Cheap Trick | At Budokan – Classic Commentary
In 1978, if you wanted a copy of Cheap Trick's At Budokan, you had to plop down $11.99 for the Japanese import. Epic, in their infinite wisdom, eventually released the...
Sparks | March 30, 2022 | Shubert Theatre | Boston, MA – Concert Review
Review & live photos by Ira Kantor
On a night when all eyes — and news trucks — were on the venue across the street (Chris Rock was performing in...
Deep Purple | Machine Head – Classic Commentary
Deep Purple's Machine Head was not made under favorable circumstances. The band was originally scheduled to begin recording at The Casino in Montreux, Switzerland, but, in their own words, "some stupid...
Eagles | Selected Works 1972–1999 – Box Set Review
Eagles - Selected Works 1972–1999
First issued in 2000, Selected Works 1972–1999 is the Eagles' first boxset —a four-CD extravaganza full of the early days, rockers, ballads, oddities and live tracks...
Cat Stevens (Yusuf) | Teaser And The Firecat (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) –...
Following the 50th anniversaries of Tea For The Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon in 2020, Cat Stevens’ (AKA Yusuf) multi-platinum landmark release Teaser And The Firecat celebrate with its own 50th anniversary...
Eric Clapton | The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions – CD/DVD Review
As mostly everyone the world over was, touring bands and solo artists were significantly affected by the COVID-19 shutdown. Eric Clapton, who has been quite vocal on this score,...
The Doors Swing Open: ‘Live At The Bowl ’68 Special Edition,’ Robby Krieger’s Memoir...
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
The fall of 2021 is alive with new and reissued releases from The Doors. The newly remastered and remixed The Doors: Live at the Bowl '68...
Robby Steinhardt | Not In Kansas Anymore – New Studio Release Review
Storm effects, wild riffing bass, guitar, and organ provide the bed to the opener “Tempest” off Robby Steinhardt’s first-ever solo album, Not In Kansas Anymore. Enlisting an impressive who’s-who of guests...
Yes: A Visual Biography – Book Review
Yes: A Visual Biography is another biography from Martin Popoff, a Canadian music journalist, critic, and author generally regarded as the preeminent heavy metal writer. Here, he leverages his acute...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Out Of This World: Live (1970-1997) – Live Release...
According to most online discographies — often plagued with inaccuracies — Emerson, Lake & Palmer have unveiled over 20 live releases. That includes four multi-disc sets of bootleg recordings....
