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Elvis Costello And The Attractions | Best of Elvis Costello: The First Ten Years...

Let me tell you about 1977. If you were there, you may already know. If you weren't, then you may want to read this. It was a year of major...

The Zombies | Live At The Bloomsbury Theatre, London – CD Review

The Zombies are back! Yeah, I know it sounds like the tag line for a George Romero horror film, but I’m referring to the 60s group featuring Colin Blunstone and...

The Remains | The Remains

The remains of the Remains are more glorious than those of anyone who didn't leave any or even most who did. They are, were, and remain, even now after 40 plus...

Genesis | 1976-1982 – Box Set Review

The Genesis reunion is underway and making its way to your local stadium or amphitheater at two-hundred bucks or more a pop, so it only seems fitting a slew...

Elvis Presley | Elvis: Viva Las Vegas

For me, there has always been three distinct Elvises: the pre-army, hip-swiveling hillbilly rocker boy; the post-army softly, slightly out-of-focus movie-star-safe Elvis; and lastly, the cape-wearing high-karate-kicking-despite-the-obvious paunch-Vegas headliner....

Asia | Fantasia: Live In Tokyo

These days, band reunions come in all shapes, sizes, and configurations. The most coveted reunion of all, however, is when all the original members put aside any divisive issues and reconvene...

Starz | Greatest Hits Live

In the 70s, Starz wasn’t a premium cable network — but they packed just as much drama. With sensationalist, tabloid-style lyrics splashed over a supernova of punchy, power-chord riddled anthems, Starz...

Foghat | Foghat Live II

Thirty years after their two-million selling Foghat Live lit up the rock radio airwaves, you can't really say Foghat has returned, because they never really went away. Foghat is still keepin'...

The Blue Thumb Recordings | Love – CD Review

How do you top an album as masterful and well executed as Love's Forever Changes? If you're Arthur Lee, you fire your band members and try to figure out...

Joe Satriani | Surfing With The Alien (Legacy Edition) – Reissue Review

Every now and then there seems to be someone who takes it to another level — in sports, entertainment, politics, whatever. In the world of the rock guitarist, there...