Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats | Meet The Meatbats – CD Review
When you’re hot, sometimes you’re on fire and the urge to engage
in a little self-reverie invites all sorts of possible outcomes. But if you’re
drummer Chad Smith, you probably don’t...
Cheap Trick | The Latest – New Studio Release Review
When you think of bands that have been around for 30 years or longer, the thought of any of them continuing to make strong new albums is met with...
John Fogerty | The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again – CD Review
With so many rockers going the country bluegrass route these days, it was a
given someone like John Fogerty would jump on the horse buggy for a spin into
the wild...
John Mayall | Tough – CD Review
On his 57th (yes, that 57!) studio album Tough, "The
Godfather of British Blues" at 76, John Mayall lays out words of wisdom
on his latest 11-track, self-produced tome. The CD...
Gong | 2032 – CD 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...
Lynyrd Skynyrd | God & Guns – CD Review
Ole’ southern stalwarts Lynyrd Skynyrd haven’t released a studio
album since 2003; six years later they’re back with God &
Guns. It’s good to see a band that has seen this...
Foreigner | Can’t Slow Down – New Studio Release Review
For the first time in 15 years, Foreigner has a new studio album. Led by sole original member Mick Jones, Foreigner is a young outfit these days, steadily making the...
Steve Morse Band | Out Standing In Their Field – CD Review
Although he’s been wielding the ax for Deep Purple for 16 years, Steve
Morse has maintained his own instrumental band since 1984. The opportunity to
make albums away from the grind...
Steve Hackett | Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth – CD Review
Steve Hackett is a guitarist we hear from too infrequently (then again with
guys like Hackett, Martin Barre, David Gilmour, I'd be happy to hear new music
from them monthly!) His...
Jeff Beck | Emotion & Commotion – New Studio Release Review
There are probably more guitar players than lawyers. Maybe in some remote part of the world. Some of them play really cool riffs. A few even have a couple...
