Blue Oyster Cult prove they’re still relevant on The Symbol Remains
New York’s Blue Oyster Cult (BOC), fifty years long in the tooth and still with two of its original members, occupy an enviable slot...
Michael Des Barres and The Mistakes – LIVE!
The 26th Marquis Des Barres is better known to some as the kid wearing sunglasses in the classic British b/w film To Sir With...
JADED STAR Confronts and Reevaluates what Female Fronted Metal Really Entails — Realign Album...
Best appreciated with the lights off, on a frosty day — while you ponder the glory of life and the shadows that lay beyond...
Jon Gomm has The Faintest Idea
Jon Gomm is a UK based acoustic guitarist hailed by the great Stephen Fry as “an all-round genius; playing the guitar in a way...
Snowy White Inflames with ‘Something On Me’
I have long been an admirer of the passion and innate talent of guitarist Snowy White, especially his solo work. His time in Thin...
ORKAN – Bone-chilling metal from the vile pit of the underground!
A few years ago, yours truly had the pleasure of reviewing the sophomore offering entitled Livlaus (which translates to “lifeless”) by the Norwegian black...
Xilla – Distant Minds
On the backstreet cobblestones of yesteryear where one of The Manic Street Preachers bummed a cigarette from a member of Marillion, and they got...
Erja Lyytinen – Lockdown Live 2020
Finnish slide guitarist Erja Lyttinen’s last two albums, Stolen Hearts and Another World, have seen her stretching out beyond the blues into AOR and...
Oceans of Slumber self-titled release
Texas is probably best known for producing bands of the thrash and groove variety, but Oceans of Slumber completely buck that trend with their...
HANNAH ALDRIDGE – ‘Live’ in Black & White
Mostly alone on stage at the Lexington, London, Alabama girl Hannah Aldridge bares her soul in front of an enthusiastic crowd with just her...
