Review: Whitesnake, “Flesh & Blood”
Maybe in our heads we can still move mountains, but our aches and pains reveal another truth.
ALBUM REVIEW: GIRLS ON GRASS, “Dirty Power”
The sophomore album from Brooklyn, New York’s Girls On Grass is an even bigger thrill than their debut; from the first beat and guitar notes, you know that this band…
Review: Starflyer 59, “Young In My Head”
There is a handful of bands that I actively look forward to new music from, but only a small subset of this will get the pre-order treatment. These have earned…
Review: Billie Eilish, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
The music media has made a lot of Billie Eilish’s debut full-length album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, and for good reason. The 17-year-old, a Soundcloud…
Review: Pak – “Bestial”
I once wrote that Ron Anderson is the best kind of madman. Today, with Bestial, his trio PAK’s fourth LP, he again proves he’s worth all the breathless, rave reviews…
ALBUM REVIEW: THE CAMPFIRE FLIES, “Sparks Like Little Stars”
The Campfire Flies are a songwriter’s dream sextet, bringing together some of New Jersey’s most acclaimed indie-rock writers and performers: John and Toni Baumgartner and Ed Seifert (Speed The Plough),…
Album Review: Through Your Eyes by Marcela Bovio
Bovio has long since established her status as a vocalist in progressive metal with Stream of Passion, Ayreon, and MaYaN. On Through Your Eyes, she welds the bombast of a…
Review: Various Artists – “Bridges”
What makes Pittsburgh quintessentially Pittsburgh? It’s a good question, one with an urgency the national media’s been mulling for more than a decade (and, in past iterations, for generations) now,…
Review: Rodan – “The Hat Factory ’93”
If Rodan’s Rusty is the butterfly on its ripe-peach-hued cover, the newly released ’93 recordings are the budding chrysalis. And they are something to behold. So, first, a little back-story…
Album Review: Gretchen’s Wheel – “Moth To Lamplight: A Tribute To Nada Surf”
In my conversations with Gretchen’s Wheel, also known as Lindsay Murray, she would cite the artists that informed her decision to get into music. There were usual suspects, of course,…
review: Devin Townsend, “Empath”
I have an affinity for saying things that get me into trouble; things like, “Devin Townsend is the only progressive metal performer out there today.” This should not be taken…
CD/DVD REVIEW: PAUL WELLER, “Other Aspects”
Once again, Paul Weller doesn’t rest on his laurels or accolades of his 40-plus year career; no sooner than he releases one of the finest albums of his solo run…