THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Connection» by The Rolling Stones
1967 was a very turbulent year for The Rolling Stones. In the career-spanning documentary 25×5 (1989), Keith Richards reflected on the year as a period […]
GRETA VAN FLEET – «Anthem of the Peaceful Army» (2018)
Greta Van Fleet was the big “love them or hate them” band of 2018. I am in the first camp. I’m not alone. This was […]
MYLES KENNEDY – «Year of the Tiger» (2018)
What a year 2018 was for Myles Kennedy. He released a live album with Alter Bridge, a new studio album with Slash, and Year of […]
TAMI NEILSON – «SASSAFRASS!» (2018)
SASSAFRASS! (in all caps and with an exclamation mark, mind you!) is possibly one of the most-played albums of 2018 in this Norselands household. That’s […]
URIAH HEEP – «Living the Dream» (2018)
The Heep have always been prolific. Over the course of their whole career, they have released an average of one album every two years. Living […]
THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA – «Sometimes the World Ain’t Enough» (2018)
The Night Flight Orchestra is as previously outlined the side project that took on a life of its own. It is well on the way […]
ACE FREHLEY – «Spaceman» (2018)
Back in 2008, I’d never have believed that Ace Frehley would become such a late-career prolific releaser of new music. In the ten years since […]
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 […]