Bruce Springsteen | Western Stars – CD Review
Opening with droplet-like acoustic, accented vocal, and sweeping strings, Bruce Springsteen picks up his listener on “Hitch Hikin’” and delivers us into Western Stars, his 19th album. The Boss’...
Tuscaloosa | Neil Young + The Stray Gators – CD Review
Crazy Horse allows Neil Young to get in touch with his inner angst; the Stray Gator lets him explore the outer beauty of his melodies. Just one spin through...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: “Come On, You Little Fighter” — Supertramp’s ‘Famous’ Followup
Band Photos Courtesy of John Helliwell
Regardless of its commercial stature, Supertramp is one those unique rock bands that never seemed to get a break – enduring its fair share of...
Dr. John: Eternally Bonnaroo
By Ira Kantor
Equal parts shaman, maestro and artistic lord of the bayou, music’s unmistakable Night Tripper Dr. John has bid us farewell at the age of 77.
What Dr. John...
The Winery Dogs | May 30, 2019 | Grove of Anaheim | Anaheim, CA...
Review by Michael Paul Yawn
Photos by Joe Schaeffer
Well, we don’t know “who let the dogs out” in Anaheim, but everyone there was damn glad they did! From the onset,...
Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography – Book Review
To be a successful "rock star" in this day and age, you have to be accessible. MTV pulled the curtain, but the Internet, social media and meet-and-greets have placed...
Slim Jim Phantom Talks Up 40, First Stray Cats Album In 26 Years
Story by Shawn Perry
There is little argument that, in the midst of the new wave surge of the early 1980s, the Stray Cats single-handedly brought rockabilly back from its...
Van Morrison | Astral Weeks – Lost Gem
When he made Astral Weeks, Van Morrison finally tore away the mask he wore during his days as the angry young front man for Them. Released in 1968, Morrison's...
Sammy Hagar & The Circle | Space Between – CD Review
During a brief exchange on the red carpet in 2014, I asked Sammy Hagar about making albums, and he said in today’s music industry, it’s not about “spending a...
Styx | May 20, 2019 | Mayo Performing Arts Center | Morristown, NJ –...
Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
Styx created a paradise out of the Mayo Performing Arts Center theater in Morristown with a sensational two hour show. I have come to rely...
