The Smashing Pumpkins released their 11th studio album today, the ambitious 20-song double-album Cyr that departs a bit from the band’s core alternative rock roots to employ softer guitar chords while embracing a heavier reliance […]
Drew's Reviews
Music Reviews You Won't Get Anywhere Else – Concert reviews, album reviews, sometimes a book review and the occasional artist interview when the timing hits just right.
How To Enjoy Watching Livestream Concerts
Attending a concert often imparts an unimaginable impact on your senses leaving you in awe for days. It’s why we go! This was the norm until the coronavirus put a pause on live events and […]
Concert Review: Foo Fighters Give a Live Reprieve at The Roxy
If we can’t get to them then they can come to us. Foo Fighters left it all on the stage during a livestream concert held Saturday at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood in front […]
Concert Review: Metallica Helping Hands Concert Gives In More Ways Than One
That was (mostly) awesome. Love them or forget them, call them a sell-out or it was over after 1989, call them what you will, but Metallica knows how to put on a show whether live […]
Album Review: AC/DC – Power Up
Someone I knew long ago described AC/DC as simple 4/4 time rock, but a fun listen. He was one of these wannabe guitar player types who sat around with axe in hand but couldn’t play […]
Top 10 Best* Coldplay Songs
It seemed as if Coldplay came out of nowhere. A solid debut album with a radio hit in “Yellow” it wasn’t long before Coldplay ruled the world. Just 20 years have passed since Parachutes was […]
Single Review: Foo Fighters – Shame Shame
Thankfully, in music, first impressions don’t necessarily leave a lasting image. I don’t normally check out what others think to help base my like or dislike of something however after hearing the new Foo Fighters’ […]
Concert Review: Gin Blossoms – Salute to Service
It wasn’t ideal, but I’ll take it. Gin Blossoms highlighted the first ever “Salute to Service” concert on Sunday, live streamed free of charge, and hosted by Arizona State University to celebrate Veterans Day while […]
Book Review: Rush – The Missing Tourbooks Collection
With Rush officially done and Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson seemingly uninterested or at least hesitant to move forward together after the death of Neil Peart, little remains as far as tantalizing fans with music-haves […]
Album Review: Midnight Oil – The Makarrata Project
The politically active Australian rock band Midnight Oil released their first true album of new material in nearly 20 years today in the seven track, 33 minute long The Makarrata Project, a mostly artsy, almost […]
