Tangerine Dream | Paradiso – CD Review
How could any red-blooded American male forget those delicious scenes of Tom
Cruise atop a writhing Rebecca De Mornay in the movie Risky Business
(remember the ‘choo choo’ train scene?). Behind...
AndersonPonty Band | Better Late Than Never
It's not out of place to wonder what became of Jon Anderson after he was unceremoniously dismissed from Yes in 2008. If you haven't been keeping score, Anderson seemingly...
William Shatner | Ponder The Mystery – CD Review
Boldly going where certainly very few actors have ever dared to go, William Shatner has once again taken his unique delivery of poetry to a very far-off land, marrying...
Paul McCartney | Memory Almost Full – CD Review
A lot of people I talk to don’t understand why someone like Paul McCartney still makes records. “He peaked with the Beatles,” they say. Or: “His last great record...
The Rolling Stones | Hackney Diamonds – New Studio Release Review
I’m not going to lie. I was expecting Hackney Diamonds, the first new Rolling Stones album of all-new original material in nearly 20 years, to be a tired retread...
Black Crowes | 1972 – New Studio Release Review
It’s the reunion that just keeps giving. Given their history, the Black Crowes could very well be walking on thin ice when it comes to their ongoing survival. This...
Rival Sons | Darkfighter – New Studio Release Review
Darkfighter is Rival Sons’ first new music since their 2019 Grammy-nominated release, Feral Roots. Mostly written and recorded during the pandemic, the album provided the band with a golden...
Wishbone Ash | Blue Horizon – CD Review
When it comes to a twin-guitar approach, Wishbone Ash remains one of the forerunners. Their early progressive leanings gave way to a harder, bluesier direction that, through a myriad...
Black Sabbath | 13 – CD Review
There’s a ton of expectation attached to well-known creative entities with big gaps in their working histories. The good news is that living up to a legacy can be...
Blackmore’s Night | Secret Voyage – CD Review
Guitarist extraordinaire Ritchie Blackmore says of his merry band of medieval music makers Blackmore’s Night: “We have the creative freedom to play any style of music we want. We...
