Twisted Sister | Stay Hungry (25th Anniversary Edition) – Reissue Review
Leave it to Rhino to roll out a 25th anniversary edition of Twisted Sister’s infamous album Stay Hungry. Remembering the cartoon-like videos for “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and...
Nektar | Fortyfied
You’re not gonna find a more progressive cult band than Nektar. Never
having seen this German-based band back in the day (they formed in 1969 and
played throughout the 70s), my...
The Jayhawks | Music From The North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology
OK, sit back because we got a lot of ground to cover. Music From The
North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology is the first-ever career-spanning
collection from the Jayhawks, a Minneapolis band...
John Mellencamp | Life Death Live And Freedom
Playing new material before live audience before it’s been released
is a dicey proposition. In most cases, it’s either because the song isn’t
ready to be played before an audience or...
The Woodstock Experience – CD Review
Everyone’s piling on the the 40th anniversary of Woodstock bandwagon. Added and unreleased audio and video is out or on its way; films like Academy Award-winning Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock,...
Various Artists | Funny People Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Just when you thought Wes Anderson had a lock on the classic rock soundtrack,
along comes Judd Apatow, the man behind The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked
Up and Superbad, with a soundtrack...
Rory Gallagher | Crest Of A Wave: The Best Of Rory Gallagher
According to Rolling Stone, the late Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher
brought up the rear end of the first wave of blues revivalists from the British
Isles. Eric Clapton even said Gallagher...
U.K. | Reissues
I know you’re saying to yourself: “Self, I've always wondered about the band U.K. They’re underrated and under appreciated. I never
thought they got a deserved airing.” Well you need...
Rick Danko & Richard Manuel | Live At Dylan’s Cafe Washington D.C., December 1987...
Two shows have recently been unearthed, taken from their original soundboard recordings: Live At Dylan's Café, Washington DC December 8, 1987 from the Band’s bassist Rick Danko and another,...
Quicksilver Messenger Service | Live At The Quarter Note Lounge, New Orleans 77 –...
Recorded way back in the day in that sticky New Orleans summer of 1977 (though
what summer in New Orleans isn't sticky) at the the Quarter Note Lounge, the
four-piece Quicksilver...
