, yet at the same time it is new. Sky King's Morose Tales From The Left Coast is not one of...

Robin Trower | Coming Closer To The Day – CD Review

A funk blues “Diving Bell” opens Robin Trower’s 2019 release Coming Closer To The Day. With heavy pull-offs and ‘wah wah’ leading right out of the gate here, it’s...

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Mojo – CD Review

And now for something completely different. Instead of tasking other sources to gauge my feelings for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 2010 release Mojo, I chose to give the...