RAY DAVIES – «Our Country: Americana Act II» (2018)
As The Kinks have been on hiatus since 1996, new albums by Ray Davies have been the closest thing we have gotten to the full […]
PAUL MCCARTNEY – «Egypt Station» (2018)
I admire people who keep releasing albums late into their careers, especially when they have absolutely nothing left to prove. Paul McCartney is that person […]
DEATH VALLEY GIRLS – «Darkness Rains» (2018)
2018 was the year when I discovered Death Valley Girls. I follow a concert series on YouTube called Jam In the Van. Bands are asked […]
LA LUZ – «Floating Features» (2018)
For the many of you who may be going “La… who?” right now, allow me to bring you up to speed. La Luz is an […]
JUDAS PRIEST – «Firepower» (2018)
Judas Priest seem to be experiencing a late-career invigoration after a few challenging years. When the (IMO great) Nostradamus album was greeted with low enthusiasm […]
SLASH feat. Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators – «Living the Dream» (2018)
With Slash on full touring duties with Guns N’ Roses, it is quite the accomplishment that the be-hatted one was able to find the time […]
STEPHEN PEARCY – «View To A Thrill» (2018)
What a difference a year makes. In 2017, Stephen Pearcy released one of my favourite albums of the year with the still amazing album Smash. […]
FANNY WALKED THE EARTH – «Fanny Walked the Earth» (2018)
First, a small history lesson. Fanny was an American all-female band active in the early 1970s. They were the first notable rock group to be made […]
GHOST – «Prequelle» (2018)
Please be seated. You are about to receive the fourth sermon from our honourable Swedish clergymen Ghost. But first, some background for the heathens: after […]
DREAM CHILD – «Until Death Do We Meet Again» (2018)
Dream Child is yet another group largely comprised of former members of the band Dio. Ronnie James Dio played with many musicians in his career, […]
JOE BONAMASSA – «Redemption» (2018)
Joe Bonamassa has come a long way since he opened for B.B. King at age 12. He was always the young blues prodigy in a […]
LEATHER – «II» (2018)
As the title indicates, this is the second solo album by Leather Leone. She is best known for fronting the heavy metal band Chastain in […]
Artist spotlight: the Sex Pistols
Love them or hate them: The Sex Pistols are unquestionably one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of popular music, leaving an everlasting […]
Artist spotlight: Coven
As Halloween is approaching, it is only fitting that we take a closer look at a band of a certain notoriety to match the spirit […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Gimme Some Truth» by John Lennon
With the recent release of a deluxe box set of John Lennon’s Imagine album, it was perhaps predictable that something would appear here. I have […]