David Hasselhoff, the erstwhile star of TV’s Knight Rider and Baywatch (not to mention Baywatch Nights), has had a pop music career almost the entire time that he has been … Read More
Concert Review: Stray Cats, Rose Music Center, Huber Hts., OH
It’s been 40 years since Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker, and “Slim Jim” Phantom formed Stray Cats. You wouldn’t know it by seeing them today, as rock & roll as certainly … Read More
Concert Review: The Regrettes, Cincinnati, Oh
“I’ve never thought of us as a full punk band,” says The Regrette’s Lydia Knight, “because that felt wrong, and poser-ish to me. We wrote some punk songs.” Of course, … Read More
Movie review: “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” gives the singer some of her due
Do you remember Linda Ronstadt? I’ve always had a fondness for her as a singer, thanks to some 7″ singles that my parents had of her head-bopping folk-rock renditions of … Read More
Album Review: Riot- Live In America: The Official Bootleg Box Set Vol. 3
Almost a year and a half after the last release, Cherry Red Records and HNE Records have surprised Riot fans with a third entry in the Bootleg Box Set series. … Read More
CD/DVD Review: The Rolling Stones “Bridges To Bremen”
Rolling Stones fans can rejoice once again as Eagle Rock Entertainment releases another classic concert on CDand DVD. This time out we get “Bridges To Bremen” the band’s September 2, … Read More
Album Review: Years to Burn
Review: Years to Burn I was lucky enough to see Calexico stomp through ninety minutes of live genius last year at London’s Shepherds Bush O2 venue, promoting their album The … Read More
Album Review: The Residents- God In Three Persons pREServed Edition
Following April’s box set devoted to The Mole Trilogy, Cherry Red and Ralph Records have released yet another entry in the Residents’ pREServed Edition series. Instead of following the group’s … Read More
Blu-Ray + CD Review: “Pretenders with Friends”
Pretenders with Friends If you were lucky enough to to attend the Pretenders with Friends concert at the Decades Rock Arena in Atlantic City, NJ on August 11, 2006 … Read More
Concert Review: Kristin Chenoweth Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Another great evening at the Bowl, this time with another super talented woman taking center stage, broadway legend: Kristin Chenoweth. I arrived only knowing the basics about Kristin Chenoweth. Wicked. … Read More
Concert Review: Cyndi Lauper Live at the Hollywood Bowl
This past Saturday evening, I had the distinct pleasure of seeing a legend in concert for the second time. I first saw Cyndi Lauper live a few years back when … Read More
Music News: COLD announces tour and new single
In support of their forthcoming Napalm Records Debut “The Things We Can’t Stop” alternative rockers Cold will hit the road late this summer and into early fall. The outing, dubbed … Read More
CD Review: Bay City Rollers “The Singles Collection” Box Set
Bay City Roller fans are in for a pop rock treat from Cherry Red Records as the label has just released a 3 CD box set called “Bay City Rollers: … Read More
Concert Review: Bob Dylan Neil Young, London
Bob Dylan, Neil Young Live Combined age 151 – someone check the record books on coheadliners ever reaching such a milestone. Bob Dylan and Neil Young rocked Hyde Park, London, … Read More