new release Archive
30 Jul 2025
Album Review: Various Artists — Legends of Surf Guitar
As rock subgenres go, surf instrumental is among the most timeless. Eschewing vocals means that there are not past-their-sell-by-date turns of phrase, and few instruments are more durable in their […]
29 Jul 2025
Album Review: The Final Solution – Just Like Gold: Live at The Matrix
Values and mores change over time. What was once fair game is now considered transgressive; detractors will call this reality “political correctness.” I see it as evolving compassion and empathy. […]
28 Jul 2025
Album Review: Sly and the Family Stone – The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967
The history of music is filled with brilliant yet deeply troubled artists. Syd Barrett. Brian Wilson. Roky Erickson. Skip Spence. Arthur Lee. Emitt Rhodes. Bill Evans. I’m sure readers can […]
21 Jul 2025
Album Review: Sendelica – The Complete Mankind
Here’s something different. A band most have never heard of, based in Wales, with shifting personnel built around two or three main players, and with an extensive catalog. They release […]
18 Jul 2025
Album Review: Robin Trower – For Earth Below 50th Anniversary Edition
Listeners who thrilled to Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale” may have fallen in love with the tune and its J.S. Bach-inspired melody. But that song represented the creatively […]
14 Jul 2025
Duffy Power: Hell Hound On His Trail
Overlooked blues powerhouse Duffy Power never got his due, but a recently unearthed album with progressive rockers Argent shows that he could deliver the goods. London-born singer Raymond Howard started […]
11 Jul 2025
Brown Acid: A Trip Worth Taking (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… “We prefer privately pressed records with a lot of chutzpah,” says Barresi. The central Brown Acid aesthetic, Hall says, is “loud, fuzzed-out guitars. It feels like […]
10 Jul 2025
Brown Acid: A Trip Worth Taking (Part 1 of 2)
RidingEasy Records’ Brown Acid Series Celebrates its 20th Volume A coveted prize for those who appreciate the heavy sounds of early ‘70s rock, Brown Acid: The Twentieth Trip also represents […]
09 Jul 2025
Album Review: Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXI
A legendary Pink Floyd live performance finally gets a standalone release, with a striking new mix by Steven Wilson. Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXII was released May 2. Debuting in […]
27 Jun 2025
Album Review: Willie Buck & Bob Corritore – Oh Yeah!
Band leader, harmonica player and archivist Bob Corritore continues his highly regarded “From the Vaults” series of releases with Oh Yeah!, a collaboration with blues vocalist Willie Buck. Culled primarily […]