Change Your Heart (Calmed By The Korgis)
By Ira Kantor
Photos courtesy of James Warren
In the summer of 1980, a quirky UK pop outfit scored the biggest hit of their career in a seemingly total about face...
Lee Rocker | Gather Round – New Studio Release Review
When it comes to the Stray Cats, Brian Setzer and Slim Jim Phantom probably get the most attention, but there’s also Lee Rocker spinning his giant upright bass on...
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | Straight To You Live – DVD Review
With the compliment of saxophonist Joe Sublett, trumpet player Mark Pender, keyboardist Joe Krown, drummer Chris Layton (formerly with Stevie Ray Vaughn’s Double Trouble), bassist Scott Nelson, and lead...
Joanna Connor | 4801 South Indiana Avenue – New Studio Release Review
Busting out of the Chicago blues scene, slide guitar queen Joanna Connor gets down to the nitty gritty on her 14th solo release 4801 South Indiana Avenue, her first...
Jon Anderson | Song Of Seven – Lost Gem
It’s not always easy for well-known players from popular bands to get fully recognized for their solo efforts. The players in Yes seem to have surfed this conundrum better...
Let Spirits Ride: The Mark Andes Interview
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
Mark Andes has seen more than most. The bassist and vocalist was an original member of both Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne. He would appear on...
Top 10 Vintage Rock Studio Albums Of 2020
To say 2020 has been an unusually tough year is a vast understatement. You'll get little argument from anyone that it pretty much sucked. There was, however , a...
Vintage Feature: Leslie West Retraces His Steps Up The Mountain
By Shawn Perry
This piece originally appeared on the Classic Rock channel of About.com in 2003. At the time, Columbia/Legacy had reissued the first two Mountain albums — Climbing! And...
Paul McCartney | McCartney III – New Studio Release Review
Just in time for the holidays comes McCartney III, Paul McCartney’s “surprise” album recorded during “rockdown,” when the singer was stranded at home, like so many of us, with...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: “And The Gods Made Love” ~ Eloy’s Wave Of Brilliance
Photos courtesy of Frank Bornemann
I will admit, there have been many times during this pandemic when my brain has been consumed by more negative thoughts than positive ones. Fear,...
