by Mark Saleski Drummer Bobby Previte and bassist Charlie Hunter got together to record some completely improvised music. The twist was that they rotated in a different third player You May Also Like: Charlie Hunter Trio, “Those People” from Let The Bells Ring On (2015): Something Else! sneak peek CharlieRead More

by Fred Phillips In the early days of my metal fandom, one of the best ways to sample new music was the compilation albums from K-Tel and the like. They were a lot cheaper than a standard cassette, usually running $4-$5 as opposed to $7-$8 for regular albums You MayRead More

by Mark Saleski In a review of this artist, one writer said, “Oh … my … gawd. I was transfixed. Mesmerized. Jaw aslack. A pop music deer caught in Lewis’s headlights. It’s just one of those things.” Yeah, I wrote that. You May Also Like: John Manning – ‘White Bear’Read More

by Mark Saleski For those unfamiliar with Fritz Hauser, he is one of (maybe the … who knows, there’s gotta be more than one though) Switzerland’s best percussionists. You May Also Like: Cretones – Thin Red Line (1980): Forgotten Series

by Mark Saleski I’m still kinda mad at Joe Strummer. I mean, did the guy have to kick off so early? He was still making great music! You May Also Like: Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Joe Strummer: The Singers and the Songs Joe Mandica, “My Heart Belongs” from ARead More

As I await the release of Anthrax’s Worship Music, the band’s reunion with 1980s singer Joey Belladonna, I’ll try to drown out the soap-opera drama with changing lineups and re-records surrounding it by cranking up their last record You May Also Like: Anthrax – ‘For All Kings’ (2016) Anthrax, Sept.Read More

by Mark Saleski As the era of Classic Rock shrinks into the musical and cultural rear view mirror, it’s been enlightening to see how the stars have dealt with aging. You May Also Like: Joe Perry on the Yardbirds’ twin-guitar attack: ‘That was proto-Aerosmith’ Why ‘Draw the Line’ Signaled theRead More