Sammy Hagar | Livin’ It Up – CD Review
At this juncture, the Van Halen debacle may be a lost cause. Just don’t
tell Sammy Hagar because he could care less. He’s too busy partying, drinking
tequila, hanging out in...
This Is My Voice | Chocolate Watchband – CD Review
You may have caught Chocolate Watchband's uproarious shenanigans in Riot On Sunset Strip and The Love-Ins. Maybe you dug their take of the Kinks' "I'm Not Like Everybody Else,"...
Iron Maiden | The Final Frontier – CD Review
The general consensus surrounding The Final Frontier, Iron
Maiden’s studio release for 2010, seems to be that it takes a while to
soak in. Then, after a few spins, the album...
Ringo Starr | Liverpool 8 – CD Review
As he creeps up on 70, Ringo Starr may be the only Beatle that really ever mattered. The drummer has returned to Capitol Records and recorded his most magnificent...
Pat Travers | The Art Of Time Travel – New Studio Release Review
Guitarist Pat Travers wails across our ears and minds, pretty much harkening back to his 70s heyday, while still staying relevant, with The Art Of Time Travel. While I...
Martin Barre | Roads Less Travelled – CD Review
Delivering a set of accessible tunes aided by his signature guitar work, Martin Barre has released a studio album for 2018 called Roads Less Travelled. The former Jethro Tull...
Black Country Communion | V – New Studio Release Review
From the outset, Black Country Communion seemed like a one-off supergroup. The group’s four members were all involved in other projects and would return to those after their 2011...
Toto | XIV – CD Review
After nearly 40 years, with members coming and going (including one-time bassist Mike Porcaro, who passed away on March 15), Toto is a musical force to be reckoned with...
The Rolling Stones | Foreign Tongues – New Studio Release Review
Raucous and heartfelt, disco beats and falsettos, guest musicians, a goodly amount of that all-too-infrequent but always blindingly brilliant Jagger harmonica, recorded in London, another post-humous appearance by Charlie...
Gong | 2032 – New Studio Release Review
Gong, the progressive band born during the 1968 Paris student riots, has released some wild jazz fusion space funk over the years, but 2009 marks the band’s 40th anniversary...
