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...
Steve Lukather | Transition – CD Review
Steve Lukather isn't your typical guitar hero. For one, he plays in Toto — celebrating their 35th anniversary with their 2013 Summer tour — a band known for well-crafted...
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...
Jeff Lynne | Long Wave / Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best Of...
We haven’t heard much in the way of new music from Jeff Lynne in a long time. FOR 2012, he has returned with Long Wave, a new solo album...
