Dave Davies | I Will Be Me – CD Review
Look at the Wikipedia entry for Dave Davies, and it says he is ranked 88th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Aside...
Walter Trout & His Band | Luther’s Blues – CD Review
Blues-rock guitar master Walter Trout's story certainly makes for great blues-like topicality. After leaving New Jersey in 1973 and heading to Los Angeles, he played with Joe Tex, Canned...
Deep Purple | NOW What?! – New Studio Release Review
Nestled comfortably on the never-ending touring circuit, Deep Purple has not, for many years, felt the tugging obligation to record albums filled with new songs. These days, economic realities...
Beatallica | Abbey Load – CD Review
Beatallica's Abbey Load is for Beatlemaniacs with a zen for hijinks, heavy metal junkies or Metallicaheads - or someone into all three. This 15-song Fab Four tribute is complete...
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...
Heaven & Earth | Dig – CD Review
Heaven and Earth, put together by ex-Sweet guitarist Stuart Smith in 1996, have a third outing, Dig, for 2013. The band's style of music is a pleasant mixing pot...
Todd Rundgren | State – CD Review
There was a time back in 1974 when Todd Rundgren, in concert while fronting the large, prog version of his band Utopia (which featured three keyboard players) would sneak...
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...
Justin Hayward | Spirits Of A Western Sky – CD Review
Justin Hayward - lead singer, guitarist and front man of the Moody Blues for over 45 years, says of Spirits Of A Western Sky, his 2013 solo album: "Every...
Jimi Hendrix | People, Hell And Angels – New Studio Album Review
If you tell anyone you just picked up the “new” Jimi Hendrix album, you will invariably hear a curt reply like, “New? I thought he was dead.” Chances are...
