This week, Christopher Long scrounges through the “bargain bin” at a Mount Dora, Florida flea market and snatches out a gem — a cozy-sounding, two-dollar vinyl copy of A Night on the Town, the must-own, 1976 LP from Rod Stewart.

This week, vinyl consumer advocate Christopher Long finds himself seething when he visits a quaint antique mall in the tiny town of Dyersburg, Tennessee, where he spots a shameless vendor charging obscene prices for everyday garage sale vinyl.

This week, Christopher Long acquires a tattered-looking vinyl copy of the classic 1977 Angel LP, On Earth As It Is In Heaven, from a buddy who really needed a couple of bucks for a pack of smokes.

This week, author Christopher Long drops by a Florida east coast thrift joint and scoops up a reasonably clean vinyl copy of Willie and Family Live, the classic 1978 double-live set from Willie Nelson — for just $6.

This week Christopher Long takes another cozy stroll down memory lane, reflecting fondly on first being exposed to the music of Detroit rocker Bob Seger, circa ‘76. Fast forward a couple of lifetimes, and Chris scores a reportedly hard-to-find used LP copy of Night Moves at a local thrift joint for just a couple of bucks. “Come to Poppa,” indeed!

Full Throttle Live. Review by Christopher Long.

Bluhauz (Bluhauz Music). Review by Carl F. Gauze.

Origins, Vol. 2 (Entertainment One (eOne)). Review by Christopher Long.

Oozing the authentic spirit of rock and roll, the LA-based combo, Dirty Honey, proved to be the real deal when they hit the stage recently at Orlando’s House of Blues.

Rise (Cleopatra Records). Review by Christopher Long.

An intimate portrait of Steven Tyler as he embarks on a country-flavoured solo career.

The Way Life Goes (Deluxe Edition) (Cleopatra Records). Review by Joe Frietze.

Skeletons. Review by Joe Frietze.

Once upon a time, long ago, KISS was a rock band. This story recounts how four unlikely guys from New York first came together during the early 1970s and literally changed the face of rock and roll.

Yellow & Green (Relapse / Release. Review by Carl F Gauze.

Banga (Columbia). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC (Eagle Records). Review by Christopher Long.

Reimaginator. Review by Joe Frietze.

Orlando, Florida’s Megaphone wraps up an amazing year with a high energy hometown show.

Have Guitar, Will Travel (Roman Records). Review by Christopher Long.