Author Archive
24 May 2024
Album Review: Prog Collective – Dark Encounters
The title of the sixth Prog Collective album telegraphs the direction in which the music goes; moody and minor-key is the order of the day. Less a group than a […]
23 May 2024
Book Excerpt: The Red Rockers’ ‘Condition Red’
As a companion to my previous post – a three-part feature on The Red Rockers’ debut album – here’s an excerpt from my second book, Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records […]
22 May 2024
Teenage Underground: The Beginnings of The Red Rockers (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Between live dates in and around San Francisco, The Red Rockers pestered Howie Klein to give them a record deal. Klein and business partner Chris Knab […]
21 May 2024
Teenage Underground: The Beginnings of The Red Rockers (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… The Red Rockers played locally and began to develop a following. And they traveled as far as Houston and Atlanta, playing gigs in those larger markets […]
20 May 2024
Teenage Underground: The Beginnings of The Red Rockers (Part 1 of 3)
New Orleans (by way of San Francisco) foursome The Red Rockers scored a hit in in 1983 with “China,” a single from the band’s second LP Good as Gold. Reflecting […]
19 May 2024
Album Review: Omar Coleman – Strange Times
Born and raised on Chicago’s West Side, vocalist and harmonica player Omar Coleman got his first well-deserved break when he was featured on Severn Records’ 2007 compilation of current-day Chicago […]
18 May 2024
Album Review: Danielle Nicole – The Love You Bleed
Electric bassist and singer Danielle Nicole (Schnebelen) debuted with siblings Nick and Kris as Trampled Under Foot in 2000. After honing both her considerable chops and stage presence with that […]
17 May 2024
After Forty Years and Counting, for Tesla it’s Still ‘Time to Rock!’ (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Tesla’s most recent studio album was Shock, released some five years ago. Not counting the live album, since then you’ve released two singles, in 2021 and […]
16 May 2024
After Forty Years and Counting, for Tesla it’s Still ‘Time to Rock!’ (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… They fixed more than a few things on that album… I remember saying, “Oh, man, you’re killing me!” So they said, “You have to re-play and […]
15 May 2024
After Forty Years and Counting, for Tesla it’s Still ‘Time to Rock!’ (Part 1 of 3)
Hard-rocking band Tesla came on the scene in the mid ‘80s, with their own brand of blues-based, straight-ahead rock. The Sacramento-based group was successful nearly right out of the gate, […]