Leslie West | Unusual Suspects – CD Review
His career began with the Vagrants, one of the few teenage garage rock bands to come out of NYC. But Leslie West is probably best remembered as a founding...
Chickenfoot | Chickenfoot 3 – CD Review
To avoid the sophomore jinx, Sammy Hagar claims the supergroup Chickenfoot - Chad Smith on drums, Joe Satriani on guitar, Michael Anthony on bass and backing vocals, and Hagar...
Blondie | Panic Of Girls – CD Review
Blondie is the quintessential New York City band, its roots firmly entrenched in the Bowery and Village fringe clubs like CBGB and Max's Kansas City. Now, over 30 years...
Alice Cooper | Welcome 2 My Nightmare – CD Review
Sequels, as applied to concept albums, never quite match the expectations of those who set about to create such things. Nevertheless, they do happen - albeit far more infrequently...
Ken Hensley & Live Fire | Faster – CD Review
Far from re-retiring, multi-instrumentalist (but known for his keyboard work) Ken Hensley aims to bring back that band feeling, ala Uriah Heep and Blackfoot, with Norway's Live Fire for...
HeadCat | Walk The Walk…Talk The Talk – CD Review
What do you get when you put Lemmy Kilmister, Slim Jim Phantom and Danny B. Harvey in one band? You get HeadCat. The Cat’s Walk The Walk…Talk The Talk...
John Wetton | Raised In Captivity – CD Review
John Wetton told me that being in California certainly influenced the making of his 2011 solo CD Raised In Captivity. Produced by multi-instrumentalist Billy Sherwood, this is the sixth...
NRBQ | Keep This Love Goin’ – CD Review
NRBQ is more than just a band — it’s an institution. Formed in the late 1960s, and making records since 1969, the New Rhythm and Blues Quartet has become...
Ben Waters | Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute To Ian Stewart – CD Review
Depending on which book you read, most agree that pianist Ian Stewart co-founded the Rolling Stones with Brian Jones. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman filled...
Yes | Fly From Here – CD Review
I wondered why the first few tunes on Yes’ Fly From Here sounded like the Drama era version of the band when Buggles Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn replaced...
