Michael Powers – Onyx Root
Even for the most hardcore blues fan, things can get a bit "samey" after a point, with so many artists dipping into the same...
David Ball – Freewheeler
David Ball has the talent to be a huge star, yet he seems content to fly underneath Nashville's radar. His first song, "Don't You...
Danny Marks – Big Town Boy
On his Off The Floor Live! album, from 1996, Amos Garrett talks about all the clubs and acts he heard as a kid along...
Fu Manchu – Go For It… Live!
Britain's NME magazine nailed Fu Manchu's oeuvre when it dubbed them "damn near the most conceptually perfect rock band since the Ramones." Now comes...
Tommy Castro – Soul Shaker
It's time to give Tommy Castro his due. And with this new record, he might actually get it. For years, he has played the...
John Lennon – Rock ‘N’ Roll
In 1975, ex-Beatle Lennon paid homage to his rock and roll roots - something Paul McCartney wouldn't get around to until 1999's Run Devil...
Kenny Burrell – The Best Of Kenny Burrell
The good thing about compiling a Kenny Burrell "best of" is, since his 1956 solo debut, it's hard to find any clinkers; the hard...
Larry Carlton – Sapphire Blue
In his interview with VG (October '00), Larry Carlton said he wanted to record a blues album. With this import, he has fulfilled...
Burton Garr – Home of the Blues
I've been chomping at the bit to get the word out on this articulate, contemporary Louisiana blues man.
There must be something in the water...
John Fogerty – Déja vu All Over Again
Much of what is written about this record will have to do with the subject matter of the title cut - an anti-war song...