It’s the height of summer and it’s been nut-sweatin’ hot outside. That means it’s time to pack up my tackle boxes and go on my yearly backwoods fishing expedition. You May Also Like: Elton John’s Unfairly Criticized ‘Rock of the Westies’ Deserves Another Listen John Larson and the Silver FieldsRead More
Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood will issue his third solo album on September 11. It’s called Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance You May Also Like: Drive-By Truckers’ ‘Pizza Deliverance’ Provided an Early Showcase for Mike Cooley
Levon Helm, even as he was losing his lengthy struggle with cancer earlier this year, had one final wish.
Saga is on the loose again. The Canadian prog rockers have reunited with original lead singer Michael Sadler, and will release their 20th studio project on August 28, 2012 You May Also Like: John Ginty, feat. Aster Pheonyx – Rockers (2017) Gong – Rejoice! I’m Dead! (2016) How Jethro Tull’sRead More
The well-received recent Squackett collaboration between Yes co-founder Chris Squire and Genesis alum Steve Hackett brought together two of prog rock’s most recognizable musical figures. The pair, though they’d only started working together in the late 2000s, had much in common — from helping shape the genre’s early parameters, toRead More
Julian Lennon will not only be featured on the new Aerosmith album singing background vocals, he has also concluded a full-song collaboration with Steven Tyler. You May Also Like: Steven Tyler – We’re All Somebody From Somewhere (2016) Aerosmith Finally Got Down, Dirty and Just Right Again on ‘Honkin’ onRead More
The pairing of former Zappa guitarist Mike Keneally and former chart-leading pop-song craftsman Andy Partridge may seem strange at first, but it really isn’t.
Inspirational but not Pollyanna, musically complex but approachable, Darius Lux’s new EP Time is Now finds a way to encourage without stumbling into comfy bromides, to challenge without becoming radio-unfriendly. You May Also Like: Matthew Lux’s Communication Arts Quartet – Contra/Fact (2018)
One thing became readily apparent to me from listening to Bruce Kaphan’s new album and that is, Kaphan and I are in strong agreement that there really isn’t any reason why the pedal steel guitar doesn’t belong in jazz or any other styles of music. You May Also Like: MaryRead More
According to Nikki Sixx, Motley Crue’s new single “Sex” sounds like the band’s debut album Too Fast for Love. Maybe Nikki has been around those loud amps too long and damaged his hearing beyond repair. You May Also Like: Motley Crue, ‘The Dirt’ (2019): Movies Why That Self-Titled 1994 AlbumRead More
