CD/ALBUM REISSUE REVIEW: THE dB’s, “STANDS FOR DECIBELS”
Let’s start in late August, 1981, just before beginning my junior year of high school. Staten Island had a new college radio station, WSIA, and it was here that I…
Van Halen Set – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge To Get Expanded Edition
From the start, Van Halen (the band) were destined for greatness and the fame that goes with it. Built primarily on the guitar prowess of Eddie Van Halen, one could…
HBO ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES, “STAX: SOULSVILLE U.S.A.” DEBUTS MAY 20TH
Once again, more great and welcomed news! Long-awaited and hoped for, the Stax Records documentary is finally hitting the airwaves. Here’s the breakdown on HBO’s Stax: Soulsville U.S.A., direct from…
U.K. Subs To Issue Live Set From 2023 Tour – The Last Will And Testament Of U.K. Subs
From the musically chaotic years of the late ’70s, the emergence of Punk music was designed to present a new order designed to displace the “aging” rock bands of the…
Brian Eno Celebrated In Documentary Gets A Soundtrack As Well
Brian Eno, long a different side to the Rock machine, has had our attention for decades. ever since his brief run with Roxy Music (he was with Roxy Music for…
Tina Turner Soundtrack – What’s Love Got To Do With It – Celebrate 30th Anniversary
It’s been almost a year since Tina Turner passed on at the age of 83. I’m still in complete amazement at the story of her from her beginnings, though her…
Review: Rock ‘N Roll Soul – Live 1989 – Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)
Assuredly, the band known in the late ’60s as Grand Funk Railroad (Grand Funk after manager shenanigans screwed with the band until lawyers ironed out the wrinkled mess) produced a…
Blue Öyster Cult Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Live Set – First Night
The band known as Blue Öyster Cult started off with a heavy brand of music that eventually transitioned into a top-selling act with the arrival of fan-favorite, “Don’t Fear The…
ALBUM REVIEW: SOFIA TALVIK, “Center Of The Universe”
Hard to believe this is Sofia Talvik’s ninth album and I’ve been listening to her for the past eight years, when I wrote about her 2015 release Big Sky Country…
What On Earth Is Disney Thinking?
Indiana Jones is stuck in the deadliest place on Earth.
50th Anniversary For Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture
Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars became a motion picture in 1983. The soundtrack was a live set from July 3, 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. It…
Talking Heads Classic – Stop Making Sense – To Reissue in 2023 Deluxe Edition
By 1984 with five best-selling studio albums under their collective belts, Talking Heads had released their live set that covered their songs within a monumental support tour. The tour was…