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A collection of engaging interviews culled from the personal archives of Canadian radio host Shane Christopher Neal, the recently released After the Encore: Intimate Conversations with Music Legends is a page-turner for classic rock-crazed enthusiasts.
This week, the UPS kid came-a-bangin’ on Christopher Long’s front door with a love package filled with FREE vintage vinyl. Among the bounty of bangers contained in that massive shipment was a seasoned copy of Flat As A Pancake, the 1975 classic from the Illinois-based brigade Head East.
In this latest installment of his popular weekly series, Christopher Long finds himself dumpster diving at a groovy music joint in Oklahoma City, where he scores a bagful of treasure for UNDER $20 — including a well-cared-for $3 vinyl copy of Life for the Taking, the platinum-selling 1978 sophomore set from Eddie Money.
’70s rock icons Styx continue to carry the classic rock torch. Michelle Wilson caught their show in South Florida and was loving every minute!
Blood (Fuzze-Flex Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
The Mission (Alpha Dog 2T / UMe). Review by Christopher Long.
Yoga Hosers (Rhino). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Twenty years of hard rocking leads to a nice home in the suburbs, a stable marriage and a beautiful daughter.
Tauk whips up a savory auditory gumbo and serves it up at a hip lounge/bowling alley where May Terry dishes herself a hefty helping.
Cashing in on the current classic albums craze, Styx returned to Melbourne, Florida to recreate two best-selling records in one hit-filled evening that had Chris Long enthralled.
Author, critic, and self-confessed “drooling fanatic” Steve Almond’s latest rock and roll offering has a little something for fans and “fanatics” everywhere. Christopher Long shares the adoration.
Live At Budokan (Epic/Legacy). Review by Scott Adams.
Orange Sunshine (Vodka Tonic Media). Review by Carl F Gauze.
One With Everything (New Door Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Influence (VH1 Classic). Review by Andrew Ellis.
By The Grace Of God (Liquor and Poker). Review by Jen Cray.
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A Tribute to Kiss (KOCH). Review by Joe Frietze.
The Red Bedroom (Guilt Ridden Pop). Review by Stein Haukland.
Stein Haukland risks great personal derision by revealing the ten guiltiest of his musical guilty pleasures. Be gentle.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.
