I stand corrected – and pleasantly surprised, too. When I went into my first listen of Van Halen’s A Different Kind of Truth, I was expecting a steaming pile of mediocrity. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown

January brought in-depth talks with progressive rock legends Greg Lake and Steve Hackett, new blues from Dion and sweet standards from Paul McCartney. Also, a final collaboration between Charlie Haden and Hank Jones, and a long-awaited reunion of David Lee Roth with Van Halen. The only thing that could haveRead More

Fans of the underrated blues guitarist Rory Gallagher have another reason to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his solo career, as Sony Music and Capo Records prepare a massive vinyl reissue campaign. You May Also Like: Liam Gallagher – As You Were vs. Noel Gallagher – Who Built the Moon?Read More

Two more brand-new tunes have emerged from the forthcoming reunion project between Van Halen and David Lee Roth — “Blood and Fire” and “The Trouble With Never.” You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown

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It is impossible to deny Led Zeppelin their right to the moniker “kings of rock ‘n roll.” Twenty-plus years after their demise, all they had to do was release a giant new live box. You May Also Like: Why ‘Celebration Day’ Provided the Perfect Farewell for Led Zeppelin

In Boston After experiencing the first two minutes of this Pat Metheny Group concert, there was no doubt that Boston-area fans just plain love the man. You May Also Like: Pat Metheny, May 16, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget Pat Metheny, “You Are” from ‘From This Place’ (2019): One TrackRead More

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Rory Gallagher could have been blues music’s long-lost savior, so vibrant, complex and original was his personality — both as a guitar player and (importantly) as a composer. Listen to BBC Sessions, which principally focuses on his work in the 1970s, and its easy to imagine Gallagher reanimating the musicRead More

A bunch of cameras followed Jimi Hendrix around the festival in question — which was the debut of the Jimi Hendrix Experience in the US — filming not only his performance but also a documentary about the man himself and the festival. This DVD included all of this, plus someRead More