Whitesnake | Live In 84 – Back To The Bone – DVD/CD Review

Whitesnake’s 1984 Slide It In album spawned such hits as “Love Ain’t No Stranger,” “Guilty Of Love,” “Slow & Easy” and the title track. The band’s leader and singer...

Be-Bop Deluxe | Sunburst Finish (Expanded) – CD Review

Be-Bop Deluxe were only together for six years. They made five studio albums, enjoyed modest success, were always impeccably well-dressed, and broke up quietly in 1978 at the behest...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 2016 Reissues – CD Review

Fans of Emerson, Lake & Palmer are all too familiar with how the band’s catalog has been passed around like a jug of wine at a Roman bacchanal. Ever...

The Tubes | Mondo Pulp: Live In Europe 2016 – CD Review

The Tubes have released their Mondo Pulp: Live In Europe 2016 to remind us all what we will be getting if we go see the quintet live these days....

Dave Stewart & Friends | September 29, 2012 | Troubadour | West Hollywood,...

Review by Chantel Donnan Photos by Ron Lyon The evening’s entertainment was slated as “Dave Stewart and Friends.” Outside LA’s Troubadour, fans were lined around the block and making excited...

Toto | 40 Trips Around The Sun – CD Review

Toto is one of those great musical collectives that people (hopefully unintentionally) tend to define by two hits from their most successful album — “Rosanna” and “Africa.” I’m putting...

Scorpions w/ Thundermother | October 1, 2022 | Viejas Arena | San Diego, CA...

Review & photos by Junkman Autumn is the start of the traditional “Oktoberfest” in Germany, and on the first night of October, the legendary German rock band Scorpions cranked out...

George Harrison | The Apple Years 1968-75 – Box Set Review

As a solo artist, George Harrison certainly had his ups and downs, hits and misses, peaks and valleys. Overshadowed by fellow Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the guitarist's...

Sons of Apollo | May 4, 2018 | House of Blues | Anaheim, CA...

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Ron Lyon When I went to see Sons of Apollo at the House of Blues, the last thing on my mind was Van Halen. The...

Bachman | May 28, 2015 | Coach House | San Juan Capistrano, CA –...

Review by Shawn Perry Encouraged by the likes of Neil Young, Randy Bachman took a risk and released his 2015 solo album Heavy Blues, a record that very much...