Gov’t Mule | May 12, 2023 | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, TN – Concert...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by David Sullenger
For any musician with southern roots, playing the Ryman Auditorium is a sacred and storied experience. So it was no surprise when singer and...
Rush | Signals (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) – Box Set Review
I clearly recall asking “Where’s Alex?” when first spinning Rush’s Signals when it was released in 1982. The ninth studio album from the Canadian trio of Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee,...
A Night At The Family Dog, Go Ride The Music & West Pole –...
Ralph J. Gleason, noted music critic and co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine, typically championed the underdog. Be it the dissidents of jazz, up-and-coming folkies, or the way-out, psychedelic freaks,...
Joe Cocker | No Ordinary World – Lost Gem
As rock’s perennial comeback kid, Joe Cocker managed to turn a whiskey-soaked, gravel-grounded voice into a pulsating instrument of its own. His gift for taking others' compositions and giving...
U2 | Songs Of Surrender – Compilation Release Review
U2’s sprawling Songs of Surrender consists of 40 re-recorded, mostly acoustic and “reinterpreted” versions of songs from the band’s catalog. Relying heavily on vocalist Bono and guitarist the Edge (who also...
Little Richard: I Am Everything – Film Review
There is no question that Little Richard was a rock and roll pioneer. “I’m the one who started it all,” he once said. As the documentary Little Richard: I...
Jethro Tull | RökFlöte – New Studio Release Review
Two Jethro Tull albums in back-to-back years? Yes, for the first time since 1980, Tull has followed up 2022’s The Zealot Gene a year later with the exotically titled...
Record Store Day Spring 2023: Pick 6 Previews
Spring is in the air and Record Store Day is once again upon music fans. As usual, there are loads of special RSD releases coming to an independent record...
The 100 Greatest Songs Of Heavy Metal – Book Excerpt
By Greg Prato
Did you ever wonder what the 100 greatest songs of heavy metal are? If so, I’m willing to provide some assistance, with the first entry in the...
Foreigner | April 7, 2023 | Venetian Theatre | Las Vegas, NV – Concert...
Review & photos by Joe Schaeffer
Foreigner brought their Best of Foreigner 4 & More Live three-week residency to the Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas, and Vintage Rock was on...
