This Town (Still) Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us: Why Sparks’ ‘Kimono My...
By Ira Kantor
You’re instantly hooked in by the album’s opening notes — a keyboard ostinato that sounds like something out of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus.
A...
Dirty Honey Guitarist John Notto Talks New Album & Hitting The Road In 2021
By Shawn Perry
Now that things are getting back to the new normal, people are dying to get out and mingle. Whether it’s traveling, going to restaurants, or enjoying the...
Styx | Crash Of The Crown – New Studio Release Review
Following 2017’s The Mission, Styx have emerged four years later with a 15-song supersonic cyclone called Crash Of The Crown. Unlike its predecessor, here’s an album peppered with Styx...
Joe Jackson & Todd Rundgren | State Theater New Jersey 2005 – Live...
Way back in 2005, Todd Rundgren and Joe Jackson teamed up for a series of joint shows, each performing 11-song solo sets, plus a duet encore. With New York-based...
Bob Marley and The Wailers | Exodus – Lost Gem
Time magazine called it the best album of the 20th century. Pulsating on political themes and sweet boding reggae rhythms, Bob Marley's Exodus resonates with the kind of passion that any...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: “Could You Tell Me How To Get To Carnegie Hall,...
Photos courtesy of Annie Haslam, Michael Dakota and William James
Throughout the decades, Carnegie Hall has been a benchmark of both cultural history and performance virtuosity.
Artists and bands spanning...
Dennis DeYoung | 26 East, Volume 2 – New Studio Release Review
26 East, Volume 2 supposedly marks former Styx vocalist and keyboardist Dennis DeYoung’s goodbye to the world of recorded music. This second part of what started as the end...
The Richie Furay Interview (2021)
By Shawn Perry
Richie Furay may have been a founding member of Buffalo Springfield, but his elevated role in Poco gave him the wings he needed to fly away from...
Various Artists | Still Wish You Were Here – A Tribute to Pink Floyd...
Ah, the ubiquitous tribute album. Good, bad, middle-of-the-road competent, many artists have been featured as have genres of music through tributes, recreations of famous songs or genres, and anniversary...
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Déjà Vu 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition – Reissue...
Having paid their dues with the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and the Hollies — David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash came together and created an irresistible vocal blend on...
