Author Archive
29 Mar 2025
Five INXS Classics You Should Know
Every year, performance rights organization ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) recognizes the songwriters and publishers of that year’s most-performed songs. Australian band INXS won in ASCAP’s Pop […]
28 Mar 2025
Mercy in the Mountains
(NOTE: This feature refers to a pair of shows that took place a few days ago — bk) In response to the widespread devastation visited upon Western North Carolina, many […]
27 Mar 2025
The Five Songs That Inspired David Lee Roth’s Solo Debut
David Lee Roth is best known as the lead singer of hard rock heroes Van Halen. During that group’s heyday, Roth appeared on six albums, all of which went Diamond […]
26 Mar 2025
Review Roundup: Anton Barbeau
One of the most prodigious artists I know – and a favorite of mine – is Anton Barbeau. Whether he’s in Sacramento or Berlin, he’s always beavering away at making […]
25 Mar 2025
Review Roundup: Bill Evans
A giant of jazz, pianist Bill Evans released a great deal of music during his lifetime. Much more has surfaced in the years since. I’ve reviewed a bunch (albeit a […]
24 Mar 2025
Review Roundup: Todd Rundgren
Todd may not be Godd, but he’s certainly a wizard and a true star. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Todd Rundgren onstage many times, interviewing and meeting him on […]
23 Mar 2025
Review Roundup — Alice Cooper
The godfather of shock rock, Alice Cooper has made some fine albums. Some not-so-great ones, too, inevitably. But there’ much to discover in his body of work, even when one […]
22 Mar 2025
Review Roundup: R.E.M.
As I’ve written about before, R.E.M. was a “local” group for me. Growing up in Atlanta, I was able to observe the Athens, Georgia’s well-deserved rise from bar band to […]
21 Mar 2025
Review Roundup: Porcupine Tree and More
When I first discovered Porcupine Tree around the time of Fear of a Blank Planet, not only did I fall head over the heels for the music, but I was […]
20 Mar 2025
Review Roundup: Pink Floyd
As readers may know, I wrote a book about Pink Floyd. My first published book, Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon charted the […]